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. Come and rejoice
   2. veníre
   3. with me
   4. meco
   5. at the good news
   6. buóno nuóva
   7. I received
   8. ricévere
   9. to-day.
   10. oggi.

1. 1. How will you have me
   2. come volére
   3. rejoice at
   4. rallegrársi
   5. a thing
   6. cosa
   7. I do not know?
   8. non sapére?

1. 1. Tell me
   2. dire
   3. first of all
   4. avanti ogni cosa
   5. what news
   6. nuóva
   7. I must rejoice at.
   8. dovére rallegrársi.

The verb ricordársi governs the Genitive.

1. 1. Do you remember
   2. ricordársi
   3. the promise
   4. proméssa
   5. you made me
   6. fare
   7. yesterday?
   8. jéri?

1. 1. I do not remember it
   2. non ricordársi
   3. at all.
   4. affatto
   5. Do you not remember
   6. the sum of money
   7. somma danáro
   8. you said
   9. dire
   10. you would lend me?
   11. prestáre?

1. 1. I assure you
   2. assicuráre
   3. I had forgotten it,
   4. avére scordáto
   5. I remember it
   6. ricordársi
   7. very well
   8. beníssimo
   9. now.
   10. adésso.

The verb languíre requires a Genitive case.

1. 1. He who languishes
   2. quello languíre
   3. with thirst,
   4. di sete
   5. gives greater thanks
   6. réndere grande grázia
   7. to the man who
   8. offers him water,
   9. offeríre acqua
   10. than if a prince
   11. che se príncipe
   12. gave him a crown.
   13. dare coróna.