Page 16 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

14 WE E K 1
ESSERE E AVERE
Warm up (1minute)
To be and to have
Say “See you soon.”
(pp.8–9) There are some essential verbs that you can use to
Say “I am married” make a range of useful expressions. The first of these
(pp.10–11) and “This is are essere (to be (to be ( ) and avere (to have (to have ( ). In Italian the
my wife.” (pp.12–13) verb form varies according to the pronoun (I, you, he,
she, and so on). The pronoun itself is often omitted,
as it is implied by the verb.

Essere: to be (5 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with the different forms of essere
( ( (to beto be) and, when you are confident, practice the
sentences below. Note that descriptive words can have
different endings depending on what is being described.
(io) sono I am
(ee-oh) sonoh
(tu) sei you are
(too) say (informal singular)
(Lei) è you are
(lay) ay (formal singular)
(lui/lei) è he/she/it is
(loo-ee/lay) ay
(noi) siamo we are
(noy) see-ahmoh
(voi) siete you are
(voy) see-aytay (plural)
(loro) sono they are Sono inglese.
(loroh) sonoh sonoh eenglesay
I’m English.

Di dov’è?/Di dove sei? Where are you from?
dee dovay/dee dovay say (formal/informal)

È contenta? Is she happy?
ay kontayntah

Siamo italiani. We’re Italian.
see-ahmoh
eetahleeahnee