Ilaria Serra (Florida Atlantic University), Edoardo A. Lebano (Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University

Italian

A Self-Teaching Guide

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Produktbeschreibung

THE FUN AND EASY WAY TO TEACH YOURSELF ITALIAN This is the bestselling guide that helps you master Italian at your own pace-whether you're brand new to the language or looking to build on what you already know. In fifteen easy-to-follow lessons, you'll learn how to engage in authentic conversations while working, traveling, or studying in Italian-speaking regions. In this new edition, readers will gain lively and engaging explanations of important grammar and usage rules, so they can communicate clearly and effectively. Designed to acquaint you with the basic skills you need to speak, read, write, and understand the Italian language, this book: * Demystifies grammar, common usage, and pronunciation with step-by-step lessons on numbers, days of the week, telling time, and special rules of speech * Includes extensive vocabulary and cultural notes * Provides mini-dialogues for a vibrant introduction to Italian culture and customs * Offers fun exercises, self-tests, and practice activities to reinforce your skills-along with answer explanations Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, Third Edition, combines the quick-reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course. Whatever your reason for learning Italian, you'll find this to be an invaluable guide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 184mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9781394280742
• ISBN-10: 1394280742
• Artikelnr.: 72664030

Autorenporträt

ILARIA SERRA, PhD, is professor of Italian and Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and director of the university's Venice Study Abroad Program. A native of Venice, Italy, Ilaria researches Italian cinema, Italian literature, and the history of Italian immigration to the United States. She received FAU's Scholar of the Year Award in 2012 and 2020. The late EDOARDO A. LÈBANO was professor of Italian and director of the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.

