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Prendere: to take (6 minutes)
Say the different forms of prendere (to take (to take ( ) aloud
and test yourself.
(io) prendo I take
(eeoh) prendoh
(tu) prendi you take (informal)
(too) prendee
(Lei) prende you take (formal)
(lay) prenday
(lui/lei) prende he/she/it takes
(looee/lay) prenday

Prendo la metro tutti i giorni. (noi) prendiamo we take
prendoh lah metroh toottee (noy) prendeeamoh
ee jornee (voi) prendete you take (plural)
I take the metro every day. (voy) prendetay
(loro) prendono they take
(loroh) prendonoh

Non voglio prendere I don’t want to take a taxi.
un taxi.
non vollyoh prenderay
oon taxee

Prenda la prima a sinistra. Take the first left.
prenda lah preemah
ah seeneestrah
Lui prende il vitello. He’ll have the veal.
looee prenday eel veetelloh

Put into practice (2 minutes)
Cover the text on the right and complete the dialogue
in Italian.
Dove va? Vado alla stazione.
dovay vah vadoh allah statseeonay
Where are you going?
Say: I’m going to
the station.

Vuole prendere la metro? No, voglio andare in
vwolay prenderay lah metroh autobus.
noh, vollyoh andaray een
Do you want to take a-ootoboos
the metro?
Say: No, I want to
go by bus.