Italian Workbook for Dummies - Teresa L Picarazzi

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Auteur(s) : Teresa L Picarazzi

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/01/2023

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 304

Expédition : 678

Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.5 x 2.8

ISBN : 1119986702

Résumé :

Ciao! Welcome to your new corso di Italiano

Language learning is all about the practice. Italian Workbook For Dummies is the perfect resource for getting a grip on basic Italian, the hands-on way. You'll work through exercises to get Italian vocabulary, grammar, and authentic expressions into your head. Start from the very, very beginning, and work your way toward expressing yourself in the language of bella Italia. You'll also get access to verb charts, mini-dictionaries, and other handy resources, so you can travel, work, and even flirt-in Italian!

Inside...

Basic Italian grammar

Introductions and small talk

Asking & answering questions

All about irregular verbs

Expressing yourself with style

Past, imperfect, and future

Writing and reading practice

Common mistakes to avoid

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Biographie:
Pointing Out with Demonstratives 139

Part 4: More Verb Tenses 149

Chapter 12: Glancing Back at the Past: The Passato Prossimo 151

Chapter 13: Once Upon a Time: The Imperfect 167

Chapter 14: Looking Ahead: The Future Tense 183

Chapter 15: Commanding and the Imperative 195

Chapter 16: Forming and Using Conditional Verbs 211

Chapter 17: Everyday Communication with Reflexives 223

Part 5: The Part of Tens 237

Chapter 18: Ten Practice Dialogues for When You're Out and About in Italy 239

Chapter 19: Ten Common Word Swaps to Avoid 251

Part 6: Appendixes 255

Appendix A: English-Italian Dictionary 257

Appendix B: Italian-English Dictionary 261

Index 265

Sommaire:

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Your Bearings with the Basics 5

Chapter 1: Greetings! Getting to Know You 7

Chapter 2: Embedded Gender and Number: Nouns and Articles 19

Chapter 3: Putting Two and Two Together: Numbers, Dates, and Time 33

Part 2: Verbs as Building Blocks 45

Chapter 4: Noting to Be or to Have with Essere and Avere 47

Chapter 5: Forming the Present 61

Chapter 6: Going and Coming with Irregular Verbs 73

Part 3: Building Beautiful Sentences: Parts of Speech 87

Chapter 7: Enriching Adjectives and Adverbs 89

Chapter 8: Comparisons and Superlatives 103

Chapter 9: Prepositions, and Then Some 113

Chapter 10: La Mia Famiglia: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 127

Chapter 11: Asking with Interrogatives...