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INTRODUCTION
Cinzia: Buon giorno! Mi chiamo Cinzia.
Marco: Marco here. Newbie Series, season 1, lesson 13 - Don't Let Them Give You the Boot! Buon giorno a tutti! Hello and welcome to ItalianPod101.com. My name is Marco. And I’m joined here by Cinzia.
Cinzia: Hello and welcome to the Newbie Series of ItalianPod101.com.
This series focuses on the essentials of Italian for anyone who wants to start learning.
Cinzia: So our dear listeners, join us for this lesson on Italianpod101.com.
Marco: The focus of this lesson is plural forms of the demonstrative adjective questo.
Cinzia: This conversation takes place in an Italian shop.
Marco: And it is between Laura and a shop clerk.
Cinzia: They will be speaking formal Italian. Don't forget to press the center button on your ipod to see the lesson transcript in your display.
DIALOGUE
Laura: Mi scusi, quanto costano queste scarpe nere?
Commesso: Costano centocinquanta euro, signorina.
Laura: Umm... E questi sandali marroni?
Commesso: I sandali costano ottantatre euro.
Laura: Va bene, grazie. Ci vorrei pensare un po'.
Marco: Let’s hear it slowly.
Laura: Mi scusi, quanto costano queste scarpe nere?
Commesso: Costano centocinquanta euro, signorina.
Laura: Umm... E questi sandali marroni?
Commesso: I sandali costano ottantatre euro.
Laura: Va bene, grazie. Ci vorrei pensare un po'.
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Laura: Mi scusi, quanto costano queste scarpe nere?
Marco: Excuse me, how much do these black shoes cost?
Commesso: Costano centocinquanta euro, signorina.
Marco: They cost one hundred and fifty euros, Miss.
Laura: Umm... E questi sandali marroni?
Marco: Ooh...and these brown sandals?
Commesso: I sandali costano ottantatre euro.
Marco: The sandals cost eighty-three euros.
Laura: Va bene, grazie. Ci vorrei pensare un po'.
Marco: Okay, thank you. I'd like to think about it.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Cinzia: So Marco, would you take me shopping tomorrow?
Marco: It depends if the shoes you want to buy are not as expensive as these ones.
Cinzia: Well, I would like to go to D&G shops, or Valentino shops...
Marco: Well... that's more expensive isn't it?
Cinzia: Yeah, but I will be happy anyway, even if you bring me to a local market.
Marco: But wait wait, we have the company credit card!
Cinzia: That's great! But wait! You cannot use credit card in a local market.
Marco: I meant we can use it at the big shops!
Cinzia: Ok! So let's go D&G shops!
Marco: Yes, and point on the credit card of the company! Yay! But no, seriously, let's get on with the vocabulary.
Cinzia: Oh Marco, my god you are so boring, as always!
Marco: Yes, but vocabulary it is! Sorry!
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at today’s vocabulary. First...
Cinzia: quanto [natural native speed]
Marco: how much
Cinzia: quanto [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: quanto [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: costare [natural native speed]
Marco: to cost
Cinzia: costare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: costare [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: queste [natural native speed]
Marco: these (feminine plural)
Cinzia: queste [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: queste [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: scarpe [natural native speed]
Marco: shoes (feminine plural)
Cinzia: scarpe [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: scarpe [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: nere [natural native speed]
Marco: black (feminine plural)
Cinzia: nere [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: nere [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: questi [natural native speed]
Marco: these (masculine plural)
Cinzia: questi [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: questi [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: sandali [natural native speed]
Marco: sandals (masculine plural)
Cinzia: sandali [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: sandali [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: marroni [natural native speed]
Marco: brown (masculine plural)
Cinzia: marroni [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: marroni [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Cinzia: So now, let’s have a look at the usage for some of the words and expressions. The first word we will look at is quanto.
Marco: Cinzia, can you give us an example sentence please?
Cinzia: Quanto costa un panino?
Marco: “How much does a sandwich cost?”
Cinzia: OK. The next word is queste
Marco: Let’s have an example
Cinzia: Queste arance.
Marco: “These oranges.”
Cinzia: Next word is scarpe
Marco: One example please.
Cinzia: Le scarpe di Prada.
Marco: “Prada's shoes.”
Cinzia: Uhu! Nice!
Marco: I also like Prada style, the black and white style of shoes and bags... Do you like it?
Cinzia: No.
Marco: Why not?
Cinzia: Because Prada is not my style!
Marco: What is your style then?
Cinzia: Well, as you can imagine, I like my own style.
Marco: So you mean you take pieces or ideas from other styles and you make your own Cinzia's style?
Cinzia: Of course.
Marco: Ok then, we shall have Cinzia' style brand in a few months.
Cinzia: The next word we will see is nere.
Marco: And the example is?
Cinzia: Le olive nere.
Marco: “Black olives.”
Cinzia: Next word is questi
Marco: One example please.
Cinzia: Questi pomodori.
Marco: “These tomatoes.”
Cinzia: Next word is sandali
Marco: One example please.
Cinzia: I sandali di cuoio.
Marco: “leather sandals.” Speaking about leather, Italian leather is very good isn't it?
Cinzia: Yes, one of the best in the world.
Marco: Yes, I'd like to buy a pair of leather sandals, especially now that it's getting warmer and warmer.
Cinzia: Yes, true, I've already bought a pair.
Cinzia: The last word for today is marroni
Marco: One last example.
Cinzia: Gli occhi marroni.
Marco: “Brown eyes.”
Cinzia: Like yours, Marco?
Marco: Yes!

Lesson focus

Marco: In today’s lesson we shall learn how to use the plural forms of the demonstrative adjective questo “this”.
Cinzia: yes, previously seen in Newbie lesson 12.
Marco: As the demonstrative adjectives have to agree with the nouns they refer to in both gender and number.
Cinzia: We shall learn today the masculine and the feminine plural forms, whose English equivalent would be “these”.
Marco: Let's take a look at the patterns and how they are formed.
Cinzia: Use questi before any masculine plural noun, either starting with a consonant or a vowel.
Marco: For example...
Cinzia: Questi mocassini.
Marco: "These moccasins".
Cinzia: Questi zoccoli.
Marco: "These clogs".
Cinzia: Questi stivali.
Marco: "These boots".
Cinzia: Questi accessori.
Marco: "These accessories".
Cinzia: Use queste before any feminine, plural noun either starting with a consonant or a vowel.
Marco: For example...
Cinzia: Queste ciabatte.
Marco: "These slippers".
Cinzia: Queste isole.
Marco: "These islands". It is actually so easy here!
Cinzia: Really?
Marco: Yes, you use questi before any masculine plural noun, while you use queste before any feminine plural noun. That's it. One for masculine plural, one for feminine plural.
Cinzia: True, it's pretty easy.
Marco: So Italian is easy!
Cinzia: No... Marco... it isn't.
Marco: But it's fun, isn't it?
Cinzia: Yes of course it's fun, with us!
Marco: Yes, especially with Cinzia!
Cinzia: Oh my god! A compliment!
Marco: Yes, just because I'm getting tired, and that's why this is the end of today's lesson.
Cinzia: Do you want me to leave?
Marco: No, it's really the end of today's lesson.
Cinzia: Ohh!! I'm so sad!

Outro

Cinzia: Be sure to check out the vocabulary lists with audio in the Learning Center at ItalianPod101.com. Also, ask us a question in the forum, or leave us a comment.
Marco: See you soon!
Cinzia: Ci vediamo presto! Ciao ciao!
Marco: Ciao!

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