Unità 2 - 2B

taxi driver

sostantivo

/tˈæksi dɹˈaɪvɚ/

tassista

someone whose job involves driving a taxi and taking people to different places

street

sostantivo

/stri:t/ or /strit/

s

s

t

t

r

r

ee

i:

t

t

strada

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

vendor

sostantivo

/vɛn.dɜr/ or /ven.dēr/

v

v

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

o

ɜ

r

r

venditore

someone on the street who offers food, clothing, etc. for sale

police officer

sostantivo

/pəˈliːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ/

poliziotto

someone whose job is to protect people, catch criminals, and make sure that laws are obeyed

schoolchild

sostantivo

/sku:l.ʧaɪld/ or /skool.chaild/

s

s

ch

k

oo

u

l

l

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

bambino della scuola

a child who attends classes at a school

shop

sostantivo

/ʃɑp/ or /shaap/

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ

p

p

negozio

a building or place that sells goods or services

workman

sostantivo

/wɜrk.mæn/ or /vērk.mān/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

m

m

a

ə

n

n

operaio

a person, typically male, who is employed to perform manual or skilled labor, often involving the use of tools or machinery

shopper

sostantivo

/ʃɑ.pər/ or /shaa.pēr/

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ

pp

p

e

ə

r

r

compratore

someone who goes to shops or online platforms to buy something

to stand

Verbo

/stænd/ or /stānd/

s

s

t

t

a

æ

n

n

d

d

stare in piedi

to be upright on one's feet

to sit

Verbo

/sɪt/ or /sit/

s

s

i

ɪ

t

t

sedere

to put our bottom on something like a chair or the ground while keeping our back straight

to argue

Verbo

/ɑ:r.gju:/ or /aar.gyoo/

a

ɑ:

r

r

g

g

u

ju:

e

discutere

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

to fight

Verbo

/faɪt/ or /fait/

f

f

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

(lottare)

combattere

to take part in a violent physical action against someone

to take a picture

Frase

/tˈeɪk ɐ pˈɪktʃɚ/

fare una fot

Collocation

to use a device like a camera or cellphone to capture an image of something or someone

to eat

Verbo

/i:t/ or /it/

ea

i:

t

t

mangiare

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

to drink

Verbo

/drɪnk/ or /drink/

d

d

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

bere

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

on the phone

Frase

/ɑːnðə fˈoʊn/

al telefono

using the phone

to talk

Verbo

/tɑ:k/ or /taak/

t

t

a

ɑ:

l

k

k

parlare

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

to read

Verbo

/ri:d/ or /rid/

r

r

ea

i:

d

d

leggere

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

book

sostantivo

/bʊk/ or /book/

b

b

oo

ʊ

k

k

libro

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them

magazine

sostantivo

/mæ.gə.zi:n/ or /mā.gē.zin/

m

m

a

æ

g

g

a

ə

z

z

i

i:

n

n

e

rivista

a colorful thin book that has news, pictures, and stories about different things like fashion, sports, and animals, usually issued weekly or monthly

to laugh

Verbo

/læf/ or /lāf/

l

l

au

æ

gh

f

ridere

to make happy sounds and move our face like we are smiling because something is funny

to smile

Verbo

/smaɪl/ or /smail/

s

s

m

m

i

aɪ

l

l

e

sorridere

to make our mouth curve upwards, often in a way that our teeth can be seen, to show that we are happy or amused

to sing

Verbo

/sɪng/ or /sing/

s

s

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

cantare

to use one's voice in order to produce musical sounds in the form of a tune or song

to walk

Verbo

/wɑ:k/ or /vaak/

w

w

a

ɑ:

l

k

k

marciare

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

to run

Verbo

/rʌn/ or /ran/

r

r

u

ʌ

n

n

correre

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

to ride

Verbo

/raɪd/ or /raid/

r

r

i

aɪ

d

d

e

(cavalcare)

guidare

to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements

bike

sostantivo

/baɪk/ or /baik/

b

b

i

aɪ

k

k

e

bicicletta

a vehicle that has two wheels and moves when we push its pedals with our feet