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

[1] When we inquire after any body’s health, we make use of the verb stare, instead of fare, or éssere.

[2] An impersonal verb; mi dispiáce che non vogliáte rimanére.

The Imperfect Tense is when the Action of which one speaks, is going on, or is interrupted.

1. 1. Sir,
   2. Signóre
   3. we were speaking
   4. parláre
   5. of you,
   6. when
   7. quando
   8. you came in.
   9. entrare.

1. 1. What
   2. che
   3. were you saying
   4. dire
   5. of me,
   6. ladies?
   7. signóra?

1. 1. We were saying
   2. dire
   3. that when
   4. quando
   5. you were in France,
   6. éssere Fráncia
   7. among the ladies,
   8. fra dame
   9. you were
   10. éssere
   11. the most gallant,
   12. galánte
   13. the most courteous,
   14. cortése
   15. and the most complaisant
   16. compiacente
   17. gentleman
   18. signóre
   19. in the world.
   20. mondo.

1. 1. I did not think,
   2. pensáre
   3. ladies,
   4. signora
   5. I was so happy as
   6. avere la fortuna
   7. to be the subject of
   8. éssere soggétto
   9. your conversation;
   10. conversazióne
   11. and what
   12. do you think
   13. crédere
   14. I am now?

1. 1. We believe that
   2. crédere
   3. you are still
   4. éssere ancóra
   5. very civil,
   6. civíle
   7. and very complaisant;
   8. compiacénte
   9. but
   10. ma
   11. not so gallant
   12. galánte
   13. as you were then.
   14. éssere.

1. 1. Louis the XIVth was
   2. Luígi [1]
   3. one of the greatest kings
   4. grande Re
   5. in the world;
   6. mondo
   7. he was
   8. a lover of fine sciences,
   9. amatóre bello léttera
   10. he did not love flatterers,
   11. amáre adulatóre
   12. neither did he
   13. always follow
   14. sempre seguíre
   15. his own inclinations;
   16. inclinazióne
   17. and if
   18. e se
   19. he could not
   20. get the victory
   21. guadagnáre vittória
   22. over his enemies
   23. nemíco
   24. by the force of his arms,
   25. forza arma
   26. he would get it
   27. ottenére
   28. by the number of his louis d’ors;
   29. número luígi d’oro
   30. in a word,
   31. in somma
   32. he was
   33. a great politician.
   34. grande politíco.