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Informationen zum Autor Francesca Romana Onofri is an Italian teacher and translator. Karen Möller is a veteran language teacher and author. Klappentext Everyday conversations in Italian made easyItaly is a perennially popular destination for Americans, with three cities (Florence, Rome, and Venice) among the top ten in Travel & Leisure's 2003 "World's Best Cities" poll. This concise, easy-to-use guide helps travelers and students get up to speed fast on conversational Italian, showcasing the most commonly used words and phrases.Francesca Romana Onofri is an Italian translator and teacher.Karen Moller is a writer who has worked on several Italian-language projects for Berlitz. Zusammenfassung Italy is a perennially popular destination for Americans, with three cities (Florence, Rome, and Venice) among the top ten in "Travel & Leisure's" 2003 "World's Best Cities" poll. This guide helps travelers and students get up to speed fast on conversational Italian, showcasing the most commonly used words and phrases. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking Italian 5 You Already Know Some Italian 6 Words that sound familiar 7 Popular expressions 8 Mouthing Off: Basic Pronunciation 10 The vowel "a" 10 The vowel "e" 11 The vowel "i" 11 The vowel "o" 11 The vowel "u" 11 Consonants that sound the same in Italian as they do in English 11 The consonant "c" 12 The consonant "g" 13 The consonant "h" 14 The consonant "q" 14 The consonant "r" 14 The consonant "s" 15 The consonant "z" 15 Double consonants 15 Consonant clusters 16 Stressing Words Properly 16 Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics. 19 Setting Up Simple Sentences 19 Coping with Gendered Words (Articles and Adjectives) 21 Definite feminine articles 21 Definite masculine articles 22 The indefinite feminine article 23 Indefinite masculine articles 23 Adjectives 23 Talking about Pronouns 25 Personal pronouns 25 Direct object pronouns 27 Indirect object pronouns 28 Saying "you": Formal and informal 30 Asking Questions 31 Introducing Regular and Irregular Verbs 33 Regular verbs 33 Irregular verbs 36 Presenting the Simple Tenses: Past, Present, and Future 38 Past tense 38 Present tense 42 Future tense 42 Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 45 Counting Cardinals 45 Ordering Ordinals 49 Talking about Time 50 The four seasons 50 Decades 51 Months of the year 51 Days of the week 52 Times of day 53 Being early or late 54 Getting Addresses and Phone Numbers 55 Talking about streets 56 Describing your home 56 Using the verbs "vivere" and "abitare" 57 Money, Money, Money 58 Going to the bank 59 Changing money 61 Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk. 63 Looking at Common Greetings and Good-byes 63 Deciding whether to address someone formally or informally 65 Responding to a greeting 65 Specifying your reuniting 66 Finding Out Whether Someone Speaks English 67 Begging Your Pardon? 69 Making Introductions 69 Introducing yourself 70 Introducing other people 71 Getting Acquainted 73 Talking about where you come from 73 Being you, being there: Using the verbs "essere" and "stare" 78 Talking about yourself and your family 81 Chatting about the weather 82 Chapter 5: Enjoy...
Table des matières
Introduction.
Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking Italian.
Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics.
Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds.
Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk.
Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (Or Meal).
Chapter 6: Shop 'til You Drop!
Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority.
Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work.
Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation.
Chapter 10: Finding a Place to Lay Your Weary Head.
Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies.
Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Italian Expressions.
Chapter 13: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Like a Local.
Index.
