Learn about indirect object pronouns
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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 continue to analyze the Italian indirect object pronouns This conversation takes place on the streets |
| Cinzia: And it's between Laura and John They are friends therefore they will be speaking informally |
| Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Laura: Cosa gli hai detto? |
| John: Ho detto loro come raggiungere la stazione. |
| Laura: Di dove sono? |
| John: Sono canadesi. |
| Laura: Dove vanno? |
| John: Vanno a Roma. |
| Laura: Ascoltarti parlare in inglese è divertente! |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Laura: Cosa gli hai detto? |
| John: Ho detto loro come raggiungere la stazione. |
| Laura: Di dove sono? |
| John: Sono canadesi. |
| Laura: Dove vanno? |
| John: Vanno a Roma. |
| Laura: Ascoltarti parlare in inglese è divertente! |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Laura: Cosa gli hai detto? |
| Marco: What did you tell them? |
| John: Ho detto loro come raggiungere la stazione. |
| Marco: I told them how to reach the station. |
| Laura: Di dove sono? |
| Marco: Where are they from? |
| John: Sono canadesi. |
| Marco: They are Canadians. |
| Laura: Dove vanno? |
| Marco: Where are they going to? |
| John: Vanno a Roma. |
| Marco: They are going to Rome. |
| Laura: Ascoltarti parlare in inglese è divertente! |
| Marco: Listening to you speak in English is fun! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Cinzia: When in Italy for vacations, don’t be scared to ask for directions. |
| Marco: The best advice would be to ask people working in shops as they are the ones most informed about the surroundings. |
| Cinzia: You may find a group of people getting close to you, especially in small cities, as they’re all curious about foreigners! |
| Marco: Yeah, you might end up having a long chat with them! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Cinzia: loro [natural native speed] |
| Marco: they, them |
| Cinzia: loro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: loro [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: raggiungere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to reach, to achieve, to contact, to arrive, to join |
| Cinzia: raggiungere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: raggiungere [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: stazione [natural native speed] |
| Marco: station |
| Cinzia: stazione [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: stazione [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: canadese [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Canadian |
| Cinzia: canadese [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: canadese [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: inglese [natural native speed] |
| Marco: English |
| Cinzia: inglese [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: inglese [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| 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 usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Cinzia: The first word we will look at is |
| loro |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Chiedi loro cosa vogliono mangiare. |
| Marco: Ask them what they want to eat. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| raggiungere |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: La squadra ha raggiunto la finale di pallavolo. |
| Marco: The team has reached the volleyball final. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| stazione |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: La stazione degli autobus è in Piazza Colombo. |
| Marco: The bus station is in Colombo Square. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| canadese |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Lui è canadese. |
| Marco: He is Canadian. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| inglese |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Parli inglese? |
| Marco: Do you speak English? |
| Cinzia: Today's last word/expression is |
| divertente |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: È divertente giocare a calcio. |
| Marco: It’s fun to play soccer. |
Lesson focus |
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| Marco: The syntax of Italian Indirect object pronouns works as follows |
| Cinzia: 1st- except loro, they are positioned before the verb in both simple and compound tenses. |
| Marco: 2nd- when referred to infinitives, gerunds and imperatives, they are directly attached to them, obeying the following procedure |
| Cinzia: 1 - drop the ending vowel (e) of the infinitive |
| 2 - add the unstressed object pronouns |
| Marco: For instance |
| Cinzia: Telefonando a Elena hai fatto la cosa giusta. |
| Marco: By calling Elena, you did the right thing. |
| Becomes |
| Cinzia: Telefonandole hai fatto la cosa giusta. |
| Marco: By calling her, you did the right thing. |
| Cinzia: 3rd- when used with the modal verbs dovere |
| Marco: must, to have to |
| Ciznia: potere |
| Marco: can, may |
| Cinzia: volere |
| Marco: to want |
| Cinzia: the indirect object pronouns can be either attached to the following infinitive or precede the modal verb. |
| Marco: This rule applies to both simple and compound tenses. For example |
| Cinzia: Ho voluto consegnare a Federico l'assegno. |
| Marco: I wanted to deliver the check to Federico. |
| Becomes |
| Cinzia: Ho voluto consegnargli l'assegno. |
| Marco: I wanted to deliver the check to him. |
| OR |
| Cinzia: Gli ho voluto consegnare l'assegno. |
| Marco: I wanted to deliver him the check. |
| Marco: As a final note, please remember that unlike direct object pronouns, in compound tenses the past participle of the main verb never agrees with the gender and number of indirect object pronouns. |
Outro |
| Marco: That just about does it for today. |
| Cinzia: Ready to test what you just learned? |
| Marco: Make this lesson's vocabulary stick by using lesson specific flashcards in the learning center. |
| Cinzia: There is a reason everyone uses flashcards... |
| Marco: They work... |
| Cinzia: They really do help memorization. |
| Marco: You can get the flashcards for this lesson at |
| Cinzia: ItalianPod101.com. |
| Marco: Okay.... |
| Marco: Ciao a tutti! |
| Cinzia: Ciao grazie!" |
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