| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) con me? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) con me? |
| venire |
| venire |
| Vuoi venire con me? |
| Vuoi venire con me? |
| "Do you want to come with me?" |
| We use venire because, in the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive], the second verb must stay in its infinitive form. Vieni and vengo are conjugated forms and don't fit here. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) la pizza? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) la pizza? |
| mangiare |
| mangiare |
| Vuoi mangiare la pizza? |
| Vuoi mangiare la pizza? |
| "Do you want to eat pizza?" |
| Mangiare is the infinitive form of the verb, and we use it here because the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive] requires the verb to remain in its base, unconjugated form. |
| Mangiare means "to eat." |
| The other options, mangia "he or she eats" and mangio "I eat," are conjugated forms and do not fit after vuoi, which asks what you want to do. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) un film? |
| Vuoi (pause with a tap of the finger) un film? |
| guardare |
| guardare |
| Vuoi guardare un film? |
| Vuoi guardare un film? |
| "Do you want to watch a movie?" |
| We use guardare in this sentence because it is the infinitive form of the verb, which is needed after vuoi to express "do you want to [do something]." |
| Guardare means "to watch." |
| The other options, guarda "he or she watches" or the imperative "Look!" and guardi "you watch" — formal or the imperative "Look!" — formal, are conjugated forms and do not follow the correct Vuoi + infinitive pattern. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Vuoi |
| Vuoi prendere |
| Vuoi prendere il |
| Vuoi prendere il tuo |
| Vuoi prendere il tuo zaino? |
| "Do you want to take your backpack?" |
| Vuoi prendere il tuo zaino? |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (dormi or dormire) adesso? |
| Vuoi (dormi or dormire) adesso? |
| dormire |
| dormire |
| Vuoi dormire adesso? |
| "Do you want to sleep now?" |
| Dormire is used here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, which fits the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive]. |
| Dormire means "to sleep." |
| The other option, dormi, is a conjugated form "you sleep" and does not work after vuoi, which must be followed by the base form of the verb. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (lavare or lavi) le mani? |
| Vuoi (lavare or lavi) le mani? |
| lavare |
| lavare |
| Vuoi lavare le mani? |
| "Do you want to wash your hands?" |
| Lavare is used here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, which is required after vuoi in the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive]. |
| Lavare means "to wash." |
| The other option, lavi, is a conjugated form "you wash" and cannot be used directly after vuoi, which must be followed by the unconjugated verb. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Italian. |
| Translate "Do you want to listen to music?" into Italian. |
| Vuoi, "Do you want" |
| followed by |
| ascoltare, "to listen" |
| next |
| la, "the" |
| followed by |
| musica, "music" |
| Ascoltare is used here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, and the structure Vuoi plus [infinitive] requires the verb to stay in its base form. |
| Ascoltare means "to listen." |
| Vuoi ascoltare la musica? |
| Vuoi ascoltare la musica? |
| "Do you want to listen to music?" |
| Translate "Do you want to go to the park?" into Italian. |
| Vuoi, "Do you want" |
| followed by |
| andare, "to go" |
| next |
| al, "to the" |
| followed by |
| parco, "park" |
| Andare is used here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, which is required after vuoi in the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive]. |
| Andare means "to go." |
| Vuoi andare al parco? |
| Vuoi andare al parco? |
| "Do you want to go to the park?" |
| Translate "Do you want to play with us?" into Italian. |
| Vuoi, "Do you want" |
| followed by |
| giocare, "to play" |
| next |
| con, "with" |
| followed by |
| noi, "us" |
| Giocare is used here because it is the infinitive form of the verb, which fits the structure Vuoi plus [infinitive]. |
| Giocare means "to play." |
| Vuoi giocare con noi? |
| Vuoi giocare con noi? |
| "Do you want to play with us?" |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which infinitive verb is used in the sentences? |
| Vuoi venire con me? |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Vuoi venire con me? |
| Venire is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning "to come." It fits the pattern Vuoi plus [infinitive] and tells us what action the person is being asked if they want to do. |
| How about...? |
| Vuoi prendere il tuo zaino? |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Vuoi prendere il tuo zaino? |
| Did you hear, prendere? Prendere, meaning "to take." |
| Prendere is the infinitive form of the verb. It follows vuoi because this structure uses the base form of the verb to express an action someone may want to do. |
| Next… |
| Vuoi lavare le mani? |
| One more time. |
| Vuoi lavare le mani? |
| Did you hear, lavare? It means "to wash." |
| We use the infinitive lavare after vuoi because this structure always pairs vuoi with a base verb form. |
| And... |
| Vuoi ascoltare la musica? |
| One more time. |
| Vuoi ascoltare la musica? |
| Did you hear, ascoltare? Ascoltare, meaning "to listen." |
| It's the infinitive form of the verb, and it fits perfectly after vuoi, which is always followed by an unconjugated verb. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to make an invitation in Italian. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| A presto! |
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