Ciao a tutti! Sono Taras – Hi everybody, I’m Taras.

È voi? – And you?

Okay, as we know already, there are 3 modal verbs + 1 semi-modal helper in Italian:

1. potere – can
2. volere – want
3. dovere – have to
4. sapere – to know

Volere (want) – modal irregular verb

• io voglio – I want ([v'olio] – see, no ‘g’ in transcription!)
• tu vuoi – you want
• lei/lui vuole – she/he wants
• noi vogliamo – we want
• voi volete – you want (plural)
• loro vogliono – they want

New words and examples

You can’t talk without learning the new words. Let’s go!

Mangiare (to eat)

•  mangiare qualcosa – to eat something
• mangiare per collazione – to eat for breakfast
• mangiare per pranzo – to eat for lunch
• mangiare per cena – to eat for dinner

 

• Voglio mangiare qualcosa – I want something to eat
• Vuoi mangiare qualcosa? – Do you want to eat anything?
• Vuole mangiare qualcosa – She wants something to eat
• Non vogliamo mangiare – We don’t want to eat
• Volete mangiare qualcosa per collazione? – Do you want to eat anything for breakfast?
• Vogliono mangiare qualcosa – They want something to eat

Andare (to go/to travel)

• Andare in Italia – to go to Italy
• Vuoi andare in Italia? – Do you want to go to Italy?
• Si, voglio andare in Italia – Yea, I want to go to Italy.
• Vogliono andare in Italia – They want to go to Italy.

Comprare (to buy)

• Comprare una macchina [m'akkina] – To buy a car
• Vuoi comprare una macchina? – Do you want to buy a car?
• Si, voglio comprare una macchina – Yes, I want to buy a car.
• No, non voglio comprare una macchina – No, I don’t want to buy a car.
• Volete comprare una macchina? – Do you want to buy a car? (plural)
• No, non vogliamo comprare una macchina – No, we don’t want to buy a car

More and more examples

Try to think what you want to do right now? Read a book? Or listen to music? Now tell that in Italian using the vocabulary below:

• passeggiare – to walk
• uscire – to go out/to come out (from home)
• vedere un film – to watch a movie
• fare niente – to do nothing
• ascoltare musica – listen to music
• leggere un libro – to read a book
• nuotare – to swim
• bere qualcosa – to drink something
• stare a casa – to stay at home

Want more vocabulary? :)

Now try to imagine what you really don’t want and make negative sentences in Italian. Vocab below will help you ;)

• diventare presidente – to become a president
• avere un sacco di soldi – to have a bag of money
• avere tanti soldi come … – to have as much money as …
• uscire con le modelle – to go out with models (to meet with models)
• diventare famosa – to become famous

 

• Non voglio diventare presidente – I don’t want to become a president
• Non voglio avere un sacco di soldi – I don’t want to have a bag of money
• Non voglio avere tanti soldi come Berlusconi – I don’t want to have as much money as Silvio Berlusconi.
• Non voglio uscire con le modelle come Berlusconi – I don’t want to go out with models like Berlusconi.
• Non voglio diventare famosa come Berlusconi – I don’t want to become famous like Berlusconi.

Homework

Basic homework – try to learn all new words. And translate the following into Italian:

1. They can’t buy a car
2. We want to become famous
3. She doesn’t want to dance
4. They can’t study Italian every day
5. I want to speak Spanish well
6. I want to speak German very well
7. Do you want to stay at home today?

Answers will be in the next lesson.

Grazie a tutti. Ciao! – Thanks to all. Bye!