The Project Gutenberg eBook of Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, by F. Bottarelli.

1. At church
2. chiésa
1. people
2. gente
1. ought to sit still,
2. dovére stare quieto
1. and not to talk.
2. parláre.

1. At saying lessons,
2. ripétere lezióne
1. none ought to speak
2. dovére parláre
1. but he who is
2. destináto
1. appointed by
1. the master,
2. maéstro
1. whose leave
2. permésso
1. ought to be asked,
2. dovére domandáre
1. before
2. prima
1. the scholars betake themselves
2. scoláre darsi
1. to play.
2. giuóco.

1. The boy
2. ragázzo
1. who is chastised
2. castigáto
1. on account of
2. a cagióne
1. his slothfulness,
2. infingardággine
1. has no cause to accues
2. avére motivo accusáre
1. his master
2. maéstro
1. of severity;
2. severità
1. he ought to blame himself,
2. dovére biasimársi
1. and resolve
2. risólvere
1. to shake off idleness
2. scuotersi dalla sua pigrízia
1. for the future.
2. all’avveníre.

1. The soldier
2. soldáto
1. must fight valiantly,
2. dovére battérsi valorosaménte
1. that has a mind
2. avére ánima
1. enflamed with a desire
2. accéso desidério
1. to conquer the enemy;
2. víncere nemíco
1. his arm
2. braccio
1. must procure him
2. dovére procuráre
1. the honour which
2. onóre
1. his heart wishes for;
2. cuóre desideráre
1. but sometimes
2. ma qualche volta
1. secret stratagems
2. segréto stratagémma
1. and subtle policy
2. astúto política
1. defeat
2. sconfíggere
1. the most valiant warriors.
2. valoróso guerriéro.

1. Children
2. figlio
1. must be obedient
2. dovére obbedíre
1. to their parents;
2. genitóre
1. those that grieve them,
2. affliggere
1. purchase to themselves
2. attirarsi
1. a curse;
2. maledizióne
1. they provoke God
2. Iddío
1. to deny them
2. ricusáre
1. that length of life
2. lunghézza vita
1. which he has promised
2. avére promésso
1. to the dutiful.
2. obbediénte.

To be like, when followed by a Noun, is to be rendered in Italian by rassomigliáre, and will have a Dative Case.

1. Children
2. figliuólo
1. are not always like
2. rassomigliáre sempre
1. their parents;
2. genitori
1. they are sometimes
2. éssere qualche volta
1. quite different
2. differénte
1. from them.

1. My brother
2. fratéllo
1. is not like my father,
2. rassomigliáre padre
1. who is of a mild disposition,
2. benigno índole
1. and rich in
2. ricco
1. the endowments
2. dote
1. that adorn the mind,
2. ornáre ánimo
1. though poor in estate.
2. benchè póvero stato.

1. Every man
2. ognúno
1. loves those
2. amáre
1. who like him,
2. amáre
1. and hates those
2. odiáre
1. who are hurtful to him:
2. nuocévole
1. nature teaches us
2. natúra insegnáre
1. to love our friends,
2. amáre amíco
1. but religion teaches us
2. ma religióne insegnáre
1. to love our enemies.
2. amáre nemíco.

To be so kind, must be rendered in Italian by avére la bontà, and the following Verb is put in the Infinitive Mood, with the Preposition di.

1. I intreat you
2. supplicáre
1. to be so kind as
2. avére la bontà
1. to tell me
2. dire
1. how you call that
2. come chiamáre
1. in Italian.
2. Italiáno.

1. If you will
2. se ella volére
1. be so kind as
2. avér la bontà
1. to grant me
2. accordáre
1. that favour,
2. favóre
1. there is nothing but I will do
2. niénte fare
1. to acknowledge it.
2. per mostrartene la mia riconoscenza.

1. If your brother
2. fratéllo
1. will be so kind as
1. to lend me a horse
2. prestáre cavállo
1. for two or three days,
2. due tre giórno
1. he would oblige me
2. obbligáre
1. infinitely.
2. infinitaménte.

1. I was this morning
2. éssere mattína
1. with your friend
2. con amíco
1. Mr. ——
1. and he was so kind as
2. avére
1. to offer me
2. esibíre
1. his purse.
2. borsa.

