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Capitolo 12
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Language - Italian
Undergraduate 1
02/25/2007

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Term
la guida
Definition
tour guide/guide book
Term
la gita turistica
Definition
tour, excursion
Term
la villeggiatura
Definition
summer vacation
Term
passare le vacanze
Definition
to take a vacation
Term
passare le vacanze....
in montagna
Definition
To take a vacation in the mountains
Term
passare le vacanze...
al lago
Definition
to take a vacation at the lake
Term
passare le vacanze...
in campagna
Definition
to take a vacation in the country
Term
passare le vacanze...
al mare
Definition
to take a vacation at the beach
Term
passare le vacanze...
all'estero
Definition
to take a vaction abroad
Term
asciugarsi
Definition
to dry oneself
Term
abbronzarsi
Definition
to tan
Term
nuotare
Definition
to swim
Term
il pericolo
Definition
danger
Term
pericoloso
Definition
dangerous
Term
annegare
Definition
to drown
Term
il/la bagnino/a
Definition
lifeguard
Term
salvare
Definition
to rescue (save!)
Term
il salvataggio
Definition
rescue
Term
l'ombrellone
Definition
beach umbrella
Term
il telo-bagno
Definition
beach towel
Term
il costume da bagno
Definition
bathing suit
Term
il mare
Definition
the sea (ocean)
Term
la spiaggia
Definition
the beach
Term
la sabbia
Definition
sand
Term
il/la bagnante
Definition
swimmers
Term
la sedia a sdraio
Definition
fold-out chair
Term
fare un bagno
Definition
to go swimming (take a dip)
Term
il Ferragosto
Definition
summer holiday
Term
la barca a vela
Definition
sailboat
Term
la giacca a vento
Definition
windbreaker
Term
il sacco a pelo
Definition
sleeping bag
Term
montare le tende
Definition
to pitch the tents
Term
fare l'autostop
Definition
to hitchhike
Term
fare il campeggio
Definition
to go camping/to camp
Term
un'escursione
Definition
to take an excursion
Term
fare l'alpinismo
Definition
to climb a mountain
Term
respirare
Definition
to breathe
Term
Future tense
Definition

-ai

-emo
-ete
-anno
Term
Irr. Future Tense
dare, fare, stare
Definition
-daró, faró, staró,
-darai, farai, starai
-dará, fará, stará
Term
Irr. Future Tense
andare, avere, cadere, dovere, potere, sapere, vedere, vivere
Definition
ex, io

andró
avró
cadró
dovró
potró
sapró
vedró
vivró
Term
Irr. Future Tense
essere, bere, venire, volere
Definition
ex, io

saró
berró
verró
vorró
Term
Irr. Future Tense
spelling
-care, -gare, -ciare, -giare
Definition
-care => -cheró (+h)
-gare => -gheró
-ciare => -ceró (-i)
-giare => -geró
Term
Disjunctive Pronouns
Definition
Go after prepositions

me
te
lui/lei/Lei

noi
voi
loro/Loro
Term
Piacere
Definition
* Word order: IDO + verb + subject
* uses IDO pronouns, or A + disj. pronouns (ex, mi piace, or a me piace)
*opposite is NON piacere (dispiacere is to be sorry, or to mind)
present: piace/piacciono
past: é piacuto/ sono piactuo
future: piacerá/ piaceranno
Term
The impersonal "si"
Definition
*general statements (si + verb)
- "se si studia, s'impara" - if one studies, one learns
*meaning "noi"
-"Che si fa stasera" - What are we doing tonight?
Term
Irr. plurals
-co and -go
Definition
most go to -chi and --ghi, but those ending in -ico go to -ici

*il fuoco => i fuochi
*il parco => i parchi
* il amico => i amici
Term
Irr. plurals
words ending in -io
Definition
words ending in -io with stress on LAST syllable go to -ii

lo zio => gli zii
Term
Irr. plurals
-cia and -gia
Definition
They drop the i when pluralized (ie -cia => ce and gia => ge) except for when the stres is on said ending, then the plurals keep the i (ie -cia => cie etc.)

*la ciliegia => le ciliege
*la farmacia => le farmacie
Term
Irr. plurals
masc. nouns ending in a
Definition
Generally ending in -ma, these masc. verbs go to regular masc. endings in plural (-i)

*il diploma => i diplomi
*il problema => i problemi
Term
Irr. plurals
ambigious -ista nounts
Definition
nouns ending in -ista can be either masc. or fem. The plural varies accordingly

* il/la musicista => i musicisti/le musiciste
*il/la turista => i turisi/le turiste
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