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1
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no

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No

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Yes

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Goodbye

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Arrivederci

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And

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e

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The girl

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La bambina

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The dog

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Il cane

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The adult

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L’adulto

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Hello

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Buon giorno

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in + il = ?

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nel

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in + lo = ?

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nello

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When is “il” the definite masc article?

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Words beginning with a consonant (except a few)

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12
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When is “lo” the masc definite article?

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words that begin with s + consonant, z, ps, y

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When is l’ the masc definite article?

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the following word starts with a vowel or an h

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14
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I’m hungry

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ho fame

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How’s it going?

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come va?

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This is black (f.)

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Questa è nera

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This is green (m.)

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Questo è verde

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These are white (m)

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Questi sono bianchi

“K”

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These are green (f)

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Queste sono verdi

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Hello

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Ciao

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21
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Pronunciation
r
rr

A

R-tap

rolled r

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Sorry

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Spiacente

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You’re welcome

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Prego

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24
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Good night

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Buonanotte

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My name is

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Mi chiamo

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Pronunciation

sc followed by e or i

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sh

pesce, scimmia

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Pronunciation

sc followed by anything other than e or i

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sk

biscotto, mosca, scrivere

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Pronounce “e”

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“ai” (think bolognese) ai ai

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Pronounce è

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Hard e as is Eng. “echo”

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Hello

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Buon giorno

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Hi

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Ciao

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Pleasure (it’s a pleasure to meet you)

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Piacere

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Good afternoon / evening

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Buona sera

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34
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The bill

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Il conto

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35
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But

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Ma

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36
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Excuse me, sir

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Mi scusi signore

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Excuse me, madam

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Mi scusi, signora

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38
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Please

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Per favore

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39
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Thank you

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Grazie

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40
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Thank you very much

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Grazie mille

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41
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Here

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Qui

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42
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Now

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Adesso

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43
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Now

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Adesso

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44
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I understand

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Ho capito

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45
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Can you help me

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mi puoi aiutare

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46
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Of course

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Certo

47
Q

Nearby

A

Qui vicino

48
Q

Where is the town centre?

A

Dov’è il centro?

49
Q

Again

A

Ancora

50
Q

Also

A

Anche

51
Q

Good afternoon

A

Buon pomeriggio

52
Q

I’d like an ice cream in a cone

A

Vorrei un gelato in cono

53
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I’d like an ice cream in a bowl

A

Vorrei un gelato in coppetta

54
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I’d like two cones

A

Vorrei due coni gelato

55
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How much do you want it for? (Ice cream)

A

Da quanto

56
Q

I’d like a 2.50 gelato with three flavours please

A

Vorrei un gelato da €2.50 con tre gusti, per favore

57
Q

Which flavours do you want?

A

Quali gusti vorrebbe?

58
Q

Course before the meal

A

Antipasto

59
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First course

A

Primo

60
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Second course (main)

A

Secondo

61
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Vegetable sides

A

Contorno

62
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Espresso coffee

A

Caffè

63
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Non espresso coffee

A

Caffè americano

64
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Digestive liqueur

A

Digestivo

65
Q

Afternoon snack

A

Merenda

66
Q

Can we have a table?

A

Possiamo avere un tavolo?

67
Q

Can I see the menu please?

A

Posso vedere il menu, per favore?

68
Q

To drink?

A

Da bere?

69
Q

Juice

A

Succo

70
Q

Beer

A

Birra

71
Q

I would like water, please

A

Vorrei dell’acqua, per favore

72
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Sparkling water

A

Acqua frizzante

73
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Mineral water

A

Acqua minerale

74
Q

I would like a litre of house wine

A

Vorrei un litro di vino fella casa

75
Q

What can I get for you?

A

Che cosa vi porto?

76
Q

What do you suggest?

A

Cosa ci consiglia?

77
Q

House antipasto

A

Antipasto della casa

78
Q

Mixed antipasto

A

Antipasto misto

79
Q

Can we have another 5 minutes?

A

possiamo avere altri cinque minuti?

80
Q

Per primo?

A

For the first course?

81
Q

A rare steak

A

Una bistecca al sangue

82
Q

A well done steak

A

Una bistecca ben cotta

83
Q

Fried zucchini

A

zucchine fritte

84
Q

Potatoes

A

Patate

85
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Spinach with garlic

A

Spinaci con aglio

86
Q

Can you bring everything together?

A

Può portare tutto insieme?

87
Q

Desserts made in house

A

Dolci fatti in casa

88
Q

The bill, please

A

Il conto, per favore

89
Q

Departures

A

Partenze

90
Q

Arrivals

A

Arrivi

91
Q

Welcome to our hotel

Single male guest

A

Benvenuto nel nostro albergo

92
Q

Welcome to our house

Single female guest

A

Benvenuta nella nostra casa

93
Q

Welcome to Italy

Multiple guests

A

Benvenuti in Italia

94
Q

Welcome

Multiple females

A

Benvenute

95
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In winter

A

in inverno

96
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In spring

A

in primavera

97
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In autumn

A

In autunno

98
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In summer

A

In estate

99
Q

Your house is beautiful

A

la tua casa è bellissima

100
Q

More wine please

A

Ancora del vino per favore

101
Q

We did not vote for brexit

A

Non abbiamo votato brexit

102
Q

Closed

A

Chiuso

103
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If

A

Se

104
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Or

A

o

105
Q

Sorry I’m late

A

Scusa sono in ritardo

106
Q

Sorry (minor inconveniences)
one person, inf
one person, stranger or inf
Multiple people

A

Scusami
Mi scusi
Scusatemi

107
Q

Sorry (minor inconveniences but slightly more formal)
one person, inf
one person, stranger or inf
Multiple people

A

Perdonami
Mi perdoni
Perdonatemi

108
Q

Sorry for the inconvenience

A

Mi perdoni per il disturbo

109
Q

Sorry if I offended you

A

Mi perdoni se ti ho offeso

110
Q

Forgive me please. I made a mistake.

More serious

A

Mi perdoni per favore. Ho sbagliato.

111
Q

I didn’t mean to offend you.
one person, inf
one person, stranger or inf
Multiple people

A

Non intendevo offenderti
Non intendevo offenderla
Non intendevo offendervi

112
Q

I am sorry

Big offences

A

Mi dispiace
O
Mi dispiace tantissimo

113
Q

It’s nothing

A

Fa niente

114
Q

No problem

A

Non c’è problema