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INTRODUCTION
Consuelo: Ciao a tutti.
Marco: Marco here. Lower intermediate series, season 2, Lesson 10. Subjunctive verbs expressing fear, doubt and unreality. It’s Not Easy Being Cheesy. Hello and welcome to the lower intermediate series, season 2 at 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?
Consuelo: In this dialogue, Manuel is calling Giulia again for help with cheese names.
Marco: The conversation takes place on the phone.
Consuelo: The conversation is between Manuel and Giulia.
Marco: The speakers are friends. Therefore they will be speaking informally. Basic and premium members
Consuelo: If you have a 3G phone
Marco: You can see the lesson notes in your favorite browser on your phone.
Consuelo: Stop by italianpod101.com to find out more.
Marco: Let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Giulia: Pronto? Pronto? Manuel?
Manuel: Ciao Giulia, ti disturbo ancora.
Giulia: Ah, ciao. Dimmi pure. Hai chiesto alla commessa?
Manuel: No, non riesco neanche a dire il nome del formaggio che mi hai fatto vedere ieri. Il gor, gorgo qualcosa.
Giulia: Gorgonzola!
Manuel: Gorgonzola, ecco. È buono?
Giulia: Va molto a gusti. Hai paura che non ti piaccia?
Manuel: A dire il vero, forse chiedo alla commessa.
Giulia: Manuel! Pronto? Ho l'impressione che tu non mi stia ascoltando.
Manuel: Ci sentiamo, ti chiamo dopo Giulia, ciao!
Giulia: Ciao. Ma (click)…ma, ha attaccato!
Marco: Let’s here it slowly now.
Giulia: Pronto? Pronto? Manuel?
Manuel: Ciao Giulia, ti disturbo ancora.
Giulia: Ah, ciao. Dimmi pure. Hai chiesto alla commessa?
Manuel: No, non riesco neanche a dire il nome del formaggio che mi hai fatto vedere ieri. Il gor, gorgo qualcosa.
Giulia: Gorgonzola!
Manuel: Gorgonzola, ecco. È buono?
Giulia: Va molto a gusti. Hai paura che non ti piaccia?
Manuel: A dire il vero, forse chiedo alla commessa.
Giulia: Manuel! Pronto? Ho l'impressione che tu non mi stia ascoltando.
Manuel: Ci sentiamo, ti chiamo dopo Giulia, ciao!
Giulia: Ciao. Ma (click)…ma, ha attaccato!
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Giulia: Pronto? Pronto? Manuel?
Giulia: Hello? Hello? Manuel?
Manuel: Ciao Giulia, ti disturbo ancora.
Manuel: Hi Giulia, I'm bothering you again.
Giulia: Ah, ciao. Dimmi pure. Hai chiesto alla commessa?
Giulia: Ah, hi. Please tell me. Did you ask the clerk girl?
Manuel: No, non riesco neanche a dire il nome del formaggio che mi hai fatto vedere ieri. Il gor, gorgo qualcosa.
Manuel: No, I can hardly say the name of that cheese you showed me yesterday. Go- gorgo- something.
Giulia: Gorgonzola!
Giulia: Gorgonzola!
Manuel: Gorgonzola, ecco. È buono?
Manuel: Gorgonzola, there it is. Is it good?
Giulia: Va molto a gusti. Hai paura che non ti piaccia?
Giulia: It's a matter of taste. Are you afraid you will not like it?
Manuel: A dire il vero, forse chiedo alla commessa.
Manuel: Actually, maybe I will ask the clerk.
Giulia: Manuel! Pronto? Ho l'impressione che tu non mi stia ascoltando.
Giulia: Manuel! Hello? I have the impression that you're not listening to me.
Manuel: Ci sentiamo, ti chiamo dopo Giulia, ciao!
Manuel: Talk to you later, Giulia, bye!
Giulia: Ciao. Ma (click)…ma, ha attaccato!
Giulia: Bye. But (click)…Hey, he hung up!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Marco: Consuelo, do you think Italians like cheese?
Consuelo: I think so. There is a lot of variety throughout the whole peninsula.
Marco: What is your favorite then?
Consuelo: My favorite is the Pecorino.
Marco: Pecorino cheese.
Consuelo: Yes the one from Sardinia is the best there is.
Marco: And what about the cheese you don’t like?
Consuelo: You know Marco, this one may shock some of our listeners.
Marco: Wow! Why?
Consuelo: There is another variety of cheese in Sardinia Island famous for its worms.
Marco: Worms?
Consuelo: It’s called Casu Marzu. It’s made by letting the cheese be colonized from Flies Larvae.
Marco: What!
Consuelo: Actually I have never tried it but they say it’s delicious.
Marco: Okay if someone among our listeners tried it, let us know.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. First word we shall see is
Consuelo: Disturbare.
Marco: To disturb, upset, annoy, bother.
Consuelo: Disturbare. Disturbare.
Marco: And next we have
Consuelo: Ancora.
Marco: Still, yet, again.
Consuelo: Ancora. Ancora.
Marco: And the next word is
Consuelo: Commessa.
Marco: Shop clerk, shop assistant.
Consuelo: Commessa. Commessa.
Marco: And the next we have
Consuelo: Formaggio.
Marco: Cheese.
Consuelo: Formaggio. Formaggio.
Marco: And the next word is
Consuelo: Gusto.
Marco: Taste, flavor.
Consuelo: Gusto. Gusto.
Marco: And the last word is
Consuelo: Impressione.
Marco: Impression, sensation, belief, hunch.
Consuelo: Impressione. Impressione.
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Consuelo, what’s the word we will be studying today?
Consuelo: That’s the Italian Gusto.
Marco: Taste, flavor.
Consuelo: It’s been introduced in English as well, I think. Mangiare con gusto.
Marco: To eat with gusto, yes.
Consuelo: We could say mangiare di gusto as well, also meaning to eat with relish, of course.
Marco: What about bad taste?
Consuelo: We say di cattivo gusto to mean that. The opposite of di buon gusto.
Marco: In good taste. Okay thanks Consuelo.
Consuelo: Let’s take a look at today’s grammar point.

