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Piazza della Grammatica 1 Antonella Olson & Eric Edwards, Presentatori e Capocomici Gentili Ascoltatori, Dear Listeners, Here's a transcript of " If You Can t Stand the Heat," our recent show introducing hypothetical statements. You can hear this podcast by clicking on the following link: http://tltc.la.utexas.edu/ra/episode.php?p=20 Buon divertimento! Hanno partecipato / Featured in this broadcast: Simone Sessolo Adria Frizzi Irene Eibenstein-Alvisi Pantalone Colombina la signora Balanzone condizione condition conseguenza - consequence Transcript : A teatro Antonella: E ora, se ci accompagnerete a teatro, sentirete il periodo ipotetico in azione. Pantalone: Oh! Se non sbaglio, sono i nostri amici pod-- poss-- Come si dice? I nostri amici che fanno i podcast, insomma! Benvenuti, entrate! Antonella: Salve, signor Pantalone. Che piacere rivederla! Tutto pronto per lo spettacolo? Pantalone: Se San Genesio intercederà per noi, supereremo anche questo caos. Eric: Ci sono problemi, signor Pantalone? At the theatre Antonella: And now, if you will accompany us, you ll hear the hypothetical statement in action. Pantalone: Oh! If I m not mistaken, it s our pod-- poss-- What is it? Our friends who do the podcasts, that s it! Welcome, come in! Antonella: Greetings, signor Pantalone. What a pleasure to see you again! Everything ready for the show? Pantalone: If Saint Genesius will intercede for us, we will overcome this chaos as well. Eric: Are there problems, signor Pantalone? Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 1

Colombina: Se il mascalzone che mi ha portato via le pantofole non me le restituisce proprio adesso, non metto più piede sul palcoscenico! Arlecchino: Pure scalza reciterai bene se sei proprio una brava attrice! Colombina: Vieni qua, Arlecchino, se vuoi sapere quel che riesco a fare pure scalza! Arlecchina: Oh, ragazzi! Pensiamo alla commedia, dai! Se non le trovi, Colombina, ti presto io delle scarpe... Dottor Balanzone: Arlecchina, dobbiamo parlare un attimo se hai visto i cambiamenti al secondo atto! Arlecchina: Senta, Dottore, se farà più cambiamenti a quella scena, Le giuro che sul palcoscenico stasera Lei vedrà delle stelle! Pantalone: Se qualcuno ha visto Pulcinella, me lo dica subito! Sono tre ore che lo sto cercando! Voce dal televisore: Se tu conosci qualcuno che si è avvelenato mangiando un Pasto Allegro Arlecchino, telefona subito agli avvocati dello studio Truffaldini Sborsagente e Cacciambulanza... Dottor Balanzone: Non gli ho spiegato mille volte che non è colpa mia? Se qualcuno non spegne adesso quel maledetto apparecchio, se ne pentirà! Arlecchino: Senti, Arlecchina, hai saputo con chi è uscita ieri sera la nostra cara Colombina? Dottor Balanzone: Ripeto: Se non si spegne quel televisore vengo giù col Colombina: If that scoundrel who got away with my slippers doesn t bring them back right now, I m not setting foot on the stage! Arlecchino: Even barefoot you ll perform well if you are really a good actress! Colombina: Come here, Arlecchino, if you want to know what I can do even barefoot! Arlecchina: Hey, guys! Let s think about the play, come on! If you don t find them, Colombina, I ll lend you some shoes... Dottor Balanzone: Arlecchina, we must talk for a moment if you ve seen the changes to the second act! Arlecchina: Listen, Dottore, if you make any more changes to that scene, I swear to you that on stage tonight you ll see stars! Pantalone: If anyone has seen Pulcinella, tell me right away. I ve been looking for him for three hours! Voice from the television set: If you know someone who has been poisoned by eating an Arlecchino Happy Meal, phone the law office of Truffaldini, Sborsagente and Cacciambulanza now! Dottor Balanzone: Haven t I explained to them a thousand times that it isn t my fault? If someone doesn t turn off that cursed device now, he ll regret it! Arlecchino: Listen, Arlecchina, have you heard with whom our dear Colombina went out last night? Dottor Balanzone: I repeat: If that television set doesn t get turned off I m Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 2

