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.

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¿logo Sergio e Maria m¿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¿logo Una v¿sita m¿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