Full Description
Whether you are moving to Italy or just planning a vacation, you'll want to know some key words and phrases to make sure everything's va bene. Italian For Dummies Audio Set has everything you need to introduce you to the language so that you can start to communicate with other Italian speakers (without memorizing a bunch of boring grammar notes and long vocabulary lists!). Each of the three hour-long CDs is filled with interesting conversation topics that allow you to listen to what you want to listen at your own pace. Soon, you'll be able to communicate in Italian about:
Work, jobs, and office life
Making small talk
Traveling and making arrangements
Asking for directions
Getting help and assistance
Ordering at a restaurant
Booking a room in a hotel
Exchanging money at the bank
Shopping in a store or boutique
Along with all these topics, these CDs cover essential rules and building blocks of the Italian language, such as verb conjugation, tenses, and sentence structure, as well as a list of essential words. With this beginner audio set, you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer and discover the joy and fun of speaking Italian!
Contents
Introduction 1
About This Audio Set 1
Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Audio Set Is Organized 2
Where to Go from Here 3
Lesson 1:1: Introduction and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5
Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6
Lesson 1:3: Saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". 8
Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to "How are you?". 9
Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You're From 11
Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 12
Everyday words and phrases 12
People 12
Places and directions 13
Useful adjectives 13
Medical terms 13
Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 14
Lesson 1:8: Introducing Question Words 15
Question words 15
Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions 17
Chapter 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 18
Numbers 18
Useful number questions (and answers) 20
Lesson 1:11: Telling Time. 21
Answering questions regarding the time 21
Asking and answering "At what time . . .?" 22
The time of day 22
Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming Dates 23
The days of the week (I giorni della settimana) 23
Day-related questions and answers 23
The months (I mesi) 24
Month-related questions and answers 24
Lesson 1:13: Directions 25
Useful words and phrases 25
Direction questions and answers 25
Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 27
Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns. 28
Locations 28
Transportation 29
Dining 29
Occupations 29
Education 29
Family and friends 30
Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns 31
Locations 31
Transportation 31
Occupations 32
Lesson 2:4: Demonstrative Pronouns 33
This 33
These 33
That 33
Those 33
Lesson 2:5: Adjectives 34
Common adjectives 35
Colors 35
Example phrases 36
Lesson 2:6: To Be or Not To Be: A Very Important Verb. 37
Lesson 2:7: Verbs. 38
Common regular verbs 38
Common irregular verbs 39
Sentences using avere (to have) 39
Other verbs 40
Lesson 2:8: Verb Tenses and Commands 41
The past 41
The future 42
The progressive 42
The imperative (commands) 42
Lesson 2:9: Prepositions 43
Common prepositions 43
Example phrases 43
Lesson 2:10: Forming Simple Sentences 45
Lesson 2:11: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 46
Lesson 2:12: Negative Sentences 47
Lesson 2:13: Forming Questions. 48
Question words 48
Sample questions 48
Lesson 3:1: Introduction and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 51
Lesson 3:2: At the Office 52
Office items 52
People around the office 52
Office departments 53
More office-speak 53
Helpful verbs 53
Example sentences from around the office 54
Lesson 3:3: On the Job 55
Occupations 55
Work-related verbs 56
Job-related example sentences 56
Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 57
Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 58
Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 59
Traveling by plane 59
Traveling by train 60
Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 61
Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 62
At the pharmacy 62
Health emergencies 62
Needing the police 63
Lesson 3:9: At the Bar or Restaurant 64
At the bar 64
At the restaurant 65
Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 66
Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 67
Lesson 3:12: At the Store 68
Shopping for clothes and personal items 68
Shopping for groceries 68
Mini-Dictionaries 69
Italian-English Mini-Dictionary 69
English-Italian Mini-Dictionary 77
