Italian Conversation-grammarS. R. Urbino, 1868 - 279 pages |
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Common terms and phrases
abbiamo adjectives álla áltri amáti amáto amico Andáre andáte ánni ánno Avére avéte beautiful béne cása cavállo città cóme COMPOUND TENSES CONDITIONAL MOOD CONJUGATION CONVERSAZIÓNE cósa cúi dáre Defective Verbs déi délla dónna dúe égli églino élla English entreat éra éssere EXERCISE FOR TRANSLATION fáre Fáte fear feminine GERUND give hear IMPERATIVE MOOD Imperfect INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD Italian Italian language lóro loved mái mále máni máno Marchésa méglio méno MNEMONIC EXERCISE molto nélla nói nouns núlla ócchi ógni óra PARTICIPLE pentito Perfect phrases Pluperfect plural póco preposition Present príma pronouns può quále quáli quánto quási quél quélla quésta READING LESSON rendered repent sénza siéte Signóra SIMPLE TENSES singular sóno speak stáre státe státo súa SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD súo tále tánto távola témpo thing thou tútti tútto úna úno uómo verb vía víta voglio vói voléte vóstra wish words
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