Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards
Amare
To love
Credere
To believe
Finire
To finish
Entrare
To enter
Cadere
To fall
Uscire
To go out, exit, leave
Accendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To light, turn on (accesso, avere)
Aprire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To open (aperto, avere)
Bere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To drink (bevuto, avere)
Chiedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To ask (chiesto, avere)
Chiudere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To ask (chiuso, avere)
Correre (pp and auxiliary verb)
To run (corso, avere, essere when start or end place named)
Decidere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To decide (deciso, avere)
Dire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To say, tell (detto, avere)
Fare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To do (fatto, avere)
Leggere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To read (letto, avere)
Mettere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To put (messo, avere)
Morire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To die (morto, essere)
Nascere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To be born (nato, essere)
Offrire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To offer (offerto, avere)
Perdere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To lose (perso/perduto, avere)
Prendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To take (preso, avere)
Rimanere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To remain (rimasto, essere)
Rispondere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To answer, reply (risposto, avere)
Rompere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To break (rotto, avere)
Scegliere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To choose (scelto, avere)
Scendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To go down (sceso, essere)
Scrivere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To write (scritto, avere)
Smettere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To stop (smesso, avere)
Spegnere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To turn off (spento, avere)
Spendere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To spend (spesso, avere)
Succedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To happen (successo, essere)
Tradurre (pp and auxiliary verb)
To translate (tradotto, avere)
Vedere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To see (vista/veduto, avere)
Venire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To come (venuto, essere)
Vincere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To win (vinto, avere)
Vivere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To live (vissuto, avere)
Uccidere (pp and auxiliary verb)
To kill (ucciso, avere)
Passare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To pass, to spend time (passato, to spend time:avere, to pass :essere)
Salire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To go up, climb up (salito, avere or essere)
Cambiare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To change (cambiata, avere or essere)
Cominciare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To begin/start (cominciato, avere or essere)
Finire (pp and auxiliary verb)
To finish/end (finito, avere or essere)
Saltare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To jump (saltato, avere or essere)
Volare (pp and auxiliary verb)
To fly (volato, avere or essere)
L’acquisto
Purchase
Il buono aquisto
Store credit
I contanti
Cash
La ditta
Firm
I grande magazzini
Department store
L’invenduto
Unsold items
Il matrimonio
The wedding
Fare uno sconto
To give a discount
Fare la spesa
To do the grocery shopping
Fare gli aquisti
To go shopping for things other than food
Risparmiare
To save
Il vestiario
Clothing
Economico
Cheap, economical
Firmato
Signed
La vetrina
Store window
Lo stilista
Designer
Il servizio di posate
Flatware
Lo sconto
Discount
Il saldo, la svendita
Sale
Quartiere
Neighborhood
A
To
Da
From
Su
On
In
In
Di
Of
Con
With
In compagna
In, to the country
In montagna
In, to the mountains
In citta
In, to the city
In paese
In, to the village
In cucina
In the kitchen
In salotto
In, to the living room
In biblioteca
In, at, to the library
In giardino
In, to the garden
In chiesa
In, to the church
A teatro
At, to the theater
Alla radio
On the radio
Alla televisione
On the tv
Al telefono
On the phone
Sul giornale
In the newspaper
Vicino a
Near
Lontano da
Far from
Davanti a
In front of
Dietro (a)
Behind
Prima di
Before
Oltre a
In addition to
Fino a
Till, until
Invece di
Instead of
Come
How
Come mai
How come
Dove
Where
Quando
When
Perchè
Why
Quanto, -a, -i, -e
How much, how many
Che
What, what kind of
Quale, quali
Which, what
In questions beginning with interrogatives, the subject is usually placed where?
At the end of the question
After the interrogatives perche and come mai, the subject is placed where?
Either before the verb or at the end of the question
Quale implies what in a question?
A choice between two or more alternatives
Quale and Che are often used
Interchangeably
Chi
Who, whom
Che, cosa, che cosa
What
Quanto, -a, -i, -e
How much, how many
Quale, quali
Which (one), which (ones)
Preposition like di, a , and con always what an interrogative pronoun
Precede
Di chi
Whose (always followed directly by a form of essere)
Che cosa + essere is used to ask for what
A definition of the word that follows essere
Quale (Qual), quali + essere is used to
Ask for information (not a definition). Quale before è becomes qual
What is used before the number of the hour
The feminine definite article le (l’). It agrees in form with ora (hour) and ore (hours) which is not expressed
Che ora è?
What time is it?
Che ore sono?
What time is it?
Che ora era?
What time was it?
Che ore erano?
What time was it?
È l’una
It is one o’clock
Sono le due
It is two o’clock
Era l’una
It was one o’clock
Erano le due
It was two o’clock
All’una
At one o’clock
Alle due
At two o’clock
What verb can also be to express time
Mancare (Mancano venti minuti alle due)
Ora
Time of day, hour
Volta
An instance or an occasion
Qualche volta
Sometimes
Tempo
Refers to duration of time, a period of time, or time in the abstract
Divertirsi
To have a good time
Are days of the week capitalized?
No
Names of the seasons are preceded by
The definite article
What is used before a season to express “in the season”
In or di without an article before the name of the season. In primavera
What is used before a month to express “in the month”
In or a without and article before the month
How do you express a specific day of the month
Definite article + a cardinal number + month. Il due settembre
What precedes a year
The masculine singular definite article. Can combine with prepositions like in (nel), from (dal), to (al)
How do you express times of day
Di before mattina, pomeriggio, sera, notte
How do you express past time?
Fa following the time to indicate “ago”: due ore fa
Scorso following the period of time to indicate “last”; il mese scorso
How do you express future time?
Fra preceding the time to mean “in”: fra due ore
Prossimo following the period of time to indicate “next”: il mese prossimo
How do you indicate duration of time?
Dalle time alle time: dalle due alle tre, from two to three
How do you express approximate time
Verso. verso le cinque: around five o’clock
La bancarella
Market stall
La borsa
Handbag
Il dubbio
Doubt
I generi alimentari
Food item
Il golfino
Sweater
Il paragone
Comparison
La pelletteria
Leather store
La provvista
Supply
Apposta
On purpose
In compenso
In return
Abituarsi
To get used to
Accontentarsi
To be content with
Consigliere bene/male
To give good/ bad advice
Fare bella figura
To look smart/elegant
La reclame
Advertising
La roba
Stuff
Le scrape da ginnastica
Sneakers
La scelta
Choice
Lo/la stilista
Designer
Il tailleur
(Woman’s) suit
Il vitto
Food
Soto casa
Near home
Potersi permettere (non me lo posso permettere)
To be able to afford (i can’t afford it)
Sistemarsi
To settle (down)
Valerie la pena (non ne vale la pena)
To be worthwhile (it’s not worth it)
Alzare
To raise, to cause to rise (an object). Used with direct object
Alzarsi
To get up, to stand up
Aumentare
To raise, to increase (an amount)
Essere alzato
To be up
Stare alzato
To stay up
Aumento
Raise, increase
Tornare, ritornare
To come, go back
Riportare
To return, bring back
Restituire
To give back
Chiedere (qualcosa a qualcuno)
To ask for, to request
Domandare (qualcosa a qualcuno)
To ask (a question), to inquire
fare una domanda
To ask a question
