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10 Steps to Learn

Italian on Your iPod

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INTRODUCTIONWelcome to iSpeak Italian Beginners Course, the language program createdespecially for iPods and MP3 players that lets you learn on the go. iSpeak Italian

Beginners Course is so fun and easy to use that youll be speaking Italian in notime.

In this program we will be following a young student named Sammy on histravels and adventures while picking up Italian language essentials on the way. Wellbe with Sammy as he arrives at his destination, finds a bed, and deals with waitersand Internet caf owners. Well join him as he goes out and meets people, buysthings, loses them, and reports his loss to the local police station. And finally, wellbe with Sammy as he returns home from his adventures with a big, big surprise!

HOW TO INSTALL THE COURSEFollow these basic steps to import the iSpeak Italian Beginners Course files intoiTunes and then onto your iPod.

1. Connect your iPod to the computer, and open the iTunes program.

2. Insert theiSpeak Italian Beginners Course disk into the computer.

3. Drag the folder labeled Copy to iTunes Music Library into theiTunes Music Library folder.

4. Synch your iPod with iTunes.

5. Eject your iPod.

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE COURSEiSpeak Italian Beginners Course has ten topics. You can find each of these maintopics by first going to the Music menu on your iPod and then selecting Artists.Youll find the ten main topics listed here under the heading iS Beg Fren.

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01 Getting Around

02 Getting Fed

03 Finding a Bed

04 Getting Connected

05 Having Fun

06 Making Small Talk

07 Buying Stuff

08 Losing Stuff

09 Getting Sick

10 Dealing with Customs

Simply select the main topic you wish to hear, such as Getting Around orFinding a Bed. Under each of the ten main topics, youll see subtopics arrangedasAlbums:

The 01 Fast Forward album is a short introduction to that topic.Next youll find the 02 Word Power album. In this section youll hear all the

words and phrases you need to understand Sammys adventures. Youll also seethe words in both English and Italian on your screen.

The 03 In Action album is where youll follow Sammys adventures through thedifferent situations.

Then you get a chance to play the part of Sammy in 04 uSpeak.The 05 Nuts & Bolts album reviews Italian grammar basics to give you an

introduction to how the language works.When youre ready to move on, there are two albums where you do most of

the talking: 06 iPractice, which has two fun audio activities for you to try, andfinally the 07 Rewind album, which will take you to the picture game. Here you willquiz yourself on vocabulary from the main topic by using pictures on your screen.

In this companion booklet youll find key vocabulary from the Word Powersections, text from the In Action dialogues, Nuts & Bolts grammar summaries, andiPractice answers and Rewind answers.

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HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE COURSEiSpeak Italian Beginners Course is designed so that you can customize your ownprogram. Once youve worked through the topics, you can create different playliststhat highlight areas you want to practice or review.

Want to listen to the whole story of Sammy? Then make a playlist of all the InAction albums.

Want to play all the picture games as a visual refresher? Make a playlist of allthe Rewind albums.

Want to review the vocabulary in the first half of the program? Make a playlistof theWord Power albums for topics 1 to 5.

The possibilities are endless.

FAQHow do I preventiSpeak Italian Beginners Course files from playing when I shufflemy music?

1. By creating a playlist that contains all your non-iSpeak songs and then shufflingthis playlist.

2. By deselecting your iSpeak files. Highlight all the iSpeak entries in iTunes.Click the top entry to highlight it, scroll down to the final entry, and hold downShift as you click it; this will highlight all the dictionary entries in between.Then right-click on your mouse and select Uncheck Selection in the pop-upmenu.

3. By deleting the iSpeak files from iTunes. This is obviously a more extrememeasure than step 2, but it is certainly not final. The iSpeak Italian Beginners

Course can simply be reloaded onto your iPod at a later date. Select all theterms in the course (as above). Then right-click and select Delete in the pop-up menu.


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01 GETTING AROUNDWord PowerExcuse me. Scusi.Do you know . . . ? Conosce ?

I want to go to . . . Voglio andare a

Wheres . . . ? Dov ?

I live here. Abito qui.

this area questa zona

hotel lhotel

youth hostel lostello della gioventbus lautobus

train il treno

number four il numero quattro

bus stop la fermata dellautobus

train station la stazione

Turn right. Gira a destra.

Turn left. Gira a sinistra.junction lincrocio

there l

over there laggi

Never mind. Non importa.

Ill show you. Ti faccio vedere.

In ActionSammy asks for directions.

Excuse me, do you know this area? Scusi, conosce questa zona?

Yes, I live here. Where do you want S, abito qui. Dove vuoi andare?to go?

I want to go to the youth hostel. Voglio andare allostello della giovent.

Hmm. You need to take a bus. Mmm. Devi prendere lautobus.

Number four, I think. Il numero quattro, credo.Wheres the bus stop? Dov la fermata dellautobus?

Turn right over there at the junction. Gira a destra laggi allincrocio.

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There. . . you see, next to the train L vedi, accanto alla stazione.station.

What train station? Quale stazione?

Behind the. . . Oh, never mind. Come Dietro il Oh, non importa. Vieni, tion, Ill show you. faccio vedere.

Nuts & BoltsGender (masculine and feminine)In Italian, words for things or ideas, as well as words for people, are assigned agender. They are identified as either male or female. We say a word is masculineor feminine.

This is important because it means that in Italian there are different waysto say words like the. For example, bus stop in Italian is fermata dellautobus.It is a female, or feminine, word, and to say the bus stop you say la fermatadellautobus.

On the other hand, train is treno, and it is a male, or masculine, word. So thetrain is il treno. The word for junction, incrocio, is masculine, too, but to say the

junction you must say lincrocio, because it starts with a vowel.Youll find the correct Italian word for the in front of the words in the Word

Power section so you know which one to use.

Describing positionTo ask where somewhere is you can simply say Dov?, which means Where is?For example:

Dov la stazione? Wheres the station?

