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INTRODUCTION
Marco: 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?
Marco: In today's class, we will focus on the difference between conoscere and sapere, which both mean "to know."
Consuelo: This conversation takes place at the city hall.
Marco: It's between an employee and Melissa.
Consuelo: They will be speaking formal Italian.
DIALOGUE
Melissa: Buongiorno, la mia carta d'identità è scaduta.
Impiegato: Bene, ho capito. Conosce la procedura?
Melissa: Veramente no.
Impiegato: Deve compilare questo modulo e andare all'ufficio anagrafe.
Melissa: Bene, ma non so dov'è quest'ufficio.
Impiegato: In fondo al corridoio a sinistra.. Scusi, Lei è amica di Ilaria Ravazzi?
Melissa: Sì, sì, la conosco. Lavoriamo insieme.
Impiegato: Vi ho visto in piscina, credo. Venga, l'accompagno all'altro ufficio.
Melissa: Grazie, molto gentile.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Melissa: Buongiorno, la mia carta d'identità è scaduta.
Impiegato: Bene, ho capito. Conosce la procedura?
Melissa: Veramente no.
Impiegato: Deve compilare questo modulo e andare all'ufficio anagrafe.
Melissa: Bene, ma non so dov'è quest'ufficio.
Impiegato: In fondo al corridoio a sinistra.. Scusi, Lei è amica di Ilaria Ravazzi?
Melissa: Sì, sì, la conosco. Lavoriamo insieme.
Impiegato: Vi ho visto in piscina, credo. Venga, l'accompagno all'altro ufficio.
Melissa: Grazie, molto gentile.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Melissa: Buongiorno, la mia carta d'identità è scaduta.
Marco: Good morning, my identity card is expired.
Impiegato: Bene, ho capito. Conosce la procedura?
Marco: Right, I understand. Do you know the procedure?
Melissa: Veramente no.
Marco: Actually, no, I don't.
Impiegato: Deve compilare questo modulo e andare all'ufficio anagrafe.
Marco: You have to fill out this form and go to the register office.
Melissa: Bene, ma non so dov'è quest'ufficio.
Marco: All right, but I don't know where this office is.
Impiegato: In fondo al corridoio a sinistra.. Scusi, Lei è amica di Ilaria Ravazzi?
Marco: Down the corridor on the left... Excuse me, are you a friend of Ilaria Ravazzi?
Melissa: Sì, sì, la conosco. Lavoriamo insieme.
Marco: Yes, I know her. We work together.
Impiegato: Vi ho visto in piscina, credo. Venga, l'accompagno all'altro ufficio.
Marco: I saw you in the swimming pool, I think. Please come, I'll take you to the other office.
Melissa: Grazie, molto gentile.
Marco: Thank you, very kind of you.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Marco: So, Consuelo, Melissa is at the city hall trying to renew her identity card. How do we say "city hall" in Italian?
Consuelo: We say "comune," "il comune."
Marco: So when your ID is expired, remember to ask for the closest "comune."
Consuelo: Marco, do you know what the palace of the city hall in Firenze is?
Marco: Oh, no, I don't.
Consuelo: That's "Palazzo Vecchio" in "Piazza della Signoria."
Marco: Wow, "Palazzo Vecchio" is Florence's city hall? Amazing.
Consuelo: Sure, many couples get married there as well.
Marco: Ah, as an alternative to the church, right?
Consuelo: Yep!
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is:
Consuelo: mio [natural native speed]
Marco: my (masculine singular)
Consuelo: mio [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: mio [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: carta d'identità [natural native speed]
Marco: identity card
Consuelo: carta d'identità [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: carta d'identità [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: scaduto [natural native speed]
Marco: expired, out of date, past due
Consuelo: scaduto [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: scaduto [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: procedura [natural native speed]
Marco: procedure, proceeding, praxis
Consuelo: procedura [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: procedura [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: compilare [natural native speed]
Marco: to fill in, to complete
Consuelo: compilare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: compilare [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: modulo [natural native speed]
Marco: form
Consuelo: modulo [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: modulo [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: corridoio [natural native speed]
Marco: corridor
Consuelo: corridoio [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: corridoio [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: accompagnare [natural native speed]
Marco: to go/come with, to take, to bring, to accompany
Consuelo: accompagnare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: accompagnare [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 word "scaduto."
Marco: "Expired," "out of date," or "past due."
Consuelo: "Scaduto" comes from the verb "scadere," meaning "to expire" or "to be past due."
Marco: "Scaduto" is used when referring to documents.
Consuelo: Like "an identity card" or "a passport," as happened to Melissa.
Marco: But we also use it with food.
Consuelo: Oh, yes. For example, "Non mangiare le uova, sono scadute!"
Marco: "Don't eat the eggs they have expired." Dangerous!
Consuelo: When you buy food in Italy, remember to check the "data di scadenza."
Marco: "The expiration date." Thank you for reminding us. And what about drugs and medicines?
Consuelo: Yes, there's the "data di scadenza" also on them.
Marco: "Grazie," Consuelo! This can be very useful.
Consuelo: "Prego!"

