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INTRODUCTION
Consuelo: Ciao a tutti.
Marco: Marco here. Lower intermediate series, season 2, Lesson 9. Italian Subjunctive mood. Wishing on a Star in Italian.
Consuelo: Hello everyone, I am Consuelo and welcome to italianpod101.
Marco: With us, you 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 this class, we will start studying the different contexts in which to use the modo congiuntivo. In addition, we will see the congiuntivo presente of the verb Dovere.
Consuelo: This conversation takes place on the phone.
Marco: The conversation is between Manuel and Giulia.
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, what do you think of it.
Consuelo: You can leave us feedback in the common section of this lesson.
Marco: Let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Giulia: Pronto?
Manuel: Ciao, ti disturbo?
Giulia: No, ma spero che tu non sia ancora al supermercato.
Manuel: Come hai fatto a indovinare?
Giulia: Sono telepatica! Cosa succede?
Manuel: Non riesco a capire il prezzo di un prodotto.
Giulia: Penso che tu debba chiedere ad una commessa.
Manuel: Hai ragione, ora provo. Grazie.
Giulia: Ciao.
Marco: Let’s here it slowly now.
Giulia: Pronto?
Manuel: Ciao, ti disturbo?
Giulia: No, ma spero che tu non sia ancora al supermercato.
Manuel: Come hai fatto a indovinare?
Giulia: Sono telepatica! Cosa succede?
Manuel: Non riesco a capire il prezzo di un prodotto.
Giulia: Penso che tu debba chiedere ad una commessa.
Manuel: Hai ragione, ora provo. Grazie.
Giulia: Ciao.
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Giulia: Pronto?
Giulia: Hello?
Manuel: Ciao, ti disturbo?
Manuel: Hello. Am I disturbing you?
Giulia: No, ma spero che tu non sia ancora al supermercato.
Giulia: No, but I hope you're not still at the supermarket.
Manuel: Come hai fatto a indovinare?
Manuel: How did you guess?
Giulia: Sono telepatica! Cosa succede?
Giulia: I’m telepathic! What’s happening?
Manuel: Non riesco a capire il prezzo di un prodotto.
Manuel: I can’t understand the price of a product.
Giulia: Penso che tu debba chiedere ad una commessa.
Giulia: I think you have to ask a shop assistant.
Manuel: Hai ragione, ora provo. Grazie.
Manuel: You’re right; I’ll try now. Thanks.
Giulia: Ciao.
Giulia: Bye.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Consuelo: Manuel è ancora al supermercato?
Marco: Maybe he is taking his time and looking at the many strange Italian products there are.
Consuelo: I am sure there are many products that are very alien to foreigners.
Marco: Like all the different types of bottled mineral water.
Consuelo: In any case, Manuel deve avere molto tempo libero.
Marco: That is one thing we don’t have. So let’s move on with the vocabulary.
Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: The first word we shall see is
Consuelo: Disturbare.
Marco: To disturb, upset, annoy, bother.
Consuelo: Disturbare. Disturbare.
Marco: And the next word is
Consuelo: Indovinare.
Marco: To guess, foretell.
Consuelo: Indovinare. Indovinare.
Marco: And next we have
Consuelo: Telepatico.
Marco: Telepathic.
Consuelo: Telepatico. Telepatico.
Marco: And the next word we shall see is
Consuelo: Prezzo.
Marco: Price, cost, rate, tariff.
Consuelo: Prezzo. Prezzo.
Marco: And next we have
Consuelo: Prodotto.
Marco: Product.
Consuelo: Prodotto. Prodotto.
Marco: And finally we have
Consuelo: Commessa.
Marco: Shop clerk, shop assistant.
Consuelo: Commessa. Commessa.
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Consuelo, what’s the word we will be studying today?
Consuelo: That’s the Italian verb capire.
Marco: To understand.
Consuelo: Yes exactly. There are lot of different English verbs that can translate this one. For example we say capire la situazione.
Marco: To get the picture.
Consuelo: English use is to get in this case.
Marco: Another example for our listeners.
Consuelo: To figure out. It could be translated as capire as well.
Marco: So we have a pretty powerful verb here. Better to memorize it fast.
Consuelo: Yes.
Marco: 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. Generally speaking the principal function of the subjunctive mood is to indicate that the events expressed to the verb are not certain, objective or relevant.
Consuelo: The subjunctive mood is to be used in the following way.
Marco: It is used in the subordinate clause when the secondary clause is introduced by the conjunction Che, that.
Consuelo: Please note that the conjunction Che may often be omitted in English while it is almost always stated in Italian.
Marco: For instance
Consuelo: Spero che tu sia pronto.
Marco: I hope you are ready or I hope that you are ready.
Consuelo: Penso che tu abbia ragione.
Marco: I think you are right. Also I think that you are right.
Consuelo: Sono felice che Lucia abbia risolto il suo problema.
Marco: I am glad Lucia solved her problem or I am glad that Lucia solved her problem.
Consuelo: Non ti credo, sebbene tu sostenga di poter provare le tue parole.
Marco: I don’t believe you even though you sustain you can prove what you say. In the first sample sentence, the
Consuelo: Congiuntivo presente,
Marco: Present subjunctive illustrates a fact that is not certain. I hope.
Consuelo: In the second sentence, the Congiuntivo presente indicates that a fact is not objectively reported. I think.
Marco: Similarly, in the third sentence, the
Consuelo: Congiuntivo passato,
Marco: Perfect subjunctive conveys a real occurrence. Lucia solved her problem but reported to the opinion, I am glad of the subject who related it.
Consuelo: In the fourth sentence, the Congiuntivo presente that we can find in the secondary clause conveys the relevance of the information, even though you maintain.
Marco: Now let’s jump into the magical world of verb conjugations.
Consuelo: You have a strange conception of magic.
Marco: The verb we are going to see is
Consuelo: Dovere.
Marco: To have to, must. It follows an irregular conjugation when used in the
Consuelo: Congiuntivo presente.
Marco: Present subjunctive tense. Let’s now see it together. Please note that there are two ways of conjugating it.
Consuelo: Dovere
Marco: To have to, must
Consuelo: Che io debba/che io deva
Marco: I have to.
Consuelo: Che tu debba/che tu deva
Marco: You have to
Consuelo: Che lui/lei debba, che lui/lei deva
Marco: He/she/it has to.
Consuelo: Che noi dobbiamo
Marco: We have to.
Consuelo: Che voi dobbiate
Marco: You have to.
Consuelo: Che loro debbano/che loro devano
Marco: They have to.

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 record your voice and then 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: Alla prossima.

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