Or you could say Come arrivo a ?, which means How do I get to. . . ?, orliterallyHow do I arrive at. . . . For example:Come arrivo allhotel? How do I get to the hotel?

To understand someones reply, youll need some words that describe position.The most common are:

dietro behind

davanti a opposite

di fronte a in front ofaccanto next to


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iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?Excuse me. Scusi.

Ill show you. Ti faccio vedere.Turn right. Gira a destra.

over there laggi

bus stop la fermata dellautobus

opposite davanti

junction lincrocio

Never mind. Non importa.

Talk to SammySammys left the bus but still cant find the youth hostel. You try to direct him.

Scusi dov lostello della giovent?

Turn right at the junction. Gira a destra allincrocio.

Quale incrocio?

Over there. Opposite the bus stop. Laggi. Davanti alla fermata

dellautobus.Dove? Non la vedo.

Oh, never mind. Ill show you. Oh, non importa. Ti faccio vedere.

RewindCome arrivo alla stazione?

La stazione di fronte alla fermata dellautobus.

Voglio prendere il treno.Gira a destra allincrocio.

Dov lostello della giovent?

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02 GETTING FEDWord Powersoup la zuppaBolognese sauce il rag

steak la bistecca

pork il maiale

meat la carne

chicken il pollo

fish il pesce

lamb lagnelloham il prosciutto

vegetables la verdura

fruit la frutta

vegetarian dishes i piatti vegetariani

What are . . . ? Quali sono ?

Do you have . . . ? Avete ?

Ill have . . . Prendoomelet la frittata

salad linsalata

cheese il formaggio

I dont eat . . . Non mangio

I dont like . . . Non mi piace

Im allergic to . . . Sono allergico a

Are you vegetarian? Sei vegetariano?Theres . . . C

Theres no . . . Non c

Anything else? Qualcosaltro?

with con

without senza

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In ActionSammy doesnt seem to be having a lot of luck with the specials of the day.

Waiter! What are the specials of Cameriere! Quali sono le specialit

the day? del giorno?Pasta with Bolognese sauce or fish Pasta al rag o zuppa di pesce esoup and pork steak or chicken bistecca di maiale o insalatasalad. di pollo.

Err. Do you have any vegetarian Err. Avete piatti vegetariani? Nondishes? I dont eat meat or fish. mangio n carne n pesce.

No meat or fish? Are you vegetarian? N carne n pesce? Sei vegetariano?

Yes, I only eat vegetables. S, mangio solo la verdura.

Well. . . the salad without the chicken? Allora linsalata senza il pollo?

OK, thats good. Ill have that. OK, va bene. Prendo quello.

. . . And an omelet? E una frittata?

I dont like omelets. Do you have Non mi piace la frittata. Aveteanything else? qualcosaltro?

Pizza? La pizza?

Yes, great. Pizza then. S, benissimo. Allora la pizza.

Theres no meat on the pizza, just a Non c la carne sulla pizza solo un polittle ham . . . di prosciutto

Without the ham, please! Senza il prosciutto, per favore!

Nuts & BoltsMale and female endings

In Italian, many of the words used to describe things and people change theirendings depending on whether they refer to a male or a female.

For example, if you want to say I am allergic to cheese, the word for allergicchanges its ending depending on your gender. If you are a man you say Sonoallergico al formaggio; if you are a woman you say Sono allergica al formaggio.

Dont worry too much about this. The difference is slight, and people willunderstand you anyway.

Asking questionsAsking a question in Italian is very easy. Usually you just use the same words youwould use when stating something and in the same order. The only thing thatchanges is the intonation of your voice. Just raise it a little bit. For example:

Avete piatti vegetariani. You have vegetarian dishes.

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Sei vegetariano. You are vegetarian.

Sei vegetariano? Are you vegetarian?

Negative

Another quite easy thing to do is to say something in the negative. In Italian, youjust add the word non. For example:

Mi piace la pizza. I like pizza.

Non mi piace la pizza. I dont like pizza.

Mangio la carne. I eat meat.

Non mangio la carne. I dont eat meat.

Non c il prosciutto. Theres no ham.

Neither one thing nor the otherTo say that you have neither one thing nor another, you can use the phrase nn For example:

Non mangio n carne n pesce. I eat neither meat nor fish.

iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?Ill have that. Prendo quello.

Do you have chicken salad? Avete linsalata di pollo?

I dont eat pork. Non mangio il maiale.

I dont like fish. Non mi piace il pesce.

Theres no pizza. Non c la pizza.

You can have pasta and the steak. Puoi prendere la pasta e la bistecca.

Without cheese, please. Senza il formaggio, per favore.

Talk to SammyYouve taken over as Sammys waiter or waitress, but youve just discovered theresa problem with the pizza.

Theres no pizza without ham. Non c la pizza senza il prosciutto.

Oh. Avete qualcosaltro?

Pasta with seafood. La pasta ai frutti di mare.Non mangio i frutti di mare.

Well, the pasta without the seafood. Allora, la pasta senza i frutti di mare.

OK. Prendo quello.


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Thats good, seafood pasta without Va bene, la pasta ai frutti di mare senzaseafood, and then chicken salad i frutti di mare, e linsalata di pollo

without the chicken. senza il pollo.

RewindPrendo il pesce.

Avete il pollo?

Non mangio il prosciutto.

Non mi piace la verdura.

Non c la zuppa.

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03 FINDING A BEDWord Powersingle room la camera singoladouble room la camera doppia

reservation la prenotazione

dormitory la camerata

bed il letto

with private bathroom con il bagno in camera

with shared bathroom con il bagno in comune

for three nights per tre nottioccupied occupato

price il prezzo

supplement il supplemento

member il socio

important importante

10 percent il 10 per cento

Let me see. Vediamo.there are ci sono

How many? Quanti?