1. I hope
2. speráre
1. you will be so kind as
2. avére
1. to recommend me to
2. raccomandáre
1. your friends.
2. amíco.

1. Be so kind as
2. avére
1. to tell me when
2. dire quando
1. your sister will return
2. sorélla ritornáre
1. from the country,
2. campágna
1. for I make no doubt but
2. dubitáre
1. she will bring me
2. portáre
1. news from my uncle.
2. nuóva zio.

The English phrase, there is nothing but, ought to be rendered in Italian by non v’è niénte che non, and it requires the following Verb to be in the Subjunctive Mood.

1. There is nothing but
2. non v’è niénte
1. I would do to deserve
2. fare meritáre
1. the honour of
2. onóre
1. your friendship.
2. amicízia.

1. There is nothing but
2. non v’è niénte
1. what I would undertake
2. che non intrapréndere
1. to oblige my friends.
2. obbligáre amíco.

1. There is nothing but
2. non v’è niénte
1. what I would suffer
2. soffríre
1. willingly,
2. volontiéri
1. if I were
2. éssere
1. so unfortunate as
2. sfortunáto
1. to have disobliged you.
2. avére dispiacére.

1. There is nothing but
2. non v’è niénte
1. what an honest man
2. galantuomo
1. ought to do,
2. dovére
1. to deserve
2. meritáre
1. every body’s esteem.
2. tutto stima.

1. There is nothing but
2. niénte
1. what a good prince
2. buóno príncipe
1. ought to do,
2. dovére fare
1. to make
2. réndere
1. his subjects happy.
2. suddito felíce.

This phrase, to be as good as one’s word, must be rendered in Italian by mantenére la sua paróla.

1. You often promised me
2. spesso prométtere
1. to do me service, but I
2. réndere servízio
1. will never believe you;
2. ma mai crédere
1. it is a very dishonest thing
2. éssere disonésto
1. not to be as good as one’s word;
2. mantenere la sua paróla
1. for nobody
2. perchè nissúno
1. will credit you
2. prestare fede
1. afterwards.
2. dopo.

1. You have often promised me
2. avére sovente prométtere
1. to amend your manners,
2. ammendáre costúme
1. but you are seldom
2. ma raramente
1. as good as your word.
2. mantenére la sua paróla
1. I confess that
2. confessáre
1. I have not been as good as my word,
2. avére mantenúto la mia paróla
1. but I promise that,
2. ma prométtere
1. for the future,
2. all’avveníre
1. I will behave better
2. comportársi méglio
1. than I have hitherto done.
2. fare fin adésso.

1. Your brother
2. fratéllo
1. seems to have had
2. parére avére
1. a better education
2. educazióne
1. than you,
1. though I am sure
2. benchè sicúro
1. your father
2. padre
1. did not spend
2. spéndere
1. so much
2. tanto
1. money upon him
1. as he did upon you.

1. If we would love God
2. amáre Iddío
1. as much as
2. quanto
1. He loves us,
2. amáre
1. we should not offend him
2. offéndere
1. so often.
2. così spesso.

1. If we would love
2. amáre
1. our neigbour
2. prossímo
1. as much as
2. quanto
1. we love ourselves,
1. there would not be
2. éssere
1. so much
2. tanto
1. enmity in the world.
2. nemicízia mondo.

1. As or so long as
2. mentre che
1. you are not obedient
2. éssere obbediénte
1. to your parents,
2. genitori
1. God will not bless you.
2. Iddío benedíre.

1. As long as
2. finchè
1. you are idle,
2. éssere pigro
1. you will never learn any thing,
2. mai imparáre niénte
1. and you will be ignorant
2. éssere ignoránte
1. while you live.
2. finchè vívere.

1. As long as
1. you are rich,
2. éssere ricco
1. you will not want
2. mancáre
1. friends.
2. amíco.

1. As long as
1. it is in your power
2. éssere potére
1. to oblige your friends,
2. obbligáre amíco
1. do not refuse
2. ricusáre
1. to do them service.
2. réndere servízio.

I had rather, is expressed in Italian by ameréi méglio, or ameréi piuttósto.

