McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12
school child church when books skates
scuola bambino chiesa quando libri lavagne
[Illustration: Several people standing in front of school that appears similar to a small church.]
[Illustrazione: Alcune persone in piedi davanti a una scuola che sembra simile a una piccola chiesa.]
What kind of house is this?
Che tipo di edificio è questo?
Do you think it is a schoolhouse, or a church?
Pensi che sia una scuola, o una chiesa?
It looks like a church, but I think it is a schoolhouse.
Sembra una chiesa, ma penso che sia una scuola.
I see the boys and girls with their books and slates.
Vedo i ragazzi e le ragazze con i loro libri e le loro lavagne.
When the bell rings, they will go in.
Quando suona il campanello, entreranno.
A good child likes to go to school.
Un bambino buono ama andare a scuola.
LESSON XXXVIII.
LEZIONE XXXVIII.
quail quick seen kill me oh eat first know Henry
quaglia veloce visto uccidere me oh mangiare primo sapere Henry
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[Illustration: Quail in brush.]
[Illustrazione: Quaglia tra i cespugli.]
"John! come here. Be quick, and tell me what kind of bird this is."
"John! vieni qui. Fai presto, e dimmi che tipo di uccello è questo."
"Do you not know, Henry?"
"Non lo sai, Henry?"
"Oh, no! what is it?" "It is a quail."
"Oh, no! cos'è?" "È una quaglia."
"It is the first quail I have seen. Is it good to eat?"
"È la prima quaglia che ho visto. È buona da mangiare?"
"Yes; but I should not like to kill it."
"Sì; ma non mi piacerebbe ucciderla."
LESSON XXXIX.
LEZIONE XXXIX.
Kate dear name blue baby near shut crib sit
Kate cara nome blu bambina vicino chiusi culla sedere
[Illustration: Baby sleeping in crib.]
[Illustrazione: Bambina che dorme nella culla.]
Is not this a dear baby in the crib?
Non è forse una cara bambina quella nella culla?
Her name is Kate, and she has big, blue eyes.
Si chiama Kate, e ha grandi occhi blu.
You can not see her eyes, for they are shut.
Non puoi vedere i suoi occhi, perché sono chiusi.
Kate is a good baby; but she will cry if she is hurt, or if she is not well.
Kate è una buona bambina; ma piangerà se si fa male, o se non sta bene.
Bess likes to sit near the baby, and to rock her in the crib.
Bess ama sedersi vicino alla bambina e cullarla nella culla.
LESSON XL.--REVIEW.
LEZIONE XL.--RIPASSO.
Henry Black and Ned Bell live near our house.
Henry Black e Ned Bell vivono vicino a casa nostra.
Vocabulary
- scuola
- SKWOH-lah — A place where students go to learn
- bambino
- bahm-BEE-noh — A young child or baby boy
- chiesa
- KYEH-zah — A Christian place of worship; church
- quando
- KWAHN-doh — A conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- libri
- LEE-bree — Plural of libro; books used for reading
- lavagne
- lah-VAH-nyeh — Plural of lavagna; chalkboards or blackboards
- Illustrazione
- il-loos-trah-TSYOH-neh — A picture or image used for explanation
- Alcune
- ahl-KOO-neh — Some; referring to a few unspecified things
- persone
- pehr-SOH-neh — Plural of persona; people or individuals
- in
- een — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- piedi
- PYEH-dee — Feet; also used in 'in piedi' meaning standing
- davanti
- dah-VAHN-tee — In front of; positioned before something
- a
- ah — Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'
- una
- OO-nah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- che
- keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' 'who'
- sembra
- SEM-brah — It seems or appears to be something
- simile
- SEE-mee-leh — Similar or alike; resembling something else
- piccola
- PEE-koh-lah — Small or little; feminine form of piccolo
- Che
- keh — What or which; used in questions and exclamations
- tipo
- TEE-poh — Type, kind, or sort of something
- di
- dee — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- edificio
- eh-dee-FEE-choh — A building or structure of some kind
- è
- eh — Third-person singular of essere; means 'is'
- questo
- KWES-toh — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing
- Pensi
- PEN-see — You think; second-person singular of pensare
- sia
- SEE-ah — Subjunctive form of essere; 'it may be'
- o
- oh — Conjunction meaning 'or'; presents an alternative
- Sembra
- SEM-brah — It seems or looks like something
- ma
- mah — Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast
- penso
- PEN-soh — I think; first-person singular of pensare
- Vedo
- VEH-doh — I see; first-person singular of vedere
- i
- ee — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ragazzi
- rah-GAHT-see — Boys or young men; plural of ragazzo
- e
- eh — Conjunction meaning 'and'; connects words or clauses
- le
- leh — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ragazze
- rah-GAHT-seh — Girls or young women; plural of ragazza
- con
- kohn — Preposition meaning 'with'; indicates accompaniment
- loro
- LOH-roh — They, them, or their; third-person plural pronoun