How much does that cost? Quanto costa?

Im sorry. Mi dispiace.

Wait a minute. Aspetti un attimo.

In ActionSammy has arrived at the youth hostel .

Hello. Salve.

Hello. Do you have a single room for Salve. Avete una camera singola perthree nights? tre notti?

Do you have a reservation? Ha una prenotazione?No. No.

Im sorry. There are no single rooms Mi dispiace. Non sono rimaste camereleft. But we have a bed in a singole. Ma abbiamo un letto indormitory. una camerata.



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A dormitory? How many beds are Una camerata? Quanti letti ci sono?there?

Twelve, but only eight are occupied. Dodici, ma soltanto otto sono occupati.

Twelve! And double rooms? Dodici! E camere doppie?

Yes, we have a double room with S, abbiamo una camera doppia con ilshared bathroom. bagno in comune.

How much does that cost? Quanto costa?

Let me see, theres the price of the Vediamo, c il prezzo della stanza, piroom, plus the high-season il supplemento alta stagione pi ilsupplement, plus the supplement supplemento camera doppia usofor a double room used as a singola lei socio?

single . . . are you a member?A member? No, is that important? Socio? No, importante?

For nonmembers theres a supplement Per i non soci c il supplemento delof 10 percent. That makes . . . 10 per cento. In tutto fa aspetti

wait a minute, I ll get the large un attimo, prendo la calcolatricecalculator! grande!

Nuts & BoltsNumerals 0 to 12 and plural wordsNumbers are very important in everyday life. Lets look at the Italian numbers fromzero to twelve: zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei , sette, otto, nove, dieci,undici, and dodici.

Be careful of the number one: uno changes to un when you use it in front of amasculine word, and to una in front of a feminine word. For example:

un letto one bed or a bed

una camera one room or a room

When you use a word referring to more than one thing or person, the wordbecomes plural. In English, to make a word plural, we usually add an-s as inbedsandrooms. But Italian words usually change their endings. For example, to say onebedis un letto, but eight beds is otto letti and the beds is i letti, with an -i.

And for feminine words such as una camera, which means one bedroom, theending changes into -e. So two bedrooms is due camere and the bedrooms is le

camere. These are some general guidelines, but there are some other differentplurals. Youll pick them up as you go along.


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How many/how muchIf you want to askhow many?in Italian you use quanti? for masculine words. Forexample:

Quanti letti ci sono? How many beds are there?

For feminine words you say quante? For example:

Quante camere ci sono? How many bedrooms are there?

If you want to ask the price of something you say Quanto costa?, which meansHow much does it cost?For example:

Quanto costa una camera doppia? How much does a double room cost?

If you want to ask the price of several things, you would use a different verbform as shown below:

Quanto costano i biglietti? How much do the tickets cost?

iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?Do you have a double room? Avete una camera doppia?

For six nights. Per sei notti.Wait a minute. Aspetti un attimo.

How much is the room? Quanto costa la camera?

With private bathroom. Con il bagno in camera.

Are there supplements? Ci sono supplementi?

Wheres the dormitory? Dov la camerata?

Talk to SammySammy is showing you his room in the youth hostel.

Is it a double room? una camera doppia?

S, non sono rimaste camere singole.

With private bathroom? Con il bagno in camera?

No, il bagno in comune.

Where is it? Dov?

Laggi.Opposite the dormitory? Davanti alla camerata?

S. sempre occupato!


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RewindAvete una camera doppia?

Quanto costa una camera singola?

Per due notti.Dov il bagno?

Davanti alla camera nove.

C il supplemento del 5 per cento.


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04 GETTING CONNECTEDWord PowerInternet caf lInternet caffthe Internet lInternet

computer il computer

telephone il telefono

to telephone telefonare (a)

connection la connessione

headphones le cuffie

mike il microfonoprogram il programma

loaded caricato

a quarter of an hour un quarto dora

half an hour mezzora

an hour unora

log on connettersi

log off sconnettersidownload scaricare

slow lento

expired scaduto

Let me think. Vediamo.

Can I . . . ? Posso ?

I cant hear. Non sento.

He cant hear me. Non mi sente.Speak into the mike. Parla nel microfono.

Its not working. Non funziona.

excuse me, Im sorry scusa

In ActionSammy wants to speak to a friend from the Internet caf.

Hello! Salve!

Hello. Can I use voice over Internet Salve. Posso telefonare via Internet?to telephone?

Yes, the program is loaded on all the S, il programma caricato su tutti icomputers. computer.



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How much does it cost? Quanto costa?

You can buy a quarter of an hour, Puoi pagare per un quarto dora,half an hour, or an hour. mezzora o unora.

Er, let me think . . . a quarter of an Mmm, vediamo un quarto dora,hour, thank you . . . Excuse me. grazie Scusa. La connessione The connection is slow. lenta.

Try computer number five. You need Prova il computer numero cinque.to log on. Devi connetterti.

OK, thanks . . . Hello! Luigi? Hello! . . . OK, grazie Pronto! Luigi? Alo!Excuse me! I cant hear my friend. Pronto! Scusa! Non sento il mio

amico.

Take the headphones. Prendi le cuffie.Thank you . . . Hello! Hello? Luigi? . . . Grazie Pronto! Alo? Luigi? Scusa.

Excuse me. Now my friend cant Il mio amico non mi sente!hear me!

Speak into the mike on the right. Parla nel microfono a destra.

Oh yes . . . Luigi? . . . Hello, its Ah s, grazie Luigi? Ciao! SonoSammy . . . Yes, Im fine. Luigi? Sammy S, sto bene. Luigi?Luigi? Hello! Excuse me. Its not Luigi? Pronto! Alo! Scusa! Non

working. funziona!No, its working, but your quarter of No, funziona, ma il tuo quarto dora

an hour has expired! scaduto!

