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INTRODUCTION
Consuelo: Buongiorno a tutti.
Marco: Marco here. Lower intermediate series, season 2, Lesson 19. Is Something Up With Your Italian Boss?
Consuelo: Hello everyone. I am Consuelo and welcome to italianpod101.
Marco: With us, you will 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. In today’s class, we will continue studying the Italian subjunctive mood. Moreover, we will see the present subjunctive conjugation of the irregular verb Andare.
Consuelo: This conversation takes place at the bar.
Marco: The conversation is between Jack and Mario.
Consuelo: The speakers are friends. Therefore they will be speaking informally.
Marco: Now before we listen to the conversation
Consuelo: We want to ask
Marco: Do you read the lesson notes while you listen?
Consuelo: We received an email about the study tip.
Marco: So we were wondering if you’ve tried it and if so
Consuelo: What do you think of it?
Marco: You can leave us feedback in the comments section of this lesson. Okay let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Mario: Hey Jack come va? Ti vedo molto indaffarato.
Jack: Eh sì. Tante persone nello stesso momento, ma me la cavo. Comunque sembra che tutti vadano di fretta oggi.
Mario: Ah, qui è sempre così, sai. Hai fatto un bel lavoro con i tramezzini e gli stuzzichini, vedo che i clienti apprezzano.
Jack: Bene, mi fa piacere.
Mario: Senti stasera io e mia sorella andiamo ad un concerto. Vorresti venire con noi?
Jack: Non lo so, dipende da quanto sono stanco.
Mario: Va bene, ma nel caso tu volessi venire con noi potremmo venire a prenderti con la macchina. Dai vieni, ci saranno anche le amiche di mia sorella Giulia!
Jack: Allora in questo caso la stanchezza non è un problema!
Mario: Ah ah ah! Ben detto Jack! Cominciamo a pulire dietro il bancone che forse riusciamo a chiudere prima!
Marco: Let’s here it slowly now.
Mario: Hey Jack come va? Ti vedo molto indaffarato.
Jack: Eh sì. Tante persone nello stesso momento, ma me la cavo. Comunque sembra che tutti vadano di fretta oggi.
Mario: Ah, qui è sempre così, sai. Hai fatto un bel lavoro con i tramezzini e gli stuzzichini, vedo che i clienti apprezzano.
Jack: Bene, mi fa piacere.
Mario: Senti stasera io e mia sorella andiamo ad un concerto. Vorresti venire con noi?
Jack: Non lo so, dipende da quanto sono stanco.
Mario: Va bene, ma nel caso tu volessi venire con noi potremmo venire a prenderti con la macchina. Dai vieni, ci saranno anche le amiche di mia sorella Giulia!
Jack: Allora in questo caso la stanchezza non è un problema!
Mario: Ah ah ah! Ben detto Jack! Cominciamo a pulire dietro il bancone che forse riusciamo a chiudere prima!
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Mario: Hey Jack come va? Ti vedo molto indaffarato.
Mario: Hey, Jack, how is it going? I see you are very busy.
Jack: Eh sì. Tante persone nello stesso momento, ma me la cavo. Comunque sembra che tutti vadano di fretta oggi.
Jack: Oh, yes. A lot of people at the same time, but I'm getting by. Anyway, it seems everybody is in a hurry today.
Mario: Ah, qui è sempre così, sai. Hai fatto un bel lavoro con i tramezzini e gli stuzzichini, vedo che i clienti apprezzano.
Mario: Ah, here it's always like this, you know. You did a good job with the sandwiches and appetizers. I see the customers appreciate them.
Jack: Bene, mi fa piacere.
Jack: Good! I'm happy.
Mario: Senti stasera io e mia sorella andiamo ad un concerto. Vorresti venire con noi?
Mario: Listen, tonight my sister and I are going to a concert. Would you like to come with us?
Jack: Non lo so, dipende da quanto sono stanco.
Jack: I don't know. It depends on how tired I am.
Mario: Va bene, ma nel caso tu volessi venire con noi potremmo venire a prenderti con la macchina. Dai vieni, ci saranno anche le amiche di mia sorella Giulia!
Mario: Okay, but in the case you wished to come with us, we could pick you up by car. Come on, there'll also be my sister Giulia's friends!
Jack: Allora in questo caso la stanchezza non è un problema!
Jack: Well, in this case, weariness is not a problem!
Mario: Ah ah ah! Ben detto Jack! Cominciamo a pulire dietro il bancone che forse riusciamo a chiudere prima!
Mario: Ah ah ah! Well-told, Jack! Let's start cleaning behind the counter so we can close earlier.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Consuelo: Hey Marco, do you like Italian stuzzichini, appetizer?
Marco: Oh yes I love Olives Ascolana. I could eat hundreds of those olives.
Consuelo: Me too. And do you know why appetizers are so important in a bar?
Marco: Let me think. You are talking about aperitivo right? The Italian Aperitifs.
Consuelo: Exactly. It has become an important business in bars. Italians love it and the bar that has the best appetizer and wine is crowded during aperitifs time.
Marco: Because Italians love drinking but also eating. Don’t they?
Consuelo: Yes that’s why bars always need new and original ideas for their clients.
Marco: True. I mean if in a street, there are two or three bars, they can offer the same Grissini, the famous breadstick.
Consuelo: Yes, that’s true.
Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: The first word we shall see is
Consuelo: Indaffarato.
Marco: Busy.
Consuelo: Indaffarato. Indaffarato
Marco: And the next word is
Consuelo: Tramezzino.
Marco: Sandwich.
Consuelo: Tramezzino. Tramezzino.
Marco: And next we have
Consuelo: Stuzzichino.
Marco: Appetizer.
Consuelo: Stuzzichino. Stuzzichino.
Marco: And the next word is
Consuelo: Apprezzare.
Marco: Appreciate, price.
Consuelo: Apprezzare. Apprezzare.
Marco: And next we have
Consuelo: Stanco.
Marco: Tired.
Consuelo: Stanco. Stanco.
Marco: And now for today’s last word
Consuelo: Dietro.
Marco: Behind.
Consuelo: Dietro. Dietro.
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Consuelo, which expression are we going to see today?
Consuelo: That’s the Italian expression andare di fretta.
Marco: To be in a rush, to be in a hurry.
Consuelo: The noun fretta combined with the preposition Di gives the function of an adverb. We could also use frettolosamente which actually has the same meaning but it’s quite a long word. Isn’t it?
Marco: Well adverbs can be such long, long words in Italian.
Consuelo: That’s why we say andare di fretta instead of andare frettolosamente.
Marco: Actually it’s shorter. So I should say: la mattina vado a lavoro di fretta, which means: in the morning, I go to work in a rush.
Consuelo: Perfect Marco! And if you want to ask someone where he or she is going in such a hurry, how would you say that?
Marco: Mmm...dove vai così di fretta?
Consuelo: Exactly. Let’s take a look at today’s grammar point.

