McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 11
blaze put yet house fire roof call ring we
fiamma mettere ancora casa fuoco tetto chiamare suonare noi
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[Illustration: Boys running in front of burning house.]
[Illustrazione: Ragazzi che corrono davanti a una casa in fiamme.]
This house is on fire.
Questa casa è in fiamme.
Look! the roof is in a blaze.
Guarda! il tetto è in fiamme.
Run, boys, and ring the bell. Call some men to put out the fire.
Correte, ragazzi, e suonate la campana. Chiamate degli uomini per spegnere il fuoco.
We may yet save the house, if we work hard
Possiamo ancora salvare la casa, se lavoriamo sodo
LESSON XXXV.--REVIEW.
LEZIONE XXXV.--RIPASSO.
Bess, do you hear a noise?
Bess, senti un rumore?
Yes, Tom; what is it?
Sì, Tom; cos'è?
It is the mill by our house; logs are cut there.
È il mulino vicino a casa nostra; lì vengono tagliati i tronchi.
How do they cut the logs, Tom,--with an ax?
Come tagliano i tronchi, Tom,--con un'ascia?
Not with an ax, Bess; it is too hard work; they cut them with a saw.
Non con un'ascia, Bess; è un lavoro troppo duro; li tagliano con una sega.
May we not go and see the mill at work, Tom?
Non possiamo andare a vedere il mulino in funzione, Tom?
Yes, I think so. The air is cool, and we can walk in the shade. We should go soon, Bess, or the pile of wood will be gone.
Sì, credo di sì. L'aria è fresca, e possiamo camminare all'ombra. Dovremmo andare presto, Bess, o la catasta di legna sarà finita.
Our two goats and the cart are here, Tom; we can ride to the mill. It is not up hill, and the goats can pull us fast.
Le nostre due capre e il carretto sono qui, Tom; possiamo andare al mulino. Non è in salita, e le capre possono trascinarci velocemente.
LESSON XXXVI.
LEZIONE XXXVI.
Miss wants would tells rule keep good that each
Signorina vuole vorrebbe dice regola rispettare buono che ciascuno
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[Illustration: Six children surrounding young woman.]
[Illustrazione: Sei bambini che circondano una giovane donna.]
The girls and boys all love Miss May; she is so kind to them.
Le ragazze e i ragazzi amano tutti la signorina May; è così gentile con loro.
Miss May tells them there is a rule that she wants them to keep. It is, "Do to each one as you would like each one to do to you."
La signorina May dice loro che c'è una regola che vuole che rispettino. È: "Fai a ciascuno come vorresti che ciascuno facesse a te."
This is a good rule, and all boys and girls should keep it.
Questa è una buona regola, e tutti i ragazzi e le ragazze dovrebbero rispettarla.
LESSON XXXVII.
LEZIONE XXXVII.
Vocabulary
- fiamma
- FYAHM-mah — A flame; burning light produced by fire
- mettere
- MET-teh-reh — To put, place, or set something somewhere
- ancora
- ahn-KOH-rah — Still, yet, or again; also an anchor
- casa
- KAH-zah — A house or home where people live
- fuoco
- FWOH-koh — Fire; flames; also used for fireplace or focus
- tetto
- TET-toh — The roof of a building or structure
- chiamare
- kyah-MAH-reh — To call, summon, or name someone or something
- suonare
- swoh-NAH-reh — To play an instrument or ring a bell
- noi
- NOY — We; the first-person plural subject pronoun
- Illustrazione
- il-loos-trah-TSYOH-neh — An illustration or image accompanying a text
- Ragazzi
- rah-GAHT-tsee — Boys, kids, or youngsters; plural of ragazzo
- che
- KEH — That, which, who; a very common conjunction/pronoun
- corrono
- KOR-roh-noh — They run; third-person plural of correre
- davanti
- dah-VAHN-tee — In front of; ahead of something or someone
- a
- AH — To, at, in; a common Italian preposition
- una
- OO-nah — A, an; feminine indefinite article in Italian
- in
