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INTRODUCTION
Marco: Hello, and welcome to the Newbie Series S2 at ItalianPOD101.com, where we study modern Italian in a fun, educational format!
Consuelo: So, brush up on the Italian that you started learning long ago, or start learning today.
Marco: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson. Consuelo, what are we looking at in this lesson.
Marco: In this lesson you will learn how to analyze preposizioni semplici, simple prepositions starting with a. This conversation takes place on the phone.
Consuelo: The conversation is between John and Laura. The speakers are friends, and therefore they will be speaking informally.
DIALOGUE
Laura: Che cosa vuoi fare questa sera?
John: Possiamo andare al cinema.
Laura: Ci sto! Ma non voglio fare troppo tardi.
John: L’ultimo spettacolo finisce alle ventitré e quarantacinque. Va bene?
Laura: È un po’ tardi. A che ora finisce quello prima?
John: Finisce alle ventidue e trenta.
Laura: OK! Non vedo l’ora!
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Laura: Che cosa vuoi fare questa sera?
John: Possiamo andare al cinema.
Laura: Ci sto! Ma non voglio fare troppo tardi.
John: L’ultimo spettacolo finisce alle ventitré e quarantacinque. Va bene?
Laura: È un po’ tardi. A che ora finisce quello prima?
John: Finisce alle ventidue e trenta.
Laura: OK! Non vedo l’ora!
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Laura: Che cosa vuoi fare questa sera?
Marco: What do you want to do tonight?
John: Possiamo andare al cinema.
Marco: We can go to the movies.
Laura: Ci sto! Ma non voglio fare troppo tardi.
Marco: I’m in! But I don’t want to be too late.
John: L’ultimo spettacolo finisce alle ventitré e quarantacinque. Va bene?
Marco: The last show ends at eleven forty-five. Is that okay?
Laura: È un po’ tardi. A che ora finisce quello prima?
Marco: It’s a little late. At what time does the previous one end?
John: Finisce alle ventidue e trenta.
Marco: It ends at ten thirty.
Laura: OK! Non vedo l’ora!
Marco: Okay! I can’t wait!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Consuelo: Did you ever buy an ""abbonamento?""
Marco: You mean a season ticket to a cinema?
Consuelo: Yes, exactly.
Marco: Actually I haven’t, but I’ve heard it’s rather cheap to buy an ""abbonamento.""
Consuelo: Yes it is! So if you really like going to the movies, drop by the nearest cinema and ask for the prices!
Marco: You can also see foreign movies with original sound!
Consuelo: Yes! Some movie theatres have special days in which original sound movies are shown.
Marco: If you’re in Italy, please enquire at the cinema’s ticket office!
VOCAB LIST
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
: The first word we shall see is:
Consuelo: cinema [natural native speed]
Marco: cinema, movie theater
Consuelo: cinema [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: cinema [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: troppo [natural native speed]
Marco: too much
Consuelo: troppo [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: troppo [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: tardi [natural native speed]
Marco: late
Consuelo: tardi [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: tardi [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: ultimo [natural native speed]
Marco: last, latest, farthest, final
Consuelo: ultimo [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: ultimo [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: spettacolo [natural native speed]
Marco: show, performance, sight
Consuelo: spettacolo [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: spettacolo [natural native speed]
: Next:
Consuelo: finire [natural native speed]
Marco: to finish, end, stop
Consuelo: finire [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Consuelo: finire [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.
Marco: Let's have a closer look at the use of some of the words and phrases we learned in this lesson. The first word we’ll look at is…
Consuelo: spettacolo
Marco: show
Consuelo: In Italy, sometimes we use this word to mean that something incredible has happened.
Marco: For example...?
Consuelo: For example, at our first sight of beautiful scenery, we might say, ""Che spettacolo!""
Marco: Meaning, ""Wow! That’s so beautiful!""
Consuelo: So let’s close our eyes and imagine we have in front of us the Basilica di San Pietro.
Marco: St. Peter’s Basilica.
Consuelo: What would we be thinking?
Marco: ""Che spettacolo!"" of course!

Lesson focus

Marco: Let’s take a look at today’s grammar point.
Consuelo: We are going to look at Italian prepositions.
Marco: Although the translation of prepositions might seem simple at a first glance, they cannot be translated as independent elements.
Consuelo: Very true. Italian prepositions depend on both the verb they are used with and the meaning of the following object.
Marco: Now let’s look at them in more detail.
Consuelo: Italian prepositions are divided into four main categories.
Consuelo: preposizioni semplici
Marco: simple prepositions
Consuelo: preposizioni articolate
Marco: compound prepositions
Consuelo: preposizioni improprie
Marco: improper prepositions
Consuelo: locuzioni preposizionali
Marco: prepositional phrases
Consuelo: They have rather long and scary names.
Marco: But don’t worry, dear listeners. You only have to study them. Then like all grammar related things, we bury them under daily usage.
Consuelo: That’s reassuring.
Marco: Today we will start working on the
Consuelo: preposizioni semplici
Marco: simple prepositions
They are...
Consuelo: di; a; da; in; con; su; per; tra; fra
Marco: Use the simple preposition a when the proposition is before indirect objects. In this case, it translates as ""to."" For example...
Consuelo: Ho dato lo zaino a Luca.
Marco: I gave the schoolbag to Luca.
Consuelo: Avete prestato a Maria la vostra macchina?
Marco: Did you lend your car to Maria?
Consuelo: Abbiamo scritto a John.
Marco: We wrote to John.
Marco: Also use the simple preposition to express time.
Consuelo: In this case, place the proposition before the hours.
Marco: We must also tell you that you combine the preposition with the plural feminine definite article, le, creating the compound preposition, alle.
Consuelo: Marco! Wait! You are forgetting that there are exceptions to this rule.
Marco: Well don’t make our listeners and me wait! Tell us!
Consuelo: Okay, okay. The exceptions are for mezzogiorno (""noon""), mezzanotte (""midnight""), and una (""one""). In these cases, we use the simple a.
Marco: And the ""a"" translates as ""at.""
For example...
Consuelo: Ci vediamo alle cinque e mezza.
Marco: I’ll see you at 5.30 p.m.
Consuelo: Lo spettacolo termina a mezzanotte/mezzogiorno.
Marco: The show ends at midnight/noon.
Consuelo: Loro di solito pranzano all’una in punto.
Marco: They usually have lunch at one o’clock.
Marco: Let’s now take a look at the last case.
Consuelo: Yes, the last case is inserting the preposition before complementi di luogo.
Marco: places or locations to which the action is directed.
Consuelo: In this case, the preposition, a, translates differently according to the verb you use it with.
Marco: For instance
Consuelo: Andiamo a casa.
Marco: We go home.
Consuelo: Il treno è arrivato a New York.
Marco: The train arrived in New York.
Consuelo: Devi andare dritto e poi girare a destra.
Marco: You have to go straight ahead and then turn right.

Outro

Marco: That just about does it for today.
Consuelo: Ready to test what you just learned?
Marco: Make this lesson's vocabulary stick by using lesson specific flashcards in the learning center.
Consuelo: There is a reason everyone uses flashcards...
Marco: They work...
Consuelo: They really do help memorization.
Marco: You can get the flashcards for this lesson at
Consuelo: ItalianPod101.com.
Marco: Okay....
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