A normal weekday
Enter the situation for Tappa 4 and learn the first useful language.
The situation
Follow a weekday from morning to evening. Italian present-tense endings identify the subject, so subject pronouns are normally omitted.
Put non before the verb. Frequency expressions can appear before or after the verb, but common short adverbs often follow it.
- Mi sveglio alle sette.· I wake up at seven.
- Faccio colazione a casa.· I have breakfast at home.
- Lavoro in ufficio.· I work in an office.
- Studio italiano ogni giorno.· I study Italian every day.
First language map
Read the models aloud. Notice the repeated sentence frames. Change only one detail at a time until the pattern is secure.
- Pranzo con i colleghi.· I have lunch with my colleagues.
- Torno a casa alle sei.· I return home at six.
- Non guardo spesso la televisione.· I do not often watch television.
- La sera leggo un libro.· In the evening I read a book.
In context
The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.
- Alle sette e mezzo prende il treno.· At half past seven he takes the train.Tappa 4 · Marco’s weekday
- A pranzo mangia con una collega.· At lunch he eats with a colleague.Tappa 4 · Marco’s weekday
- Mi alzo alle sette e faccio colazione.· I get up at seven and have breakfast.Tappa 4 · What do you usually do?
- Come vai al lavoro?· How do you go to work?Tappa 4 · What do you usually do?
- Pranzi a casa?· Do you have lunch at home?Tappa 4 · What do you usually do?
- No, mangio spesso in ufficio.· No, I often eat at the office.Tappa 4 · What do you usually do?
- Prima faccio colazione.· First I have breakfast.Tappa 4 · My normal day
- Poi lavoro dalle nove alle cinque.· Then I work from nine to five.Tappa 4 · My normal day
- A pranzo mangio spesso un panino.· At lunch I often eat a sandwich.Tappa 4 · My normal day
- Non torno subito a casa.· I do not return home immediately.Tappa 4 · My normal day