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Lesson Introduction
Ok, so scissors can't attack. But people can! You'll be learning all about how to describe emergencies and how to call for help should such a situation ever arise.
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marcod says
November 2, 2008
Ok so remember, in italian [le] forbici is always plural too.
Use forbici dalla punta arrotondata (blunt tipped scissors) if you don't know what you're doing and then switch to forbici affilate (sharb scissors) once you get familiar with them.
juliojeffjie says
November 3, 2008
How would you conjugate scappiamo into a you-command?
Thanks
ragazzoaustriaco says
November 3, 2008
Ciao Juliojeffjie!
The you-command (tu) for scappare is: Scappa! (Lei - Scappi!)
catherinem says
November 3, 2008
Ragazzoaustriaco,
Looks like you've been spending some time working on those imperatives and checking out the grammar guide!
Keep up the good work :)
Catherine
ragazzoaustriaco says
November 4, 2008
Ciao Catherine,
Ma certo! ;) Che te ne pare? Sto imparando tutto il tempo!
Michael
sivo says
November 4, 2008
i am just learning italian i m taking it as my first language in college could u help me on searching more 2 be perfect in it??? beside listening 2 ur lessons
pradeep13 says
November 4, 2008
i am fing
schnauzer1 says
November 5, 2008
Is cadi the second person future tense? what would the second person present tense be.
THANKS
ire_ne says
November 5, 2008
"Cadi" is the second person present tense of the verbo "cadere".
"cadrai" is the second person future tense.
schnauzer1 says
November 6, 2008
Thanks ire_ne,
I thought so. In the expansion tab (above), under
l'attentazione the person says you'll fall. Would'nt that be translated as cadrai ,not cadi?
Thanks for your help.
anna8 says
November 6, 2008
Ciao Schnauzer1,
Sometimes the present tense in Italian is used to talk about the near future, and I think that's what's happening here:
cadi = literally, "you fall," but in this context, "you will fall"
In the expansion section of the Tickets Please lesson, you can see the same thing with a different verb, comprare (to buy)
Compri il biglietto? Literally, "Do you buy the ticket?" but here it means "Will you buy the ticket?"
I hope that helps:)
schnauzer1 says
November 6, 2008
ciao anna8
and thanks.
Schnauzer1
sedky says
gratziNovember 6, 2008
darkwing74 says
November 12, 2008
Hi everyone, Cahterine and Marco, thanks for this grim, but good lesson. Greetings from Colombia. (botticcello14@homail.com)
marcod says
November 14, 2008
Thanks darkwing74, I am sorry if the dialogue was a bit tragico, but we can't always have happy endings, even if we wished so...
spanishlearners says
November 14, 2008
kitchen scissors? was that low fat milk at the end? must be tasty!, they must be taking it away from the poor thirsty attacker (might be the last one in the fridge) and he found it and hey, he was thirsty, very thirsty. It is a very happy (tasty ending) in my opinion. Nice work IPod.
daini says
December 9, 2008
This dialogue is crazy...haha...I kinda like the scream though...
catherinem says
December 10, 2008
I personally find the stab from the scissors disgusting. But I imagine you'll all be remembering this key vocab!
blfrancais says
April 27, 2009
We put listen to your lessons in the car. ItalianPod has the only lessons the whole family likes.
"Le Forbici" was great!
BL
ire_ne says
April 27, 2009
Ahahah! We're glad about it!
ItalianPod rocks!
smo404 says
April 30, 2009
Questo episodio è fantastico!!!!! Molto, molto, molto buffo! Grazie per i/le "laughs??".
OH NO LE FORBICI!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH
smo404 says
May 1, 2009
Ho un' idea per il prossimo episodio....
A: OH NO! Le forbici, ancora una volta!!!
B: No!!!! Corri! Corri!
A: Auito! Auito! Sono cadutto! Sono cadutto! AHHHHHHHHHH.
B: Non fermati! Le forbici è quasi arrivatti!!!!!!
A: Lascia mi! Lascia mi! Per favore, corri!!!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm still laughing about this one.