Italian Beginner Class II Flashcards

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biology

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la biologia (biolo-GI-a)

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psychology

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la psicologia (psicolo-GI-a)

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sociology

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la sociologia (sociolo-GI-a)

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chemistry

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la chimica (CHI-mica)

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physics

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la fisica (FI-sica)

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computer science

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l’informatica (infor-MA-tica)

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economics

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l’economia (econo-MI-a)

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literature

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la letteratura

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music

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la musica (MU-sica)

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history

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la storia (STO-ria)

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art history

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la storia dell’arte (STO-ria)

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philosophy

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la filosofia (filoso-FI-a)

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foreign languages

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le lingue straniere (LIN-gue)

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international relations

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le relazioni internazionali

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natural sciences

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le scienze naturali

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political sciences

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le scienze politiche (po-LI-tiche)

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school of science (law, medicine, engineering, economics, and business)

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la facoltà di scienze (legge, medicina, ingegneria (ingegne-RI-a), economica (econo-MI-a) e commercio (com-MER-cio))

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degree

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il titolo di studio (TIT-olo) (STU-dio)

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scholarship

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la borsa di studio (STU-dio)

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course, class

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il corso

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subject

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la materia (ma-TER-ia)

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library

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la biblioteca

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notes

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gli appunti

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reading

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la lettura

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homework

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il compito (COM-pito)

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oral, written exam

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l’esame orale, scritto

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grade

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il voto

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quarter

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il tremestre

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semester

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il semestre

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university degree

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la laurea (LA-urea)

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teacher

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l’insegnante (m & f)

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elementary school teacher

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il maestro/la maestra

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present

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presente

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absent

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assente

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high school

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il liceo

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to graduate (from university)

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laureasi

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To express purpose (in order to) use:

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per + infinitiveStudio per imparare. I study in order to learn.

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volleyball

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pallavolo

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basketball

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palla a canestro

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chess

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scacchi

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video games

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video giochi

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piano

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il pianoforte

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violin

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il violino

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guitar

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la chitarra

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trombone

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la trombo

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drums

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la batteria

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prices

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prezzi

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of

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di, d’

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at, to, in

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a

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from, by

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da

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in

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in

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with

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con

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on, over, above

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su

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for, in order to

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per

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between, among

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tra (fra)

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To express possession or place of origin, use which preposition?

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diPossession: Di chi e il dizionario? Who’s dictionary is it?Place of origin: Di dov’e il signor Smith? Where is Mr. Smith from?

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Prepositions for places

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in = country, large island (Australia), state, region (north)a = city, small island (Hawaii)da = specific place like a particular restaurant or someone’s home (e.g. Vado da Connie)

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what kind of

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che

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alone

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solo

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who/whom, that/which

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che

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in front (of), before

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davanti (a)

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in, inside

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dentro

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after

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dopo

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out, outside

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fuori

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always

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sempre

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above, on (top of)

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sopra

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under, below

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sotto

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OK

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va bene, d’accordo

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@

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chiocciola

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dot .

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punto

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behind, after

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dietro

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near, beside, next to (2)

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vicino (a), accanto

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far (from)

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lontano (da)

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box

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la scatola

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Always use articles except:

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When talking about our family: mia sorellaWhen using the name of a cityWhen using a proper name; e.g. Giusti, but not signori Gusto.

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:a + ila + loa + l’ (m/f)a + laa + ia + glia + le

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:a + il = ala + lo = alloa + l’ (m/f) = all’a + la = allaa + i = aia + gli = aglia + le = alle

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:da + ilda + loda + l’ (m/f)da + lada + ida + glida + le

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:da + il = dalda + lo = dalloda + l’ (m/f) = dall’da + la = dallada + i = daida + gli = daglida + le = dalle

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:di + il = di + lo = di + l’ (m/f) = di + la = di + i = di + gli = di + le =

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:di + il = deldi + lo = dellodi + l’ (m/f) = dell’di + la = delladi + i = deidi + gli = deglidi + le = delle

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:in + il = in + lo = in + l’ (m/f) = in + la = in + i = in + gli = in + le =

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:in + il = nelin + lo = nelloin + l’ (m/f) = nell’in + la = nellain + i = neiin + gli = negliin + le = nelle

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:su + il = su + lo = su + l’ (m/f) = su + la = su + i = su + gli = su + le =

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Combine the preposition with the definite articles:su + il = sulsu + lo = sullosu + l’ (m/f) = sull’su + la = sullasu + i = suisu + gli = suglisu + le = sulle

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di vs. da

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di = place of origin or possessionda = specific place

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a place

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un posto, un locale

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a century

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un secolo

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best

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migliore

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which

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quale, quali

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What (kind of) or What …! Or What a …!

