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Grandmothers and mothers the world over are full of instructions for their grandchildren and children. Some are culturally specific, and some universal. Listen to today's podcast as this grandma has some suggestions for her grandson.
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missworldtraveler says
November 24, 2008
I would never talk back to my granny -- especially if I knew I was going to get THAT look!
ragazzoaustriaco says
November 24, 2008
Sì, avete ragione! La cosa con i genitori è internationale. La settimana scorsa ha nevicato a Vienna e per questo mia mamma mi ho detto:"Devi comprare un nuovo paio di scarpe invernale che ti non fa freddo!" Ma lo so, sono un uomo di 27 anni! Però fino a adesso non l'ho fatto ;)
gersonita says
November 24, 2008
'E vero! tutti i genitori sono uguali in tutto il mondo.
ire_ne says
November 24, 2008
In italian we got a proverb : "Tutto il mondo è paese"
;-)
italiangirl_in_lov says
December 1, 2008
if my nonna looked like that i would keep her in her house haha.
hash26 says
February 5, 2009
Ciao, sono troppo nuovo parlare italiano!
Perche cane in : fa un freddo cane ?
La seconda demanda: Valentina mette sempre ..., perche mette in il frase ?
Grazie
davebodesax says
March 18, 2009
I have a question about 2nd person conjugation. Is the command form of a verb different from a regular 2nd person conjugation? If so, which is used in this dialogue?
ire_ne says
March 18, 2009
Hi davebodesax!
Yep, the command form is usually different from a regular 2nd person conjugation!
In this case the imperative form is the same as the indicative.
Prima coniugazione: mangiare
2nd pers indicativo presente: Tu mangi
2nd pers imperativo presente : Mangia
Seconda coniugazione: correre
2nd pers indicativo presente: Tu corri
2nd pers imperativo presente: corri
Terza conigazione: dormire
2nd pers indicativo presente: Tu dormi
2nd pers imperativo presente: dormi
As u can see the difference is just in the prima coniugazione.
So, in this dialogue, the verb is mettere.
2nd pers indicativo presente: tu metti
2nd pers imperativo presente: metti
There's no difference between the imperative and the indicative form.
In this dialogue metti is an imperative because is a command and it is said "angrily" by the grandmother:-)
lollypop_2 says
June 6, 2009
i like put on a undershirt, my grandmother acts just like this haha so i can relate to this one very well