McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 16
A girl asks him to show her the way to the town.
Una ragazza gli chiede di mostrarle la strada per la città.
He tells her the way, and then drives on.
Lui le indica la strada, e poi continua a guidare.
LESSON XLIX.
LEZIONE XLIX.
I'll she'll don't puss pur pat fur harm deeds
farò farà non micia fare le fusa accarezzare pelo danno gesti
I love my dear puss,
Amo la mia cara micia,
Her fur is so warm;
Il suo pelo è così caldo;
And, if I don't hurt her,
E, se non la faccio del male,
She'll do me no harm.
Lei non mi farà alcun danno.
I'll pat my dear puss,
Accarezzerò la mia cara micia,
And then she will pur,
E poi lei farà le fusa,
And show me her thanks
E mi mostrerà la sua gratitudine
For my kind deeds to her.
Per i miei gentili gesti verso di lei.
LESSON L.
LEZIONE L.
now wreaths who queen woods shall crown
ora ghirlande chi regina boschi dovrà corona
It is the first of May.
È il primo di maggio.
The boys and girls have gone to the woods to have a good time.
I ragazzi e le ragazze sono andati nel bosco per divertirsi.
See them at their play.
Guardateli mentre giocano.
The girls have wreaths in their hands.
Le ragazze hanno delle ghirlande in mano.
Now they will crown some one Queen of the May.
Ora incoroneranno qualcuna Regina di Maggio.
Who shall it be?
Chi sarà?
It should be the best girl, and that is Kate.
Dovrebbe essere la ragazza migliore, e quella è Kate.
LESSON LI.
LEZIONE LI.
God small from world moon shine nut long ago
Dio piccolo da mondo luna brillare noce lungo fa
Do you see that tall tree?
Vedi quell'albero alto?
Long ago it sprang up from a small nut.
Molto tempo fa è cresciuto da una piccola noce.
Do you know who made it do so?
Sai chi lo ha fatto crescere così?
It was God, my child.
È stato Dio, figlio mio.
God made the world and all things in it.
Dio ha creato il mondo e tutte le cose in esso.
He made the sun to light the day, and the moon to shine at night.
Ha fatto il sole per illuminare il giorno, e la luna per brillare di notte.
God shows that he loves us by all that he has done for us.
Dio dimostra di amarci con tutto ciò che ha fatto per noi.
Vocabulary
- ragazza
- A young female person; girl
- gli
- Definite article or pronoun, masculine plural or dative
- chiede
- Third person singular present of 'chiedere': asks
- mostrarle
- To show to her; infinitive with indirect object pronoun
- strada
- A path or route; road or street
- città
- An urban settlement; city or town
- le
- Indirect object pronoun or feminine plural article: to her
- indica
- Points out or indicates direction; third person singular present
- poi
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'afterwards'
- continua
- Continues doing something; third person singular present
- guidare
- To operate a vehicle; to drive
- LEZIONE
- A unit of instruction or study; lesson
- farò
- First person singular future of 'fare': I will do
- farà
- Third person singular future of 'fare': he/she will do
- micia
- Affectionate term for a female cat; kitty
- fare
- To do or make; common infinitive verb
- fusa
- The purring sound made by a contented cat
- accarezzare
- To stroke or caress gently with the hand
- pelo
- The coat or fur of an animal; hair
- danno
- Harm, injury, or damage caused to someone
- gesti
- Movements of hands or body to express meaning; gestures
- Amo
- First person singular present of 'amare': I love
- cara
- Dear or beloved; feminine adjective of affection
- suo
- Third person singular possessive adjective: his, her, its
- così
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'
- caldo
- Warm or hot; adjective describing temperature
- se
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- faccio
- First person singular present of 'fare': I do/make
- male
- Something bad or painful; harm or evil
- Lei
- Formal or emphatic third person feminine pronoun: she
- alcun
- Adjective meaning 'any' or 'some', often in negatives
- Accarezzerò
- First person singular future of 'accarezzare': I will caress
- mostrerà
- Third person singular future of 'mostrare': will show
- gratitudine
- A feeling of thankfulness toward someone; gratitude
- miei
- First person plural masculine possessive adjective: my
- gentili
- Kind, courteous, or gentle; plural adjective
- verso
- Preposition meaning 'toward'; also a line of poetry
- ora
- The current moment; now, or an hour of time
- ghirlande
- Decorative circles of flowers or leaves; garlands, wreaths
- chi
- Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'
- regina
- A female monarch or ruling sovereign; queen
- boschi
- Areas of dense trees; woods or forests
- dovrà
- Third person singular future of 'dovere': will have to
- corona
- A circular ornamental headpiece symbolizing royalty; crown
- primo
- The ordinal number first; first in order or rank
- maggio
- The fifth month of the year; May
- ragazzi
- Young males or a mixed group of young people; boys
- ragazze
- Young female persons; girls
- andati
- Past participle plural of 'andare': gone or went
- bosco
- A wooded area with many trees; forest or wood
- divertirsi
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to enjoy oneself or have fun
- Guardateli
- Imperative plural 'look at them'; watch them closely
- mentre
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as' indicating simultaneity
- giocano
- Third person plural present of 'giocare': they play
- hanno
- Third person plural present of 'avere': they have
- mano
- The body part at the end of the arm; hand
- Ora
- At this moment; now, or the current hour
- incoroneranno
- Third person plural future of 'incoronare': they will crown
- qualcuna
- Indefinite pronoun, feminine: someone or one of them
- Regina
- A female sovereign or monarch; queen
- Maggio
- The fifth calendar month; May
- Chi
- Interrogative pronoun asking about a person: who
- sarà
- Third person singular future of 'essere': will be
- Dovrebbe
- Third person singular conditional of 'dovere': should or ought to
- essere
- The infinitive of the verb 'to be'
- migliore
- Comparative or superlative adjective: better or best
- quella
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun, feminine: that one
- Dio
- The supreme divine being; God
- piccolo
- Small in size or young in age; little
- mondo
- The planet and all its inhabitants; world
- luna
- The natural satellite that orbits Earth; moon
- brillare
- To emit or reflect bright light; to shine
- noce
- A hard-shelled edible nut; walnut or nut
- lungo
- Extended in length or duration; long
- fa
- Third person singular present of 'fare': does or makes
- Vedi
- Second person singular imperative or present of 'vedere': see
- quell'
- Demonstrative adjective before vowel: that (elided form)
- albero
- A large woody perennial plant; tree
- alto
- Having great vertical extent; tall or high
- Molto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'
- tempo
- The passage of time; time or weather
- cresciuto
- Past participle of 'crescere': grown or having grown
- piccola
- Feminine form of 'piccolo': small or little
- Sai
- Second person singular present of 'sapere': you know
- fatto
- Past participle of 'fare': done or made
- crescere
- To increase in size or develop over time; to grow
- stato
- Past participle of 'essere': been; also state or country
- figlio
- A male offspring; son
- creato
- Past participle of 'creare': created or made
- tutte
- Feminine plural of 'tutto': all or every
- cose
- Plural of 'cosa': things or objects
- esso
- Third person singular neuter pronoun: it
- sole
- The star at the center of our solar system; sun
- illuminare
- To provide light to something; to illuminate or light up
- giorno
- A period of twenty-four hours; day
- notte
- The dark period between sunset and sunrise; night
- dimostra
- Third person singular present of 'dimostrare': demonstrates, shows
- amarci
- Infinitive 'amare' with us pronoun: to love us
- tutto
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'
- ciò
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'what'
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