Ch09 negatives and prepositions
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gli affari
business
la carrozza
the car; wagon
la destinazione
the destination
l'edicola
the newspaper stand
la ferrovia
the railway
il finestrino
the window
l'impiegato
the employee
il lavoratore
the worker
il mezzo di trasporto
means of transport
il negozio
the shop
gli operai
hourly workers
il pendolare
people who travel back and forth to work
la prenotazione
the reservation
la sala d'aspetto
the waiting room
il servizio
the service
il tifoso
fan
il trasporto
transportation
la velocità
speed
accendere
to turn on
proteggere
to protect
accorciare
to shorten
raggiungere
to reach
ammirare
to admire
rilassarsi
to relax
costruire
to build
salire
to get on
evitare
to avoid
scegliere
to choose
fermarsi
to stop
scendere
to get off
iniziare
to start
trasportare
to transport
prendere
to take
usare
to use
fare il biglietto
to get a ticket
fare la prenotazione
to make a reservation
efficiente
efficient
modesto
modest
intasato
obstructed
violento
violent
interessante
interesting
la campagna
countryside
il paragone
comparison
i dolcetti
sweets
i parenti
relatives
l'età
age
il viaggio
trip
i nipoti
grandchildren
felice
happy
secolare
centuries old
controllare
to check
salutare
to say hello, good-bye
visitare
to visit
saltare
to jump
How do you make a sentence negative in Italian?
Place non before the verb: Non parlo italiano.
How do double negatives work in Italian?
non + verb + a second negative (they don't cancel out): Non vedo niente (I see nothing), Non c'è nessuno (There's no one).
Common Italian negative expressions
non…niente/nulla (nothing), non…nessuno (no one), non…mai (never), non…più (no longer), non…ancora (not yet), non…né…né (neither…nor).
What are the simple prepositions in Italian?
di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra.
What happens when a, di, da, in, su meet the definite article?
They contract: a+il=al, di+il=del, da+il=dal, in+il=nel, su+il=sul (also allo/alla/all'/ai/agli/alle, etc.).
Articulated forms of 'di' + articles
del, dello, della, dell', dei, degli, delle.
Articulated forms of 'a' + articles
al, allo, alla, all', ai, agli, alle.
What does the preposition 'da' express?
'from', 'by', 'at someone's place' (vado da Maria), 'since/for' with time (abito qui da due anni = I've lived here for two years), and purpose (una tazza da caffè).
Which preposition for cities vs. countries?
a with cities (a Roma), in with countries and regions (in Italia).
How do you express 'some / a few' (partitive)?
di + definite article (del pane, dei libri), or qualche + singular / alcuni + plural.