martello! Arlecchina: Non lo so e non m interessa! Ma ti dico una cosa, se è uscita con Pantalone non ha avuto un secondo di pace! Quel vecchio è una piovra! Colombina: Se non Le dispiace, Dottore, non lo spengo ma cambio il canale... Signora Balanzone: Buona sera! Buona sera a tutti! Tutto bene? Tutto pronto per lo spettacolo? Se posso essere utile, sono a vostra disposizione! Arlecchino: La Balanzone! Ci mancava proprio lei! Voce dal televisore: Spettacolo Stasera vi presenta un intervista esclusiva! Se non sapevate già che stasera al Teatro Pazzimpalco reciterà il celeberrimo Pulcinella, ve lo comunichiamo adesso! Signora Balanzone: Eh, mo parlano del vostro spettacolo! Se mi permettete, alzo un po il volume... Voce dal televisore: Inoltre, Spettacolo Stasera presenta ora un intervista esclusiva con la superstar napoletana, in diretta, dal vivo, e live -- qui con noi nello studio di Spettacolo Stasera! Ciao, Pulcinella! Signora Balanzone: Eccolo, è proprio lui, il nostro Pulcinella. Pantalone: Che? Accidenti! Se quel mascalzone sta facendo dal vivo quello spettacolo, vuol dire che da morto farà il nostro se il suo San Gennaro non lo salverà dalle mie grinfie! coming down there with my hammer! Arlecchina: I don t know and I don t care. But I ll tell you one thing, if she went out with Pantalone she didn t have a moment s peace. That old man is an octopus! Colombina: If you don t mind, Dottore, I won t turn it off, I ll just change the channel... Mrs Balanzone: Good evening! Good evening, everybody! Is everything all right? Everything ready for the show? If I may be of assistance, I am at your disposal! Arlecchino: The Balanzone woman! Just what we needed! Voice from the TV: Spettacolo Stasera presents an exclusive interview! If you didn t already know that tonight at the Pazzimpalco Theatre the super-famous Pulcinella will perform, we re letting you know now! Mrs Balanzone: They re talking about your show! If you don t mind, I ll turn up the volume a bit... Voice from the TV: Furthermore, Spettacolo Stasera brings you an exclusive interview with the Neapolitan superstar, live and in person... here with us in the Spettacolo Stasera studio! Hi, Pulcinella! Mrs Balanzone: There he is! It s him, our own Pulcinella. Pantalone: What? Zounds! If that scoundrel is doing that show live, it means he ll be doing ours dead if his Saint Gennaro doesn t save him from my claws! Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 3

Pulcinella alla televisione: Buona sera, buona sera a tutti! Se avete delle domande, sono pronto a rispondere! Pantalone: Saprai quali domande ti farò io, mascalzone! Signora Balanzone: Se non sbaglio, sembra un po più cicciottello alla televisione... Arlecchina: Ma non si rende conto che qui il sipario sta per alzarsi tra-- Voce all altoparlante: due minuti. Gentile compagnia, il sipario si alza tra due minuti. Tutti al loro posto, per favore... Colombina: Ma si può sapere dove sono le mie pantofole? Pantalone: Colombina, mia cara, non prenderai un po' di aranciata con me prima che cominci-- Colombina: Signor Pantalone, per carità! Arlecchino: Ma non è possibile! Come facciamo? Signora Balanzone: Che strano! Quel cane porta fra i denti delle pantofole bellissime... Arlecchina: C è un sostituto? Arlecchino: Macché sostituto! Colombina: Non trovo più il mio fazzoletto di merletto veneziano! Mi serve per il primo atto! Arlecchino: Lo ammazzerò! Pulcinella on the TV: Good evening, good evening, everyone! If you have questions, I am ready to answer! Pantalone: You ll find out the questions that I ll be asking you, you scoundrel! Mrs Balanzaone: If I m not mistaken, he seems a bit plumper on television... Arlecchina: But doesn t he realize that here the curtain is about to go up in-- Voice on the speaker: two minutes. Dear company, the curtain is going up in two minutes. Places, everyone, please... Colombina: Is it possible to know where my slippers are? Pantalone: Colombina, my dear, won t you have a bit of orangeade with me before-- Colombina: Signor Pantalone, for heaven s sake! Arlecchino: It s not possible. What are we to do? Mrs Balanzone: How odd! That dog s carrying some beautiful slippers about in his teeth... Arlecchina: Is there an understudy? Arlecchino: Yeah, right, an understudy... Colombina: I m not finding my Venetian lace handkerchief! I need it for the first act! Arlecchino: I ll kill him! Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 4

