Lesson 1 Lyrics & Tabs by Michel Thomas
Lesson 1
guitar chords lyrics
Foundation (8-hour) course: CD 1 Track 11 Review course
CD 1 Track 11
0: 00 tomorrow domani
0: 04 tomorrow evening domani sera
0: 08 tomorrow morning domani mattina
0: 14 tomorrow afternoon domani pomeriggio
0: 25 The present tense in Italian is used very much because it is also
used to express the future. ✗
1: 00 I see you tomorrow. La vedo domani.
1: 13 In English you have two ways to express the future: 'I'm going
to see you tomorrow' and 'I will / shall see you tomorrow'.
In Italian you cannot use 'going' to express the future. ✗
1: 39 to go andare
1: 50 I go / I am going vado
2: 01 you are going / he is going va
1: 39 to go andare
1: 50 I go / I am going vado
2: 01 you are going / he is going va
2: 25 When you want to say 'I'm going to call you tomorrow', in
Italian you say 'I call you tomorrow'. There is a future tense, but
the present tense is used more frequently. ✗
2: 46 to call chiamare
2: 51 I call chiamo
2: 55 I call you la chiamo
3: 09 I call you later. La chiamo più tardi.
3: 25 I call you tomorrow. La chiamo domani.
3: 57 I'm going to see it. (I'm going Vado a vederlo.
out / I'm on my way to see it.)
4: 13 I'm going to see it tomorrow. Lo vedo domani.
4: 32 If a verb of 'coming' and 'going' is followed by another verb,
you use 'a': 'vado a vederlo'. But 'vado' is not used to express
the future tense. ✗
5: 06 I'm going / I'm on my Vado a comprarlo.
way to buy it.
5: 41 I will buy it tomorrow. Lo compro domani.
6: 14 I'm buying it now. Lo compro adesso.
OTRA VERSION DE AYUDA--------------------------------
tomorrow domani
tomorrow evening domani sera
tomorrow morning domani mattina
tomorrow afternoon domani pomeriggio
(in Italian the present tense is used very much. For example, it is used to express the future, for example you can say "I see you tomorrow")
I will see you tomorrow, I see you tomorrow la vedo domani
(in English, we have two ways to express the future tense: "I will/shall see you" and "I am going to see you". In Italian, you cannot use "going" to express the future)
to go andare
(in Italian, "go" is a combination of two Latin verbs)
I go vado
you go va
to call chiamare
I call chiamo
I call you la chiamo
I will call you later la chiamo più tardi
I will call you tomorrow la chiamo domani
(after coming and going, the next verb is preceded by a)
I am going to see it, I am going (in order) to see it vado a vederlo
I am going to buy it now (I am on my way to buy it now) vado a comprarlo adesso
I will buy it tomorrow lo compraro domani
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