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. 1. Men are
   2. uómo éssere
   3. often inclined
   4. spesso inclináto
   5. to laugh at
   6. burlársi
   7. others’ misfortunes,
   8. di altri disgrázia
   9. instead of
   10. in vece di
   11. having pity on them.
   12. avére pietà.

1. 1. Those who
   2. quello che
   3. call themselves Christians,
   4. chiamársi Cristiáno
   5. and do not live
   6. non vívere
   7. according to their religion,
   8. secóndo religióne
   9. mock God
   10. burlársi Iddío
   11. and his doctrine.
   12. dottrína.

1. 1. Do not jeer at
   2. burlársi
   3. others’ poverty,
   4. altro povertà
   5. for you do not know
   6. non sapére
   7. how long
   8. quanto tempo
   9. fortune will be favourable
   10. fortúna éssere favorévole
   11. to you;
   12. and if
   13. e se
   14. you should become poor,
   15. diventáre póvero
   16. every one
   17. ognúno
   18. would laugh at you.
   19. rídersi di.

1. 1. It is
   2. éssere
   3. a great mark of folly
   4. grande segno pazzía
   5. to laugh
   6. ridére
   7. at every thing.
   8. di tutto.

The verb pentirsi governs the Genitive.

1. 1. If you repent sincerely
   2. se pentírsi sinceraménte
   3. for the fault
   4. colpa
   5. you have committed,
   6. avére commésso
   7. God will forgive you;
   8. Iddío perdonáre
   9. for he does not
   10. perchè
   11. love
   12. amáre
   13. the death of a sinner,
   14. morte peccátore
   15. but he will have him
   16. volére
   17. to repent of his sins.
   18. pentírsi peccáto.

1. 1. It is not enough
   2. non bastáre
   3. to say,
   4. dire
   5. I repent of my ill conduct,
   6. pentírsi cattívo condótta
   7. and of my bad life,
   8. mala vita
   9. if you do not shew
   10. se mostráre
   11. the effects
   12. effétto
   13. of your repentance
   14. pentiménto
   15. by a new
   16. nuóvo
   17. and better life.
   18. migliór vita.

The verb rallegrarsi governs the Genitive.

1. 1. A good Christian
   2. buóno Cristiáno
   3. ought never
   4. dovére mai
   5. to rejoice at
   6. rallegrársi
   7. others’ misfortunes.
   8. altro disgrázia.

1. 1. I rejoice at
   2. rallegrársi
   3. the good success
   4. buóno riuscíta
   5. you had
   6. avére
   7. in your business.
   8. affare.