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Fare - To do / To make Flashcards

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To do / To make

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Fare
Irregular -ARE verb. Need to memorize

Io faccio
Tu fai
Lei fa
Noi facciamo
Voi fate
Loro fanno

*depending on context, can also mean to have, to take, etc. Very widely used verb

*Anytime you talk about doing or making something, you have to use fare

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To pay attention

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fare attenzione

*can also say “stare attento/a/i/e” = pay attention / be careful

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To take a bath

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fare il bango

*also means to take a swim
*English = to have a bath. Italian = “to do a bath”

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To ask a question

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fare una domanda

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To go for a run

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fare una corsa

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To take a picture

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fare una foto

*we “make” pictures in Italian, not “take” pictures

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To have breakfast

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fare colazione

*this is only for b-fast. Doesn’t work with lunch or dinner. Then you use “pranzare” & “ceneare”

*this means you are having breakfast. / Italians = “Do” Breakfast.

If you are making breakfast, it is to prepare breakfast

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I have / I eat breakfast

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faccio colazione

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To take or go for a walk

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fare una passeggiata (pass-a-gata)

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To take a trip

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fare un viaggio

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to buy groceries / food

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fare la spesa

*specific for buying food at supermarket. Otherwise, you can say “Fare shopping”

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To make a choice

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Fare una scelta
(shayl-tah)

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To practice a sport

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fare sport

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To take a shower

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Fare la doccia
(doh-chah)

English = to take, in Italian it is “to do a shower”

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To make a phone call

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Fare una telefonata

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To make up with

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Fare pace
(pah-chey)

(make peace)

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To do a favor

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Fare un favore
(fah-vor-ay)

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To go for a walk (go around walking).
Not passeggiata, not camminare

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Fare un giro (jeer-oh)

Giro = tour

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To have fun

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Fare festa

*doesn’t mean have a party.
*it does mean to have a lot of fun (“we went out last night and had a lot of fun”)

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To go shopping (not groceries)

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Fare spese (spay-szay)
or
Fare shopping

*no “la” here

For food shopping = “fare LA spesa”

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To make friends (with)

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Fare amicizia con
(ah-mee-CHEET-zia)

amicizia = friendship

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To prepare to eat / to cook (prepare dinner, prepare lunch, etc)

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Fare da mangiare

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To buy a ticket

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fare il biglietto

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To give a present

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fare un regalo (rayg-allo)

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To stand in line
fare la fila
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To do your homework
Fare i compiti *used for school through high school. Not for university. University students "have to study" (devo studiare)
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To be late
Fare tardi
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Let's make a coffee
Facciamo un caffè!
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I take a trip to China every summer
Ogni estate faccio un viaggio in Cina (own-yee) (fa-ch-oh) (chee-nah)
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I make a cake
Faccio una torta
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I am asking the professor a question.
Faccio una domanda al professore.
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Massimo has breakfast at the cafe
Massimo fa colazione al bar
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What are you doing tonight?
Che fai stasera?
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Ask me a question
Fatemi una domanda Fatemi: -Fate = voi form -mi = ask me
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Tourists take pictures
I turisti fanno le foto
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Italians love to go for a walk
Gli italiani amano fare una passeggiata
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I go grocery shopping
Vado a fare la spesa
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The students must pay attention
Gli studenti devono fare attenzione
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I take pictures
Io faccio la foto Italian = "To do a photo"
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I ask a question
Io faccio una domanda
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To shop / to make purchases (not fare la speza or fare spese)
Fare acquisti *shopping for anything except food at the market
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I take a shower every morning
Io faccio la doccia tutti le mattina
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You (inf) take a bath
Fai il bagno
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He takes a swim in the sea on holiday
Fa il bagno nel mare in vacanza
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On vacation, we take many pictures
In vacanza, facciamo molte foto
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I have to prepare dinner
Io faccio da mangiare
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It's hot
Fa caldo *3rd person singular of fare = fa *I am hot uses avere (ho caldo)
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It's cold
fa freddo *3rd person singular of fare = fa *I am cold uses avere (ho freddo)
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It's not cold, but I am cold
Non fa freddo, ma ho freddo
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What are you doing?
Che cosa fai?
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I'm doing homework
Faccio i compiti
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What do you do?
Che lavoro fai? *reply with fare + profession "Faccio il falegname" (carpenter) *You can also use essere "Sono un..." "I am" - (replace il/la with un/una)
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I do my homework after school
Io facco i miei compiti dopo scuola
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We are going on a trip to Italy
Noi facciamo viaggo in italia
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The husband and his wife do the cleaning every Saturday morning
il marito e sua moglie fanno le pulizie ogni sabato mattina (pool-EAT-see)
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She always pays attention
Lei fa sempre attenzione
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You take a nap after work?
Tu fai un pisolino dopo lavoro?
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you (pl) do something nice this weekend
Voi fate qualcosa di bello questa fine settimana
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The boy makes his bed before going to school
Il ragazzo fa il letto prima di andare a scuola
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My family goes for a walk in the city
la mia famiglia va a fare una passeggiata in città
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I always take nice walks in spring
Io faccio sempre belle passeggiate in primavera
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Marina packs her suitcase because she is going on holiday soon
marina fa la valigia percé va presto in vacanza (va-lee-jia)
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Stefano and Domenica take fotos every Monday
Stefano and Domenica fanno le foto ogni lunedì
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my friends and I play sports every weekend
io e i miei amici facciamo sport ogni fine settimana
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Simone's brother is fencing in a national competition
il fratello di Simone fa scherma in una competitione nazionale (scare-ma) (nat-z-ion-al-ay)
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I don't have breakfast today
Io non faccio colazione oggi
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We walk in Rome tomorrow
Noi facciamo una gita a Roma domenica
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We do
Noi facciamo
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I do
io faccio
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You do (informal, singular)
tu fai
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He/she does
Lui/Lei fa
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You (plural) do
Voi fate
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They do
loro fanno

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