1. I had rather
2. amáre meglio
1. lose some small thing,
2. pérdere piccólo cosa
1. than go to law with
2. andáre legge
1. a litigious man.
2. litigióso uómo.

1. I had rather
2. amáre piuttósto
1. die
2. moríre
1. than disoblige you.
2. dispiacére.

1. I had rather
2. amáre méglio
1. live all my life-time with you,
2. vívere vita tempo
1. than stay one day
2. stare giórno
1. with your brother.
2. fratéllo.

1. I had rather
1. endure a slight injury
2. soffríre piccóla ingiúria
1. from a friend,
2. amíco
1. than to fight with him,
2. battérsi
1. though
2. benchè
1. I would sooner
1. die
2. moríre
1. than pass for a coward.
2. passáre codardo.

1. Pray, friend,
2. di grazia amíco
1. what is your name?
2. come chiamársi?

1. My name is
1. John Baptist.
2. Giambattísta.

1. What is
2. come
1. your brother’s
1. name?
2. fratéllo?

1. His name is
1. George Frederic Augustus.
2. Giórgio Fedérico Augústo.

1. What was
2. come
1. the late king of France’s
2. defúnto re Fráncia?
1. name?

1. He was called
2. chiamársi
1. Lewis the Sixteenth.
2. Luígi décimo sesto.

1. What was
2. come
1. the queen of France’s
2. regína Fráncia?
1. name?

1. Her name was
2. chiamársi
1. Mary Antoinette.
2. Maria Antónina.

1. What was
2. come
1. the late regent’s
2. defúnto reggénte?
1. name?

1. He was called
2. chiamársi
1. the duke of Orleans.
2. duca Orleans.

1. If you will come with me
2. veníre
1. into the country,
2. campágna
1. I will entertain you
2. trattáre
1. very well.
2. beníssimo.

1. You see
2. vedére
1. I do not entertain you
2. trattáre
1. like a stranger,
2. da forestiére
1. but I treat you
2. ma trattáre
1. like a friend.
2. da amíco.

1. I am sure,
2. éssere sicúro
1. if we were
1. lords,
2. gran signóre
1. you could not entertain us
2. trattáre
1. better.
2. méglio.

Dipénde da voi, signifies in English, it lies in your power, it has all its tenses; and is Impersonal.

1. It lies in your power
2. depéndere
1. to be a good scholar,
2. éssere sapiénte
1. for
2. perchè
1. you have as much wit as
2. avére tanto spírito che
1. any of your
2. qualúnque
1. school-fellows.
2. condiscépolo.

1. It is in our power
2. dipéndere
1. to be
2. éssere
1. for ever happy.
2. sempre félice.

1. It is in his power
2. dipéndere
1. to do me
2. réndere
1. that service.
2. servízio.

1. It is in your power
2. dipéndere
1. to go abroad;
2. andár a viaggiáre
1. for your father
2. padre
1. told me
2. dire
1. several times
2. molte volte
1. he would be very glad
2. avére caro
1. to see you
1. go on your travels.
2. andáre a viaggiáre.

1. It lies in their power
2. dipéndere da
1. to recommend me
2. raccomandáre
1. to their friends.
2. amíco.

1. Sir,
2. Signóre
1. I come to beg
2. veníre domandáre
1. a favour of you,
2. favóre
1. which I hope
2. speráre
1. you will not refuse me.
2. ricusáre
1. I heard
2. intendere
1. your uncle will come
2. zio veníre
1. to-morrow to town;
2. dománi città
1. you will oblige me
2. obbligáre
1. infinitely,
2. moltíssimo
1. if you will lend me your horse
2. prestáre cavállo
1. to go and meet him,
2. andáre ad incóntrar
1. and I assure you
2. assicuráre
1. that I will take great care
2. avére grande cura
1. of it.

1. Sir, I am very sorry
2. rincrescere
1. I cannot oblige you,
2. non potere servire
1. for I must
2. perchè bisógna
1. go myself to meet
2. andáre ad incóntrar
1. my wife,
2. moglie
1. who is coming from
2. veníre
1. the country;
2. campágna
1. but any other time
2. ma altro volta
1. it will be
2. éssere
1. at your service.
2. servízio.

