Lezione 8 focuses on describing cities, giving and understanding directions, and talking about past events using the Passato Prossimo (Present Perfect).
| Italiano | English | | :--- | :--- | | Pronto? | Hello? (on the phone) | | Volere (io voglio, tu vuoi) | To want | | Potere (io posso, tu puoi) | Can / To be able to | | Dovere (io devo, tu devi) | Must / To have to | | Fissare un appuntamento | To make an appointment | | Uscire | To go out | | Ci vediamo... | See you... | | A sabato! | See you on Saturday! | | Davanti al cinema | In front of the cinema | | Preferisco... | I prefer... | | Allora | So / Well then | | Senti... | Listen... (to get attention) |
Take the verb "Svegliarsi" (to wake up). nuovo espresso 1 lezione 8
| Subject | Reflexive Pronoun | Conjugated Verb | English | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Io | mi | sveglio | I wake up | | Tu | ti | svegli | You wake up | | Lui/Lei | si | sveglia | He/She wakes up | | Noi | ci | svegliamo | We wake up | | Voi | vi | svegliate | You all wake up | | Loro | si | svegliano | They wake up |
Crucial Rule: In Italian, you never say "Io sveglio" (without mi) to mean "I wake up." That would mean "I wake someone else up." The pronoun is mandatory. Topic: In Giro per la Città (Around the
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| Italian | English | Percentage | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Sempre | Always | 100% | | Di solito | Usually | 80% | | Spesso | Often | 70% | | Qualche volta | Sometimes | 40% | | Raramente | Rarely | 20% | | Non... mai | Never | 0% |