Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

We always put che instead of but in English, with a negation before the Verb.

1. 1. I desired but one favour from you,[1]
   2. chiédere favóre
   3. and you refused it me.
   4. ricusáre.

1. 1. If you would give me
   2. dare
   3. but one guinea
   4. ghinéa
   5. at once,
   6. alla volta
   7. you would oblige me
   8. obbligáre
   9. infinitely.
   10. infinitaménte.

1. 1. When one has
   2. quando[2] avére
   3. little money,
   4. poco danáro
   5. one ought to spend
   6. dovére spéndere
   7. accordingly.
   8. in conseguénza.

1. 1. I ask you
   2. domandáre
   3. but what
   4. others give me.
   5. altro dare.

1. 1. You do nothing but
   2. fare [3]
   3. laugh and play.
   4. rídere giuocáre.

1. 1. He does nothing but
   2. eat and drink.
   3. mangiáre bere.

1. 1. When others laugh,
   2. altro rídere
   3. you do nothing but
   4. fare
   5. cry.
   6. piángere.

[1] Non vi chiési che un favóre.