- EEN — In, into; a basic Italian preposition of place
- fiamme
- FYAHM-meh — Flames; plural of fiamma, fire burning visibly
- Questa
- KWES-tah — This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- è
- EH — Is; third-person singular of essere, to be
- Guarda
- GWAHR-dah — Look! Watch! Imperative form of guardare
- il
- EEL — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian
- Correte
- kor-REH-teh — Run! Plural imperative of correre, to run
- ragazzi
- rah-GAHT-tsee — Boys, kids; informal address to a group
- e
- EH — And; the most basic Italian coordinating conjunction
- suonate
- swoh-NAH-teh — Ring or play! Plural imperative of suonare
- la
- LAH — The; feminine singular definite article in Italian
- campana
- kahm-PAH-nah — A bell, especially a large hanging church bell
- Chiamate
- kyah-MAH-teh — Call! Plural imperative of chiamare, to call
- degli
- DEL-yee — Of the, some; masculine plural partitive article
- uomini
- WOH-mee-nee — Men; plural of uomo, adult male person
- per
- PEHR — For, in order to; a common Italian preposition
- spegnere
- SPEH-nyeh-reh — To extinguish, put out, or turn off something
- Possiamo
- pos-SYAH-moh — We can; first-person plural of potere, can
- salvare
- sahl-VAH-reh — To save, rescue, or preserve from danger
- se
- SEH — If; a conditional conjunction used in hypotheticals
- lavoriamo
- lah-vor-YAH-moh — We work; first-person plural of lavorare
- sodo
- SOH-doh — Hard, firm; lavorare sodo means to work hard
- LEZIONE
- leh-TSYOH-neh — Lesson; a unit of learning or instruction
- RIPASSO
- ree-PAHS-soh — Review or revision of previously learned material
- senti
- SEN-tee — Listen! Hear! Informal singular imperative of sentire
- un
- OON — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- rumore
- roo-MOH-reh — A noise or sound, often unexpected or loud
- Sì
- SEE — Yes; affirmative response in Italian
- cos'è
- koz-EH — What is it? Contraction of cosa è
- È
- EH — Is; third-person singular of essere, to be
- mulino
- moo-LEE-noh — A mill, especially a sawmill or grain mill
- vicino
- vee-CHEE-noh — Near, close, nearby; indicating proximity in space
- nostra
- NOS-trah — Our; feminine singular possessive adjective in Italian
- lì
- LEE — There; indicating a place away from the speaker
- vengono
- VEN-goh-noh — They come; third-person plural of venire
- tagliati
- tahl-YAH-tee — Cut; past participle of tagliare, to cut
- i
- EE — The; masculine plural definite article in Italian
- tronchi
- TROHN-kee — Logs, tree trunks; plural of tronco
- Come
- KOH-meh — How, like, as; used in questions and comparisons
- tagliano
- TAHL-yah-noh — They cut; third-person plural of tagliare
- con
- KOHN — With; a basic Italian preposition of accompaniment
- un'ascia
- oon-AH-shah — An axe; a tool used for chopping wood
- Non
- NOHN — Not; the standard Italian negation adverb
- lavoro
- lah-VOH-roh — Work, job, labor; noun from lavorare
- troppo
- TROP-poh — Too, too much; indicates excess of something
- duro
- DOO-roh — Hard, tough, difficult; describing effort or texture
- li
- LEE — Them; third-person masculine plural object pronoun
- sega
- SEH-gah — A saw; tool for cutting wood or other material
- possiamo
- pos-SYAH-moh — We can; first-person plural of potere
- andare
- ahn-DAH-reh — To go; one of the most essential Italian verbs
- vedere
- veh-DEH-reh — To see or watch; fundamental Italian infinitive verb
- funzione
- foon-TSYOH-neh — Function, operation; how something works or operates
- credo
- KREH-doh — I believe, I think; from credere, to believe
- di
- DEE — Of, from; extremely common Italian preposition
- sì
- SEE — Yes; standard affirmative reply in Italian
- L'aria
- LAH-ryah — The air; atmosphere or fresh outdoor air
- fresca