Arlecchina: Lo ammazzerai solo se io non l avrò già ammazzato! Signora Balanzone: Ma come sono carine queste galline! Saranno brave nello spettacolo... Dottor Balanzone: Dov'è mia moglie? Chi l'ha vista? Chiamate subito la signora Balanzone! Colombina: Di chi sono queste galline? Signora Balanzone: Oh, mio caro Balanzone, non ti preoccupare, vengo subito! Colombina: Arlecchino! Sbrigati! Pantalone: No, no, le galline no! Le galline devono entrare dall'altra parte. Le galline sempre dalla sinistra! Signora Balanzone: Sì, sì, ora spengo io il televisore... Pantalone: Arlecchina, mia cara, non prenderai un po' di aranciata con me prima che cominci lo spettacolo? Colombina: Venga, Dottore! Mi deve accompagnare adesso! Dottore: Sono pronto! Sono semper paratus! Arlecchina: Questo è il colmo! Pantalone: Ecco, vedete? Le mucche qui! Le mucche entreranno in scena da questa parte... Signora Balanzone: Dovresti mangiare qualcosa prima di andare in scena, dai... Arlecchina: You ll kill him only if I haven t already killed him! Mrs Balanzone: Now aren t these chickens darling? They ll be great in the show... Dottor Balanzone: Where is my wife? Who s seen her? Call Mrs Balanzone right away! Colombina: Whose are these chickens? Mrs Balanzone: Oh my dear Balanzone, don t worry, I m coming right now! Colombina: Arlecchino, hurry up! Pantalone: No, no, not the chickens! The chickens must come in from the other side. Chickens always from the left! Mrs Balanzone: Yes, yes, I ll turn off the television now... Pantalone: Arlecchina, my dear, won t you have a bit of orangeade with me before the show starts? Colombina: Come, Dottore! You must accompany me now! Dottor Balanzone: I m ready! I am semper paratus! Arlecchina: This is the last straw! Pantalone: There, you see? The cows here! The cows will enter the scene on this side... Mrs Balanzone: You ought to eat something before you go onstage, come on... Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 5

Colombina: Ma cosa faremo nel secondo atto se non arriverà Pulcinella? Pantalone: Con Pulcinella o senza di lui! Lo spettacolo deve andare avanti. Antonella: Eric! Non credo che qui ce la facciamo a combinare niente! Eric: Lo dici a me? Andiamo! Signora Balanzone: Avete visto quanta gente? Non c è neanche una poltrona vuota! Pantalone: Attenti! Sipario! Si alza il sipario! Commedia! Antonella: Che disastro! Cosa faranno se non arriverà Pulcinella? Eric: Boh. Ma gli attori della commedia sono famosi per la loro improvvisazione. Antonella: È proprio Pulcinella che dovrà avere quel talento se lo piglia Pantalone. Colombina: But what are we going to do in the second act if Pulcinella doesn t arrive? Pantalone: With Pulcinella or without him! The show must go on! Antonella: Eric! I don t believe we can get anything done around here! Eric: You re telling me? Let s go! Mrs Balanzone: Have you seen how many people? There s not even one empty seat! Pantalone: Attention! Curtain! Curtain going up! Show time! Antonella: What a disaster! What will they do if Pulcinella doesn t get here? Eric: Search me. But the actors of the commedia are famous for their improvisation. Antonella: It s really Pulcinella who will need that talent if Pantalone gets a hold of him. Nota Grammaticale Hypothetical statements are made up of two clauses: one describes a condition (la condizione)and the other states a consequence (la conseguenza) of the condition being met. The condizione is set up in the clause introduced by if : se. condition If Pulcinella doesn t show up in time to make his entrance... consequence...the other actors will have their revenge! The three types of periodi ipotetici are defined by their degree of reality or possibilty. Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 6

