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Adjectives (aggettivi) (agg-et-tee-vee) (masc) Flashcards

1
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Happy (2 different words)

A

contento or felice

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Sad

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triste

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Difficult

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difficile

(dee-FEE-chee-lay)

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Easy

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facile

(FAH-chee-lay)

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Boring

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noioso / noiosa

(noy-oh-zo / noy-oh-za)

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Bad

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cattivo

(kah-TEE-voh)

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Interesting

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interessante

(in·te·res·SAN·teh)

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Good

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buono

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Honest

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onesto

(oh-nest-oh)

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Dishonest

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disonesto

(Deez-oh-nest-oh)

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Friendly

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simpatico

(sim-PAH-tee-ko)

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Unfriendly

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antipatico

(ahn-tee-PAH-tee-ko)

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Sociable

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socievole

(so-CHEY-vo-lay)

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Timid / shy

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timido / timida

(T-mee-doh)

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Nervous

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nervosa

(NERR-voh-sa)

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Calm

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tranquilla

(Trahn-QUEE-lah)

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French

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francese

(fran-chez-zay)

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English

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inglese

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Greek

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greco/a

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Indian

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indiana/o

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mexican

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messicana/o

(meh-see-CAHN-a or o)

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Japanese

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giapponese

(jap-oh-NAYZ-EH)

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Canadian

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canadese

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German

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tadesca/o

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Fun

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divertente

(dee-ver-tent-ay)

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unpeasant

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antipatico / antipatica

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beautiful, handsome

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bello / bella

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good / talented (someone is good)

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bravo / brava

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good (something is good)

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buono / buona

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bad / naughty

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cattivo / cattiva

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content

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contento / contenta

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generous

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generoso / generosa

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important

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importante

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independent

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indipendente

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long

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lungo / lunga

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Lazy

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pigro / pigra

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serious

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serio / serioa

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sincere

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sincero / sincera

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Pessimist

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pessimista

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tranquil

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tranquillo / tranquilla

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Spanish

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spagnolo / spagnola

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hot

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caldo / calda

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43
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hungry

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affamato / affamata

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cold

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freddo / fredda

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hurry (to be in a hurry)

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fretta

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Afraid (of)

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paura (di)

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reason (to be right)

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ragione (fem) (avere ragione = to be right)

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48
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Thirst

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sete

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49
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Old

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vecchio / vecchia

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50
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smooth

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liscio (lee-show)

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51
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What are 4 different endings possible for adjectives ending in “O”

Ex: Italiano

A

Singular = O or A
Italiano (masc singlular)
Italiana (fem singular)

Plural = I or E
Italiani (masc plural)
Italiane (fem plural)

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52
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How do you change an adjective ending in “O” to a plural?

(ex = Italiano change to plural)

A

O = I

Italiano = Italiani

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53
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How do you change an adjective ending in “A” to a plurla?

Ex: Italiana = change to plural

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A = E

Italiana = Italiane

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54
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The American Students are nice

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Gli studenti americani sono simpatici (sim-pat-i-chi)

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55
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The girls are italian

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Le regazze sono italiane

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56
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What are 2 different endings possible for adjectives ending in “E”

Ex: Intelligente

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Singular = E
Plural = I

Intelligente (singular) = Intelligenti (plural)

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57
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The (female) students of Italian are intelligent

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Le studentesse d’italiano sono intelligenti

(intelligente becomes “i” b/c ends in -e and is plural). Doesn’t matter gender)

58
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What needs to be modified if an adjective ends in the below and you want to make them plural?
-co / -ca
-go / -ga

Ex: Simpatica

A

Add an “H”

Simpatica = Simpatiche
(sim-pat-i-kay)

59
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The girl is nice
The girls are nice

A

La ragazza è simpatica
Le regazze sono simpatiche

60
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Angry

A

Arrabbiato / Arrabbiata

(Are-rah-bee-a-toh)

61
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cheerful

A

allegro / allegra

62
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fat

A

grasso / grassa

(Grahs-soh)

63
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thin

A

magro / magra

(mah-grow)

64
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weak

A

debole

(DAY-bow-lay)

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strong

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optomistic

A

ottimistico/ a

(oh-tee-misty-ko)

67
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pessimistic

A

pessimista

(pess-ee-mist-ah)

68
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Tall

A

alto / alta

69
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2 ways to say short

  1. Short in stature/height
  2. Short on time
A
  1. basso
  2. corto / corta
70
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of average height

A

di media statura

(stat-ore-ah)

71
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blonde

72
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Dark haired

A

moro / mora

73
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different

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diverso / a

(dee-vare-soh)

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Ugly

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brutto / brutta

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Cute

A

Carino / Carina

(ka-REEN-oh)

76
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Muscular

A

muscoloso / muscolosa

(moose-koh-low-zoh)

77
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active

A

sportivo / sportiva

78
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dyanamic

A

dinamico / dinamica

(dee-NAH-mee-coh)

