Ciao a tutti! E bentornati a Rocket Italiano! I hope you ve been practicing those plural nouns from the last lesson! Today is all about articles!

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1 8.7 Some or Any? Partitive Articles Language & Culture Lessons Ciao a tutti! E bentornati a Rocket Italiano! I hope you ve been practicing those plural nouns from the last lesson! Today is all about articles! What are articles? Remember back in Rocket Italian Premium we learned about definite articles (the) and indefinite articles (a/an)? We discovered too that definite articles have several forms, depending on the gender. Being able to identify items the cat, the apple, a friend is very useful, but what do you say when you want to talk about a group of something? For instance some cats, a few apples, several friends In this lesson, you ll master another piece of the grammatical puzzle: articoli partitivi, or partitive articles. Language Lesson Some or Any? Partitive Articles Some, any, few... In English we often talk about approximate quantities. For example: I would like a few apples I saw some friends today To do this, we use words like some and any. These are called partitive articles. It s the same in Italian too, except that the partitive article you use will depend on the gender of the noun that follows, and whether the noun is singular or plural. To help you understand, it is useful to remember these easy combinations: Feminine Feminine (before a vowel) Masculine Masculine (before a vowel) Masculine (before the letters ps, gn, z, and s with a consonant) SINGULAR della dell del dell dello PLURAL delle delle dei degli degli "Some..." The Italian word for "some" is "di" + one of the many forms of Italian definite article. So if you wanted to buy some wine in a shop, how would you say "some wine"? The wine = il vino, so "some wine" = "del vino". Here are some more shopping list examples: Il pane The bread Del pane Le lasagne The lasagne Delle lasagne Lo zucchero The sugar Dello zucchero Some bread Some lasagne Some sugar

2 Il pane - The bread And some useful sentences: Gianni ha comprato del pane e dell'olio. C'è ancora dello zucchero nella scatola. Hai della frutta? Luisa raccoglie sempre dei fiori. Hai ancora delle arance nel frigo? Io ho fatto degli gnocchi buonissimi! L'infermiera dà dell'anestetico al paziente. Gianni bought some bread and some oil. There is still some sugar in the box. Do you have any fruit? Luisa always picks up some flowers. Have you still got some oranges in the fridge? I made some very good gnocchi! The nurse gives some anesthetic to the patient. Not too hard at all, right? Now you ve mastered that, we ll look at several other words for some in the Italian language. Other Words for "Some" qualche is always followed by a singular noun. Hai qualche novità? Do you have some news? alcuni/alcune (masculine or feminine, plural) Ho scritto alcuni appunti Ho letto alcune lettere I wrote some notes I read some letters un po' di ( it means "a bit of"). It os often used with food items: Passami un po' di pane Pass me a bit of bread "Any..." And in the negative version everything gets better! You just use non in front of the verb. Non ho tempo I don't have any time Or the singular form nessun,nessuno (masc.), nessuna (fem.),nessun' (masc. and fem.).

3 Attenzione! The literal translation of nessun, nessuno, nessuna, and nessun is any as well. Here is an example: "Non ho preso nessun vestito" is "I haven t taken any dress". We use "nessuno" to emphasize "not even one", "not any". This doesn t make sense though, so instead we say: "I haven't taken a dress". "Nessuno" when refers to people (masc. and fem.) means "nobody/no one". Foe example: Nessuno è venuto a scuola "Nobody came to school" Here are some more examples: Non ho visto nessun segnale. Non ho fatto nessuna domanda. Non ho considerato nessun'altra idea. I haven't seen a sign. I haven't asked any questions. I haven't considered any other ideas. Il segnale - The signal Attività! Let's talk about partitives articles. Fill the blank with the appropriate article: Q1. Roberto e Maria cercano (delle/nessuna/qualche) soluzioni Q2. Non c'è (dei/del/nessun) negozio aperto a quest'ora Q3. Sara fa sempre (alcune/delle/nessune) belle fotografie Q4. Ho letto (nessuni/alcuni/alcuna) libri di Umberto Eco Q5. Marco ha comprato (qualche/delle/dei) olive e (alcuna/alcuno/del) formaggio Q6. Nella scatola c'erano (qualche/alcuno/alcuni) cioccolatini e (alcune/un po' di/delle) biscotti Q7. (alcuna/nessuno/alcuno) si è presentato alla mostra Q8. Non ho sentito (nessuna/nessuno/nessun) bella canzone al festival Q9. Ogni mattina dovrei mangiare (alcuno/un po' di/qualche) yogurt e (della/alcuna/dell') frutta Q10.Mi presteresti (delle/dei/della) soldi? Let's talk about partitives articles:

4 A1. Roberto e Maria cercano delle soluzioni A2. Non c'è nessun negozio aperto a quest'ora A3. Sara fa sempre delle belle fotografie A4. Ho letto alcuni libri di Umberto Eco A5. Marco ha comprato delle olive e del formaggio A6. Nella scatola c'erano alcuni cioccolatini e un po' di biscotti A7. Nessuno si è presentato alla mostra A8. Non ho sentito nessuna bella canzone al festival A9. Ogni mattina dovrei mangiare un po' di yogurt e della frutta A10.Mi presteresti dei soldi? Vocabulary Here s some extra vocabulary for you, it'll come in handy next time you catch a music concert! Le canzoni Il testo Le note L entrata L uscita Lo stadio Il palazzo dello sport La sala da concerto La musica pop Il cantante La cantante Il gruppo La cassetta La radio Il posto a sedere Il posto in piedi I diritti di prevendita Che tipo di musica ti piace? Che tipo di musica preferisci? Quanto costa il biglietto? The songs The lyrics The tones The entry The exit The stadium The sports stadium The concert hall The pop music The male singer The female singer The band The cassette The radio The place to sit The standing area The presale fees What kind of music do you like? What kind of music do you prefer? How much does the ticket cost? Culture Perché Sanremo è Sanremo! Formally known as "Il Festival della canzone italiana" (the Festival of Italian Song), the Sanremo Music Festival has been a must-see for Italian music-lovers since The contest format of the festival proved to be so successful that it was actually the inspiration for the Eurovision song contest! Many famous Italian singers made their debut at this festival Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti Eros Ramazzotti are some names you may recognize?! If you happen to be near Sanremo around February/March, be sure to catch the spectacle of the festival.

5 Bene! You have reached the end of this lesson. In the next, you will learn how to use verbs with prepositions, and we ll talk a little bit about Alitalia, the National airline. Alla prossima volta... Until next time! Maria DiLorenzi Rocket Italian Libros Media Ltd. - Copyright USA: Page Avenue, PO Box 1261, Fairfax, VA 22038, USA Phone: Asia/Pacific: Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand Phone: