Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Piccoli esercizi di traduzione 21

"Interrogative(e non solo) con domande subordinate":
1)Sai quanti anni ha Lisa?
Do you know how old Lisa is?
2)Non so che cosa voglia George.
I don't know what George want.
3)Sai se la Roma ha vinto ieri?
Do you know if The Roma won yesterday?
4)Non so se abbiamo abbastanza tempo.
I don't know if we have enought time.
5)Non ricordo quando l'ho comprato.
I don't remember when I bought it.
6)Non capisco perchè Jane sia partita.
I don't understand because Jane left
Se è appena partita forse: "Jane has left"
7)Sai che cosa ha intenzione di fare Ted?
Do you know whas Ted is going to(anche "intend"?) do?
8)Sa dirmi chi è il Direttore,per piacere?
Can you tell me who the Director is, please?
9)Nessuno sa a che ora arriva John domani.
Nobody knows at what time John arrives.
10)Scusi. Sa dirmi dov'è la fermata dell'autobus?
Excuse me("please"?). Can you tell me where the bus stop is?
"She said that.../ he told me that...":
1)Dissi a Mario che stavo pranzando.
I told Mario I was having a dinner.
2)Ben e Claire ci dissero che potevamo andare con loro.
Ben and Claire told us we could go with them.
3)Jim disse a sua madre che non voleva restare a casa.
Jim told his mother he didn't want(o "wouldn't"?) to stay home.
4)Gli amici di Sue dissero che l'avevano vista in centro.
Sue's friends said they had seen her in the centre.
5)Qualcuno disse a Teresa che io sapevo tutto.
Somebody told Teresa I knew everything.
6)David ci salutò e andò a casa immediatamente.
David said goodbye us and went home immediately.
7)Ann disse: "Non mi piacciono questi calzoni."
Ann said: "I don't like this trousers"
8)L'insegnante mi disse: " Non dirmi che sei stanco."
The teacher told me: "Don't tell me you are tired"
"Cosette varie sui verbi":
1)Volete giocare con noi?
Do you want to play with us?
2)Possiamo incominciare adesso.
We can start now.
3)Una volta c'era un albergo qui.
At one time there was a hotel here.
4)Vorrei comprare un computer nuovo.
I want to buy a new computer.
5)Non dovresti scrivere sul banco.
You shouldn't write on the desk.
6)Dan arriva domenica. Maggie lo conosce?
Dan will arrive on Sunday. Does Maggie know him?
7)Devi essere paziente. Capirai piu tardi.
You must be patient. You'll understand later.
8)Potresti prestarmi due sterline, per favore?
Could you lend me two pounds, please?
9)Sam non voleva andare a casa. Si stava divertendo.
Sam didnt' want to go home. He was enjoying oneself.
Ciao.

 Sam didnt' want to go home. He was enjoying oneself.
"Himself". Anche "having fun", suppongo.
Ciao, FB
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"will arrive tomorrow".
I would say as a sentence: "Nobody knows what time John will arrive
tomorrow".
but "arriva" isn't future tense?, that would be "arriverà". So should
the literal translation be: "Nobody knows what time John's arriving
tomorrow"? 
or in Italian do you not use the future tense like in English?

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Sam didnt' 
didn't

 tomorrow"?
This sounds more natural to me, too.
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 or in Italian do you not use the future tense like in English?
John's arriving  at 8.00 tomorrow ==> John arriva alle otto domani
John will arrive at 8.00 tomorrow ==> John arriverà alle otto domani
Usually you use the present tense to imply there's a sort of schedule.
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