Before I begin Part 2, I must correct something first! I made a mistake on the one verb conjugation for the “you plural” of stare. It should be “state” – NOT “stamate!”  (thank you to “mckunedonna”)

As promised, we will continue with Piero introducing us to some verbs, all taken

from Grande Amore! To review, the endings for –are verbs are: -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, and –ano.

pensare – to think

penso – I think                            pensiamo – we think

pensi – you think                         pensate – all of you think

pensa – he/she thinks                 pensano – they think

cambiare – to change

cambio                                                cambiamo

cambi (notice you drop the one “i”)       cambiate

cambia                                                cambiano

ricordare – to remember, recall

recordo                                      recordiamo

recordi                                       ricordate

recorda                                      ricordano

respirare – to breathe

respiro                                       respiriamo

respiri                                        respirate

respira                                       respirano

 

For –ere verbs, the endings are very similar:  -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, and –ono.

credere – to believe

credo                                         crediamo

credi                                          credete

crede                                         credono

 

vivere – to live

vivo                                          viviamo

vivi                                            vivete

vive                                           vivono

chiudere – to close, to shut

chiudo                                       chiudiamo

chiudi                                         chiudete

chiude                                        chiudono

Next lesson Gianluca will introduce –ire verbs to you!

Now for some regular vocabulary! (All from Grande Amore)

In Italian, there are many words for the word “the” – they are as follows: il, lo, l’, la, i, le, lo, i, gli.

occhio/occhi – eye/eyes

e – and

a – to

lei – you

profumo – perfume, scent

dolce – sweet

della – of, of the

pelle – skin

sua – her

e’ – is

una – a

voce – voice

dentro – inside

che – what

mi – my

stare – to be, or to stay (sta – is, she stays)

portando – bringing (from verb portare – to bring)

dove – where

nasce – born (from verb nascere – to be born)

sole – sun

sono – are (from the verb stare – to be/are)

parola/parole – word/words

sole – alone (from the verb solere – to be in the habit of, alone?)

So, the first few lines of Grande Amore:

Chiudo gli occhi e penso a lei il profumo dolce della pelle sua, è una voce dentro che mi sta portando dove nasce il sole. Sole sono le parole.

 

Roughly translate into:

I close my eyes and I think of the perfume of her sweet skin, and a voice inside that is bringing (taking) me where the sun is born (rises). Alone, are the words.

  

Ok, that is enough for Lesson 2. Gianluca will bring you –ire ending verbs and more vocabulary for Lesson 3!

Arrivederci!

PIERO