Nuts & BoltsFormal and informalIn Italian we can use a more informal language when talking to young people orfriends. The Internet manager that Sammy is talking to is young, so Sammy usesscusa for excuse me, rather than the more formal scusi.

To sayyou can informally we use puoi. If we were talking in a more formal waywe would use pu.

MyandyourWhen you want to say that something belongs to you in English, you use words like

my. For example,my friend is il mio amico. As usual in Italian, every thing changesfor the feminine. If you want to saymy bedroom, which is a feminine noun, you sayla mia camera.

The word foryouris tuo (masculine) or tua (feminine). For example:

il tuo amico your friend

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To say his, her, or its in Italian, we use suo and sua, which also means yourwhen you are talking in a formal way. For example:

il suo amico his/her friend (or your friend, formal)

la sua camera his/her bedroom (or your bedroom,formal)

Luckily in Italian we use these words a bit less than in English. For example,to say your quarter of an hour has expiredyou can easily say il quarto dora scaduto, which means the quarter of an hour has expired.

TimeTo say one hourin Italian you say unora, and to say two hours you say due ore. If

you want to sayhalf an hour, you use mezzora. To say ten minutes you say dieciminuti. To sayfor ten minutes you use the word per as in per dieci minuti. To sayin an houryou use tra unora.

iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?Can I telephone my friend? Posso telefonare al mio amico?

How much does half an hour cost? Quanto costa mezzora?Take the headphones. Prendi le cuffie.

Wheres the mike? Dov il microfono?

The program is loaded. Il programma caricato.

Its not working! Non funziona!

Theres no connection. Non c connessione.

Talk to SammySammy is telephoning you from the Internet caf. It s a bad, bad line !

Ciao, sono Sammy!

Are you in the Internet caf? Sei allInternet caff?

S..s sono al al..al compucompu

I cant hear! Speak into the mike! Non sento! Parla nel microfono!

Par del no per qua.!Im sorry. The connection is not Scusa. La connessione non funziona!

working!

S. Ri riprovo tr..tra ora bene?

Yes, yes! In an hour! S, s! Tra unora!


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RewindPosso telefonare via Internet?

Quanto costa un quarto dora?

Non sento!Dove sono le cuffie?

La tua mezzora scaduta.

La connessione lenta.


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05 HAVING FUNWord Powerin the evening la seratonight stasera

today oggi

for entertainment per divertirsi

movie theater il cinema

movie il film

bowling alley la sala da bowling

nightclub il localebar il bar

live music la musica dal vivo

beach party la festa sulla spiaggia

fireworks i fuochi dartificio

you can dance si balla

open aperto

closed chiusolate tardi

starts comincia

finishes finisce

What do people do here? Cosa fa qui la gente?

Great! Grande!

bus strike lo sciopero degli autobus

Oh dear! Mamma mia!They can give you a ride. Possono darti un passaggio.

In ActionSammy is looking for ideas on where to go for a night out.

Good evening. What do people do Buona sera. Cosa fa qui la gente lahere in the evening? sera?

Well, the supermarket is open until Ma, il supermercato aperto fino alate. tardi.

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OK. Let me see. Theres a movie Ah. Vediamo. C un cinema, ma il filmtheater, but the movie starts at six comincia alle sei e mezzo, troppothirty, so its too late for that. tardi per quello.

Anything else? Qualcosaltro?

Theres a bowling alley, but its closed C una sala da bowling, ma chiusa ilon Thursday. gioved.

Is there a nightclub or a bar with live C un locale o un bar con la musicamusic? dal vivo?

Not really, but theres a beach party Veramente no, ma stasera c una festatonight. There are fireworks and sulla spiaggia. Ci sono i fuochi

you can dance. dartificio e si balla.

Great! Can I go by bus? Grande! Posso andare con lautobus?Yes, but today theres a bus strike. S, ma oggi c lo sciopero degli

autobus.

Oh dear! Mamma mia!

Those two are going to the party! Quei due vanno alla festa! ForseMaybe they can give you a ride. possono darti un passaggio.

Nuts & BoltsTelling the timeIf you want to ask What time does it start?in Italian, you sayA che ora comincia?To answer this question with at four oclock you say alle quattro. To say at half

past four you say alle quattro e mezzo. Also, you can use quando, which is theItalian word for when. For example:

Quando comincia? When does it start?

To ask What time is it?you say Che ore sono? For the answer, you can simplyuse the number. For example:

le sei six oclock

luna one oclock

Remember that midday is mezzogiorno and midnight is mezzanotte. Othertime phrases you will often come across:

tardi its late

troppo tardi its too late presto its early


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Days of the weekSix of the seven days of the week are masculine, so we use them with il:

il luned Monday

il marted Tuesdayil mercoled Wednesday

il gioved Thursday

il venerd Friday

il sabato Saturday

Sunday is the only feminine day, so we use la:

la domenica Sunday

To sayit s closed on Sundayyou say chiuso la domenica. If you are talking ingeneral, you use the Italian word for the. If youre talking about a specific day, youdont. To sayI arrive on Fridayyou sayArrivo venerd. In any case, you dont needto translate the English word on.

iPractice

How do you say . . . ?What do people do for entertainment? Cosa fa la gente per divertirsi?Is there a bar with live music? C un bar con la musica dal vivo?

Is it closed on Sunday? chiuso la domenica?

The movie starts at eight thirty. Il film comincia alle otto e mezzo.

Are there fireworks? Ci sono i fuochi dartificio?

Can I go by train? Posso andare con il treno?

Oh dear! Mamma mia!Talk to SammySammy is asking you more questions about the beach party.

Cosa fa la gente alla festa sullaspiaggia?

Theres live music. C la musica dal vivo.

Jazz o rock?

Jazz, and the bar is open until late. Jazz, e il bar aper to fino a tardi.Qualcosaltro?

