| Part 1 The Basics |
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Why You Should Study Italian |
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Imagine the reality of speaking Italian and see all the reasons |
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Learn about dialect, the history of Italian, and using your dictionary |
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In addition, there's a quick grammar refresher to get your language studies started on the right foot |
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Learn the basic rules of Italian pronunciation |
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You Know More Than You Think |
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Tie English and Italian together using cognates |
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In this chapter you'll learn the fundamentals: how to say hello and good-bye, your days of the week, and idiomatic expressions |
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Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex |
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In Italian all nouns are assigned a gender---learn what to do about it |
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Study the different ways of expressing ``you'' in Italian |
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Learn how to determine the subject in a sentence |
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| Part 2 You're Off and Running |
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An Action-Packed Adventure |
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Learn about the different verb families and regular rules of conjugation |
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See all the different ways of using ``to be'' with the verbs essere and stare, and learn how to construct several idiomatic expressions using the verb avere (to have) |
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Tell Me About Your Childhood |
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Learn how to express possession using adjectives and the preposition di, as well as how to describe things with adverbs |
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Finally, You're at the Airport |
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Now that you've landed, you'll be given helpful vocabulary to enable you to get around |
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Learn about prepositions and the imperative verb tense |
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Drive away with the terms you need to make your journey safe |
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Study your numbers to log those kilometers and talk about time |
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Also find out how to use the verb fare (to do/to make) |
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Hallelujah, You've Made It to I'Hotel |
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Get comfortable inside your room using the practical vocabulary lists |
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Express your desires with volere (to want), your potential with potere (to be able to), and what you've got to do with dovere (to have to) |
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Talk about the weather, make a date, and discuss your horoscope |
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| Part 3 Fun and Games |
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See the sights and study the verbs you need to get around and make suggestions, as well as how to use the present progressive tense |
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Learn everything you wanted to know about objects and object pronouns while perusing Italy's wonderful shops |
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Bread, Wine, and Chocolate |
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Visit the market and sample the many culinary delights while improving your linguistic abilities |
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Express your pleasure with the verb piacere |
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Chew on the terms and learn how to read an Italian menu and order special meals |
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See how reflexive verbs work |
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You can sing, dance, and paint the town red with these terms |
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Learn how to talk about what you had been doing using the passato prossimo |
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| Part 4 Getting Down to Business |
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You're Not Having Un Buon Giorno |
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Cope with life's little nuisances, get your hair done, and learn how to make comparisons |
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Is There a Doctor in the House? |
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Tell the doctor where it hurts with these terms |
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Learn how to talk about what used to be with the imperfect tense |
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Make a telephone call, send a package, and write a letter |
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See how to use the future tense to talk about what will be |
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In the market to own a home? Want to rent a villa? Talk about the conditional and learn how to express what you would like |
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Learn the international language of money with these helpful banking terms |
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Also learn the subjunctive and past absolute |
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| Appendixes |
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D An Idiot's Guide to Additional Resources |
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| Index |
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