Italian

ILARIA SERRA, PhD, is professor of Italian and Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and director of the university’s Venice Study Abroad Program. A native of Venice, Italy, Ilaria researches Italian cinema, Italian literature, and the history of Italian immigration to the United States. She received FAU’s Scholar of the Year Award in 2012 and 2020. The late EDOARDO A. LÈBANO was professor of Italian and director of the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.

• Preface xiiiPronunciation Guide xvAcknowledgments xixLesson 1 Basic Expressions 1Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 2Grammar I Gender and Number of Italian Nouns 3Grammar II the Indefinite Article 4Grammar III the Definite Article 5Grammar IV Subject Pronouns 6Grammar V Present Indicative of Ẹssere and Avere 8Grammar VI Numbers From 0 to 1,000 9Lesson 2 IN UN RISTORANTE DEL CENTRO (In a Downtown Restaurant) 12Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 12Diạlogo Sergio e Maria mạngiano in un ristorante del centro 13Dialogue Sergio and Maria Are Eating in a Downtown Restaurant 13Grammar I Present Indicative of - are, - ere, and - ire Verbs 15Verbi da Ricordare (Verbs to Remember) 17Grammar II Present Indicative of - Iare, - Care, and - Gare Verbs 18Grammar III the Adjective— Gender and Number 19Grammar IV Interrogative Sentences 21Grammar V Negative Constructions 21Grammar VI the Days of the Week 22Lesson 3 ALLA STAZIONE FERROVIARIA (At the Railway Station) 24Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 24Diạlogo Alla stazione ferroviaria 25Dialogue At the Railway Station 25Grammar I Position of the Adjective 26Grammar II Present Indicative of Capire, Finire, and Preferire 31Grammar III the Verbs Sapere and Conọscere 32Grammar IV Meaning of Ćè and Ci Sono 33Grammar V How to Tell Time in Italian 33Grammar VI Numbers From 1,001 to 1 Billion 35Lesson 4 COMPLEANNO IN FAMIGLIA (A Family Birthday) 37Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 37Diạlogo Compleanno in famiglia 38Dialogue A Family Birthday 38Grammar I Plural of Certain Nouns and Adjectives 39Grammar II Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns 41Grammar III Present Indicative of the Stem-changing Verbs Dare, Andare, Fare, Stare, Uscire, and Venire 43Grammar IV the Adjective Tutto, a 44Grammar V a Person’s Age 45Grammar VI Seasons and Months of the Year 45Lesson 5 IN UN ALBERGO DI MILANO (In a Hotel in Milan) 48Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 48Diạlogo In un albergo di Milano 49Dialogue In a Hotel in Milan 50Grammar I Prepositions Not Combined with the Definite Article 51Grammar II Prepositions Combined with the Definite Article 54Grammar III the Partitive 55Grammar IV Present Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs Dovere, Potere, and Volere 57Grammar V the Interrogative Pronoun Chi and the Adjectives Che, Quale, and Quanto 58Grammar VI Future Indicative of Avere and Ẹssere and of - Are, - Ere, and - Ire Verbs 59Review A (Lessons 1–5) 63Lesson 6 FARE LA SPESA (Grocery Shopping) 67Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 67Diạlogo A fare la spesa 68Dialogue Grocery Shopping 69Grammar I Plural of Some Nouns 70Grammar II Personal Pronouns After a Preposition Or a Verb 72Grammar III Direct Object Pronouns 72Grammar IV Position of the Direct Object Pronoun in a Sentence 73Grammar V Future Indicative of Verbs Ending in - Care, - Gare, - Ciare, and - Giare 76Grammar VI Niente, Nulla, Nessuno, and other Negative Expressions 77Grammar VII Future Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs dare, andare, fare, stare, and dovere, potere, volere 79Lesson 7 IN UNA BANCA DI FIRENZE (In a Bank in Florence) 81Parole Da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 81Diạlogo In una banca di Firenze 82Dialogue In a Bank in Florence 82Grammar I Nouns Ending in -ista 84Grammar II Present Indicative of the Stem-changing Verbs Bere, Dire, Rimanere, and Tenere; Future Indicative of Sapere, Vedere, and Venire 85Grammar III the Past Participle 86Grammar IV Passato Prọssimo of Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 