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INTRODUCTION
Cinzia: Ciao a tutti! Ben tornati con noi su ipod101.
Marco: Marco here! Beginner series Season 1, Lesson 36 - This Italian Wedding is Only in Twenty Minutes! Hello and welcome to the beginner series at ItalianPod101.com, where we study Modern Italian in a fun, educational format.
Cinzia: So, brush up on the Italian that you started learning long ago or start learning today.
Marco: Thanks for being with us for this lesson. Cinzia, what are we looking at in this lesson?
Cinzia: In this lesson, we will learn about the futuro anteriore and its usage.
Marco: This conversation takes place on the phone…
Cinzia: And it’s between Anna and Elena.
Marco: They are friends, therefore they will be speaking informal Italian.
Cinzia: Ciao, hello, I’m Cinzia and welcome to the beginner series at ItalianPod101.com.
Marco: This lesson is one part of the beginner series.
Cinzia: You can find the rest of the lessons at…
Marco: ItalianPod101.com. Let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Anna: Pronto!
Elena: Ciao! Allora siete pronti?
Anna: Sì, ma abbiamo avuto un contrattempo. Verremmo se ci deste un passaggio.
Elena: Cos’è successo?
Anna: Niente di grave, la macchina di Peter è dal meccanico.
Elena: Partendo subito, arriveremmo tra venti minuti. Chiedo a Luca se è pronto. OK partiamo subito. A dopo.
Anna: Grazie! Ciao.
Elena: Ciao.
Marco: Let's hear it slowly now.
Cinzia: Ascoltiamolo lentamente.
Anna: Pronto!
Elena: Ciao! Allora siete pronti?
Anna: Sì, ma abbiamo avuto un contrattempo. Verremmo se ci deste un passaggio.
Elena: Cos’è successo?
Anna: Niente di grave, la macchina di Peter è dal meccanico.
Elena: Partendo subito, arriveremmo tra venti minuti. Chiedo a Luca se è pronto. OK partiamo subito. A dopo.
Anna: Grazie! Ciao.
Elena: Ciao.
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Cinzia: E ora, con la traduzione.
Anna: Pronto!
Anna: Hello!!
Elena: Ciao! Allora siete pronti?
Elena: Hello! So, are you ready?
Anna: Sì, ma abbiamo avuto un contrattempo. Verremmo se ci deste un passaggio.
Anna: Yes, but we’ve had a hitch. We’d come if you gave us a ride.
Elena: Cos’è successo?
Elena: What happened?
Anna: Niente di grave, la macchina di Peter è dal meccanico.
Anna: Nothing serious, Peter’s car is at the mechanic.
Elena: Partendo subito, arriveremmo tra venti minuti. Chiedo a Luca se è pronto. OK partiamo subito. A dopo.
Elena: If we left now we’d arrive in twenty minutes. I’ll ask Luca if he’s ready. OK we are leaving right away. See you later.
Anna: Grazie! Ciao.
Anna: Thanks! Bye.
Elena: Ciao.
Elena: Bye.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Cinzia: They look like very good friends.
Marco: Yes, rushing to help each other in a moment of need.
Cinzia: It is also a rather important occasion.
Marco: Yes, yes. It’s Peter’s sister’s wedding.
Cinzia: Oh, wedding, they’re just so romantic!
Marco: And expensive!
Cinzia: Oh, come on, don’t ruin the atmosphere, spoilsport.
Marco: Oh, how do we say spoilsport in Italian?
Cinzia: Well, we can say guastafeste.
Marco: Oh, yes, yes. Guastafeste literally means someone who ruins parties.
Cinzia: On with the party now, I mean vocabulary.
Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: The first word we will look at is…
Cinzia: allora [natural native speed]
Marco: so, then, at that time
Cinzia: allora [slowly - broken down by syllable] allora [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word is…
Cinzia: passaggio [natural native speed]
Marco: lift, ride
Cinzia: passaggio [slowly - broken down by syllable] passaggio [natural native speed]
Marco: And the next word is…
Cinzia: niente [natural native speed]
Marco: nothing
Cinzia: niente [slowly - broken down by syllable] niente [natural native speed]
Marco: The next vocabulary is…
Cinzia: grave [natural native speed]
Marco: serious, hard, heavy, harsh
Cinzia: grave [slowly - broken down by syllable] grave [natural native speed]
Marco: And the next word is…
Cinzia: subito [natural native speed]
Marco: immediately, right away, straightaway
Cinzia: subito [slowly - broken down by syllable] subito [natural native speed]
Marco: And today’s last vocabulary is…
Cinzia: chiedere [natural native speed]
Marco: to ask
Cinzia: chiedere [slowly - broken down by syllable] chiedere [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Let’s have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Cinzia: The first word we will look at is allora.
Marco: And the sample sentence is…
Cinzia: Allora come si chiama?
Marco: "So what's his name?"
Cinzia: The next word we will look at is passaggio.
Marco: And the sample sentence is…
Cinzia: Mi dai un passaggio?
Marco: Can you give me a ride?
Cinzia: The next word is niente.
Marco: And the sample is…
Cinzia: Niente di speciale.
Marco: "Nothing special."
Cinzia: Next, we have an adjective, grave.
Marco: And the sample sentence is…
Cinzia: È accaduto un fatto grave.
Marco: "A serious event has happened."
Cinzia: The next word we will look at is subito.
Marco: And the next sample sentence is…
Cinzia: Vorrei due pizze al prosciutto. Subito!
Marco: "I'd like two ham pizzas. Right away!"
Cinzia: And today’s last word is chiedere.
Marco: And the sample sentence is…
Cinzia: Chiediamo del pane?
Marco: "Shall we ask for some bread?"

