Getting to know you - Lesson 1 - Exercises:

Saluti e presentazioni

(Greetings and introductions)


(photo by  Leandro Chemalle used under terms of Creative Commons license.)
greeting and introducing


 


Exercise 1          Exercise 2           Exercise 3         Exercise 4          Exercise 5        

Exercise 6          Exercise 7           Exercise 8    





 Exercise 1 : Repetition



 

Generale

general

Ammiraglio

admiral

Colonnello

colonel

Capitano (di Vascello)

captain (navy)

Comandante

commanding officer

Maggiore

major

Tenente

lieutenant

Guardiamarina

ensign

Aiutante

adjutant

Maresciallo (Army)

warrant officer

Sergente

sergeant

Capo

chief petty officer

Sottocapo

petty officer


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 Exercise 2 : Repetition

 

Buon giorno.

Good morning, good afternoon.

Buona sera.

Good evening.

Buona notte.

Good night.


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 Exercise 3



 

You hear: morning/Capitano

You say: Buon giorno, Signor* Capitano.

 

morning

Capitano

afternoon

Comandante

evening

Colonnello

night

Tenente

morning

Maggiore

evening

Capo

morning

Sergente

afternoon

Maresciallo

morning

Generale

night

Ammiraglio

 

 
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 Exercise 4 : Repetition



 

 

il Capitano**

l'Aiutante

il Comandante

il Maggiore

l'Ammiraglio

il Capo

il Tenente

il Colonnello

il Maresciallo

il Sergente

il Guardiamarina

 

 

NOTE: The ranks for women are the same as those for men (for instance, il Tenente Ellen Williams). Women do not serve in the armed forces of Ita1y but there are women in the police forces.

 

*In greetings, the word Signor is not used for the enlisted ranks.

**Il and lo mean "the" when used with singular nouns classified as masculine. Lo is used with nouns beginning with z (lo zoo) or an s followed_by a consonant (lo studente), or a noun beginning with a vowel in which case it changes to l’(l'Ammiraglio)


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 Exercise 5 : Repetition



moglie

wife

mia* moglie

my wife

marito

husband

mio* marito

my husband

l'amico

(the) friend (male)

il mio amico

(the) my friend (male)

l'amica

(the) friend (female)

la mia amica**

(the) my friend (female)

la Signora

(the) Mrs.

la Signorina

(the) Miss



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 Exercise 6



 

You hear: mia moglie, Jane

You say: Vorrei presentarLe mia moglie, Jane.

 

mia moglie, Jane

il Guardiamarina Ellen Williams

il Capitano Anderson

il Signor Rossi

la Signorina Alice

mio marito, Don

il Tenente Jones

il Comandante Moody

il Maresciallo Seretis

la Signora Sanchez

il mio amico Bill

la mia amica Diana

 

l'Aiutante Brown

 

 

*The word for "my" is mio when used with a masculine singular noun (for instance, map marito) and mia with a feminine singular l'Aiutante Brown

**The article la, "the," is used with singular nouns classified as feminine. The article il, or la is used in front of my except when referring to a member of the immediate family Compare La mia amica, "My friend," and Mia moglie, "My wife".


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 Exercise 7 :



 

You hear: Vorrei presentarLe il Tenente Rossi.

You say: Molto lieto/a, Tenente.

 


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 Exercise 8 : Conversation for Listening Comprehension



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Key to Exercise 8

Captain Gentile: Good day, Lieutenant Smith.

Lieutenant Smith: Good day, (Mr.) Captain. Good day, ma'am. How are you?

Mrs. Gentile: Fine, thank you.

Lieutenant Smith: (Mr.) Captain, ma'am, I'd like to introduce to you the Carsons.

Captain Gentile: Good day, Mrs. Carson. Very pleased.

Mrs. Carson: Very glad, Captain.

Mrs. Gentile: Very happy to meet you, Mr. Carson.

Mr. Carson: Very honored.

 

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