Greet, share, eat.
These are three very important Italian verbs.
Today we see together ten Italian verbs useful for conversations.
I will start from the simplest to get to the most difficult.
The first verb is "to greet". In English "to greet".
It means greeting a person, or saying hello,
good morning, good evening, depending on the context and time of day.
It is often used to ask to say hello to someone: "Say hello to Claudio as soon as you see him!".
Or to give someone a greeting: "Joseph greets you!".
To do. In English "to do", "to make".
It is an extremely common verb and can have a generic sense,
expressing any action.
Take a step, give an example, take a yawn, take a nap after lunch.
A more specific meaning is that of composing, building.
For example, make a vase, make a table.
Speak. "To speak", "to talk", in English.
It means expressing one's thoughts or feelings through articulate language.
The child began to speak.
When the professor questions you you have to talk, you can't make a silent scene.
It can also mean talking, conversing.
They have been talking for over three hours.
I was talking to a colleague when I heard the alarm go off.
To eat. In English "to eat".
This is certainly the favorite verb for most Italians.
You can eat pasta, eat pizza, eat ice cream, but you can
also "eat with your eyes", which means craving something, craving it greedily.
A not very nice habit is to bite your nails,
which means biting them, tearing off the end with your teeth.
Raise up. In English "to rise", "to lift".
You can lift an object, altar a weight, lift a bag, lift a person,
but you can also lift a part of the body: raise a hand, lift your face.
In a figurative sense you can also "raise the elbow" which means drinking beyond the right measure.
In some cases, "raising" can also mean building.
Raise a temple, raise a monument.
Stay. "To say", "to remain".
It means staying in a certain place: staying in the city, staying indoors.
But you can also be satisfied, or be disappointed, be bad.
So in this second case it expresses the reaction that is provoked by a certain situation.
To end. "To end", "to finish".
You can finish a job, a newspaper article, a drawing.
In this case it means to finish doing, writing, drawing.
You can also run out of assets or run out of food supplies.
In this other case it means using everything.
I'm out of milk, I need to go buy it tomorrow.
Respect. "To respect".
This verb can be used against a person or a rule.
We should all respect each other, it is very important.
But it can be done especially towards those who have a particular role.
Children, for example, should always respect their parents, just
as pupils should always respect their teachers.
This of course always happens.
It is also customary to comply with rules, norms and orders.
All citizens, for example, must respect the law.
Drivers must respect the speed limit.
Hold back. "To hold", "to retain".
Sometimes it means letting someone stay so they don't leave,
maybe even just to chat.
My cousin held me for half an hour to tell me about her son.
You can also hold your breath, which means holding the air in your lungs.
Sometimes one can restrain a person by using one's authority.
The thief was captured and held all night inside the barracks.
To share. "To share".
You can share food with someone,
for example my students often share a snack with each other.
But you can also share a place.
When I was studying at university, I shared my room with three other people.
Finally, one can also share an opinion,
which means thinking the same thing about a certain topic.
Here we are at the end of this list,
now it's your turn to try to use these verbs in conversations.
Thanks for watching this video and see you soon in the next one!
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