la confusione
confusion
con-foo-zee-oh-neh
Not con-fyo…
la danza
dance (noun)
dahn-tzah
decidere
To decide
Dee-Chee-der-eh
il folclore
folklore
fol-clor-reh
folcloristico/a
folk (adj)
Fol-clor-ess-tee-co
il gruppo
the group
moderno/a
modern
il menù
the menu
Men-oo
Not men-yoo
il programma
the program
l’acqua minerale
mineral water
Lac-wa min-er-al-eh
il bicchiere
(drinking) glass
bee-Care-eh
il biglietto
ticket
Bee-yleh-toe
il caffè
cafè; coffee
keh-fay
il cameriere
waiter
Cam-air-ee-air-eh
il canto
song
cahn-toe
la limonata
lemonade, lemon soda
lee-moh-nah-ta
il panino al prosciutto
ham sandwich
lo spettacolo
the show
speh-Tah-coe-low
la spremuta d’arancia
freshly squeezed orange juice
spreh-moo-ta dah-rahn-cha
il tè
tea
teh
il tè freddo
iced tea
il teh freh-doh
il tramezzino al tonno
tuna sandwich
trah-metz-eeno al toe-no
fresco/a
cool, fresh
frey-scoh
impregnato/a
busy, engaged
IM-prey-nyah-toe
libero/a
free
Lee-bear-oh
sardo/a
Sardinian (adj)
Sar-doh
bere
to drink
chiudere
to close
Cue-der-eh
conoscere
to know (a person or place); to meet
co-No-share-eh
credere
to believe
CRAY-dare-eh
domandare
to ask
doe-mahn-dar-eh
leggere
to read
Leh-jair-eh
perdere
to lose
Pair-der-eh
(Not to be confused with prendere)
prendere
to get; to take; to have (to eat or drink)
pren-der-eh
promettere
to promise
Pro-may-ter-eh
vedere
to see
veh-dair-eh
dopo
after
dopodomani
the day after tomorrow
intanto
meanwhile, in the meantime
invece
instead; on the other hand
IN-vay-chay
se
if
Seh
spesso
often
spay-ssoh
subito
right away, immediately
Sue-bee-toh
Che cosa è in programma?
What’s playing?
Che si fa?
What are we going to do?
kay see fa?
credo di no
I don’t think so
credo di sì
I think so
di solito
usually
dee sol-ee-toe
(Not soul, almost sawl)
fare quattro salti
to dance (a little)
Literally to make four jumps
giovedì pomeriggio
Thursday afternoon
joe-ved-ee pom-er-ee-joe
(joe not gee-oh in both words)
perché no
Why not
perdere tempo
to waste time
mi dispace
I’m sorry
le piace…
Do you like… (formal)
un po’ di (+ noun)
A little bit of
sabato sera
Saturday night
Si va?
Are we going?
stasera
this evening.
What is the difference between a panino and a tramezzino?
A panino is a sandwich generally made with a roll, while a tramezzino is made with sliced bread cut diagonally.
una granita al caffè
coffee granita
la cassata
Sicilian cake with candied fruit
not ice cream like the book says
seduti
seated
all’aperto
outdoor
il dramma
the play
What is the difference between il succo di frutta and la spremuta?
Fruit juice is il succo di frutta. The term la spremuta d’arancia (di limone, di pompelmo) refers only to freshly squeezed juice.
Quando a Roma vai, fa’ come vedrai.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Literally: When you go to Rome, do as you see.
lunedì
Monday
martedì
Tuesday
mercoledì
Wednesday
giovedì
Thursday
venerdì
Friday
sabato
Saturday
domenica
Sunday
What gender are days of the week?
All days of the week are masculine except domenica.