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: Quรฌ a Siena dovete assolutamente assaggiare la Vernaccia di San Gimignano. |
Melissa: Ah si, vino bianco, prendiamo due bicchieri di quello eโฆ |
Alessio: Un tagliere di formaggi. |
Cameriere: Bene, vi consiglio anche pane grigliato con salsa verde. |
Melissa: Buonissimo, sรฌ 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: Letโs hear the conversation one time slowly. |
Cameriere: Buongiorno signori, ecco la lista dei vini. |
Melissa: Grazie, cosa ci consiglia? |
Cameriere: Quรฌ a Siena dovete assolutamente assaggiare la Vernaccia di San Gimignano. |
Melissa: Ah si, vino bianco, prendiamo due bicchieri di quello eโฆ |
Alessio: Un tagliere di formaggi. |
Cameriere: Bene, vi consiglio anche pane grigliato con salsa verde. |
Melissa: Buonissimo, sรฌ 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 letโs 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: Quรฌ 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 eโฆ |
Marco: Oh yes, white wine, we'll take two glasses of that andโฆ |
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, sรฌ 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 รจ 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
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Consuelo: Let's take a look at today's grammar point. |
Marco: In today's lesson, we are focusing on the modal verbโฆ |
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
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Marco: That just about does it for today. |
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18 Comments
HideDo you like Italian wine?
Ciao Michael,
grazie per il tuo commento!
Valentina
ItalianPod101.com
Io sono como Marco- non sono bevitore
Ciao Carlos Saavedra
thanks for your feedback! โค๏ธ๏ธ
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
Hi Daniel, thanks for you question!
Use "piacciono" when the thing you are referring to is plural.
Mi piace la pallavolo = I like volleyball (singular)
Mi piacciono gli animali = I like animals (plural)
Thanks for studying with us!
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
Excelente ! El mejor curso y he buscado mucho.
10/10
Ciao Stephen,
grazie per il commento!
Don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have any doubts or questions.
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
I have a question for this example:
Mi piacciono le verdure grigliate
Why do we use piacciono instead of mi piace?
Thank you
Grazie tanto. Ho capito benissimo.
Dio ti benedica
Ciao mehmet,
no, non รจ un errore. When the auxiliary is essere, the past participle changes the ending according to the gender and number of the subject. In that sentence, "sono dovuta" indicates that the speaker/writer is a woman. A man would say "sono dovuto".
Leave a comment if you have other questions!
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
nell'ultimo esempio, n. 1, รจ un piccolo errore per la parola "dovuta" invece della parola "dovuto"? Grazie