Learn to conjugate -are verbs
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| Hi everyone, I'm Felice |
| Ciao a tutti, sono Felice. |
| Welcome to the Italian Whiteboard Lessons. |
| In this lesson you learn how to conjugate are verbs in the present. |
| Let's get started! |
| The verbs that end in are |
| follow the same conjugation pattern in the present tense. |
| Let's take the verb parlare, |
| meaning to speak, as an example. |
| Simply replace the are ending with the appropriate ending, |
| based on the subject. |
| Let's see the different forms of the verb parlare in the present. |
| Io parlo, I speak |
| Tu parli, you speak |
| Lui parla, he speaks |
| Lei parla, she speaks |
| Noi parliamo, we speak |
| Voi parlate, you speak |
| Loro parlano, they speak |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| When I read, I want you to pay attention to the verb parlare. |
| Find it and see how it's used in the dialogue. |
| Io parlo inglese, I speak English |
| Noi parliamo inglese, we speak English |
| Now let's look at some examples with other are verbs. |
| Remember that in Italian we usually omit the personal pronouns. |
| We only use them to express emphasis or opposition. |
| Non mangio carne, I don't eat meat |
| Guardi spesso la televisione? |
| Do you often watch television? |
| Michele lavora in un ristorante. |
| Michele works in a restaurant. |
| When using a name instead of a pronoun, |
| the verb is still conjugated according to the corresponding person. |
| Michele corresponds to he, |
| so the verb is conjugated in the third person singular. |
| lavora |
| Noi cantiamo una canzone. |
| We sing a song. |
| Voi amate il cioccolato? |
| You love chocolate? |
| I bambini ascoltano la radio. |
| The kids listen to the radio. |
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