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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!
Cinzia: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. Cinzia, what are we looking at in this lesson.
Marco:In this lesson we will learn about intransitive verbs This conversation takes place on the phone
Cinzia:And it is between Laura and John They are friends therefore they will be speaking informal Italian
Marco:And it is between Laura and John
Cinzia:They are friends therefore they will be speaking informal Italian
Marco:Don't forget you can leave us a comment on this lesson.
Cinzia:So if you have a question,
Marco:or some feedback,
Cinzia:please leave us comment!
Marco:It's very easy to do. Just stop by ItalianPod101.com,
Cinzia:click on comments, enter your comment and name, and that's it.
Marco:We're looking forward to hearing from you! Okay...
Marco:Let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
John:Pronto?
Laura:Ciao John. Allora ascolti qualche podcast?
John:Veramente dormo.
Laura:Ma come, non esci? È una così bella giornata.
John:Uscire? No, oggi ozio tutto il giorno.
Laura:Allora buon riposo, ma non russare troppo.
John:Io non russo!
Laura:Ciao.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
John:Pronto?
Laura:Ciao John. Allora ascolti qualche podcast?
John:Veramente dormo.
Laura:Ma come, non esci? È una così bella giornata.
John:Uscire? No, oggi ozio tutto il giorno.
Laura:Allora buon riposo, ma non russare troppo.
John:Io non russo!
Laura:Ciao.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
John:Pronto?
Marco:Hello?
Laura:Ciao John. Allora ascolti qualche podcast?
Marco:Hello, John. So, are you listening to the podcasts?
John:Veramente dormo.
Marco:Actually, I’m sleeping.
Laura:Ma come, non esci? È una così bella giornata.
Marco:How come? You’re not going out? It’s such a nice day.
John:Uscire? No, oggi ozio tutto il giorno.
Marco:Go out? No, today I’m lazing around all day.
Laura:Allora buon riposo, ma non russare troppo.
Marco:Then have a nice rest, but don’t snore too much.
John:Io non russo!
Marco:I don’t snore!
Laura:Ciao.
Marco:Bye.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Cinzia:Marco, tu russi?
Marco:Me, snore? I don’t think so. Do you?
Cinzia:Come sei maleducato.
Marco:Why are you saying I am rude? You asked if I snored, why can’t I ask?
Cinzia:You shouldn’t ask a lady if she snores.
Marco:But, but
Cinzia:No!
Marco:OK sorry.
Cinzia:Now on with the vocabulary.
VOCAB LIST
Marco:Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
:The first word we shall see is:
Cinzia:dormire [natural native speed]
Marco:to sleep
Cinzia:dormire [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:dormire [natural native speed]
:Next:
Cinzia:bello [natural native speed]
Marco:nice, good
Cinzia:bello [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:bello [natural native speed]
:Next:
Cinzia:giornata [natural native speed]
Marco:day
Cinzia:giornata [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:giornata [natural native speed]
:Next:
Cinzia:oziare [natural native speed]
Marco:to laze around, lie around, lounge
Cinzia:oziare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:oziare [natural native speed]
:Next:
Cinzia:riposo [natural native speed]
Marco:rest, sleep
Cinzia:riposo [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:riposo [natural native speed]
:Next:
Cinzia:russare [natural native speed]
Marco:to snore
Cinzia:russare [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Cinzia:russare [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
dormire
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:Ieri ho dormito tutto il giorno.
Marco:Yesterday I slept all day long.
Cinzia:The next word/expression we will look at is
bello
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:Quel quadro è molto bello.
Marco:That picture is very nice.
Cinzia:The next word/expression we will look at is
giornata
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:Oggi è proprio una bella giornata.
Marco:Today is really a good day.
Cinzia:The next word/expression we will look at is
oziare
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:È bello oziare durante le vacanze.
Marco:It’s nice to laze around during holidays.
Cinzia:The next word/expression we will look at is
riposo
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:Il riposo è sacro.
Marco:Rest is sacred.
Cinzia:Today's last word/expression is
russare
Marco:And the sample sentence is?
Cinzia:Luca russa tutte le sere.
Marco:Luca snores every night.

Lesson focus
Marco:Intransitive verbs are those verbs that cannot be followed by a direct object. For example
Cinzia:John dorme.
Marco:John is sleeping.
Cinzia:Mary è arrivata a casa.
Marco:Mary arrived at home.
Cinzia:Franco sta correndo.
Marco:Franco is running.
Marco:Intransitive verbs describe either emotional or physical states of being or actions whose effects fall on the subject.
Cinzia:Certain intransitive verbs become transitive.
Marco:yes this happens when they are followed by the so-called "internal direct object". A noun whose meaning is strictly related to that of the verb.
Cinzia:For Example
Ho dormito sonni tranquilli.
Marco:I slept easy.
Cinzia:Mio nonno ha vissuto una vita felice.
Marco:My grandfather lived a happy life.
Cinzia:Lei sta piangendo lacrime amare.
Marco:She's shedding bitter tears.
Cinzia:In compound tenses, the majority of intransitive verbs referring to emotional and physical states require the auxiliary essere (to be).
Marco:This is not a proper grammatical rule, so the best way to find out the auxiliary of the main verb remains to look it up in a good dictionary.
Cinzia:We are now going to give you a few of the most commonly used Italian intransitive verbs.
Marco:Please check-out the bonus track for more Italian intransitive verbs.
Cinzia:abbaiare
Marco:to bark
Cinzia:andare
Marco:to go to
Cinzia:bussare
Marco:to knock
Cinzia:cadere
Marco:to fall down
Cinzia:danzare
Marco:to dance
Cinzia:entrare
Marco:to enter; get in/inside
Cinzia:fischiare
Marco:to whistle
Cinzia:lottare
Marco:to fight
Cinzia:morire
Marco:to die
Cinzia:nascere
Marco:to be born
Cinzia:parlare
Marco:to talk to; speak with
Cinzia:rabbrividire
Marco:to shiver
Cinzia:salire
Marco:to go up
Cinzia:telefonare
Marco:to phone
Cinzia:uscire
Marco:to go out
Cinzia:volare
Marco:to fly

Outro
Marco:That just about does it for today.
Marco:Testing yourself is one of the most effective ways to learn.
Cinzia:That's why we have 3 types of quizzes.
Marco:Vocabulary, grammar, and content specific.
Cinzia:Each quiz targets specific skill...
Marco:And together these quizzes will help you
master several fundamental skills. :
Cinzia:You can find them in the learning center at
Marco:ItalianPod101.com
Marco:A presto!
Cinzia:Ciao!

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