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Coffee Break Italian 1-10 Flashcards

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Let’s begin

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Cominciamo

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Hello (informal)

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Ciao

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1) How are you? (informal)

2) How are you? (formal)

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1) Come stai?
2) Come sta?

(stai or sta comes from verb “stare” which is “to be” in this case (“to stay” in other cases)

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1) I am well / fine
2) I am very well
3) I am fantastic

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1) Sto bene (sto = I am)
2) Sto molto bene (Molto = very)
3) Sto benissimo

Use “Io” sto bene if you want to stress “I” am…

To say I am not well, add “non” before the verb: “Non sto bene”

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1) I am not well
2) I am very bad
3) I am very, very bad

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1) Sto male
2) Sto molto male
3) Sto malissimo

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Hello / Good Day

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Buongiorno

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buon = good for masculine word
(giorno = day (mas.))
~~~

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Good evening

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Buonasera

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Buona = good for feminine word
(Sera = evening (feminine))
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Good night

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Buonanotte

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Buona = good for feminine word
(Notte = night (feminine))
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My name is _____

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Mi chiamo ______

("chiamo" = I call)
("mi" = myself)

Use “Io” mi chiamo if you want to stress “I” am called.

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1) What is your name? (informal)

2) What is your name? (formal)

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1) Come ti chiami?
2) Come si chiama?

(what are you called?)

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It is true.

Is it true?

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e vero (?)

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I am Bryn

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Sono Bryn

sono = “I am”, part of verb “essere” for “to be”

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Me, too

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Anch’io

“Also, I”

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1) My pleasure / It’s nice to meet you
2) The pleasure is all mine

(use w/ formal and informal)

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1) Piacere

2) Piacere mio

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1) And you? (informal)

2) And you? (formal)

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1) e tu?

2) e Lei?

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Are you ready?

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Siete pronti?

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siete = from verb “essere” which is “to be”
(pronti = ready (adj))
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Not too bad

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Non che male

“There is nothing bad”

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1) Where are you from? (informal)

2) Where are you from? (formal)

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1) Di dove sei? (pronounced more like “say”)
2) Di dov’e? (is actually dove-e, but runs together)

(Di = from)
(Dove = where)
(Sei or e = are you - from verb “essere” which is “to be”.) (Tu sei, or Lei e)

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I am Scottish (nationality / adjective)
I am English
I am Irish
I am Canadian
I am French
I am Chinese
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Sono scozzese (scot-sez-e)
Sono inglese
Sono irlandese
Sono canadese
Sono francese (fran-chez-ay)
Sono cinese (chin-eh-zay)

*end in “-ese” = don’t change based on gender

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I am Italian
I am American
I am Australian
I am Swiss

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Sono italiano / italiana
Sono americano / americana
Sono australiano / australiana
Sono svizzero / svizzera (sviss-e-ro)
*these change based on gender of speaker
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It is easy

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e facile (fa-chi-lay)

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1) I am from Florence
2) I am from Venice
3) I am from Naples
4) I am from Paris

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1) Sono di firenze (feer-en-ze)
2) Sono di venezia (ven-et-zia)
3) Sono di napoli
4) Sono di parigi

(di = use when saying from a city)

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Good question!

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Buona domanda

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Are you Italian?

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Sei Italiana?

Sei = are you

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No, I am not Italian
No, non sono Italiana | "No" is less harsh = almost like noa vs. no with a hard "o"
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1) Where do you live? (informal) | 2) Where do you live? (formal)
1) Dove abiti? 2) Dove abita? ``` (Dove = "where") (Abitare = verb for "to live") ```
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I live in _____ (city) | I live in ______ (country)
abito a ______ (city) | abito in _______ (country) (like "een")
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I live in Florence, in Italy
Abito a firenze, in Italia | Florence = feer-en-say
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Countries: 1) England 2) Ireland 3) Canada 4) Australia 5) (the) United States
1) Inghilterra (ing-hil-terra) 2) Irlanda (eer-land-da) 3) Canada 4) Australia (ow-stral-ya) 5) Negli ("nel-yi) Stati Uniti
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I am from Glascow, but now I live in London
Sono di Glascow, ma adesso abito a Londra ``` "sono" = I am "di" = from "ma" = "but" "adesso" = "now" "abito" = live "a" = in (city) ```
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But, now...
ma adesso...
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I am French, from Paris, but now I live in Seattle, in the United States
Sono francese di parigi, ma adesso abito a Seattle, in negli stati uniti
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Exceptional!
Eccezionale! | e-chets-zion-ale
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1) My Mother | 2) This is my mother
1) Mia madre 2) Questa e mia madre e = eh
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1) My Sister | 2) This is my sister
1) Mia sorrella 2) Questa e mia sorella (accentuate the double L)
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1) My wife | 2) This is my wife
1) Mia moglie (mol-yay) | 2) Questa e mia moglie
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1) My daughter | 2) This is my daughter
1) Mia figlia | 2) Questa e mia figlia
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1) My father | 2) This is my father
1) Mio padre | 2) Questo e mio padre
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1) My brother | 2) This is my brother
1) Mio fratello | 2) Questo e mio fratello
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1) My husband | 2) This is my husband
1) Mio marito | 2) Questo e mio marito
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1) My son | 2) This is my son
1) Mio figlio | 2) Questo e mio figlio
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1) My partner (male) | 2) This is my partner (male)
1) il mio compagno (use "il" because you only use mio/mia with direct family members) 2) Questo e il mio compagno
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1) My partner (female) | 2) This is my partner (female)
1) La mia compagna (use "La" because you only use mio/mia with direct family members) 2) Questa e la mia compagna