79
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Casual confidence

A

disinvolto / disinvolta

80
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sly / shrewd

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furbo / furba

(for-bow)

81
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naive

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ingenuo / ingenua

(in-gen-whoa)

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sensitive

A

sensibile

(sen-SEE-bee-lay)

83
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insensitive

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insensibile

(in-sen-SEE-bee-lay)

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responsible

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responsabile

(re-spon-SA-bee-lay)

85
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irresponsible

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irresponsabile

(ir-re-spon-SA-bee-lay)

86
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courteous

A

cortese

(corr-tay-say)

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young

A

giovane

(joe-vah-nay)

88
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old

A

Vecchio / vecchia

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discourteous / rude

A

scortese

(scor-tay-say)

90
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selfish

A

Egoista

(ay-go-ista)

91
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The italian student is confident

A

Lo studente italiano è disinvolto

92
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Feminists

A

femminista

93
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She is angry

A

Lei è arrabbiata

(err-AH-bee-at-ah)

94
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Those children are rude

A

Quei bambini sono scortesi

(kway)
(score-tay-zee)

95
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Your daughters are cute

A

Le tue figlie sono carine

(ka-REE-nay)

(carina= carine as plural feminine)

96
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What 3 ways are adjectives ending in - ista change with nouns?

A
  1. All singular (masc & fem) = -a
  2. Masculine plural = -i
  3. Feminine plural = -e
97
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Roberto is very selfish

A

Roberto è molto egoista

(ay-go-ista)

(masculine singular)

98
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Antonio and Angela are optomistic

A

Antonio e Angela sono ottimisti

(masculan/mixed plural)

99
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Fabiola is never pessimistic

A

Fabioloa non è mai pessimista

(“pessimista= feminine singular is -a ending)

100
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Daniela and giorgia are feminists

A

Daniela e Giorgia sono femministe

(“feminista” = -e ending for feminine plural)

101
Q

To describe someone hair or eye color, what do you use?

A

Avere + gli occhi + adjective
Avere + i cappelli + adjective

102
Q

What are the 2 ways to say Brown:

  1. just the color in general
  2. color as in used for hair or eyes
A
  1. marrone
  2. castano
103
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blue as in eye color

104
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brown eyes

A

gli occhi castani

(oh-key)

castano = castani (masc, plur)

105
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blue eyes

A

gli occhi azzuri

(oh-key)

106
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Blue (in general)

107
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Short hair

A

i capelli corti

108
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Long hair

A

i capelli lunghi

Lungo = lunghi for plural

(loon-gee)

109
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straight hair

A

i capelli lisci

110
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Wavy hair

A

i capelli mossi

111
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grey hair

A

i capelli grigi

112
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curly hair

A

i capelli ricci

113
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green

114
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red

115
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hazel eyes

A

gli occhi nocciola

(no-CHOH-lah)

116
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I don’t have wavy hair

A

non ho i capelli mossi

117
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My kids have brown eyes

A

i miei figli hanno gli occhi castani

118
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Do you see the girl with brown hair? (the brown-haired girl)

A

Vedi la ragazza con i (dai) capelli castani?

Vedere= tu vedi
castano = castani as plural (masc, plur)

119
Q

Adjectives usually follow the noun in Italian

The following adjectives precede the noun

A
  • bello (handsome) *has special forms
  • brutto (ugly)
  • buono (good) *has special forms
  • cattivo (bad)
  • nuovo (new)
  • old (vecchio)
  • giovane (young)
  • grande (big)
  • piccolo (small)
120
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I have a small problem

A

Ho un piccolo problema

*picocolo precedes noun

121
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Dora always gets bad grades

A

Dora prende sempre brutti voti

*brutto/brutti precedes noun

Prendere= Lei prende
Brutto = brutti for masculine plural

122
Q

Let’s go in your new car

A

Andiamo con la tua nuova macchina

*nuova precedes noun

123
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Old friends are the best

A

Le vecchie amiche sono le migliori

(vec-ee-ay)
(ah-mee-kay)
(meel-yor-i) (migliore)

*vecchio/vecchie precedes noun

124
Q

Helpful / Available

A

disponibile

(DEES-pon-EE-bee-lay)

125
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Faithful / Loyal

A

fedele

(Fay-DAY-lay)

126
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Jealous

A

geloso / gelosa

127
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Slow

A

lento / lenta

128
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Modest

A

modesto / modesta

129
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Straight

A

liscio / liscia

130
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Black

131
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Hazel

132
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Poor

A

povero / povera

133
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Patient

134
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Favorite

A

preferito / preferita

135
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Worried

A

preoccupato / preoccupata

136
Q

Funnyy / Clever

A

spiritoso / spiritosa

137
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Tired

A

stanco / stanca

138
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Kind

139
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Expensive

(2 different words that are synonymous)

A

caro / cara

costoso / costosa

140
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Light / Clear

A

chiaro
chiara

141
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Cheap

A

economico
economica

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