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. They say
   2. dire
   3. you are going to be married.
   4. stare per maritársi.

1. 1. They say so,
   2. dire così
   3. indeed;
   4. in verità
   5. but
   6. ma
   7. they are
   8. much mistaken.
   9. molto ingannársi.

1. 1. I was assured that
   2. assicuráre
   3. the lady’s father and your’s
   4. [1]signóra padre
   5. had concluded
   6. conchiúdere
   7. the articles of marriage.
   8. articólo matrimónio.

1. 1. If they say so,
   2. se dire così
   3. it is
   4. without
   5. senza
   6. any foundation.
   7. alcúno fondaménto.

1. 1. I am very glad
   2. rallegrársi
   3. to see you,
   4. vedére
   5. for I was told
   6. perchè dire
   7. you were gone to
   8. France.
   9. Fráncia.

1. 1. Pray who told you
   2. di grazia dire
   3. such a falsehood?
   4. tale falsità
   5. No matter;
   6. non impórta
   7. and we were also told,
   8. éssere detto
   9. you were to go to
   10. andáre
   11. Italy.
   12. Itália.

[1] The lady’s father and your’s, vostro padre e quello della signora.

The Verb to use in English, signifies in Italian servírsi, assuefársi, accostumársi; when it signifies servírsi, it is commonly followed by a Noun, but otherwise it is followed by a Verb.

1. 1. He who forgets
   2. dimenticare
   3. those things which
   4. cosa
   5. he desires to remember,
   6. desideráre ricordársi
   7. must use helps
   8. dovére servírsi ajúto
   9. to cultivate his memory,
   10. coltiváre memória
   11. or use
   12. o
   13. the greatest diligence
   14. grande diligénza
   15. and attention
   16. attenzióne
   17. when he is reading,
   18. quando léggere
   19. that he may retain
   20. ritenére
   21. profitable instructions;
   22. profittévole istruzióne
   23. for when they have once
   24. perchè quando éssere una volta
   25. slipt out
   26. uscíto
   27. of the memory,
   28. memória
   29. there is need of
   30. bisognáre
   31. fresh reading
   32. nuóva lettúra
   33. to recall them.
   34. richiamáre.