Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

1. There are
2. éssere
1. men in the world
2. uómo mondo
1. who are so much
2. éssere tanto
1. used to do mischief,
2. avvézzo fare male
1. that they are
2. éssere
1. hardly
2. appéna
1. out of trouble,
2. uscíto impáccio
1. but they immediately fall
2. che súbito cadére
1. into another.
2. altro.

1. Scarce
2. appéna
1. have you done
2. avére fatto
1. a good action,
2. buóno azióne
1. but you seem to repent it;
2. parére pentírsi
1. for were it not so,
2. perchè éssere così
1. you would not so soon again fall into
2. così presto ricadére
1. your former ill courses.
2. primiéra cattiva vita.

To have much ado, must be rendered in Italian by stentáre, and requires the following verb in the Infinitive with the Preposition a.

1. I had much ado
2. stentáre
1. yesterday
2. jéri
1. to persuade
2. persuadére
1. your brother
2. fratéllo
1. to stay with me;
2. restáre
1. he would go and sup with
2. andáre cenáre
1. Mr. Horace,
2. Signór Orázio
1. who came to town
2. veníre città
1. last night.
2. jeri sera.

1. I had much ado
2. stentáre
1. to make peace with
2. fare pace
1. your mother,
2. madre
1. she was fully resolved
2. éssere affátto risolúto
1. not to forgive you,
2. perdonáre
1. therefore
2. perciò
1. take care
2. badáre
1. for the future
2. all’avveníre
1. not to offend her
2. offéndere
1. any more.

1. I had much ado
2. stentáre
1. to engage your uncle
2. impegnáre zio
1. to pass his word
2. passáre paróla
1. for a hundred pounds
2. cento lira
1. I owe Mr. Clement.
2. dovére Cleménte.

To be quiet must be rendered in Italian by, star fermo, saldo, or chetársi.

1. You will not be quiet
2. stare fermo
1. till you have done
2. finchè avér fatto
1. some mischief.
2. male.

1. Be quiet,
2. chetársi
1. or else
2. altriménte
1. I will make you
2. fare
1. repent it.
2. pentíre.

1. You would not be quiet
2. stare saldo
1. when I bid you,
2. quando ordinare
1. you see now
2. vedere adésso
1. what you suffer
2. soffríre
1. for it.

Abbassár gli occhj, signifies to look down.

1. When you speak to
2. quando parláre
1. a person of great quality,
2. persóna alto qualità
1. you ought not
2. dovere
1. to stare at him,
2. fissáre
1. but you ought
2. ma dovére
1. sometimes
2. qualche volta
1. to look down
2. abbassare gli occhj
1. to show him
2. mostráre
1. the respect you have
2. rispétto avére
1. for him.

Upon Interrogations.

[See Gram. p. 70.]

1. From whence
1. had America its name?
2. avére América nome
1. From Amerigo Vesputio,
2. Amerigo Vespúzio
1. a Florentine,
2. Fiorentíno
1. in 1497;
1. though Columbus was
2. [1]benchè Colómbo éssere
1. the first discoverer
2. primo scopritóre
1. of it in 1492.

1. How large
2. grande
1. is that country?
2. paése
1. How is
1. that empire
2. impéro
1. divided?
2. divíso
1. What are
1. the productions
2. prodótto
1. of it?
1. What is there
1. worthy of notice
2. degno notízia
1. in that country?
2. paése
1. Are there any
1. European colonies
2. Européa colónia
1. in that part of the world?
2. parte mondo?

1. Who subdued
2. soggiogáre
1. the greatest part of
2. grande parte
1. the world
2. mondo
1. in twelve years time?
2. dódici anno
1. Alexander,
2. Alessándro
1. king of Macedonia.
2. Re Macedónia.

1. To whom do
1. the Canary Islands
2. Canárie Ísola
1. belong,
2. appartenére
1. how many are there of them,
2. quante [2]éssere
1. and how do they lie?
2. éssere situáto?

[1] See Gram. p. 205, upon the conjunction though.

[2] See Gram. p. 147, upon the conjugation of the verb impersonal there is.

Upon the Irregular Construction of Personal and Possessive Pronouns.

[See Gram. p. 61, and 66.]