il periodo ipotetico del primo tipo In this type of hypothesis the condition is seen as real or likely, so its consequence is seen as real or probable as well. Both clauses will have verbs in the indicative mood (modo indicativo) in the appropriate tense. Sometimes the imperative (modo imperativo), or command form, appears in the consequence. In this type of hypothesis, the English if can often be substituted with whenever. If the Dottore forgot his lines he would start speaking nonsense in Latin. Whenever the Dottore forgot his lines... il periodo ipotetico del secondo tipo The condition is possible, but viewed as unlikely. The consequence, then, is also possible but viewed as doubtful or merely theoretical. The condition will have a verb in the imperfect subjunctive (l imperfetto del congiuntivo) and the consequence will have a verb in the conditional (il condizionale). il periodo ipotetico del terzo tipo Both the condition and the consequence are either contrary to fact or impossible. The verb in the condition will be either imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive, (congiuntivo imperfetto o trapassato) and the verb in the consequence will be either present or past conditional (condizionale presente o passato). We ll take up the second and third types in a future episode. In today s podcast, we re focusing on the periodo ipotetico del primo tipo. This type of hypothetical statement uses tenses of the indicative mood in both clauses. If you would like to review those, remember that we talk about past tenses in Episodes 1, 2 and 3; and about the future tenses in Episode 19. Since the imperative is sometimes used in the consequence clause, you might want to look at Episodes 9 and 10. It may be helpful at this point to review briefly the present indicative, (l indicativo presente). Italian verbs that are regular form the present indicative as follows: First, drop the infinitive ending (-are, -ere, -ire) and then add the appropriate endings to the remaining stem. Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 7

cantare --> cant- + -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano canto canti canta cantiamo cantate cantano When the stem of a 1st-conjugation verb ends in c or g (-care, -gare), an h is inserted between the stem and the endings that begin in i in order to preserve the hard sound of the c or g. cercare: cerco, cerchi, cerca, cerchiamo, cercate, cercano pagare: pago, paghi, paga, paghiamo, pagate, pagano When the infinitive ends in -ciare, -giare, -gliare or -sciare, the i at the end of the stem is dropped when the ending begins with i (to avoid two i s in a row) cominciare: comincio, cominci, comincia, cominciamo, cominciate, cominciano mangiare: mangio, mangi, mangia, mangiamo, mangiate, mangiano sbagliare sbaglio, sbagli, sbaglia, sbagliamo, sbagliate, sbagliano lasciare: lascio, lasci, lascia, lasciamo, lasciate, lasciano When the infinitive ends in -iare, the i of the stem is dropped in the second-person singular form only if the i is not stressed in the first-person singular form. studiare: io STUdio studio, studi, studia, studiamo, studiate, studiamo inviare: io invio invio, invii, invia, inviamo, inviate, inviano prendere --> prend- + -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono prendo prende prendi prendiamo prendete prendono Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 8

sentire --> sent- + -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono sento senti sente sentiamo sentite sentono finire (-isc-) --> fin- + -isco, -isci, -isce, -iamo, -ite, -iscono finisco finisci finisce finiamo finite finiscono About the third (-ire) conjugation: most of these verbs insert isc between the stem and the endings of the singular forms and the third-person plural form. There s no reliable way to predict which verbs take the isc and which don t, so you just have to learn that when you learn the verbs. But remember that the isc is inserted only in the present tense (of both the indicative and the subjunctive). Of course there s plenty of irregular verbs in the present indicative. Avere and essere are at the top of the list. avere ho hai ha abbiamo avete hanno essere sono sei è siamo siete sono Of the verbs ending in -are in the infinitive, only four are irregular in the present indicative: andare vado vai va andiamo andate vanno dare do dai dà diamo date danno fare faccio fai fa facciamo fate fanno stare sto stai sta stiamo state stanno Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 9

The rest of them are as unpredictable as they are irregular. Some of them do fall into groups that share a common pattern. G : now you see it, now you don t rimanere to stay, to remain rimango rimani rimane rimaniamo rimanete rimangono salire to go up salgo sali sale saliamo salite salgono tenere to hold, to keep tengo tieni tiene teniamo tenete tengono venire to come vengo vieni viene veniamo venite vengono Verbs in -gliere: togliere to remove, to take away tolgo togli toglie togliamo togliete tolgono raccogliere to collect, to gather raccolgo raccogli raccoglie raccogliamo raccogliete raccolgono also scegliere to choose: scelgo, scegli, etc... The modal verbs are just plain irregular: dovere to have to, must devo devi deve dobbiamo dovete devono potere to be able, can, may posso puoi può possiamo potete possono volere to want voglio vuoi vuole vogliamo volete vogliono There are many more, of course, so be alert! Meanwhile, back at the periodo ipotetico del primo tipo... We re using the appropriate tense of the indicative in both the condition and the consequence (with an occasional imperative showing up in the consequence). Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 10

