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I

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Io

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You (fam sing)

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Tu

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He

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Lui

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She

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lei

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You (formal sing)

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Lei

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We

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Noi

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You (fam pl)

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Voi

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They

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Loro

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You (formal pl)

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Loro

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I am

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Io sono

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You are - familiar, singular

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Tu sei

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He is

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Lui è

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She is

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Lei è

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You are - formal singular

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Lei è

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We are

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Noi siamo

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You are - familiar plural

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Voi siete

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They are

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Ioro sono

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You are - formal plural

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Loro sono

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How do you make a verb negative?

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Adding a non before the verb E.g. Fillipo non è in classe Fillipo is not in class

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How can questions be structured?

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Verb at the beginning or end E.g. È studentessa gabriella? Gabriella è studentessa? = is gabriella a student?

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Io

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I

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Tu

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You (fam sing)

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Lui

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He

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lei

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She

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Lei

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You (formal sing)

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Noi

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We

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Voi

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You (fam pl)

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Loro

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They

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Loro

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You (formal pl)

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Io sono

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I am

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Tu sei

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You are - familiar, singular

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Lui è

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He is

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Lei è

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She is

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Lei è

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You are - formal singular

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Noi siamo

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We are

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Voi siete

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You are - familiar plural

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Ioro sono

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They are

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Loro sono

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You are - formal plural

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Sono a casa Loro stasera?

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Are you at home tonight? (formal)

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Maria e a casa, lei non sta bene

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Maria is at home, she does not feel well

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Io sono di pisa, e tu?

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i am from Pisa, and you?

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Siete a scuola voi oggi?

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are you in school today?

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Luigi e italiano

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Luigi is italian

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Marco e io siamo studenti

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Marco and I are students

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Tu e Piero siete buoni amici

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you and Piero are good friends (familiar)

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non siamo a teatro

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we are not at the theatre

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Filippo non e in classe

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Filippo is not in class

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48
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C’e

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There is

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Ci Sono

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There are

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Non c’e

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there is not

51
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Non ci sono

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There are not

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Ecco

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Point out something in sight

Look

Here is

There is

There are

53
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Ecco l’autobus

A

There is the bus

54
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Are nouns ending in O masculine or feminine?

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masculine

55
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Are nouns ending in A masculine or feminine?

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Feminine

56
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Are nouns ending in E masculine or feminine?

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Can be both!

57
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Are nouns ending in ORE masculine or feminine?

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masculine

58
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Are nouns ending in a CONSONANT masculine or feminine?

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masculine

59
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Are nouns ending in IONE masculine or feminine?

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feminine

60
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Plural: O changes to…

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I

61
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Plural: A changes to…

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e

62
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Plural: E changes to…

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I

63
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Plural: what kind of nouns are invariable (i.e. the plural doesnt change)?

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Nouns ending in: accented vowels, consonant

Nouns that are abbreviated (e.g. cinema, foto)

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Plural: CA changes to…

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CHE

65
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Plural: GA changes to…

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GHE

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Plural: IO changes to…

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I

67
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Indefinite articles

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masculine or feminine forms depending on word

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If a word begins with a consonant, what INDEFINITE article do you use?

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masculine: UN
feminine: UNA

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If a word begins with a vowel, what INDEFINITE article do you use?

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Masculine: un

Feminine: un’

70
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If a word begins with a Z, what INDEFINITE article do you use?

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masculine: uno
feminine: una

71
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If a word begins with a S+CONSONANT, what INDEFINITE article do you use?

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masculine: uno
feminine: una

72
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When is an INDEFINITE article omitted?

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when a noun indicates a profession (e.g. dottore, proffessore)

73
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What is a DEFINITIVE article?

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agrees with the noun in gender and number (sing vs. pl)

74
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If a word begins with a consonant, what DEFINITE article do you use?

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MASCULINE: sing: il, pl: i

FEMININE: sing: la, pl: le

75
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If a word begins with a vowel, what DEFINITE article do you use?

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MASCULINE: sing: l’ , pl: gli

FEMININE: sing: l’ , pl: le

76
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If a word begins with a Z, what DEFINITE article do you use?

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MASCULINE: sing: lo, pl: gli

77
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If a word begins with a S+CONSONANT, what DEFINITE article do you use?

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MASCULINE: sing: lo, pl: gli

78
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What article do you use when addressing someone?

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No article,

yet drop the final E when following with their name

e.g. dottore Lisi = dottor Lisi, proffessore Lisi = proffessor Lisi

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What article do you use when talking ABOUT someone?

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Use the appropriate article dep on masc or fem.

80
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Chi

A

Who/Whom

81
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Che cosa

A

What

82
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What

A

Che cosa

Cosa

Che

83
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Cosa

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What

84
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Che

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What

85
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Come

A

How / Like what

86
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Dove

A

Where

87
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Quando

A

When

88
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What happens when Cosa, Come and Dove are placed before e?

e.g. cose e un pronoun?

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Becomes: Cos’e, com’e, dov’e

e.g. cos’e un pronoun? what is a pronoun?

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Chi e Marcello?

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Who is marcello?

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Quando sei a casa?

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When are you home?

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Are you at home tonight? (formal)

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Sono a casa Loro stasera?

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Maria is at home, she does not feel well

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Maria e a casa, lei non sta bene

93
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i am from Pisa, and you?

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Io sono di pisa, e tu?

94
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are you in school today?

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Siete a scuola voi oggi?

95
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Luigi is italian

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Luigi e italiano

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Marco and I are students

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Marco e io siamo studenti

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you and Piero are good friends (familiar)

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Tu e Piero siete buoni amici

98
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we are not at the theatre

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non siamo a teatro

99
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Filippo is not in class

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Filippo non e in classe

100
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There is

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C’e

101
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There are

A

Ci Sono

102
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there is not

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Non c’e

103
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There are not

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Non ci sono

104
Q

Point out something in sight

Look

Here is

There is

There are

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Ecco

105
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There is the bus

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Ecco l’autobus

106
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Who/Whom

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Chi

107
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How / Like what

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Come

108
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Where

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Dove

109
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When

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Quando

110
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Do prepositions proceed the word it modifies?

to town, in summer, from here, outside of the home, over the table, behind the barrier, underneath the car

A

yes!

E.g. What are you thinking of/about? = A che cosa pensi?

111
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a

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in, at, to

112
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anche

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also, too, as well

113
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con

A

with

114
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di, d’

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of, from

115
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e, ed

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and (often before a vowel)

116
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per

A

for

117
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perché

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why?; because

118
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stasera

A

tonight

119
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Da

A

by/from

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su

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on

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con

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with

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