1. Most men
2. la maggior parte uómo
1. worship love,
2. adoráre amóre
1. to it
1. they sacrifice
2. sagrificáre
1. their finest days,
2. bello giórno
1. and from it
1. they expect
2. aspettáre
1. their greatest happiness.
2. grande felicità.

1. Glory makes
2. glória fare
1. the whole ambition
2. tutto ambizióne
1. of heroes;
2. eróe
1. they thirst after nothing,
2. respirare altro
1. they seek nothing else;
2. cercáre altro
1. they apply to it alone,
2. indirizzársi solo
1. it is to it alone
2. solo
1. they make vows.
2. fare voto.

1. Self-love is
2. amáre próprio
1. our primum mobile;
2. primo móbile
1. it is that which
1. rules our passions,
2. regoláre passióne
1. and to it
1. are men indebted
2. éssere uómo debitóre
1. for most of the services
2. maggior parte servízio
1. which
1. they reciprocally render
2. reciprocaménte réndere
1. one another.

1. Is that
2. éssere
1. the tree
2. albéro
1. you were speaking of?
2. parláre
1. Yes, that is it.

1. It looks
2. parére
1. very fine,
2. bello
1. but
2. ma
1. its fruit
2. frutto
1. is good for nothing.
2. non vale níente.

1. This,
1. on the contrary,
2. contrário
1. has no appearance;
2. avére apparénza
1. it is
1. a peach-tree,
2. pérsico
1. and the peaches
2. pésca
1. are delicious.
2. éssere delizióso.

1. When general G.
2. quando generále G.
1. saw himself pursued
2. vedére seguitáto
1. so close, he,
2. così da vicíno
1. reaching the river,
2. arriváre fiúme
1. threw himself in it
2. gettársi
1. (on horseback),
2. a cavállo
1. with a design
2. intenzióne
1. to cross it over,
2. tráversáre
1. rapid as it was;
2. [1] rápido éssere
1. when he came to
2. quando veníre
1. the stream,
2. corrénte
1. for all he did
2. tutto fare
1. to resist it,
2. resístere
1. he could not
2. potére
1. get the better of it;
2. superare
1. he then resolved
2. allóra risólvere
1. to go down with it,
2. seguíre
1. and let himself
2. lasciarsi
1. be carried away;
2. portáre via
1. but his horse
2. ma cavállo
1. was too tired
2. éssere troppo stanco
1. to be able to swim long;
2. potére nuotáre molto
1. and as he endeavoured
2. come sforzársi
1. to quit the stream,
2. lasciáre corrénte
1. the animal,
2. bestia
1. which had now
2. avére
1. lost all its strength,
2. pérdere tutto forza
1. sunk under him;
2. sommergérsi
1. he expected it,
2. aspettársi
1. therefore
2. perciò
1. resigned himself
2. rassegnársi
1. to his fate;
2. destíno
1. he still swam
2. ancóra nuotáre
1. (for a while)
2. (per un pezzo)
1. with the stream,
2. corrénte
1. but not being able
2. ma potére
1. to get out of it,
2. sortire
1. he was drowned.
2. éssere annegato.

1. The water
2. acqua
1. which you have recommended him
2. avére raccomandáto
1. to drink
2. bere
1. is not fit for him;
2. essere próprio
1. I know all its qualities,
2. conóscere tutto qualità
1. and will never recommend it
2. mai raccomandáre
1. in such a case.
2. tale caso
1. Of these two rivers,
2. questo due fiúme
1. one has its spring in
2. avére sorgénte
1. the Alps,
1. and the other in
2. altro
1. the Pyrenees.
2. Pirenéi.

1. I have bought
2. avére compráre
1. a new sword,
2. nuóvo spada
1. the hilt of it
2. guárdia
1. is silver,
2. éssere d’argénto
1. but I do not like
2. ma amáre
1. its shell;
2. cóccia
1. I will not part with
2. disfársi della
1. the old one;
2. vécchio
1. it has done me much service;
2. avére reso molto servízio
1. I have twice
2. avére due volta
1. owed my life to it;
2. dovuto vita
1. only
2. solo
1. I will get it cleaned, and
2. fare ripulire
1. get a new hilt to it,
2. méttere nuóvo guárdia
1. and it will still
2. ancóra
1. be of service to me
2. servíre
1. by night.
2. nottetempo.