88Grammar V Agreement of the Past Particle with Direct Object Pronouns 92Grammar VI Idiomatic Use of the Present Indicative with the Preposition Da 92Lesson 8 UNA VISITA MEDICA (A Medical Examination) 94Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 94Diạlogo Una vịsita mẹdica 95Dialogue A Medical Examination 96Grammar I Future Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs bere, dire, rimanere, and tenere 97Grammar II the Relative Pronouns Che, Cui, Il Quale, and La Quale 98Grammar III Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns 100Grammar IV the Direct Object Pronoun Ne 103Grammar V the Adjective Ogni 105Grammar VI Idiomatic Expressions with Fare 106Lesson 9 In Un Negozio Di Abbigliamento (In a Clothing Store) 108Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 108Diạlogo In un negozio di abbigliamento 109Dialogue In a Clothing Store 110Grammar I The Relative Pronoun cui and the Possessive Interrogative di chi 111Grammar II Reciprocal Constructions 112Grammar III Indirect Object Pronouns 113Grammar IV the Verb Piacere 115Grammar V Imperative of First- , Second- , and Third- Conjugation Verbs 116Grammar VI Imperative of Avere and Ẹssere and of the Stem-Changing Verbs Dare, Dire, Fare, Stare 118Lesson 10 UNA TELEFONATA (A Telephone Call) 121Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 121Diạlogo Una telefonata 122Dialogue A Telephone Call 122Grammar I The Adverbial Pronoun ci 124Grammar II Position of Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns with the Imperative 125Grammar III Imperative of Reflexive Verbs 127Grammar IV Imperative of the Stem-Changing Verbs Andare, Bere, Rimanere, Tenere, Uscire, and Venire 128Grammar V Double Object Pronouns 129Grammar VI the Imperfetto 131Review B (Lessons 6–10) 136Lesson 11 UNA GITA DOMENICALE (A Sunday Outing) 141Parole da Ricordare 141Diạlogo Una gita domenicale 142Dialogue A Sunday Outing 143Grammar I The Impersonal Construction 144Grammar II the Comparative 145Grammar III the Superlative 149Grammar IV Verbs Used in the Third-Person Singular 152Grammar V Idiomatic Use of the Imperfetto with the Preposition Da 153Grammar VI Present Conditional of - Are, - Ere, and - IreVerbs; Present Conditional of avere and ẹssere 153Lesson 12 Sul Sito Di Viaggi Online (On the Online Travel Website) 157Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 157Diạlogo Sul sito di viaggi online 158Dialogue On the Online Travel Website 158Grammar I Present Conditional of Stem-Changing Verbs 160Grammar II Future Perfect and Perfect Conditional 163Grammar III the Trapassato Prọssimo 166Grammar IV the Gerundio 168Grammar V Special Construction of Stare with the Gerundio 171Grammar VI the Infinitive 171Lesson 13 ALL’UFFICIO POSTALE (At the Post Office) 175Parole da Ricordare 175Diạlogo All’ufficio postale 176Dialogue At the Post Office 176Grammar I Adverbs 178Grammar II the Comparative and Superlative of Adverbs 179Grammar III Present Subjunctive 180Grammar IV Perfect Subjunctive 182Grammar V the Subjunctive: Use (part I) 184Grammar VI Tense Sequence: Indicative/subjunctive (part I) 187Lesson 14 DAL MECCANICO (At the Mechanic’s) 190Parole da Ricordare 190Diạlogo Dal meccanico 191Dialogue At the Mechanic’s 191Grammar I The Passato Remoto 193Grammar II the Passato Remoto of Stem-Changing Verbs 195Grammar III the Trapassato Remoto 197Grammar IV Imperfect Subjunctive 198Grammar V Pluperfect Subjunctive 200Grammar VI Tense Sequence: Indicative/subjunctive (part II) 201Lesson 15 IN CERCA DI LAVORO (Looking for a Job) 205Parole da Ricordare 205Narrativa In cerca di lavoro 206Narrative Looking for a Job 207Grammar I The Subjunctive: Use (Part II) 208Grammar II if Clauses with the Subjunctive 210Grammar III Additional Uses of the Subjunctive 212Grammar IV the Passive Construction 213Grammar V Nouns and Adjectives Combined with a Suffix 216Grammar VI Special Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, Mẹtterci, and Volerci 218Review C (Lessons 11–15) 222Appendix A Answers for Exercises and Reviews 226Appendix B Regular Verbs 290Appendix C Irregular Verbs 294Italian–English Vocabulary 302