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INTRODUCTION
Marco: Hello, and welcome back to the ItalianPOD101.com , the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Italian! I'm joined in the studio by...
Consuelo: Hello everyone. Consuelo here.
Marco: In today's class, we will focus on "the partitive," il partitivo.
Consuelo: This conversation takes place at a restaurant.
Marco: It's between Melissa and Alessio.
Consuelo: In this conversation, they will be speaking informal Italian.
DIALOGUE
Melissa: Anche il menu è grandioso. E' tutto delizioso!
Alessio: Bene. Ancora un po' di vino?
Melissa: Sì, per favore. Ho veramente degli amici favolosi, proprio una festa inaspettata.
Alessio: Il compleanno è un giorno fatto per festeggiare con amici.
Melissa: Sì, con delle persone care e possibilmente con la persona che ami.
Alessio: Ehm, ehm. Giustissimo. Vuoi dell'arrosto? E' buonissimo.
Melissa: Che c'è Alessio, nervoso?
Alessio: Chi io? No, no.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Melissa: Anche il menu è grandioso. E' tutto delizioso!
Alessio: Bene. Ancora un po' di vino?
Melissa: Sì, per favore. Ho veramente degli amici favolosi, proprio una festa inaspettata.
Alessio: Il compleanno è un giorno fatto per festeggiare con amici.
Melissa: Sì, con delle persone care e possibilmente con la persona che ami.
Alessio: Ehm, ehm. Giustissimo. Vuoi dell'arrosto? E' buonissimo.
Melissa: Che c'è Alessio, nervoso?
Alessio: Chi io? No, no.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Melissa: Anche il menu è grandioso. E' tutto delizioso!
Marco: Also, the menu is great. Everything's delicious.
Alessio: Bene. Ancora un po' di vino?
Marco: Good. Some more wine?
Melissa: Sì, per favore. Ho veramente degli amici favolosi, proprio una festa inaspettata.
Marco: Yes, please. I have some really fantastic friends and a very unexpected party.
Alessio: Il compleanno è un giorno fatto per festeggiare con amici.
Marco: A birthday is a day made to celebrate with friends.
Melissa: Sì, con delle persone care e possibilmente con la persona che ami.
Marco: Yes, with some nice people and possibly with the person you love.
Alessio: Ehm, ehm. Giustissimo. Vuoi dell'arrosto? E' buonissimo.
Marco: Ehm, ehm. Absolutely right. Do you want some roast? It's very good.
Melissa: Che c'è Alessio, nervoso?
Marco: What's up, Alessio, are you nervous?
Alessio: Chi io? No, no.
Marco: Who, me? No, no.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Marco: Oh they're eating "arrosto"...so good.
Consuelo: Yes, you can say that again. Anyway, Alessio used the "arrosto" as an excuse to change topics.
Marco: Oh, really?
Consuelo: Yes, because Melissa was talking about the person you love, and he obviously started to act shy…
Marco: That happens, and suggesting some "arrosto" is a very nice way out.
Consuelo: Ah, ah. Do you think so? Way out from what, embarrassing speeches?
Marco: Yes, it can be.
Consuelo: Okay, next time, please try method and let us know whether it works or not.
Marco: "Promesso," "promised!"
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is:
Consuelo: grandioso [natural native speed]
Marco: great
Consuelo: grandioso [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: grandioso [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: delizioso [natural native speed]
Marco: delightful, delicious
Consuelo: delizioso [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: delizioso [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: favoloso [natural native speed]
Marco: fabulous, fantastic, wonderful
Consuelo: favoloso [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: favoloso [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: inaspettato [natural native speed]
Marco: unexpected, unforeseen, unpredicted
Consuelo: inaspettato [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: inaspettato [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: caro [natural native speed]
Marco: dear, beloved
Consuelo: caro [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: caro [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: possibilmente [natural native speed]
Marco: possibly, perhaps, if possible
Consuelo: possibilmente [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: possibilmente [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: arrosto [natural native speed]
Marco: roast
Consuelo: arrosto [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: arrosto [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: nervoso [natural native speed]
Marco: nervous, edgy, bad-tempered
Consuelo: nervoso [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: nervoso [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 "caro."
Marco: "Dear" or "loved."
Consuelo: In the dialogue, Melissa talks about "persone care."
Marco: That stands for "beloved people" or "someone who is very close to you."
Consuelo: Yep. We often use the phrase "uno dei miei più cari amici."
Marco: "One of my closest friends."
Consuelo: Or "la morte di una persona cara."
Marco: "The death of a loved one."
Consuelo: Please don't forget that the adjective "caro" also mean "expensive" in Italian.
Marco: Ah, okay, don't confuse it with expensive friends!
Consuelo: Ah, ah right.
Marco: "Grazie," Consuelo. We learned some other expressions we can use to be nice and polite with our Italian friends.
Consuelo: "Sì!"

Lesson focus
Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point.
Marco: In today's class, we focus on "the partitive article."
Consuelo: "Il partitivo."
Marco: The partitive article is used to indicate imprecise or approximate quantities.
Consuelo: The most common way to express the "articolo partitivo" in Italian is with the preposition "di" plus a definite article, whether singular or plural.
Marco: As a result, we have the following partitive articles…
Consuelo: The feminine singular is "della," and the feminine plural is "delle."
Marco: The feminine before nouns beginning with a vowel is "dell'" with an apostrophe at the singular and "delle" at the plural.
Consuelo: The masculine singular is "del," and the masculine plural is "dei."
Marco: The masculine form before nouns beginning with a vowel is "dell'" with an apostrophe at the singular and "degli" at the plural.
Consuelo: The masculine form before nouns beginning with the letter "-z", the letter "-s" plus a consonant, or the letters "-gn" is "dello" at the singular and "degli" at the plural.
Marco: In the dialogue, we heard "degli amici favolosi," which means "some fantastic friends."
Consuelo: "Delle persone care."
Marco: "Some beloved people."
Consuelo: And "dell'arrosto."
Marco: "Some roast." Consuelo, let's make some other examples with partitive articles.
Consuelo: Okay. "Ho comprato delle uova, del caffè, del cacao in polvere, del mascarpone e dei savoiardi per preparare il Tiramisù."
Marco: "I bought some eggs, some coffee, some cocoa powder, some mascarpone cheese, and some sponge fingers to prepare tiramisu."
Consuelo: "Ho portato dei pennarelli, delle matite, della carta e della tempera per disegnare con i bambini."
Marco: "I brought some felt-tip pens, some pencils, some paper, and some tempera to draw with the kids."
Consuelo: Please remember that it is better not to use the "articolo partitivo" in negative sentences.
Marco: For instance?
Consuelo: "Non bevo latte."
Marco: "I do not drink milk."
Consuelo: "Marcella non ha monete per il parcheggio."
Marco: "Marcella does not have coins for parking."
Consuelo: When expressing "some" in Italian, we can also use "alcuni" and "alcune" with plural nouns…
Marco: "Qualche" with singular nouns, although it expresses a plural meaning…
Consuelo: Or "un po' di," which means "a bit of" or "some."
Marco: Let's hear some other examples now.
Consuelo: "Compro alcuni vestiti." Or saying "Compro qualche vestito" is exactly the same in Italian.
Marco: "I buy some clothes."
Consuelo: "Incontro alcune amiche" is the same as saying "Incontro qualche amica."
Marco: "I meet some friends."
Consuelo: "Vorrei un po' di zucchero per favore."
Marco: In this case, you used "un po' di." "I would like some sugar, please."

Outro
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