Let me see. There are fireworks. Vediamo. Ci sono i fuochi dartificio.

A che ora?

At nine thirty. Alle nove e mezzo.


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RewindIl film comincia alle otto e mezzo.

Ci sono i fuochi dartificio?

Il locale chiuso il luned.Posso andare con lautobus?

C una festa?

Posso andare con il treno?


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06 MAKING SMALL TALKWord PowerHi. Ciao.Hello. Salve.

My names . . . Mi chiamo

This is Carlo. Questo Carlo.

This is Laura. Questa Laura.

girlfriend la ragazza

boyfriend il ragazzo

small town il paesecity la citt

two hours drive a due ore di macchina

backseat il sedile dietro

front seat il sedile davanti

stuff la roba

mask la maschera

tank la bombolaAre you from here? Siete di qui?

Were on vacation. Siamo in vacanza.

I live in . . . Abito in

What do you do? Cosa fai?

diving instructor listruttore subacqueo

student studente

What are you studying? Cosa studi?journalism giornalismo

I work in . . . Lavoro in

Do you sell . . . ? Vendi ?

resort il villaggio turistico

great grande

me too anchio

Thanks for . . . Grazie delno problem di niente



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In ActionSammy has gotten a ride to the beach party with a couple from the youth hostel.

Hi, my names Carlo, and this is my Ciao, mi chiamo Carlo, e questa la

girlfriend, Laura. mia ragazza, Laura.Hello, Im Sammy. Thanks for the ride. Salve, io sono Sammy. Grazie delpassaggio.

No problem! Sorry about all the stuff Di niente! Scusa per la roba sul sedileon the backseat. dietro.

Are you from around here? Sei di qui?

No, were on vacation. I live in a small No, siamo in vacanza. Abito in untown about three hours drive paese a circa tre ore di macchinafrom here. da qui.

What do you do? Do you sell masks Cosa fai? Vendi maschere e bombole?and tanks?

No! No! Im a diving instructor! No! No! Sono un istruttore subacqueo!I work in a resort. Lavoro in un villaggio turistico.

Wow! Great! Waw! Grande!

And Laura is a student. E Laura una studentessa.

Me too. Anchio.What are you studying? Cosa studi?

Media studies and journalism. Media studies e giornalismo.

Media studies and journalism? Media studies e giornalismo?

One day you can write about us in Un giorno puoi scrivere di noi sulthe Washington Post. Washington Post.

Nuts & BoltsTo be (am, are,is)Here is a summary of how to say am, are, or is in Italian:I am is sono, as in SonoSammy (I am Sammy). You are is sei, as in Sei di qui? (Are you from here?) To say

he,she, orit is, you use , as in questa la mia ragazza (this is my girlfriend). Youcan also use to sayyou are if you want to be more formal or polite. For example, di qui? meansAre you from here? We are is siamo, as in siamo in vacanza (we

are on vacation). They are in Italian is sono. For example, Carlo e Laura sonoitaliani means Carlo and Laura are Italian.

In Italian you can often leave out the pronouns such as I, you, they, etc. Forexample,I am from here is expressed in Italian as sono di qui. But occasionally youneed to use a pronoun. For example, if you want to askAnd you?you say E tu?


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OccupationsWhen you talk about yourself, often the first thing you say after your name is what

you study or what you do for a living. In Italian, to say you are a student you usesono uno studente (for a male) or sono una studentessa (for a female). To say

you are an instructor you say sono un istruttore (for a male). A woman would saysono unistruttrice.

Many other occupations change their endings when they refer to a woman,which is similar to the English waiterand waitress. Some patterns are predictable.For example, the ending -o generally changes to -a; impiegato (clerk) becomesimpiegata for females; and worker is operaio (for a male) and operaia (for afemale).

Some occupations are the same for both men and women. For example:

giornalista journalist

insegnante teacher

dottore doctor

iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?

Are you on vacation? Sei in vacanza?Im a student. Sono uno studente.

Five hours drive from here. A cinque ore di macchina da qui.

What do you do? Cosa fai?

I work in a youth hostel. Lavoro in un ostello della giovent.

My girlfriend is a diving instructor. La mia ragazza unistruttricesubacquea.

Thanks for the ride! Grazie del passaggio!

Talk to SammySammy is making small talk with you.

Sei di qui?

No. Im on vacation. No, sono in vacanza.

Di dove sei?

I live in a small town two hours drive Abito in un paese a due ore difrom Chicago. macchina da Chicago.

E cosa fai l?

I work in an Internet caf. Lavoro in un Internet caff.


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And you? What do you do? E tu? Cosa fai?

Sono uno studente, ma il mio amico un istruttore subacqueo.

RewindSono in vacanza.

Lavoro in un ristorante.

Sei uno studente.

Abitiamo in una citt.

A quattro ore di macchina da qui.

Il mio ragazzo un istruttore subacqueo.


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07 BUYING STUFFWord Powersoccer il calciooutfit la tenuta

shirt, T-shirt la maglietta

shorts i pantaloncini

socks i calzettoni

helmet il casco

color il colore

blue azzurrowhite bianco

red rosso

gray grigio

label il cartellino

size la misura

match la partita

home match la partita in casaaway match la partita fuori casa

stadium lo stadio

team la squadra

play soccer giocare a calcio

girl la ragazza

my sister mia sorella

my brother mio fratellomy son mio figlio

my daughter mia figlia

unusual insolito

expensive caro

price il prezzo

world famous famosa a livello mondiale

wear indossareIm looking for . . . Cerco

Can I help you? Posso aiutarla?



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back home nel mio paese

these days oggigiorno

In ActionSammy wants to buy his lit tle sister a soccer outfit.Can I help you? Posso aiutarla?

Yes, Im looking for an outfit for my S, cerco una tenuta per mia sorella.sister.

A girl? Thats unusual. Una ragazza? insolito.

