As we know Grammar Translation method is very well known. It is a method in which rules are all important and in which the mother tongue is translated into the target language and vice-versa. As an example of this we have a webpage in which you can learn Italian. It is called "Professor Gio" and it is for free.
We can get from it several examples of this Grammar Translation method. Here we have:
Sono i nostri.
They are ours.
They are ours.
È il tuo?
Is it yours?
An then we have more examples to learn the word "bravo"
Il ragazzo è bravo.
The boy is well-behaved.
The boy is well-behaved.
La ragazza è brava.
The girl is well-behaved.
I ragazzi sono bravi.
The boys are well-behaved.
The boys are well-behaved.
Le ragazze sono brave.
The girls are well-behaved.
The girls are well-behaved.
As we can see the use of this method is exposed by several examples in this page. And most of the content it is explained in the same way, through translation. The idea is that you can memorize these phrases or chunks and they repeat them. Moreover, we can see that the grammar is explained in the native language and only later applied sentences through translation from one language to another. Example:
In Italian, all words are either masculine or feminine. The rule of thumb is that singular words that end in o are masculine and singular words that end in a are feminine. To make these singular words plural, change the o to an i and the a to an e. Take a look:
Word | Meaning | Gender | |
libro | book | M | |
libri | books | M | |
sedia | chair | F | |
sedie | chairs | F |
And that is mainly the way in which this link works a grammar translation web page.