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1) She is called / Her name is 2) This is my mother. Her name is Anne 3) This is my father. His name is Allen
1) Si chiama 2) Questa e mia madre. Si chiama Anne 3) Questo e mio padre. Si chiama Allen * chiama = from verb "chiamarsi" / to be called (key-ama)
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1) Your mother, what is her name (what is she called)? | 2) Your father, what is his name (what is he called)
1) Tua madre, come si chiama? 2) Tuo padre, come si chiama? Tua / Tuo = your (feminine and masculine)
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I'm a little tired
Sono un po 'stanco / 'stanca "un po" = "a little"
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I have too much work
Ho troppo lavoro ``` "Ho" = "I have" (pronounced with a short "o") "troppo" = "too much" "lavoro" = "work" ```
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One
Uno
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Two
Due | doo-ay
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Three
Tre
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Four
Quattro | quat-tro) = ("bounce" on double consonants
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Five
Cinque | cheen-quay
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Six
Sei | pronounced say
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Seven
Sette | Set-tay) = ("bounce" on double consonants
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Eight
Otto | ot-toe) ("bounce" on double consonants
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Nine
Nove
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Ten
dieci | di-et-chi
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And then there's also
e poi c'e anche "e poi" = "and then" "c'e" = "there is" "anche" = "also" (ay poi chi-anch-key)
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Zero
Zero | zed-ro = slight d sound
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Say these Italian phone numbers: 1) 02-349-26-78 2) 040-51-67-03 3) 03-288-6479
1) Zero | due | tre | quattro | nove | due | sei | sette | otto 2) zero | quattro | zero | cinque | uno | sei | sette | zero | tre 3) zero | tre | due | otto | otto | sei | quattro | sette | nove
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I have
Ho
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1) I have a brother | 2) I have a sister
ho un fratello ho una sorello *note = un is used for masculine words
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I have 2 brothers
Ho due fratelli "due" = "2" (fratelli is plural for masculine fratello) (like spagetti)
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Do you have a brother?
Hai un fratello | Hai is pronounced like "I"
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I have two sisters
Ho due sorelle (sorelle is plural for feminine sorello) (Like pennE pasta)
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I don't have a sister - or - I don't have sisters
Non ho una sorella - or - Non ho sorelle
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Do you have a sister?
Hai una sorella? Hai = you have una = a (feminine) Pronounced like a long "I"
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What are their names?
Come si chiamano | what are they called (Key-am-ano)
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Plurals for: 1) Sons 2) Daughters 3) Children
1) Figli (plural for figlio) (feel-yi) 2) Figlie (plural for flglia) (feel-yay) 3) Figli (can be used for sons and daughters)
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I have 4 brothers, 3 sisters and 7 children
Ho quattro fratelli, tre sorelle, e sette figli
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Excuse me
Scusi
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Tell me / Say
Dica
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Where is...?
Dov'e...? ``` (Dove = where) (e = is) ``` Combine them for Dov'e (instead of dove e) "Doh-vay"
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Where is the restaurant?
Dov'e il ristorante?
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Where is the park?
Dov'e il parco?
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Where is the city center?
Dov'e il centro? "Chentro"
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Where is the main church?
Dov'e il duomo?
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Where is the station?
Dov'e la stazione "stat-si-onay"
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Where is the square?
Dov'e la piazza?
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Where is the beach?
Dov'e la spiaggia? "spi-ah-gga"
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Where is the pharmacy?
Dov'e la farmacia? "farm-a-chi-a"
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It is here
e qui
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The church is here
il duomo e qui
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Look ex: "look here, the cathedral is here"
Guardi, il duomo e qui
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Is it far?
e lontano?
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It is close by
e vicino "vi-chino"
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It is 5 minutes from here
e a cinque minuti da qui
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Vacation
Vacanza
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Can you help me?
Mi puo aiutare "p-u-o" "Ay-u-tar-ey" To me, can you help? Aiutare = to help
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The hospital
L'ospedale (Masculine) L-oh-s-pe-dal-eh Using L' instead of "IL" because it starts with a vowel
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The post office
L'ufficio postale (Masucline) "Lu-ficho post-ale" Using L' instead of "IL" because it starts with a vowel
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The travel agency
L'agenzia di viaggi (feminine) La-gen-sia di vi-ag-gi Using L' instead of "IL" because it starts with a vowel
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The university
L'universita (Feminine) Lun-i-ver-si-ta (accent on a) Using L' instead of "IL" because it starts with a vowel
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"The" for masculine words | "The" for feminine words
``` IL = masculine (or L' if start with a vowel) La = feminine (or L' if start with a vowel) ```
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Romantic
Romantica (feminine) Romantico (masculine) "Ro-maann-ti-ca / co"
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To the right
A destra
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To the left
A sinistra "Sin-eest-tra"
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Straight ahead
Sempra dritto
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Is there a pharmacy near here?
Che una pharmacia qui vicino Che = is there (Like Che in chess) Una = a Qui - here ("Kwee") Vicino = near
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Is there
Che
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Here
Qui | kwee
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Is there a beach near here?
Che una spiagga qui vicino?
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"A" for masculine words | "A" for feminine words (a beach)
``` Un = masculine Una = feminine ```
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A bookstore
Una libreria (feminine) Lib-er-er-ia (sounds like dia?) *not a library!
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A Library
Una biblioteca (feminine)
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A bakery
Una panetteria (feminine) "Pa-net-ter-ia"
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There is one of them nearby
Ce n'e una qui vicino "che-n-ey-una qui vicino" *we'll learn how this is formed later)
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It is 5 minutes away on foot
e a cinque minuti a piedi "a-pi-e-di"
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Straight ahead
Sempre dritto
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A restaurant
Un ristorante (masculine)
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A castle
Un castello
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A theatre
Un teatro "they-at-tro"
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Is there a theatre nearby?
Che un teatro qui vicino? | they-atro

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