Not really. Back home lots of girls Veramente no. Nel mio paese molteplay. ragazze giocano.

And why not. Do you want the shirt E perch no. Vuole la maglietta e iand the shorts? pantaloncini?

Just the shirt. What colors do you Solo la maglietta. Che colori avete?have?

Well, we have white and blue for the Allora, abbiamo bianco e azzurro per lehome matches, or gray and red for partite in casa, o grigio e rosso perthe away matches. le partite fuori casa.

How much does this one cost? Quanto costa questa?The price is on the label. Il prezzo sul cartellino.

Oh, its expensive! Oh, cara!

But were a world famous team. Ma siamo una squadra famosa a livellomondiale.

Hmm. OK. And do you have the team Hmm. OK. E avete i calzettoni dellasocks? squadra?

Of course! What size is your son . . . Naturalmente! Che misura ha vostroerr. . . brother? figlio err fratello?

My sister. Shes eleven. This size, Mia sorella. Ha undici anni. QuestaI think. misura, credo.

And a helmet? E un casco?

A helmet? What helmet? Un casco? Che casco?

Yes, many rugby players wear S, molti giocatori di rugby indossano ilhelmets these days. casco oggigiorno.

Rugby? Rugby players? Rugby? Giocatori di rugby?

Yes, this is the rugby stadium. S, questo uno stadio di rugby.


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Nuts & BoltsTo have (has,have)To say have or has in Italian you use the verb avere. I have is ho, as in ho una

sorella (I have one sister). If you want to sayyou have in Italian, you say hai, butwhen you are speaking in a formal way you need to use ha foryou have.

Forhe,she, orit has, you also use ha, as in Che misura ha suo figlio?, whichmeans What size is your son?, or literally What size does your son have?

If you want to say we have, you use abbiamo. And foryou have in the plural,you use avete, as in Avete i calzettoni della squadra? (Do you have the clubsocks?) To say they have you use hanno.

Remember we also use the verb avere to talk about age. For example, Ha

undici anni means literallyShe has eleven years.

ColorsIn Italian, when describing the color of something, the color word usually goes afterthe noun, as in il casco bianco (the white helmet). Notice that the color wordchanges if what it is describing is feminine. If you want to say the white shirt, youwould say la maglietta bianca.

The color word also changes for the plural. For example:

i pantaloncini neri the black shortsle magliette rosse the red shirts

Other popular colors are: giallo/gialla (yellow); azzurro/azzurra (blue); andverde (green), which stays the same for masculine and feminine nouns.

iPractice

How do you say . . . ?Im looking for a shirt. Cerco una maglietta.

What sizes do you have? Che misure avete?

Do you have shorts? Avete i pantaloncini?

Thats unusual. insolito.

How much does it cost? Quanto costa?

Hes twelve years old. Ha dodici anni.

Talk to SammySammy is holding up a pink and purple striped T-shir t. He asks your opinion.

Cosa pensi di questa maglietta?

Its unusual. How much does it cost? insolita. Quanto costa?


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Il prezzo qui.

Its expensive! cara!

S, ma la marca famosa.

What colors do they have? Che colori hanno?

Rosa e viola, o rosso e grigio.

They have your size in red and gray. Hanno la tua misura in rosso e grigio.

S, forse meglio. OK, grazie!

RewindQuanto costa la maglietta?

caro!Che misura ha?

Cerco i calzettoni.

Molte ragazze giocano a calcio.


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08 LOSING STUFFWord Powertheft il furtostolen rubato

wallet il portafoglio

market il mercato

stall il banco

fruit stall il banco della frutta

man un uomo

woman una donnathief il ladro

suspicious sospetto

strange strano

long hair i capelli lunghi

short hair i capelli corti

old vecchio

elderly anzianoyoung giovane

fat grasso

thin magro

beautiful bello

ugly brutto

money i soldi

credit card la carta di creditophoto la foto

police station la stazione di polizia

Good evening. Buona sera.

Id like to report . . . Vorrei denunciare

this afternoon oggi pomeriggio

Can you describe him? Sa descriverlo?

as well ancheIm sure. Sono sicuro.

You dropped it. Le caduto.

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In ActionSammy wants to report his wallet stolen at the police station.

Good evening. Buona sera.

Good evening. Id like to report a Buona sera. Vorrei denunciare un furto.theft.

What was stolen? Cosa stato rubato?

My wallet. Il mio portafoglio.

Where was this? Dove successo?

In the market this afternoon. Al mercato oggi pomeriggio.

At what time? A che ora?

At about four oclock. I was at the Alle quattro circa. Ero al banco dellafruit stall. frutta.

Was there anything suspicious? Cera qualcosa di sospetto?

Yes. Next to me there was a strange S. Accanto a me cera un uomo stranoman with long hair. con i capelli lunghi.

Can you describe him? Sa descriverlo?

He was old, very fat and ugly. Era vecchio, molto grasso e brutto.Im sure he is the thief. Sono sicuro che lui il ladro.

What was in the wallet? Cosa cera nel portafoglio?

There were my credit cards, my Cerano le mie carte di credito, i soldimoney, and also a photo of my e anche la foto della mia ragazza.girlfriend.

Whats your name? Come si chiama?

Sammy Lawson. Sammy Lawson.

One moment . . . wallet . . . Sammy Un momento portafoglio Sammy

Lawson . . . yes, a photo of his Lawson s, una foto della suagirlfriend. Ah. Yes! No! Good! ragazza. Ah! S! No! Bene! Grazie!Thank you!

Mr. Lawson! Signore Lawson!

Yes? S?

Mr. Lawson, we have your wallet, sir. Signore Lawson, abbiamo il suoYou dropped it . . . and the old, fat, portafoglio, signore. Le caduto

ugly man next to you brought the e luomo vecchio, grasso e bruttowallet here to the police! accanto a lei ha portato ilportafoglio qui alla polizia!