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Preface xiii Pronunciation Guide xv Acknowledgments xix Lesson 1 Basic Expressions 1 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 2 Grammar I Gender and Number of Italian Nouns 3 Grammar II the Indefinite Article 4 Grammar III the Definite Article 5 Grammar IV Subject Pronouns 6 Grammar V Present Indicative of
ssere and Avere 8 Grammar VI Numbers From 0 to 1,000 9 Lesson 2 IN UN RISTORANTE DEL CENTRO (In a Downtown Restaurant) 12 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 12 Di
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ngiano in un ristorante del centro 13 Dialogue Sergio and Maria Are Eating in a Downtown Restaurant 13 Grammar I Present Indicative of - are, - ere, and - ire Verbs 15 Verbi da Ricordare (Verbs to Remember) 17 Grammar II Present Indicative of - Iare, - Care, and - Gare Verbs 18 Grammar III the Adjective- Gender and Number 19 Grammar IV Interrogative Sentences 21 Grammar V Negative Constructions 21 Grammar VI the Days of the Week 22 Lesson 3 ALLA STAZIONE FERROVIARIA (At the Railway Station) 24 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 24 Di
logo Alla stazione ferroviaria 25 Dialogue At the Railway Station 25 Grammar I Position of the Adjective 26 Grammar II Present Indicative of Capire, Finire, and Preferire 31 Grammar III the Verbs Sapere and Con
scere 32 Grammar IV Meaning of
è and Ci Sono 33 Grammar V How to Tell Time in Italian 33 Grammar VI Numbers From 1,001 to 1 Billion 35 Lesson 4 COMPLEANNO IN FAMIGLIA (A Family Birthday) 37 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 37 Di
logo Compleanno in famiglia 38 Dialogue A Family Birthday 38 Grammar I Plural of Certain Nouns and Adjectives 39 Grammar II Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns 41 Grammar III Present Indicative of the Stem-changing Verbs Dare, Andare, Fare, Stare, Uscire, and Venire 43 Grammar IV the Adjective Tutto, a 44 Grammar V a Person's Age 45 Grammar VI Seasons and Months of the Year 45 Lesson 5 IN UN ALBERGO DI MILANO (In a Hotel in Milan) 48 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 48 Di
logo In un albergo di Milano 49 Dialogue In a Hotel in Milan 50 Grammar I Prepositions Not Combined with the Definite Article 51 Grammar II Prepositions Combined with the Definite Article 54 Grammar III the Partitive 55 Grammar IV Present Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs Dovere, Potere, and Volere 57 Grammar V the Interrogative Pronoun Chi and the Adjectives Che, Quale, and Quanto 58 Grammar VI Future Indicative of Avere and
ssere and of - Are, - Ere, and - Ire Verbs 59 Review A (Lessons 1-5) 63 Lesson 6 FARE LA SPESA (Grocery Shopping) 67 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 67 Di
logo A fare la spesa 68 Dialogue Grocery Shopping 69 Grammar I Plural of Some Nouns 70 Grammar II Personal Pronouns After a Preposition Or a Verb 72 Grammar III Direct Object Pronouns 72 Grammar IV Position of the Direct Object Pronoun in a Sentence 73 Grammar V Future Indicative of Verbs Ending in - Care, - Gare, - Ciare, and - Giare 76 Grammar VI Niente, Nulla, Nessuno, and other Negative Expressions 77 Grammar VII Future Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs dare, andare, fare, stare, and dovere, potere, volere 79 Lesson 7 IN UNA BANCA DI FIRENZE (In a Bank in Florence) 81 Parole Da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 81 Di
logo In una banca di Firenze 82 Dialogue In a Bank in Florence 82 Grammar I Nouns Ending in -ista 84 Grammar II Present Indicative of the Stem-changing Verbs Bere, Dire, Rimanere, and Tenere; Future Indicative of Sapere, Vedere, and Venire 85 Grammar III the Past Participle 86 Grammar IV Passato Pr
ssimo of Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 88 Grammar V Agreement of the Past Particle with Direct Object Pronouns 92 Grammar VI Idiomatic Use of the Present Indicative with the Preposition Da 92 Lesson 8 UNA VISITA MEDICA (A Medical Examination) 94 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 94 Di
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dica 95 Dialogue A Medical Examination 96 Grammar I Future Indicative of the Stem-Changing Verbs bere, dire, rimanere, and tenere 97 Grammar II the Relative Pronouns Che, Cui, Il Quale, and La Quale 98 Grammar III Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns 100 Grammar IV the Direct Object Pronoun Ne 103 Grammar V the Adjective Ogni 105 Grammar VI Idiomatic Expressions with Fare 106 Lesson 9 In Un Negozio Di Abbigliamento (In a Clothing Store) 108 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 108 Di
logo In un negozio di abbigliamento 109 Dialogue In a Clothing Store 110 Grammar I The Relative Pronoun cui and the Possessive Interrogative di chi 111 Grammar II Reciprocal Constructions 112 Grammar III Indirect Object Pronouns 113 Grammar IV the Verb Piacere 115 Grammar V Imperative of First- , Second- , and Third- Conjugation Verbs 116 Grammar VI Imperative of Avere and
ssere and of the Stem-Changing Verbs Dare, Dire, Fare, Stare 118 Lesson 10 UNA TELEFONATA (A Telephone Call) 121 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 121 Di
logo Una telefonata 122 Dialogue A Telephone Call 122 Grammar I The Adverbial Pronoun ci 124 Grammar II Position of Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns with the Imperative 125 Grammar III Imperative of Reflexive Verbs 127 Grammar IV Imperative of the Stem-Changing Verbs Andare, Bere, Rimanere, Tenere, Uscire, and Venire 128 Grammar V Double Object Pronouns 129 Grammar VI the Imperfetto 131 Review B (Lessons 6-10) 136 Lesson 11 UNA GITA DOMENICALE (A Sunday Outing) 141 Parole da Ricordare 141 Di
logo Una gita domenicale 142 Dialogue A Sunday Outing 143 Grammar I The Impersonal Construction 144 Grammar II the Comparative 145 Grammar III the Superlative 149 Grammar IV Verbs Used in the Third-Person Singular 152 Grammar V Idiomatic Use of the Imperfetto with the Preposition Da 153 Grammar VI Present Conditional of - Are, - Ere, and - Ire Verbs; Present Conditional of avere and
ssere 153 Lesson 12 Sul Sito Di Viaggi Online (On the Online Travel Website) 157 Parole da Ricordare (Words to Remember) 157 Di
logo Sul sito di viaggi online 158 Dialogue On the Online Travel Website 158 Grammar I Present Conditional of Stem-Changing Verbs 160 Grammar II Future Perfect and Perfect Conditional 163 Grammar III the Trapassato Pr
ssimo 166 Grammar IV the Gerundio 168 Grammar V Special Construction of Stare with the Gerundio 171 Grammar VI the Infinitive 171 Lesson 13 ALL'UFFICIO POSTALE (At the Post Office) 175 Parole da Ricordare 175 Di
logo All'ufficio postale 176 Dialogue At the Post Office 176 Grammar I Adverbs 178 Grammar II the Comparative and Superlative of Adverbs 179 Grammar III Present Subjunctive 180 Grammar IV Perfect Subjunctive 182 Grammar V the Subjunctive: Use (part I) 184 Grammar VI Tense Sequence: Indicative/subjunctive (part I) 187 Lesson 14 DAL MECCANICO (At the Mechanic's) 190 Parole da Ricordare 190 Di
logo Dal meccanico 191 Dialogue At the Mechanic's 191 Grammar I The Passato Remoto 193 Grammar II the Passato Remoto of Stem-Changing Verbs 195 Grammar III the Trapassato Remoto 197 Grammar IV Imperfect Subjunctive 198 Grammar V Pluperfect Subjunctive 200 Grammar VI Tense Sequence: Indicative/subjunctive (part II) 201 Lesson 15 IN CERCA DI LAVORO (Looking for a Job) 205 Parole da Ricordare 205 Narrativa In cerca di lavoro 206 Narrative Looking for a Job 207 Grammar I The Subjunctive: Use (Part II) 208 Grammar II if Clauses with the Subjunctive 210 Grammar III Additional Uses of the Subjunctive 212 Grammar IV the Passive Construction 213 Grammar V Nouns and Adjectives Combined with a Suffix 216 Grammar VI Special Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, M
tterci, and Volerci 218 Review C (Lessons 11-15) 222 Appendix A Answers for Exercises and Reviews 226 Appendix B Regular Verbs 290 Appendix C Irregular Verbs 294 Italian-English Vocabulary 302