Lesson focus

Marco: The focus of this lesson is on the clauses followed by verbs conjugated in the subjunctive mood.
Consuelo: Modo congiuntivo.
Marco: Moreover, we will see the present subjunctive conjugation of the irregular verb
Consuelo: Andare,
Marco: To go. The subjunctive mood may be employed in indirect interrogative clauses instead of the present indicative.
Consuelo: Presente indicativo.
Marco: The use of the subjunctive tense in this case either achieves more elegant stylistic results or it can convey a lower degree of certainty.
Consuelo: In the written language, Italians tend to employ the subjunctive rather than the indicative mood.
Marco: For instance
Consuelo: Bussano alla porta. Mi chiedo chi è.
Marco: Somebody is knocking at the door. I wonder who it is. With present indicative standard form while it should be
Consuelo: Bussano alla porta. Mi chiedo chi sia.
Marco: With the use of the present subjunctive. Another example could be
Consuelo: Qualcuno ha rotto il telefono. Immagino chi è stato.
Marco: Somebody broke the phone. I think I know who. With present perfect standard form while it should be
Consuelo: Qualcuno ha rotto il telefono. Immagino chi sia stato.
Marco: With the use of the past subjunctive. Please remember that when the verb of the primary clause is conjugated in the
Consuelo: Passato prossimo,
Marco: Present perfect, the verb of the secondary clause is conjugated in the
Consuelo: Congiuntivo passato,
Marco: Past subjunctive. Now when formulating second and third type if clauses, the subjunctive mood is used in the subordinate clause.
Consuelo: In type 2 if clauses, the verb of the secondary clause is conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive.
Marco: In type 3 if clauses, the verb of the secondary clause is conjugated in the pluperfect subjunctive.
Consuelo: Additionally, do not forget that this kind of clause may be introduced by prepositions other than Se, if.
Marco: Such as Qualora: if, in case; Casomai, nel caso che: in case and so on. For example
Consuelo: Nel caso volessi venire con noi potrei venire a prenderti.
Marco: In case you wish to come with us, I could pick you up.
Consuelo: Se avessi aspettato un po’ di più avresti incontrato Luca.
Marco: If you had waited a bit longer, you would have met Luca. And now let’s look at the conjugation in present subjunctive of the verb
Consuelo: Andare.
Marco: To go.
Consuelo: Che io vada
Marco: I go.
Consuelo: Che tu vada
Marco: You go.
Consuelo: Che lui/lei vada
Marco: He/she/it goes.
Consuelo: Che noi andiamo
Marco: We go.
Consuelo: Che voi andiate
Marco: You go.
Consuelo: Che loro vadano
Marco: They go.

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today. Before we go, we want to tell you about a way to drastically improve your pronunciation.
Consuelo: The voice recording tool.
Marco: Yes the voice recording tool in the premium learning center.
Consuelo: Record your voice with a click of a button.
Marco: And then play it back just as easily.
Consuelo: So you record your voice and listen to it.
Marco: Compare it to the native speakers
Consuelo: And adjust your pronunciation.
Marco: This will help you improve your pronunciation fast. Ciao.
Consuelo: Arrivederci.

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