Lesson focus

Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point.
Marco: In today's class, we focus on the verb "to know," which in Italian is…?
Consuelo: "Conoscere" or "sapere."
Marco: The verbs "conoscere" and "sapere" both mean "to know" in English. However, there is a distinction in Italian.
Consuelo: "Conoscere" means "to know" in the sense of "to be acquainted with someone or something"; it also means "to meet" and "to make the acquaintance of."
Marco: Furthermore, "conoscere" indicates a certain familiarity with a thing through experience or lack of experience.
Consuelo: In the dialogue, the employee asks Melissa, "Conosce la procedura?"
Marco: "Do you know the procedure?"
Consuelo: Again, when Melissa talks about Ilaria saying that she knows her, she uses the phrase "Sì, la conosco."
Marco: "Yes, I know her." Let's make some other examples using this verb.
Consuelo: All right. "Conosci mio cugino?"
Marco: "Do you know my cousin?"
Consuelo: "Non conosciamo bene Milano."
Marco: "We don't know Milan very well."
Consuelo: "Conoscete questa canzone?"
Marco: "Do you know this song?"
Consuelo: On the other hand, "sapere" is used to convey "how to do something," "to know facts," "to have the knowledge of something," or "to find out something."
Marco: In the conversation, Melissa says, "Non so dov'è quest'ufficio." "I don't know where this office is."
Consuelo: Take, for example, the sentence "Scusi, sa dov'è l'ufficio postale?"
Marco: "Excuse me, do you know where the post office is?"
Consuelo: Or "Non so come fare."
Marco: "I don't know how to do it."
Consuelo: By the way, when "sapere" is followed by an infinitive, its meaning changes into "to be able to," "to know how to do something," or the verb "can."
Marco: For instance?
Consuelo: "So anche suonare il violino."
Marco: "I can also play the violin."
Consuelo: Or "Sai ballare la salsa?"
Marco: "Are you able to dance salsa?"
Consuelo: At the beginning, it's not so easy to distinguish which one is the right verb to use. Our advice is to practice, practice, practice.
Marco: If we consider these two verbs at "passato prossimo," "conoscere" and "sapere" have more precise meanings.
Consuelo: Exactly. At this tense, "conoscere" means "to meet," and "sapere" means "to find out."
Marco: For example?
Consuelo: "Abbiamo conosciuto il nuovo allenatore."
Marco: "We met the new coach."
Consuelo: "Ieri ho saputo che Sara non lavora più qui."
Marco: "Yesterday, I found out that Sara doesn't work here anymore."
Consuelo: Our time is finished.
Marco: Please remember to look at the grammar notes for this lesson.
Consuelo: You'll find out the conjugation at the present indicative for the verbs we studied today!

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today.
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