Lesson focus

Marco: Today we are going to continue our study of the
Consuelo: Modo Congiuntivo.
Marco: Subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is also employed in subordinate clauses when the verb of the main phrases expresses doubt, fear or unreality. Here are some examples regarding doubt.
Consuelo: Ho l’impressione che tu non mi stia ascoltando.
Marco: I have the impression that you are not listening to me.
Consuelo: Sembrava che tutti fossero d’accordo.
Marco: It seemed that everybody agreed. Now let’s see some examples regarding fear.
Consuelo: Hai paura che non venga nessuno a prenderti?
Marco: Are you afraid nobody will pick you up?
Consuelo: Temevo che Luisa avesse fatto un brutto incidente.
Marco: I feared Luisa had had a bad car accident. And now, let’s see the case of unreality.
Consuelo: Allora fingiamo che non ci siano guerre nel mondo.
Marco: Let’s pretend that there are no wars around the world then.
Consuelo: Se lo desideri illuditi che non sia successo niente.
Marco: If you wish so, then pretend that nothing happened. The verb
Consuelo: Potere
Marco: To be able to can follows an irregular conjugation in the
Consuelo: Congiuntivo presente.
Marco: Present subjunctive mood. Let’s see as complete conjugation.
Consuelo: Potere
Marco: To be able to, can.
Consuelo: Che io possa
Marco: I am able to.
Consuelo: Che tu possa
Marco: You are able to.
Consuelo: Che lui/lei possa
Marco: He/she/it is able to.
Consuelo: Che noi possiamo
Marco: We are able to.
Consuelo: Che voi possiate
Marco: You are able to.
Consuelo: Che loro possano
Marco: They are able to.

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today.
Consuelo: Ready to test what you just learned.
Marco: Make this lesson’s vocabulary stick by using lesson specific flashcards in the learning center.
Consuelo: There is a reason everyone uses flashcards.
Marco: They work.
Consuelo: They really do help memorization.
Marco: You can get the flashcards for this lesson at
Consuelo: Italianpod101.com
Marco: Arrivederci.
Consuelo: A presto.

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