- FRES-kah — Fresh, cool; describing pleasant cool air or food
- camminare
- kahm-mee-NAH-reh — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace
- all'ombra
- ahl-OHM-brah — In the shade; in a shaded or shadowed area
- Dovremmo
- doh-VREM-moh — We should; conditional of dovere, to have to
- presto
- PRES-toh — Soon, quickly, early; common Italian time adverb
- o
- OH — Or; a basic Italian disjunctive conjunction
- catasta
- kah-TAHS-tah — A pile or stack, especially of cut firewood
- legna
- LEH-nyah — Firewood; cut wood used as fuel for burning
- sarà
- sah-RAH — Will be; future tense of essere, to be
- finita
- fee-NEE-tah — Finished, done, over; past participle of finire
- Le
- LEH — The; feminine plural definite article in Italian
- nostre
- NOS-treh — Our; feminine plural possessive adjective in Italian
- due
- DOO-eh — Two; the number two in Italian
- capre
- KAH-preh — Goats; plural of capra, a common farm animal
- carretto
- kahr-RET-toh — A small cart or wagon pulled by animals
- sono
- SOH-noh — Are; third-person plural of essere, to be
- qui
- KWEE — Here; indicating the speaker's location or position
- al
- AHL — To the, at the; contraction of a + il
- salita
- sah-LEE-tah — A slope, climb, or uphill stretch of road
- le
- LEH — Them, the; feminine plural pronoun or article
- possono
- POS-soh-noh — They can; third-person plural of potere
- trascinarci
- trah-shee-NAHR-chee — To drag us; pull us along with effort
- velocemente
- veh-loh-cheh-MEN-teh — Quickly, fast; adverb describing rapid movement
- Signorina
- see-nyoh-REE-nah — Miss; polite title for a young or unmarried woman
- vuole
- VWOH-leh — He/she wants; third-person singular of volere
- vorrebbe
- vor-REB-beh — He/she would like; conditional of volere
- dice
- DEE-cheh — He/she says; third-person singular of dire
- regola
- REH-goh-lah — A rule or regulation guiding behavior or procedure
- rispettare
- rees-pet-TAH-reh — To respect or comply with rules or people
- buono
- BWOH-noh — Good; positive quality of a person or thing
- ciascuno
- chah-SKOO-noh — Each one, everyone; referring to every individual
- Sei
- SEY — Six; the number six, or you are (essere)
- bambini
- bahm-BEE-nee — Children, kids; plural of bambino
- circondano
- cheer-KOHN-dah-noh — They surround; third-person plural of circondare
- giovane
- JOH-vah-neh — Young; a young person or youthful quality
- donna
- DON-nah — Woman; an adult female person
- ragazze
- rah-GAHT-tseh — Girls; feminine plural of ragazza
- amano
- AH-mah-noh — They love; third-person plural of amare
- tutti
- TOOT-tee — All, everyone; referring to every person or thing
- signorina
- see-nyoh-REE-nah — Miss; respectful title for a young woman
- così
- koh-ZEE — So, thus, like this; indicating manner or degree
- gentile
- jen-TEE-leh — Kind, gentle, polite; describing a pleasant person
- loro
- LOH-roh — They, them, their; third-person plural pronoun
- La
- LAH — The; feminine singular definite article in Italian
- c'è
- CHEH — There is; contraction of ci + è
- rispettino
- rees-pet-TEE-noh — That they respect; subjunctive of rispettare
- Fai
- FAY — Do, make; informal singular imperative of fare
- come
- KOH-meh — How, as, like; used in comparisons and questions
- vorresti
- vor-RES-tee — You would like; conditional of volere, to want
- facesse
- fah-CHES-seh — That he/she did; imperfect subjunctive of fare
- te
- TEH — You; stressed object pronoun, second-person singular
- buona
- BWOH-nah — Good; feminine form of buono, positive quality
- dovrebbero
- doh-VREB-beh-roh — They should; conditional of dovere, to have to
- rispettarla
- rees-pet-TAHR-lah — To respect her; infinitive with feminine object pronoun
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