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INTRODUCTION
Consuelo: Hello everyone! I'm Consuelo, and welcome to ItalianPOD101.com.
Marco: With us, you'll learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons.
Consuelo: We also provide you with cultural insights...
Marco: ...and tips you won't find in a textbook.
Marco: In today's class, we will focus on the modal verb dovere, meaning "to have to" or "must."
Consuelo: This conversation takes place in a wine bar.
Marco: It's between Melissa and Alessio.
Consuelo: They will be speaking both formal and informal Italian.
DIALOGUE
Cameriere: Buongiorno signori, ecco la lista dei vini.
Melissa: Grazie, cosa ci consiglia?
Cameriere: Quì a Siena dovete assolutamente assaggiare la Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
Melissa: Ah si, vino bianco, prendiamo due bicchieri di quello e…
Alessio: Un tagliere di formaggi.
Cameriere: Bene, vi consiglio anche pane grigliato con salsa verde.
Melissa: Buonissimo, sì grazie.
(il cameriere lascia il tavolo)
Alessio: Melissa, non devi ordinare tutto quello che ti propongono!
Melissa: Va bene, allora la salsa verde la mangio solo io.
Alessio: Che furbetta!
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Cameriere: Buongiorno signori, ecco la lista dei vini.
Melissa: Grazie, cosa ci consiglia?
Cameriere: Quì a Siena dovete assolutamente assaggiare la Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
Melissa: Ah si, vino bianco, prendiamo due bicchieri di quello e…
Alessio: Un tagliere di formaggi.
Cameriere: Bene, vi consiglio anche pane grigliato con salsa verde.
Melissa: Buonissimo, sì grazie.
(il cameriere lascia il tavolo)
Alessio: Melissa, non devi ordinare tutto quello che ti propongono!
Melissa: Va bene, allora la salsa verde la mangio solo io.
Alessio: Che furbetta!
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Cameriere: Buongiorno signori, ecco la lista dei vini.
Marco: Good morning; here is the wine list.
Melissa: Grazie, cosa ci consiglia?
Marco: Thank you; what do you recommend?
Cameriere: Quì a Siena dovete assolutamente assaggiare la Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
Marco: Here in Siena, you absolutely have to taste the Vernaccia from San Gimignano.
Melissa: Ah si, vino bianco, prendiamo due bicchieri di quello e…
Marco: Oh yes, white wine, we'll take two glasses of that and…
Alessio: Un tagliere di formaggi.
Marco: A cutting board with cheese.
Cameriere: Bene, vi consiglio anche pane grigliato con salsa verde.
Marco: Well, I also suggest grilled bread with green sauce.
Melissa: Buonissimo, sì grazie.
Marco: Very good, yes, please.
(il cameriere lascia il tavolo)
Marco(The waiter leaves the table.)
Alessio: Melissa, non devi ordinare tutto quello che ti propongono!
Marco: Melissa, you don't need to order everything they suggest!
Melissa: Va bene, allora la salsa verde la mangio solo io.
Marco: Okay, then, I am the only one eating the green sauce.
Alessio: Che furbetta!
Marco: How clever!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Consuelo: Mmmm, "Vernaccia di San Gimignano, buono!"
Marco: Oh, that is a famous white wine produced in the area of Siena, right?
Consuelo: Exactly. San Gimignano is a small town near Siena. Marco, you seem like a real expert in Italian wines. Are you?
Marco: Oh no, I'm not. First of all, "I'm not a drinker!"
Consuelo: Eh eh, "non è un bevitore!"
Marco: There's one thing I don't remember very well. Why does Melissa order two glasses? Aren't we supposed to buy bottles at an "enoteca?"
Consuelo: Oh no, you don't have to. You can order a glass in addition to a bottle, which I strictly recommend because the wine has a better taste and it's cheaper.
Marco: "Grazie per il consiglio," "Thank you for your advice." What is "tagliere di formaggi?" "Formaggio" is "cheese," but "tagliere...?"
Consuelo: "Tagliere" literally means "cutting board"; you can find this word on the menu of an "enoteca" but also at a "ristorante." It is a wooden plate on which fresh food is served. It is used to recreate a domestic and rustic atmosphere.
Marco: Oh, I got it.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is:
Consuelo: lista [natural native speed]
Marco: list
Consuelo: lista [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: lista [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: assolutamente [natural native speed]
Marco: absolutely
Consuelo: assolutamente [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: assolutamente [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: assaggiare [natural native speed]
Marco: to taste, to sample, to nibble
Consuelo: assaggiare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: assaggiare [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: bianco [natural native speed]
Marco: white
Consuelo: bianco [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: bianco [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: tagliere [natural native speed]
Marco: chopping board
Consuelo: tagliere [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: tagliere [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: grigliato [natural native speed]
Marco: grilled
Consuelo: grigliato [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: grigliato [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: salsa verde [natural native speed]
Marco: green sauce
Consuelo: salsa verde [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: salsa verde [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: proporre [natural native speed]
Marco: to suggest, propose, advise
Consuelo: proporre [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: proporre [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Marco: Consuelo, what word are we studying today?
Consuelo: Today we're studying the verb "proporre."
Marco: "To suggest," "to propose," "to advise."
Consuelo: In the dialogue we have "consigliare" and "proporre." What's the difference, Marco?
Marco: Well, "consigliare" stands for "dare un consiglio," meaning "to give advice" or "to recommend." While "proporre," uh oh, "proporre" has the same meaning!
Consuelo: Yes, there's not a big difference in the meaning, but in the usage.
Marco: We use "proporre" when suggesting a plan, right?
Consuelo: Exactly. "Cosa proponi di fare?" "Dove proponi di andare?"
Marco: "What do you suggest doing?" "Where do you suggest going?"
Consuelo: We can say that "consigliare" something to someone is more heartfelt and recommended by the speaker, according to his experience.
Marco: Whereas "proporre" is used when we have an idea, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the person experienced what he or she is suggesting.
Consuelo: Good explanation, Marco, well done. There's only one thing I would add.
Marco: That is?
Consuelo: Please remember that the verb "proporre" is irregular.
Marco: Oh yes, good to know.
Consuelo: "Io propongo," "tu proponi," "lui propone," "noi proponiamo," "voi proponete," "loro propongono."
Marco: Thank you, but I "consiglio" to check up the conjugation in a dictionary!