- Quando
- KWAHN-doh — When; introduces a time clause in sentences
- suona
- SWOH-nah — It rings or sounds; from suonare, to ring
- il
- eel — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- campanello
- kahm-pah-NEL-loh — A small bell, especially a doorbell or school bell
- entreranno
- en-treh-RAHN-noh — They will enter; future tense of entrare
- Un
- oon — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- buono
- BWOH-noh — Good; adjective describing positive quality
- ama
- AH-mah — He/she loves; third-person singular of amare
- andare
- ahn-DAH-reh — To go; common Italian verb of movement
- LEZIONE
- leh-TSYOH-neh — Lesson; a unit of learning or instruction
- veloce
- veh-LOH-cheh — Fast or quick; describes speed of movement
- visto
- VEE-stoh — Seen; past participle of vedere, to see
- me
- meh — Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- oh
- oh — Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- mangiare
- mahn-JAH-reh — To eat; fundamental verb for consuming food
- primo
- PREE-moh — First; ordinal number indicating position one
- sapere
- sah-PEH-reh — To know a fact or piece of information
- tra
- trah — Among, between, or within; Italian preposition
- vieni
- VYEH-nee — Come; second-person singular imperative of venire
- qui
- kwee — Here; adverb indicating a nearby location
- Fai
- fah-ee — Do or make; imperative of fare, to do
- presto
- PREH-stoh — Quickly or soon; adverb urging speed
- dimmi
- DEEM-mee — Tell me; imperative of dire with clitic pronoun
- uccello
- oo-CHEL-loh — A bird; any feathered flying animal
- Non
- nohn — Not; negation adverb used before verbs
- lo
- loh — It or him; masculine singular object pronoun
- sai
- sah-ee — You know; second-person singular of sapere
- Oh
- oh — Exclamation expressing surprise, recognition, or emotion
- no
- noh — No; negative response or denial
- cos'è
- koh-ZEH — What is it; contraction of cosa è
- È
- eh — It is; third-person singular of essere
- la
- lah — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- prima
- PREE-mah — First; feminine ordinal adjective or adverb 'before'
- ho
- oh — I have; first-person singular of avere
- buona
- BWOH-nah — Good; feminine form of buono, positive quality
- da
- dah — From, by, or since; versatile Italian preposition
- Sì
- see — Yes; affirmative response in Italian
- non
- nohn — Not; negation word placed before a verb
- mi
- mee — Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- piacerebbe
- pyah-cheh-REB-beh — It would please; conditional of piacere, to like
- cara
- KAH-rah — Dear or beloved; affectionate feminine adjective
- nome
- NOH-meh — Name; the word by which someone is called
- blu
- bloo — Blue; color adjective, invariable in Italian
- bambina
- bahm-BEE-nah — A little girl; feminine form of bambino
- vicino
- vee-CHEE-noh — Near or close; adjective or adverb of proximity
- chiusi
- KYOO-zee — Closed; masculine plural past participle of chiudere
- sedere
- seh-DEH-reh — To sit; to be in a seated position
- Bambina
- bahm-BEE-nah — Little girl; feminine diminutive form of bambino
- dorme
- DOR-meh — He/she sleeps; third-person singular of dormire
- nella
- NEL-lah — In the; contraction of preposition in and article la
- forse
- FOR-seh — Maybe or perhaps; expresses uncertainty or possibility
- quella
- KWEL-lah — That; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- Si
- see — Reflexive pronoun; herself, himself, itself, themselves
- chiama
- KYAH-mah — Is called or calls; from chiamare, to call
- ha
- ah — He/she has; third-person singular of avere
- grandi
- GRAHN-dee — Big or large; plural form of grande
- occhi
- OK-kee — Eyes; plural of occhio, the organ of sight
- puoi
- PWOY — You can; second-person singular of potere
- vedere
- veh-DEH-reh — To see; to perceive with the eyes
- suoi
- SWOY — His/her/its; masculine plural possessive adjective
- perché
- pehr-KEH — Because or why; conjunction and interrogative adverb
- sono
- SOH-noh — They are or I am; from essere, to be
- piangerà
- pyahn-jeh-RAH — She/he will cry; future of piangere, to cry
- se
- seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- si
- see — Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- fa
- fah — Does or makes; third-person singular of fare
- male
- MAH-leh — Harm, hurt, or badly; noun or adverb
- sta
- stah — He/she is; third-person singular of stare
- bene
- BEH-neh — Well or good; common adverb of positive state
- sedersi
- seh-DEHR-see — To sit down; reflexive infinitive of sedere
- alla
- AHL-lah — To the; contraction of preposition a and article la
- RIPASSO
- ree-PAHS-soh — Review or revision of previously learned material
- vivono
- VEE-voh-noh — They live; third-person plural of vivere
- casa
- KAH-zah — House or home; place where one lives
- nostra
- NOH-strah — Our; feminine singular possessive adjective
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