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INTRODUCTION
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...
Marco: In this lesson we will learn about Italian transitive verbs This conversation takes place on the phone
Cinzia: And it's between laura and John They are friends therefore they will be speaking informal Italian
Marco: And it's between Laura and John
Cinzia: They are friends therefore they will be speaking informal Italian. Let’s listen to the conversation.
Marco: Attention listners, comment,
Cinzia: comment,
Marco: and comment some more!
Cinzia: It's easy,
Marco: and asking questions really helps improve progress.
Marco: Let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Laura: Pronto?
John: Ciao Laura, come stai?
Laura: Ciao, io sto bene e tu?
John: Anch'io, grazie. Cosa fai?
Laura: Lavo i piatti e tu?
John: Guardo la televisione, ma non c’è nulla di divertente.
Laura: Perché non ascolti un podcast?
John: Hai ragione! Ora cerco un podcast interessante. Grazie. Ciao.
Laura: Ciao.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Laura: Pronto?
John: Ciao Laura, come stai?
Laura: Ciao, io sto bene e tu?
John: Anch'io, grazie. Cosa fai?
Laura: Lavo i piatti e tu?
John: Guardo la televisione, ma non c’è nulla di divertente.
Laura: Perché non ascolti un podcast?
John: Hai ragione! Ora cerco un podcast interessante. Grazie. Ciao.
Laura: Ciao.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Laura: Pronto?
Marco: Hello?
John: Ciao Laura, come stai?
Marco: Hello Laura, how are you?
Laura: Ciao, io sto bene e tu?
Marco: Hi, I’m fine. And you?
John: Anch'io, grazie. Cosa fai?
Marco: Me too, thanks. What are you doing?
Laura: Lavo i piatti e tu?
Marco: I’m washing the dishes. And you?
John: Guardo la televisione, ma non c’è nulla di divertente.
Marco: I’m watching television but there’s nothing fun.
Laura: Perché non ascolti un podcast?
Marco: Why don’t you listen to a podcast?
John: Hai ragione! Ora cerco un podcast interessante. Grazie. Ciao.
Marco: You are right! I’m going to look for an interesting podcast. Thanks. Bye.
Laura: Ciao.
Marco: Bye.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Cinzia: Do you wash the dishes at home?
Marco: Sure, why?
Cinzia: Well, not all men help wash dishes.
Marco: We should have a poll.
Cinzia: Yes! Dear male listeners, do you help wash dishes?
Marco: Let us know.
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
: The first word we shall see is:
Cinzia: lavare [natural native speed]
Marco: to wash, clean
Cinzia: lavare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: lavare [natural native speed]
: Next:
Cinzia: guardare [natural native speed]
Marco: to look, to watch
Cinzia: guardare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: guardare [natural native speed]
: Next:
Cinzia: televisione [natural native speed]
Marco: television
Cinzia: televisione [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: televisione [natural native speed]
: Next:
Cinzia: ascoltare [natural native speed]
Marco: to listen
Cinzia: ascoltare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: ascoltare [natural native speed]
: Next:
Cinzia: podcast [natural native speed]
Marco: podcast
Cinzia: podcast [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: podcast [natural native speed]
: Next:
Cinzia: interessante [natural native speed]
Marco: interesting
Cinzia: interessante [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia: interessante [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Cinzia: The first word we will look at is
lavare
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Lavo la camicia.
Marco: I’m washing the shirt.
Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is
guardare
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Guardiamo un film italiano?
Marco: Shall we watch an Italian movie?
Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is
televisione
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: La televisione non funziona.
Marco: The television isn’t working.
Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is
ascoltare
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Non ascoltare musica a volume alto.
Marco: Don’t listen to music out loud.
Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is
podcast
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: Italianpod101.com è un podcast fantastico.
Marco: Italianpod101.com is a fantastic podcast.
Cinzia: Today's last word/expression is
interessante
Marco: And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia: È una teoria molto interessante.
Marco: It is a very interesting theory.

Lesson focus

Cinzia: Transitive verbs are those verbs which are followed by a complemento oggetto
Marco: direct object. This means that the action falls on an object, it doesn't stay on the subject itself. For example
Cinzia: Lucia sta leggendo un romanzo.
Marco: Lucia is reading a novel.
Cinzia: Mario mangia una mela.
Marc0: Mario is eating an apple.
Cinzia: Serena canta una canzone.
Marco: Serena is singing a song.
Cinzia: Transitive verbs may be used in absolute term.
Marco: This happens when the transitive verb is not followed by a direct object.
Cinzia: In this case the verb simply indicates what action the subject performs.
Marco: Taking the examples we just saw
Cinzia: Lucia sta leggendo.
Marco: Lucia is reading.
Cinzia: Mario mangia.
Marco: Mario is eating.
Cinzia: Serena canta.
Marco: Serena is singing.
Cinzia: Don't mistake transitive verbs used in absolute terms, for intransitive verbs!
Marco: The best method to identify transitive verbs is to ask ourselves whether they can be followed by a direct object or not.
Cinzia: In other words, we should ask ourselves "what?".
Marco: For example, if we read a sentence such as
Cinzia: Francesco cucina
Marco: Francesco is cooking
we should ask ourselves "Can he be cooking pasta, rice or something?" Of course, he can! Therefore, cucinare is a transitive verb.
Cinzia: But let us not forget that not all transitive verbs can be used in absolute terms.
Marco: Oh yes. For example, we don't normally say
Cinzia: Mike guarda
Marco: Mike is looking at/watching
although we know what action he is performing, this mere fact does not make a meaningful sentence.
Cinzia: We will now see some commonly used Italian transitive verbs.
In today's bonus track there will be a longer list of transitive verbs!
Cinzia: abbracciare
Marco: to hug
Cinzia: bruciare
Marco: to burn
Cinzia: cacciare
Marco: to hunt
Cinzia: descrivere
Marco: to describe
Cinzia: esaminare
Marco: to examine
Cinzia: gestire
Marco: to manage
Cinzia: interrompere
Marco: to interrupt
Cinzia: lasciare
Marco: to leave
Cinzia: memorizzare
Marco: to memorize
Cinzia: noleggiare
Marco: to hire
Cinzia: offendere
Marco: to offend
Cinzia: piegare
Marco: to bend
Cinzia: promettere
Marco: to promise
Cinzia: salvare
Marco: to save
Cinzia: tirare
Marco: to pull
Cinzia: vendere
Marco: to sell

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today.
Marco: Premium members, use the review track to perfect your pronunciation.
Cinzia: Available in the premium section of the website,
Marco: the learning center
Cinzia: and through iTunes via the premium feed,
Marco: the Review Track gives you vocabulary and phrases followed by a short pause so you can repeat the words aloud.
Cinzia: The best way to get good fast!
Marco: Okay..
Marco: Ciao!
Cinzia: A presto!
Sample Sentences

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