Lesson focus

Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point.
Marco: In today's lesson, we are focusing on the modal verb…
Consuelo: "Dovere."
Marco: "To have to" or "must."
Consuelo: In the last lesson, we started talking about modal verbs by analyzing "potere," meaning "can."
Marco: Today we have "dovere," which expresses necessity or obligation.
Consuelo: Like the other modal verbs, it always precedes another verb, which is in the infinitive.
Marco: Let's hear some examples first.
Consuelo: Mamma told me so many times "devi pulire camera tua!"
Marco: "You must clean your room."
Consuelo: "Dobbiamo comprare una TV nuova."
Marco: "We have to buy a new TV."
Consuelo: "Stasera devo studiare."
Marco: "Tonight I have to study."
Consuelo: "Non dovete correre!"
Marco: "You don't have (need) to run!"
Consuelo: The past participle for the verb "dovere" is "dovuto," and in compound tenses it behaves exactly the same as "potere."
Marco: It mainly uses the auxiliary verb "avere," meaning "to have," but also "essere," meaning "to be."
Consuelo: We should use "essere" when the modal verb is followed by verbs of movement.
Marco: Such as?
Consuelo: "Andare," meaning "to go."
Marco: "Venire," meaning "to come."
Consuelo: "Salire," meaning "to get on."
Marco: "Scendere," meaning "to get off."
Consuelo: "Uscire," meaning "to go out."
Marco: And please remember that when the auxiliary is "essere," the past participle changes the ending according to the gender and number of the subject.
Consuelo: As in "Sono dovuta uscire presto oggi."
Marco: "I had to go out early today." Here it was "dovutA" because a girl was speaking.
Consuelo: "Sono dovuti scendere di fretta dal treno."
Marco: "They had to get off the train in a hurry." Here "sono dovutI" is referred to "loro," which is plural.
Consuelo: Now, we give you the conjugation of "dovere" at the "presente indicativo."
Marco: Okay, let's start.
Consuelo: "Io devo."
Marco: "I have to."
Consuelo: "Tu devi."
Marco: "You have to."
Consuelo: "Lui/lei deve."
Marco: "He/she/it has to."
Consuelo: "Noi dobbiamo."
Marco: "We have to."
Consuelo: "Voi dovete."
Marco: "You have to."
Consuelo: "Loro devono."
Marco: "They have to."

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today.
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