Lesson #037, Tuesday
Let's Speak Italian!
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capire = to understand
finire = to finish, to end
preferire = to prefer
To conjugate these types of verbs, you will drop the 'ire' and:
io = add 'isco'
tu = add 'isci'
Lei/lui/lei = add 'isce'
noi = add 'iamo'
voi = add 'ite'
loro = add 'iscono'
Then to conjugate the verb 'capire':
io capisco
tu capisci
Lei/lui/lei capisce
noi capiamo
voi capite
loro capiscono
Il ragazzo capisce la linga l'italiana. = The boy understands the Italian language.
Noi preferiamo dormire. = We prefer to sleep.
Tu preferisci mangiare? = Do you prefer to eat?
Io finisco il discorso. = I finish the speech.
Le ragazze capiscono l'insegnante. = The girls understand the teacher.