Monday, June 9, 2025 -- Individual Session (modal verbs, pronunciation and practice conjugation

Question 1

was it worth it?

Answer 1

ne è valsa la pena?

Question 2

it is a beautiful street

Answer 2

è una bella strada

Question 3

modal verbs – how do they work and which ones are they?

Answer 3

Conjugate the modal verb and then use the “base form” of the verb to which the modal verb applies. e.g., devo farlo (devo - I must…. farlo = fare +lo…contracted to form farlo).

modal verbs are:
dove – must
potere – can
volere – want

Question 4

I must do that (masc and fem)

Answer 4

Devo farlo
Devo farla

farlo = fare plus lo

Question 5

today I must rest

Answer 5

oggi devo riposare

Question 6

soft “c” – the rule and some examples

Answer 6

rule: c followed by -i or -e
examples:
cielo - sky
cesta - basket

Question 7

hard “c” - rule and some examples

Answer 7

rule: (i) c followed by -a, -o, -u; (ii) chi
example:
casa – house
chiesa – church
bicchieri – glass
cuore – heart
corpo — body
che - that

Question 8

soft “g” – rule and some examples

Answer 8

rule: g followed by -i or -e
examples:
giulia – Julia
giallo – yellow
gente – people

Question 9

hard “g” – rule and some examples

Answer 9

rule: go followed by -a, -o, -u
examples:
gara – race
gufo – owl
garancia – guaranty
gola – throat

Question 10

I am going there

Answer 10

ci vado

Question 11

there is
there are

Answer 11

c’ è
ci sono

Question 12

it started to rain

Answer 12

inizia a piovera

Question 13

afternoon

Answer 13

pomeriggio

Question 14

exhibit (like in a museum)

Answer 14

la mostra