1. Keep from
2. allontanársi
1. the wall,
2. muro
1. do not lean
2. appogiársi
1. upon it.

1. If you sit
2. sedére
1. in that arm-chair
2. sédia d’appoggio
1. take care
2. badáre
1. you do not hurt yourself,
2. farsi male
1. for
2. perchè
1. the back and elbows
2. spalliera bracciuólo
1. are broken.
2. éssere rotto.

1. His house is fine,
2. casa bello
1. I like its situation,
2. amáre situazióne
1. but the rooms
2. ma stánza
1. are not well contrived:
2. éssere bene regoláto
1. he has spent a great deal of money
2. avére fátto gran spesa
1. upon it;
1. he has altered the roof,
2. avére fatto cambiar tetto
1. and made
2. fatto
1. a stately stair-case;
2. supérbo scala
1. it costs him much,
2. costáre molto
1. but (upon the whole)
2. ma per altro
1. he owes his health to it;
2. dovere salúte
1. he lives there
2. vívere
1. the whole year.
2. tutto anno
1. The gardens
2. giardíno
1. are very fine;
2. éssere bello
1. he has added
2. aver aggiúnto
1. groves
2. boschétto
1. and water spouts
2. getto d’acqua
1. to them;
1. there are fine meadows
2. éssere bello prato
1. all around:
2. all’intorno
1. he designs to make
2. contáre fare
1. still greater alterations.
2. maggióre cambiaménto.

[1] See Gram. p. 205, upon the conjunction though.

On the verb to play, with the Particles at, and on.

1. Do you
1. never play
2. mai giuocáre
1. at cards?
2. carta
1. I play
1. sometimes
2. qualche volta
1. at piquet,
2. picchetto
1. and at quadrille,
2. quartíglio
1. to oblige the company.
2. obbligáre compagnía.

1. Let us play for
2. giuocáre
1. a crown.
2. scudo
1. I never play so high;
2. fare mai grosso giuóco
1. I do not like
2. non piacére
1. to play for
1. so much money:
2. tanto danáro
1. I do not love
2. amáre
1. to play at
1. games of chance,
2. giuóco di sorte
1. as at dice,
2. come dado
1. or even at cards;
2. anche carta
1. but I like to play
2. piacére
1. sometimes
2. qualche volta
1. at bowls,
2. bocce
1. at billiards,
2. bigliárdo
1. at tennis,
2. pallacórda
1. or nine pins.
2. birillo
1. We play
1. at chess
2. scácchi
1. every night,
2. ogni sera
1. my cousin and I.
2. cugíno
1. Can you play on
2. sapére suonáre
1. any instrument?
2. qualche struménto?

1. I can play a little
2. potére suonáre poco
1. on the flute.
2. flauto
1. I thought
2. crédere
1. you could also play
2. anche suonáre
1. on the fiddle.
2. violíno
1. No: but I know
2. ma sapere
1. that you play very well
2. suonáre
1. on the bass-viol:
2. viola d’amore
1. if you please
2. piacére
1. to come to our house,
2. veníre da noi
1. we will make a little concert:
2. fare píccolo concerto
1. my sister will play
2. sorélla suonáre
1. on the piano-forte,
2. piano-forte
1. you on your bass,
2. basso
1. and I will sing.
2. cantare.

We use the Verb avére, instead of éssere, in speaking of being hungry, dry, cold, hot, or old.

1. You eat as if
2. mangiáre
1. you were not hungry.
2. avére fame
1. Excuse me,
2. scusáre
1. I eat
1. well enough,
2. assai bene
1. but I am not very hungry;
2. avére grande fame
1. I am more dry than hungry.
2. avére sete fame
1. I have been thirsty
2. avere avúto sete
1. all day.
2. tutto giórno.

1. I am very cold,
2. avére freddo
1. and very hungry.
2. fame
1. Are you cold?
2. avére freddo
1. On the contrary
2. al contrário
1. I am very warm,
2. avére gran caldo
1. but I am tired.
2. ma stanco.

1. My hands
2. mano
1. are so cold that
2. avére freddo
1. I cannot write.
2. potére scrivére.

1. [1]I believe
2. crédere
1. your head is always cold,
2. testa sempre freddo
1. for
2. perchè
1. you seldom pull off
2. raraménte leváre
1. your hat.
2. cappéllo.