Se non hai perso i biglietti, potremo vedere Arlecchino e compagnia a teatro stasera. If you have not lost the tickets, we will be able to see Arlecchino and company at the theatre tonight. Se Pantalone vede una bella ragazza che gli piace, le offre sempre un po di aranciata. If Pantalone sees a pretty girl that he likes, he always offers her a bit of orangeade. Note that it doesn t matter which of the two clauses comes first in the sentence: Il Dottor Balanzone distruggerà il televisore col martello se non lo spegnerò subito. Dottor Balanzone will destroy the television set with the hammer if I don t turn it off right away. Se gli spettatori non applaudivano, Arlecchino gli buttava in faccia un secchio d acqua. If the spectators didn t applaud, Arlecchino threw (would throw) a bucket of water in their faces. As Eric and Antonella mentioned in the podcast, the conditional mood is required for the consequence of hypothetical statements of the second and third types. So, stay tuned for our next episode exploring the conditions of the conditional. Then we ll be ready for Close Hypotheses of the Second and Third Kind. Until then... Se hai mal di testa, prendi un aspirina! If you have a headache, take an aspirin! Nota culturale As we know, Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in Italy and greatly affects Italian culture and holidays. In this episode, listeners are introduced to two saints in particular: San Genesio, the patron saint of actors, and San Gennaro, the personal patron saint of Pulcinella simply because he is Neapolitan! When you look at an Italian calendar, you very often see that every day is accompanied by the name of a saint: Santo Stefano (December 26th), Santa Martina (January 30th), San Teodoro (February 7th), Sant'Alessandra (March 20th), and so on, the list is 360 days long! Italians celebrate two personal festivities: il compleanno, birthday, and l'onomastico, the saint's day, that is, the day in which your name coincides with the name of the saint on the religious calendar. So if your name is Valeria, you are going to have a great celebration on your birthday (party with family and friends, gifts, cake, champagne, etc.) and on April 28, you will have a second celebration, although on a much smaller scale! The patron saint of Italy is Saint Francis of Assisi--San Francesco--and each city, large and small, has one as well. The patron saints of Rome are San Pietro e Paolo (June 29th), the patron saint of Venice is San Marco (April 25th), of Milan Sant'Ambrogio (Dec. 7th), of Florence San Giovanni (June 24th), of Bologna San Petronio (October 4th), of Naples San Gennaro (September 19th), of Bari San Nicola (May 7th-9th), of Palermo Santa Rosalia--finally, a Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 11

woman!--(july 15th), of Cagliari Sant'Efisio (May 1st), and so on. If you visit a city on the day in which its patron saint is celebrated, be aware that it is a local holiday: Offices and many stores are closed, there are fewer buses running, etc.; however, you will enjoy public celebration with musical bands, religious processions, markets, special desserts, fairs and other amusements. Italians share many of the worldwide Christian holidays, such as All Saints' Day (Nov. 1st), All Souls' Day (Nov. 2nd), Christmas, Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter. One of Italian children's favorite holidays is la Befana (Epiphany) on January 6th: after the gifts of Babbo Natale (Santa Claus), they see their stockings filled with candies, small presents and carbone, coal (a piece of black sugar). The most important summer holiday in Italy is Ferragosto (l'assunzione, the Assumption Day) on August 15th: it celebrates the assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven and it's safe to say that everyone takes that day off! We will be very happy if you join us for upcoming episodes of Radio Arlecchino; we ll be exploring the conditional mood (with the Dottore s newest contraption) before we move on to hypothetical statements of the second and third types! Thanks for listening! And be sure to tell your friends that you heard it here on Radio Arlecchino! Your hosts with the most grammar, Antonella Olson & Eric Edwards Out of our minds... into your ears Radio Arlecchino, Episode 20, pg 12