We often make use of the Impersonal Verb rincréscere, when we speak of the misfortunes of others, which signifies in English, to be sorry, to be concerned; and then the following word must be in the Genitive Case.

1. I am sorry for
2. rincréscere
1. the misfortune
2. disgrázia
1. that has befallen
2. accadére
1. you.

1. We ought
2. dovére
1. to be concerned at
2. rincréscere
1. our friend’s
2. amíco
1. misfortunes.
2. sciagúre.

1. I was very much concerned
2. moltíssimo rincréscere
1. at your loss.
2. pérdita.

Mi pare mill’ anni is an Italian expression which signifies to long; we make use of it only in the present of the Indicative, and the following verb must be in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.

1. I long
1. to see your father
2. vedére padre
1. to tell him
2. dire
1. how much you deserve
2. quanto meritáre
1. to be praised for
2. éssere lodáto
1. your diligence.
2. diligenza.

1. I long
1. to go into the country,
2. andáre campagna
1. to settle a dispute
2. aggiustáre dispúta
1. that arose
2. náscere
1. amongst my farmers.
2. fra fattóre.

1. I long
1. to pay what I owe you,
2. pagáre dovére
1. for I do not love
2. perchè amáre
1. to be in any body’s debt.
2. dovére a nessúno.

1. I long
1. to know
2. sapére
1. the Italian language
2. Italiáno lingua
1. perfectly well.
2. perfettaménte bene.

We often make use of avér gran voglia, for to long, and it requires the following Verb to be in the Infinitive mood.

1. I long
1. to go and see
2. andáre vedére
1. Mr. George,
2. Giórgio
1. to ask him
2. domandáre
1. for the money he owes me,
2. danáro dovére
1. but I will put it off
2. ma differíre
1. till next week,
2. fíno próssimo settimána
1. that you may go with me.
2. potére venire.

1. I long
1. to go to Italy,
2. andáre Italia
1. for I do not love
2. piacére
1. to live in England.
2. vívere Inghiltérra.

1. I long
1. to tell you something,
2. dire qualche cosa
1. though I do not know
2. benchè sapére
1. how to tell it you,
2. dire
1. for fear of
2. per paúra
1. disobliging you.
2. dispiacere.

1. I long
1. to learn Italian,
2. imparáre Italiáno
1. and for all that
2. con tutto ciò
1. I do not know
2. sapére
1. what hinders me
2. impedíre
1. from beginning.
2. principiáre.

Degnársi is often used for to be so kind as, and requires the following verb in the Infinitive Mood.

1. Be so kind as
2. degnáre
1. to hear me a moment,
2. sentíre moménto
1. and you will see that
2. vedére
1. what they told you of me
2. dire
1. is a false report.
2. éssere falso rappórto.

1. Be so kind as
2. degnáre
1. to grant me that favour,
2. accordáre favóre
1. and I will not trouble you
2. incomodáre
1. any more.

Posso appéna, I can hardly, requires the following verb to be in the Infinitive Mood.

1. I can hardly
2. posso appéna
1. believe
2. crédere
1. what you tell me
2. dire
1. of Mr. Gregory,
2. signóre Gregório
1. for I always took him for
2. perchè sempre crédere
1. a very sober honest man.
2. sobrio onésto uómo.

1. I could hardly
2. potere appéna
1. believe my eyes
2. crédere ócchio
1. when I saw you,
2. quando vedére
1. for I thought
2. perchè pensáre
1. you were in America.
2. éssere América.

1. I have got such a cold,
2. éssere talmente infreddáto
1. and my head is
2. testa
1. so heavy, that
2. pesánte
1. I can hardly
2. potere appéna
1. read a word.
2. leggere paróla.

1. Scarce
2. appéna
1. were you gone out
2. éssere uscíto
1. last night,
2. jéri sera
1. when your friend,
2. che amíco
1. sir William Henry,
2. cavaliére Guglielmo Enrico
1. came to see me,
2. veníre vedere
1. and was very sorry
2. dispiacere
1. you did not stay
2. restáre
1. a little longer.
2. poco più.