Martedí 14 Ottobre, 2008
Italiano per Principianti (Italian Beginners)
Prima Lezione
Contatti:
Raffaello Mariani
[email protected]
PROGRAMMA DELLA LEZIONE
Amministrazione (Administration)
Introductions
Il gioco delle parole (Word Game)
Saluti – Formali/Informali (Formal/Informal greetings)
Presentazioni (How to introduce oneself)
L’alfabeto e la fonetica (The alphabet and phonetics)
L’Italia (Information about Italy)
Compiti a casa (facoltativi) (Homework – discretional)
IL GIOCO DELLE PAROLE:
I SALUTI – FORMALI/INFORMALI
(Greetings – formal/informal)
PRESENTAZIONI
(Introductions)
Introductions can be either formal or informal. Formal introduction
are commonly reserved to persons older then yourself (i.e. your
parents’ generation), or for approaching people such as professors and
public figures. The third person singular is commonly used. Informal
introductions are reserved for friends/family, or people with whom
you are personally familiar, regardless of age or social status.
Formal Presentation:
Buongiorno, mi chiamo ……., e lei, come si chiama?
Informal presentation:
Ciao, mi chiamo….., e tu, come ti chiami?
In English, both forms can be translated, Good day/Hello, my name
is…what’s your name?
Additional questions (formal/informal):
Quanti anni ha/hai? => How old are you?
Ho…..anni. => I am…..
Che lavoro fa/fai? => What’s your job?
Sono…… => I am……..
Di che nazionalita’ e’/sei? Oppure Da dove viene/vieni?
=> What is your nationality/Where are you from?
L’ALFABETO E LA FONETICA
(The alphabet and phonetics)
Additional sounds/phonetics in Italian: in Italian there are two
common sounds generated by adding two letters: c+h and g+h. This
construction is needed when the vowel i follows the letters c or g.
BEWARE: it is possible to have c+i and g+i, but they become soft
pronunciations. With the other vowels, c and g are strong sounds.
The ch is a strong sound and is read as a k in English.
I.e.: la chiave (key).
il cioccolato (chocolate)
il cappello (hat)
The gh is similar to the g in English.
I.e.: il ghiaccio (ice)
il giocattolo (toy)
il gatto (cat)
ESERCIZIO DI FONETICA – LA “R” (ERRE)
(Phonetics exercise – the “R”)
Trentatre trentini
Andavano a Trento
Tutti e trentatre trotterellando
I VERBI AVERE ED ESSERE
Verbo Avere
Verbo Essere
Avere
To have
Essere
To be
Io ho
I have
Io sono
I am
Tu hai
You have
Tu sei
You are
Egli/Ella ha
He/She/It has
Egli/Ella é
He/She/It is
Noi abbiamo
We have
Noi siamo
We are
Voi avete
You have
Voi siete
You are
Essi/Esse hanno
They have
Essi/Esse sono
They are
L’ITALIA
Can you name the monument and link it to its city?
COMPITI A CASA
(Homework)
1) I saluti: look at the pictures below, and fill in the gaps with the
appropriate greeting. Also specify whether is formal or informal.
2) Based on the vocabulary learnt in class, write a simple introduction
for yourself. I.e.: name, age, nationality, job/field of study.