1. How old is
2. quanto anno avere
1. your sister?
2. sorélla
1. She is not fifteen yet.
2. avére quíndici anno
1. I thought
2. crédere
1. she was twenty;
2. avére venti anno
1. and you, sir,
2. ed ella
1. how old are you?
2. avére?

1. I was very cold
2. avére freddo
1. this morning
2. mattína
1. when I came:
2. quando veníre
1. but I am very warm now.
2. ma caldo adésso
1. You do not look so.
2. parére
1. You eat as if
2. mangiáre
1. you were not hungry.
2. avére fame
1. I am more cold
2. freddo
1. than hungry.
2. fame
1. I have been thirsty
2. ho avuto sete
1. all the day.
2. giórno.

[1] I believe, &c. Credo che voi abbiate sempre freddo alla testa.

The Impersonal Verb must, is sometimes rendered by dovere, and sometimes by bisognáre.

1. To make war
2. fare guerra
1. plenty of money
2. molto danáro
1. must be had.
2. bisógna avére.

1. Men must love virtue
2. si dovére amáre virtù
1. to be happy.
2. felíce
1. One must be mad
2. bisognáre pazzo
1. to think that
2. crédere
1. men can be happy
2. uómo potére
1. without
2. senza [1]
1. loving virtue.
2. amáre virtù.

1. Men should learn first
2. dovére imparáre prima
1. the duties
2. dovére
1. belonging to
2. appartenénte
1. human nature.
2. umáno natúra.

1. A woman must have
2. donna bisógna avére
1. a good deal of
1. circumspection
2. circospezióne
1. not to speak
2. parláre
1. of herself.
1. One must not hope
2. bisognáre speráre
1. to see men cured
2. uómo guarírsi
1. of the ill-habit
2. cattivo abitúdine
1. they have
2. avére
1. of speaking always
2. parláre sempre
1. of themselves,
1. their adventures,
2. avventúra
1. and wealth;
2. opulénza
1. for nothing is
2. niénte
1. more tiresome.
2. nojoso
1. One should impose upon one’s-self
2. dovére farsi
1. a law
2. legge
1. never to speak of one’s-self
2. mái parláre
1. neither one way, nor another.
2. [2]

1. We must not
2. dovére
1. easily believe
2. facilménte crédere
1. those who flatter us:
2. adulare
1. neither must we reject entirely
2. rigettáre
1. the compliments
2. compliménto
1. that are paid to us,
2. fare
1. when we think
2. quando crédere
1. we deserve them;
2. meritáre
1. that mistaken modesty
2. malintesa modéstia
1. is hardly less displeasing,
2. poco meno spiacévole
1. than a foolish vanity.
2. sciócco vanità
1. Much art
2. arte
1. and nicety
2. delicatézza
1. are requisite
2. necessário
1. to season praises well:
2. condire lode
1. but there is also
2. ma anche
1. a way
2. modo
1. of receiving them,
2. ricévere
1. when they are merited,
2. quando meritare
1. that does not displease
2. offendere
1. modesty.
2. modéstia
1. Praises are like
2. lode come
1. a sort of tribute
2. spécie tribúto
1. paid to true merit:
2. réndere vero mérito
1. we must
2. dovére
1. neither reject them
2. nè rigettáre
1. through affectation,
2. per affettazióne
1. nor hanker after them
2. nè ambíre
1. too eagerly.
2. con troppa premúra.

[1] Senza governs the infinitive mood.

[2] Neither one way, nor another, i. e. nè in bene, nè in male.

On the negative Particles and Adverbs.

1. No one knows
2. nissúno sapére
1. the sufferings
2. sofferénza
1. of lovers,
2. amánte
1. unless
2. se non
1. he himself has loved.

1. I have
1. always loved her
2. sempre amáto
1. very much.
2. molto.

1. To court
2. far la corte
1. with respect
2. rispétto
1. and attention,
2. attenzióne
1. is the best means
2. mezzo
1. of being loved again.
2. riamáto
1. I have found
2. avére trovare
1. nobody
2. nessúno
1. of your opinion.
2. opinione.

Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

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Upon Interrogations.

Upon the Irregular Construction of Personal and Possessive Pronouns.