Lesson focus

Marco: In today’s grammar point, we shall take a look at the conditional mood. It comprises two tenses.
Cinzia: condizionale presente
Marco: “present conditional”
Cinzia: And condizionale passato
Marco: “past conditional”
Cinzia: Please note that the definitions presente and passato are just names that identify two different kinds of conditional.
Marco: Exactly. They do not necessarily indicate the temporal contexts in which to use them. There are eight main contexts in which the condizionale presente is used.
Cinzia: Today, we are going to look at the first one.
Marco: When formulating type II if-clauses, the presente condizionale is used in the main clause to express future occurrences that we believe might happen.
Cinzia: In other words, the condizionale presente conveys future events that might be possible, provided that the condition expressed in the subordinate clause is met.
Marco: For example…
Cinzia: Se guardassi meno la televisione, avresti più tempo per studiare.
Marco: “If you watched less TV, you'd have more time to study.”
Cinzia: Se fossi più alto potrei giocare a basket.
Marco: “If I were taller, I could play basketball.”
Cinzia: Se fossi più giovane, farei sport ogni giorno.
Marco: “If I were younger, I'd do sport every day.” Note that the condition is not always introduced by the conjunction se; it may also take other forms. Please refer to the lesson regarding Italian if-clauses for more details.
Cinzia: The key to determine whether we are dealing with an if-clause or not is to check out the meaning of the sentence by changing it into a standard if-clause and then seeing if it works.
Marco: Let’s see some examples.
Cinzia: Con un po' di soldi, comprerei un computer nuovo.
Marco: Literally, “With some money, I'd buy a new computer,” meaning…
Cinzia: Se avessi più soldi, comprerei un computer nuovo.
Marco: If I had more money, I'd buy a new computer.
Cinzia: Essendo più organizzati, potreste vincere la prossima partita.
Marco: Literally, “Being more organized, you could win the next match,” meaning…
Cinzia: Se foste più organizzati, potreste vincere la prossima partita.
Marco: “If you were more organized, you could win the next match.”

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today. Bye! See you next time!
Cinzia: Ciao a tutti!

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