| INTRODUCTION | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Ciao | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Marco here. Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 25: Will You Be an Italian-speaking Fool? Hello and welcome to ItalianPod101.com where we study modern Italian in a fun educational format. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: So brush up on the Italian that you started learning long ago or start learning today. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson. Consuelo, what are we looking at in this lesson? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: In today’s class, we will focus on the futuro semplice of third conjugation -ire verbs. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: This conversation takes place on the streets of Siena. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: It’s between Alessio, Melissa, and Ilaria. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: The speakers are friends, therefore, they will be speaking informally. Let’s listen to the conversation. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            
                                            Lesson conversation
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                                                                            | Melissa: Oh, sono veramente contenta, Siena mi piace molto, è così affascinante. Ben fatto Alessio, seguirò ancora i tuoi consigli! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Sì, che giornata! Adesso sono proprio stanco. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Stasera allora dormirai profondamente, ma prima devi riportarmi a casa. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Mmm, forse ti lascio qui! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Hey, non fare lo scemo! Non sei divertente! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ilaria: Sapete, siete proprio una bella coppia voi due. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Chi? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Noi due, ah ah ah! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Let’s hear it slowly now. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Oh, sono veramente contenta, Siena mi piace molto, è così affascinante. Ben fatto Alessio, seguirò ancora i tuoi consigli! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Sì, che giornata! Adesso sono proprio stanco. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Stasera allora dormirai profondamente, ma prima devi riportarmi a casa. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Mmm, forse ti lascio qui! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Hey, non fare lo scemo! Non sei divertente! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ilaria: Sapete, siete proprio una bella coppia voi due. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa: Chi? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio: Noi due, ah ah ah! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: And now, with the translation. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa Oh, sono veramente contenta, Siena mi piace molto, è così affascinante. Ben fatto Alessio, seguirò ancora i tuoi consigli! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco Oh, I'm really happy. I like Siena very much; it's so fascinating. Well done, Alessio, I'll follow your advice again. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio Sì, che giornata! Adesso sono proprio stanco. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco Yes, what a day! Now I'm really tired. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa Stasera allora dormirai profondamente, ma prima devi riportarmi a casa. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco You'll sleep deeply tonight, then, but you have to take me back home first. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio Mmm, forse ti lascio qui! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco Mmm, probably I'll leave you here! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa Hey, non fare lo scemo! Non sei divertente! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco Hey, don't be a fool! You're not funny! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ilaria Sapete, siete proprio una bella coppia voi due. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco You know, you two are a really cute couple. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Melissa Chi? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco Who? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Alessio Noi due, ah ah ah! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco The two of us, ha ha ha! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | POST CONVERSATION BANTER | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Hey, Marco, Alessio is going to sleep deeply. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Yes. He said he’s very tired. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: In this case, we use a very nice expression in Italy, "dormire come un ghiro." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Ah, to sleep like a dormouse. I don’t exactly know what a dormouse is but… | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: It’s a very cute and small animal who takes a very long winter sleep. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Ah, I see. In English, we say “to sleep like a log.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Yes, I know, but I prefer the Italian version. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | VOCAB LIST | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo contento [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco happy, content | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo contento [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo contento [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Next: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo affascinante [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco fascinating | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo affascinante [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo affascinante [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Next: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo seguire [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco to follow | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo seguire [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo seguire [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Next: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo profondamente [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco deeply, profoundly | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo profondamente [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo profondamente [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Next: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo lasciare [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco to let go, leave | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo lasciare [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo lasciare [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Next: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo scemo [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco fool, idiot | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo scemo [slowly - broken down by syllable] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo scemo [natural native speed] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Consuelo, what expression are we studying today? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: The Italian expression "non fare lo scemo." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "Don't be a fool." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: So "scemo" is "fool." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: I see, but I remember I heard also "stupido." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Of course, that's "stupid." Did someone call you "stupido," Marco? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Ah, ah, no! Or…yes, anyway, the word "stupido" is very similar to "stupid." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Yes, and you can also say "non fare lo stupido." We are obviously using very informal Italian, don't forget this! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Oh, sure! Do you think our listeners can use this expression? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Unfortunately, yes, there's always someone who acts like a fool! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Eh, eh you're right. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            
                                            Lesson focus
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                                                                            | Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: In today's lesson, we will see the "futuro semplice" tense of third conjugation "-ire" verbs. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: As we saw in previous lessons, it's not difficult to form the "futuro semplice," don't you think, Marco? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Yes, forming the future in Italian is pretty easy. Consuelo, let's say it again! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Sure. So, to form the "futuro semplice" of "-ire" verbs, you need to drop the final "-e" of the infinitive form and add the appropriate endings, "-ò," "-ai," "-à," "-emo," "-ete," and "-anno" for the six persons. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: In the dialogue, we've heard the verb… | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "seguire." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "To follow." Let's now look at the conjugation at "futuro semplice" for this verb. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Io seguirò." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "I will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Tu seguirai." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "You will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Lui/lei seguirà." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "He/she will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Noi seguiremo." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "We will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Voi seguirete." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "You will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Loro seguiranno." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "They will follow." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: In the dialogue, we also heard the verb "dormire." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "To sleep." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: When Melissa says "tu dormirai." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "You will sleep." Other examples? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Take the verb "uscire." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "To go out." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: It becomes "io uscirò," and the verb "dire." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "To say." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Dire" becomes "io dirò" for the first singular person. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Are there irregular verbs in the third category "-ire" verbs? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Yes, one of the most common is the verb "venire." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "To come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: It changes the stem when conjugated at "futuro semplice." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Okay, Consuelo, let's say the conjugation of this verb with all the six persons. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Sure, let's start. "Io verrò." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "I will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Tu verrai." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "You will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Lui/lei verrà." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "He/she will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Noi verremo." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "We will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Voi verrete." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "You will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: "Loro verranno." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: "They will come." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: So, Marco, "verrai alla festa stasera?" | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: Oh, I don't know whether I'm coming to the party tonight… That’s just about does it for today. Premium members, use the review track to perfect your pronunciation. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: Available in the premium section of the website. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: The learning center… | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Consuelo: And through iTunes via the premium feed. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Marco: The review track gives your vocabulary and phrases followed by a short pause so you can repeat the words aloud. | 
                                                                    
                                                        
                     
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