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Nuts & BoltsWas /WereIf you want to use the verb to be to discuss something in the past you can say ero,

which meansI was. For example:Ero al banco della frutta. I was at the fruit stall.

To sayyou were, you use eri, and for the formal you use era. To sayhe was orshe was you also use era. For example:

Era vecchio. He was old.

To say there were, you use cerano. And to say there was, you use cera. Forexample:

Cera un uomo strano. There was a strange man.

Note that in Italian the wordhairis plural. So to say the hair was long, you usethe plural i capelli erano lunghi.

Describing peopleTo say veryin Italian you use molto. For example, very fatis molto grasso, and tosaymy girlfriend is very beautifulyou say la mia ragazza molto bella. Note that

the word for beautiful is bello, but it changes its ending for a female to becomebella while molto stays the same for both genders.

If you want to say that something or someone is old you can use the wordvecchio (vecchia for females). But if you are talking about a person and you wantto be more polite you use the word anziano (anziana for females). For example, tosay an old woman you say una donna anziana.

iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?

Where were you this afternoon? Dovera oggi pomeriggio?

I was in the youth hostel. Ero allostello della giovent.

There was a woman. Cera una donna.

Can you describe the woman? Sa descrivere la donna?

She was old with short hair. Era anziana, con i capelli corti.

Can you describe the man? Sa descrivere luomo?He was young and thin. Era giovane e magro.


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Talk to SammySammy is asking you about a strange girl you saw this afternoon.

Doveri oggi pomeriggio?

I was in the youth hostel. Ero allostello della giovent.E cera anche la ragazza?

Yes, she was next to me. S, era accanto a me.

Sai descriverla ? Perch era strana?

She was young and very thin. Era giovane e molto magra.

. . . with orange and blue hair! con i capelli arancio e azzurro!

Ah s. Era la mia ragazza!

RewindLa donna era molto magra.

Luomo era molto grasso.

I capelli erano molto lunghi.

Ero allostello della giovent.

Ero al mercato alle sei e mezzo.

Cosa cera nel portafoglio?


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09 GETTING SICKWord Powerpain il doloreleg la gamba

arm il braccio

back la schiena

knee il ginocchio

stomach lo stomaco

head la testa

stomachache il mal di stomacoheadache il mal di testa

diarrhea la diarrea

constipated stitico

temperature la febbre

symptom il sintomo

eat mangiare

drink berewalk camminare

go andare

prefer preferire

alcoholic drinks gli alcolici

chocolate la cioccolata

exercise lattivit fisica

gym la palestrajog andare a correre

nurse linfermiere

lifestyle lo stile di vita

plenty of water molta acqua

Whats the problem? Che problema c?

every day tutti i giorni

always semprenormally di solito

You must . . . Deve

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In ActionSammy has gone to see the youth hostel nurse about a bad stomachache andpains in his legs.

Hello. Whats the problem? Salve. Che problema c?I have a stomachache and pains in Ho il mal di stomaco e i dolori allemy legs. gambe.

Do you have a temperature or a Ha la febbre o il mal di testa?headache?

I dont have a temperature, but I have Non ho la febbre, ma ho sempre il mala headache all the time. di testa.

And other symptoms? Do you have E altri sintomi? Ha diarrea, sei stitico?diarrhea, are you constipated?

Yes, Im consipated. S, sono stitico.

What do you normally eat? Cosa mangia di solito?

Oh, the normal things: cheese, Oh, le solite cose: il formaggio, lachocolate, pizza, ice cream, cioccolata, la pizza, il gelato, lecandy . . . caramelle

And do you drink plenty of water? E beve molta acqua?

I prefer coffee and cola. Preferisco il caff e la coca.And how much alcohol do you drink? E quanti alcolici beve?

I like cocktails, beer, wine, . . . Mi piacciono i cocktail, la birra, il vino,most things. quasi tutto.

And exercise? Do you go to the gym, E attivit fisica? Va in palestra, va ado you jog? correre?

No, but I danced yesterday until four No, ma ho ballato ieri fino alle quattro

in the morning. di mattina.You dont need a nurse, you must Non ha bisogno di una infermiera,change your lifestyle! deve cambiare lo stile di vita!

Nuts & BoltsSimple present tenseItalian verbs have a basic form known as the infinitive. The English equivalent of the

infinitive is the verb with to in front of it. For example:mangiare to eat

bere to drink

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When you want to express something that you do regularly, the verb you useends in an -o. For example:

mangio I eat

bevo I drink

preferisco I prefer

If you want to ask someone else a question, in an informal way, you change theverb endings into an -i. For example:

Mangi molto? Do you eat a lot?

Bevi il caff? Do you drink coffee?

If you are talking more formally you need to use a verb with an -a or -e. For

example:Mangia molto? Do you eat a lot?

Beve il caff? Do you drink coffee?

Watch out for the verb andare, which means to go. It becomesvado for I goandvai orva foryou go. For example:

Vai in palestra? Do you go to the gym?

Vado tutti i giorni. I go every day.

Like /Dont likeTo say I like in Italian you say mi piace, which literally means it pleases me. Forexample,I l ike pizza is mi piace la pizza, or pizza pleases me. Note that in Italianwe would often use the word for the here in front of the object as in la pizza. If youwant to sayI like cocktails, you need to use a plural verb. For example:

Mi piacciono i cocktails. I like cocktails.

When you ask somebodyDo you l ike pizza?the little word mi changes into ti.For example:

Ti piace la pizza? Do you like pizza?

Ti piacciono i cocktails? Do you like cocktails?

If you are talking formally you have to use le instead of ti. For example:

Le piace la pizza?

Le piacciono i cocktails?


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iPracticeHow do you say . . . ?I have a stomachache. Ho il mal di stomaco.

I dont need a doctor. Non ho bisogno di un dottore.I have a headache. Ho il mal di testa.

