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    UNIT%1.

    1%Grammatica%
    !
    You!should!use!the!informal!address!with!your!friends!and!relatives!and!with!
    children.!Young!people!are!informal!among!themselves!even!if!they!don’t!know!each!
    other!well.!Older!people!may!be!formal!among!themselves!even!if!they!have!known!
    each!other!for!many!years.!
    !
    The!subject!pronoun!used!to!address!someone!formally!is!Lei!(generally!
    capitalized).!The!subject!pronoun!used!to!address!someone!informally!is!tu.!Subject!
    pronouns!are!used!generally!only!for!emphasis!or!to!avoid!misunderstandings.!
    !
    Tu'come'ti'chiami?!or!Come'ti'chiami?! !
    Lei'come'si'chiama?!or!Come'si'chiama?!
    !
    In!formal'situations,!you!address!someone!by!her/his!last!name!preceded!by!the!
    following:!
    '
    !
    Signor' Mr.%
    !
    Signora' Mrs.%/%Ms.%
    !
    Signorina' Miss%
    !
    ! Dottor' Doctor%(male)%
    ! Dottoressa' Doctor%(female)%
    ! Professor' Professor%(male)%
    ! Professoressa' Professor%(female)%
    !
    Please notice that "Signor", Dottor" and "Professor", when they are not followed by a proper
    name, they become " Signore", "Dottore" and "Professore". Here’s!an!example!of!a!formal!exchange:! !

    Signora!Sacchi:!! Buonasera,!mi'chiamo'Marta'Sacchi.'E!Lei'come'si'chiama?!
    Good%evening,%my%name%is%Marta%Sacchi.%And%what%is%your%name?!!
    !
    Signor!Conti:!!! Buongiorno,'signora'Sacchi.'Mi'chiamo'Michele'Conti.!
    Good%morning,%Mrs.%Sacchi.%My%name%is%Michele%Conti.%! !
    !
    Signora!Sacchi:!! Piacere,'signor'Conti!!
    Pleased%to%meet%you,%Mr.%Conti!!
    !
    Signor!Conti:!!! Molto'piacere!!
    Very%pleased%to%meet%you!!
    !
    ! ! !
    Signora!Sacchi:!! ArrivederLa.!
    ! Goodbye%

    !Signor!Conti:!!!
    ! ! ArrivederLa.!
    Goodbye!

    ! 2!
    UNIT%1.1%Grammatica%

    !
    Here’s!a!sample!of!an!informal!conversation:!
    !
    Ciao,!Giovanna,!come!va?! Hi,%Giovanna,%how%is%it%going?% !
    Non!c’è!male,!grazie,!e!tu!come! Not%bad,%thank%you,%and%how%are%
    stai?! you?%
    Abbastanza!bene,!grazie.!! Quite%well,%thank%you.%
    Ora!devo!andare.! Now%I%must%go.%
    Ci!vediamo,!Giovanna.! See%you,%Giovanna.%
    A!domani,!Renata!! See%you%tomorrow,%Renata!%

    ! 4!

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