Intermediate Italian For Dummies 1st Edition by Daniela Gobetti 0470411260 9780470411261

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ISBN 10: 0470411260 

ISBN 13: 9780470411261

Author: Daniela Gobetti

Take your Italian skills to the next level the fun and easy way with Intermediate Italian For Dummies! This practical, easy-to-follow guide will help you to be more fluent and comfortable in your Italian writing. You’ll learn key concepts, practice what you’ve learned, and check your answers. With the exercises and lessons featured in this book, you will be able master written communication in Italian.

You’ll quickly understand the basics of Italian grammar and pick up on the nuances of this romantic language. You’ll learn how to conjugate verbs, navigate tenses, and feel comfortable with gendered words. Say and spell words correctly, and no one will be able to tell that you’re not a native Italian. You’ll discover the basics of ordering words, answering questions, and forming complete sentences. You’ll be able to master parts of speech and apply articles as needed. Find out how to:

• Navigate grammar, language nuances, and verb tenses
• Conjugate verbs and understand the basics of gender
• Say and spell words correctly
• Order words correctly
• Answer questions and form complete sentences
• Use articles where necessary
• Understand the various parts of speech
• Write and speak Italian like a native

Complete with lists of ten facts to remember about Italian grammar and ten subtle terminology distinctions, Intermediate Italian For Dummies is your one-stop guide to taking your Italian skills to the next level and improving upon what you already know about this widely spoken language.

Intermediate Italian For Dummies 1st Table of contents:

PART I: Getting Your Bearings: Reviewing the Basics
Chapter 1: What Do You Know? Parts of Speech and Then Some
Getting a Grip on Italian Grammar Terms and Nuances
Phonology: Saying and spelling words correctly
Morphology: Word structure and variations in word forms
Syntax: Putting words in order
Getting the Most Out of Dictionaries
Navigating a monolingual Italian dictionary
Navigating a bilingual Italian-English/English-Italian dictionary
Answer Key

Chapter 2: Noun and Article Basics: Gender and Number
A Primer on Articles
Dealing with the definite article “the”
Saying “a” or “an” in Italian: Indefinite articles
Distinguishing between Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Recognizing common noun endings
Sorting nouns into three classes
Moving from Singular to Plural: Basic Rules
Exceptions to the Basic Rules on Number
Changing more than just the ending
Changing only the article
Using nouns only in the singular or the plural
Deciding When to Include an Article
When (and when not) to use a definite article
When (and when not) to use an indefinite article
Answer Key

Chapter 3: Numbers, Dates, and Time
Counting Items with Cardinal Numbers
Putting Items in Order with Ordinal Numbers
Managing Your Calendar and Your Time
Il calendario: The calendar
L’ora: The time
Answer Key

PART II: A Close Look at Parts of Speech
Chapter 4: All About Pronouns
Reader, Meet the Subject Pronouns
Knowing when to use them
Adapting subject pronouns for formal and informal usage
Stressed Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns
Combining Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns to Form Double Pronouns
But Wait — There’s More! Special Italian Pronouns
The adverbial pronoun ci
The pronoun ne
When the Subject Is Also the Object: Reflexive Pronouns
Answer Key

Chapter 5: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons
Matching Adjectives to Nouns in Gender and Number
Regular adjectives
Irregular adjectives
Invariable adjectives
When You Need to Match One Adjective to More than One Noun
Putting Adjectives in Their Place
Recognizing the adjectives that come before nouns
Using placement to change an adjective’s meaning
Forming Adverbs the Italian Way
Original adverbs
Derived adverbs
Finding a Place for Adverbs in a Sentence
Making Comparisons
Designating the best and the worst: The superlatives
Migliore and peggiore, meglio and peggio: Better and worse
Answer Key

Chapter 6: Prepositions: The Big Challenge
Combining Prepositions with Articles
Forming Complements (Preposition + Noun, Name, or Pronoun)
Possession and specification
Qualities and functions
Place
Place and function
Time
Purpose and agent of action
Tools, reasons, and causes
Answer Key

PART III: What Would You Do without Verbs and Tenses?
Chapter 9: Writing in the Present
The Reliable Guys: Regular Verbs
Finding Surprises at Every Turn: Irregular Verbs
Auxiliary verbs and modal auxiliaries
Irregular verbs of the first conjugation: -are
Irregular verbs of the second conjugation: -ere
Irregular verbs of the third conjugation: -ire
More irregular verbs: Those that end in -arre, -urre, and -orre
Having to Do without a Subject: Impersonal Verbs
What’s Happening Right Now: The Present Progressive Tense
Using Pronouns with Verbs in the Infinitive or the Gerund
Answer Key

Chapter 10: Glancing Back at the Past: The Present Perfect and Preterit
Step 1: Turning a Verb into a Past Participle
Forming the past participle of regular verbs
Forming the past participle of irregular verbs
Step 2: Figuring Out Which Auxiliary to Use
Step 3: Coordinating the Past Participle with the Subject or Object
Adding a Modal Auxiliary to a Verbal Form in the Present Perfect
Writing and Reading about the Distant Past: The Preterit
The preterit of regular verbs
The preterit of irregular verbs
Answer Key

PART IV: Adding Nuances to Moods and Tenses
Chapter 13: The Imperative
The Imperative Form of Regular Verbs
Informal usage
Formal usage
The Imperative Form of Irregular Verbs
Verbs that are irregular in the informal imperative
Verbs that are irregular in the formal imperative
Negative Commands
Adding Pronouns to Commands
When the pronoun follows the imperative
When the pronoun precedes the imperative
Answer Key

PART V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten Facts to Remember about Italian Grammar
False Friends: Similar Italian and English Words Don’t Necessarily Share Meanings
Italian Verbs Can Have Multiple Functions
Some Verbs Turn the Object into the Subject
Some Verbs Can’t Live Without Pronouns
Fare is the Jack of All Trades
da + Verb = Four Possible Meanings
Convey the Passive Voice in More than One Way
Convey Strong Emotion with Exclamatory Words
Lasciare Grants (or Requests) Permission
If You Want Someone to Agree with You, Add Non è vero?

PART VI: Appendixes
Appendix A: Verb Charts
Regular Verbs
Regular Verbs with a Twist: Simple Spelling Changes
-care/-gare verbs
-ciare /-giare verbs
-gliare verbs
-ìare verbs
-iare verbs
-ire verbs that add -sc-
Irregular Verbs
Auxiliaries and modal auxiliaries
First conjugation in -are
Second conjugation in -ere
Third conjugation in -ire
Combining Irregularities: Verbs that Use an Older Stem

Appendix B: English-Italian Dictionary
Appendix C: Italian-English Dictionary

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