I normally drink water. Di solito bevo lacqua.

I go to the gym every day. Vado in palestra tutti i giorni.

I dont like exercise. Non mi piace lattivit fisica.

I dont normally drink alcoholic drinks. Di solito non bevo alcolici.

Talk to SammySammy is asking you for some advice.

Ho sempre il mal di stomaco.

What do you normally eat? Cosa mangi di solito?

La pizza e il gelato.

And what do you drink? E cosa bevi?

Il caff, la birra, e la coca.

You must eat lots of fruit and drink Devi mangiare molta frutta e berewater. acqua.

Ma la frutta non mi piace.

And exercise? Do you jog? E lattivit fisica? Vai a correre?

No, ma forse devo andare in palestra.

RewindHo dolore al braccio.Ho dolore al ginocchio.

Ho la febbre.

Ha il mal di testa?

Ha bisogno di bere molta acqua.

Preferisco il caff.

Le piace la frutta?


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10 DEALING WITH CUSTOMSWord Powerbag la borsaanyone qualcuno

to carry portare

to buy comprare

gift il regalo

to find trovare

antique necklace la collana antica

18th century 18 secoloflea market il mercatino

very valuable di grande valore

rich ricco

certificate of export la bolla di esportazione

tax declaration la denuncia dei redditi

consulate il consolato

passport il passaportodetails i dati

bank reference le coordinate bancarie

rsum il curriculum vitae

Fill out this form. Compili questo modulo.

to collect ritirare

necessary paperwork la documentazione necessaria

Would you mind . . . ? Le dispiace ?Sir signore

Madam signora

not at all niente affatto

Is there a problem? C qualche problema?

Youre kidding! Sta scherzando!

How long will that take? Quanto tempo ci vorr?

far lontanoreturn tornare

become diventare



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In ActionSammy is going home, but first a customs official wants to do a routine check ofhis bag.

Would you mind opening your Le dispiace aprire la borsa, signore?bag, sir?

Not at all. Niento affatto.

Did anyone give you anything to Qualcuno le ha dato qualcosa dacarry? portare?

No, nothing. No, niente.

Did you buy any gifts? Ha comprato de regali?

Yes, I bought this necklace for my S, ho comprato questa collana per miamother. madre.

Hmm . . . One minute, please. Hmm Un momento, per favore.


This necklace, sir. This is an antique Questa collana, signore. Questa unaeighteenth-century necklace. collana antica del diciottesimo

secolo.

I found the necklace in a flea market. Ho trovato la collana in un mercatino.

It wasnt expensive. Non era cara.This necklace is very valuable. You Questa collana di grande valore.

need a certificate of export, a tax Ha bisogno di una bolla dideclaration, a letter from your esportazione, della denuncia deiconsulate . . . redditi, di una lettera del suo

consolato

Youre kidding! Sta scherzando!

And we will need your bank E abbiamo bisogno delle suereferences, your passport details, coordinate bancarie, dei dati delyour employment history. suo passaporto, del suo curriculum

vitae.


A few weeks. Fill out this form. You Qualche settimana. Compili questocan collect the necklace when you modulo. Pu ritirare la collanahave the correct paperwork. quando ha tutta la documentazione

necessaria.But its far to return! Ma un po lontano per tornare!

But maybe you could become rich! Ma potrebbe diventare ricco!


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Nuts & BoltsPast tenseIn Italian we use the perfect tense to talk about past events. In general, the perfect

tense is like the English I have boughtor he has found, except in Italian we alsouse it to meanI boughtorhe found. To form a verb in the perfect tense, first youneed to identify the correct form ofhave orhas and follow it with the equivalent of

boughtorfound. In Italian, these verbs often end in -ato, -uto, or -ito.

For example ho comprato means I bought or literally I have bought. Forexample:

Ho comprato questa collana. I bought this necklace.

Ho trovato il regalo. I found a gift.

Ho bevuto un caff. I drank a coffee.

If you want to say you have bought you use hai comprato, or to be moreformal ha comprato.

If you want to ask questions about something that has been done in the past,you use the same form. For example, to ask Did you find anything? you say Hatrovato qualcosa?

Formal languageTo sayDid anybody give you anything?you say Qualcuno le ha dato qualcosa?

Note that the word le is the formal way of saying to you. For example:

Le dispiace aprire la borsa? Would you mind opening your bag?

If you want to ask the same questions in an informal way just use ti as in:

Qualcuno ti ha dato qualcosa? Did anybody give you anything?

Ti dispiace aprire la borsa. Would you mind opening your bag?

When we need to address somebody formally using sir or madam, we saysignore or signora. You can also use them with the surname if you know it. Forexample:

Il signore e la signora Pavarotti Mr. and Mrs. Pavarotti

iPractice

How do you say . . . ?Not at all! Niente affatto!

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Do I need a certificate of export? Ho bisogno di una bolla diesportazione?

Is it very valuable? di grande valore?

This is an antique necklace. Questa una antica collana.

I have the necessary paperwork. Ho la documentazione necessaria.


Talk to SammySammy is telling you about the necklace.

Where did you find the necklace? Dove hai trovato la collana?

In un mercatino.

Youre kidding! Is it very valuable? Stai scherzando! di grande valore?Credo di s. Gli agenti della dogana

mi hanno detto che ho bisognodella bolla di esportazione, delladichiarazione dei redditi, dellecoordinate bancarie

Why do you need all that paperwork? Perch hai bisogno di tutta questa

documentazione?Per esportare la collana.


Qualche settimana, credo.

Did you buy anything else? Hai comprato nientaltro?

Una maglietta da calcio, masicuramente non antica!

RewindHo comprato una collana.

Ho trovato la maglietta in un mercatino.

Compili questo modulo.

Questa una collana del diciottesimo secolo.

Ho bisogno del mio passaporto?

Hai comprato una tenuta da calcio?

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