By now you should be able to:


Vocabulary:

  • Speak, write, and recognize (by reading and hearing):
    • Numbers 1-20
    • Greetings and phrases for people in different scenarios
    • Words and phrases associated with buying a train ticket, checking in to a hotel, ordering food

Grammar:

  • Describe the distinction between c‘è, ci sono and ecco
  • Use two irregular verbs: avere (to have) and essere (to be)
  • List equivalent verbs that express "to be"
  • Explain the concepts of number and gender
  • Identify and use all forms of the definite article

Conversation:

  • Apply basic rules of Italian pronunciation
  • Recognize varying levels of formality and the appropriate greetings for each

Comprehension:

  • Recognize cognates
  • Respond to ticket agent, hotel receptionist, and waiter appropriately

Cultural Knowledge:

  • Describe and discuss these elements of Italian culture:
    • Fiumicino airport
    • Roma Termini train station
    • Checking in at a hotel
    • Varying levels of formality and appropriate greetings for each

Here's a summary of items included in Day 1. If you don't feel confident with some items, you may go back to review.

your Italian tour guide, Cecelia