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INTRODUCTION
Cinzia: Ciao a tutti!
Marco: Marco here. Newbie Series, season 1, lesson#46 - Learning the Italian Rules of Engagement.
Cinzia: Hello, everyone! I'm Cinzia, and welcome to ItalianPod101.
Marco: With us, you'll learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons.
Cinzia: We also provide you with cultural insights
Marco: and tips you won't find in a textbook.
Cinzia: In this lesson we shall be analyzing the presente progressivo (present progressive) tense.
Marco: This conversation takes place on the streets of Italy.
Cinzia: The conversation is between Laura and John.
Marco: The speakers are friends, therefore they will be speaking informal Italian.
Marco: Now, before we listen to the conversation...
Cinzia: We want to ask...
Marco: Do you read the lesson notes, while you listen?
Cinzia: We received an e-mail about this study tip.
Marco: So we were wondering if you've tried it, and if so,
Cinzia: what do you think of it.
Marco: You can leave us feedback in the comment section of this lesson. Okay...
Marco: Let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Laura: Ma, ma... Cosa stanno facendo?
John: Stanno comprando delle caldarroste.
Laura: Sta pagando lui.
John: Allora è davvero gentile.
Laura: Ora stanno andando via.
John: Li vuoi seguire?
Laura: Dai andiamo, è divertente.
Marco: Let’s hear it slowly now.
Laura: Ma, ma... Cosa stanno facendo?
John: Stanno comprando delle caldarroste.
Laura: Sta pagando lui.
John: Allora è davvero gentile.
Laura: Ora stanno andando via.
John: Li vuoi seguire?
Laura: Dai andiamo, è divertente.
Marco: And now, with the translation.
Laura: Ma, ma... Cosa stanno facendo?
Marco: But, but... What are they doing?
John: Stanno comprando delle caldarroste.
Marco: They are buying some roast chestnuts.
Laura: Sta pagando lui.
Marco: He is paying.
John: Allora è davvero gentile.
Marco: Then he is really kind.
Laura: Ora stanno andando via.
Marco: Now they are going away.
John: Li vuoi seguire?
Marco: Do you want to follow them?
Laura: Dai andiamo, è divertente.
Marco: Come on. Let's go, it's fun.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Cinzia: Ahh, caldarroste!
Marco: I guess we could go out and buy some as soon as the lesson is finished.
Cinzia: Really?
Marco: Sure, my treat, but solo se fai la brava. Only if you behave well.
Cinzia: Certo! But wait we still have to explain what caldarroste are.
Marco: Oh yes, my bad.
Cinzia: They are fresh chestnuts that have a slight slice into their skin, then cooked on a pan that has holes on the bottom.
Marco: And it takes about two minutes or less to cook them.
Cinzia: Che buone!
Marco: Very good!
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word is
Cinzia: comprare [natural native speed]
Marco: to buy, to purchase
Cinzia: comprare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: comprare [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: caldarrosta [natural native speed]
Marco: roasted chestnut
Cinzia: caldarrosta [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: caldarrosta [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word is
Cinzia: pagare [natural native speed]
Marco: to pay
Cinzia: pagare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: pagare [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: gentile [natural native speed]
Marco: kind, nice, polite
Cinzia: gentile [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: gentile [natural native speed]
Marco: Next word
Cinzia: seguire [natural native speed]
Marco: to follow
Cinzia: seguire [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: seguire [natural native speed]
Marco: And last word
Cinzia: divertente [natural native speed]
Marco: funny, fun, amusing
Cinzia: divertente [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: divertente [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Cinzia: The first word we will look at is comprare.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Ho comprato della verdura e della carne per la cena di stasera.
Marco: I bought some vegetables and some meat for tonight's dinner.
Cinzia: The next word we will look at is caldarrosta.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Alla sagra della castagna possiamo mangiare dolci e caldarroste.
Marco: At the chestnut festival we can eat cakes and roast chestnuts.
Cinzia: The next word is pagare.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Quanto hai pagato quella borsa?
Marco: How much did you pay that bag?
Cinzia: Next we have gentile.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Grazie! Sei davvero gentile.
Marco: Thank you! You are really kind.
Cinzia: Next we have seguire.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Quel tipo mi sta seguendo.
Marco: That guy is following me.
Cinzia: And lastly one is divertente.
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Il film che abbiamo visto ieri sera è stato davvero divertente.
Marco: The movie we saw last night was really funny.

Lesson focus

Marco: Similarly to the presente indicativo (simple present), the presente progressivo (present progressive) is used in Italian to express ongoing actions; but be careful, stressing its progressive nature over the temporal aspect. For example
Cinzia: Mario parla con i suoi amici.
Marco: Mario's speaking with his friends.
Cinzia: Mario sta parlando con i suoi amici.
Marco: Mario's speaking with his friends.
Marco: The first sentence simply states a matter of fact, while the second sentence stresses the ongoing action of Mario speaking.
Cinzia: Please remember that differently to its English equivalent, the Italian presente progressivo can never be used to talk about planned future occurrences.
Marco: it always refers to the time at which the statement is formulated. For example...
Cinzia: Dove vai questo fine settimana?
Marco: Where are you going to this weekend?
Cinzia: Vado a Milano.
Marco: I'm going to Milan.
Cinzia: The presente progressivo is realized by conjugating the present form of the auxiliary stare
Marco: “to be”
Cinzia: according to the subject it refers to, followed by the gerundio presente of the main verb.
Marco: The gerundio presente is the present gerund, equivalent to the English “-ing” form
Cinzia: So to recap we have Subject + stare + main verb in present gerund.
Marco: Let us now take a look at the verb
Cinzia: mangiare
Marco: “to eat”
Cinzia: Io sto mangiando
Marco: I am eating
Cinzia: Tu stai mangiando
Marco: You are eating
Cinzia: Lui/lei sta mangiando
Marco: He/she/it is eating
Cinzia: Noi stiamo mangiando
Marco: We are eating
Cinzia: Voi state mangiando
Marco: You are eating
Cinzia: Loro stanno mangiando
Marco: They are eating

Outro

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

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