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cheChe macchina hai?Che bravo studente!

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classroom

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un aula

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address

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l’indirizzo

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newspaper

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quotidiano

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furnishing

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arredata, ammobiliata

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for rent

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in affitto

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overlooking

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danno

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available

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disponibile (dispon-I-bile)

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ad

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un annuncio (an-NUN-cio)

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5th floor

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al quinto piano

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Plural of uomo

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uomini

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good luck

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in bocca al lupo

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waiter

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il cameriere/la cameriera

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side dish

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il contorno

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I’m as hungry as a wolf

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Ho una fame da lupo

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neither … nor

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ne … ne(Non chi sono ne lasagne ne scaloppine)

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a half liter

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mezzo litro

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noon

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mezzogiorno

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never lose

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non perde mai

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When

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Quando

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To who?

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A chi?

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Partitive (some, any, a bit, a little)

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Del, dei, dell’, dello, degli, della, delle

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each, every

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ogni (always followed by a singular noun)

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little, few (adj, adv)

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Adj: poco, poca, pochi, pocheAdv: poco

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How much, how many?

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Quanto, a, i, e* agrees with noun it modifies**invariable when precedes a verb and is used as an indefinite interrogative expression (e.g. Quanto costa la torta, quant’e la torta, quanto fa quaranta meno sette)

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much, so much; many

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Adj: tanto/a/e/iAdv: tanto

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much, a lot of; many

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Adj: molto/a/i/eAdv: molto

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too much; too many

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Adj: troppo/a/i/eAdv: troppo

115
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the whole; all, every

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tutto/a; tutti/eAlways followed by the definite article

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Il partitivo = a few

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alcuni/alcune (always followed by plural noun)qualche (always followed by singular noun)Must be countable item like bottles v. water.

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Il partitivo = a little, a bit of

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un po’ di

118
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Il partitivo is not used when: (2)

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Negative statements &Interrogative sentences (questions): Comprate mele? (Are you buying some apples?)

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a lot of

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un sacco di

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if

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se

121
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with pleasure

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volentieri

122
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adverbs are placed …

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after the verb it modifies or before the adjective it modifies.

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Do you use the article with the noun when it’s preceded by molto, tanto, troppo, poco, or ogni?

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No

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Tutti/e e ogni can be be used interchangeably, but which precedes a singular vs plural noun?

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Tutti/e precedes a plural noun with the articleOgni precedes a singular nounExs. Tutti i giorni.Ogni giorno.

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public phone

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il telefono pubblico (PU-bblico)

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cellular phone

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il telephono cellulare (telefonino)

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text message

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un SMS

128
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recharge for cellular phones

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la ricarica (ri-CAR-ica)

129
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phone book

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l’elenco telefonico (tele-FO-nico)

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phone number

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il numero (NU-mero) di telefono

131
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area code

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il prefisso

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operator

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il (la) centralinista

133
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long-distance phone call

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la telefonata interurbana

134
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prepaid phone card

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la carta telefonica (tele-FON-ica)

135
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answering machine

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la segretaria telefonica

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to make a phone call (3)

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fare una telefonata, telefonare, chiamare

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to talk on the phone

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palare al telefono

138
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to answer the phone

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rispondere al telefono

139
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a personal call

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una telefonata personale

140
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a business call

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una telefonata d’affari

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a collect call

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una telefonata a carico (CAR-ico) del destinatario (destina-TAR-io)

142
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Hello. This is …

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Pronto. Sono …

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I would like to speak with …

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Vorrei palare con …

144
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Is … in?

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C’e …?

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I’m sorry, he/she is not in …

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Mi dispiace, non c’e.

146
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I would like to leave a message.

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Vorrei lasciare un messaggio.

147
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What is the phone number of ….?

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Qual e il numero di telefono di …?

148
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Days of the week

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lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì, sabato(i), domenica(e)* all masculine except domenica** tutti i sabati, ogni sabato, il sabato (every Saturday)*** plural = i o le articles

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Numbers*****

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zero(i), uno(a), due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, siete, otto, nove, diece, undici, seidici, diciassette, diciotto, diciannove, venti, ventuno, ventitré, ventotto, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, seisanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta, cento, mille(a) (1.000), milione(i) (1.000.000), miliardo(i) (1.000.000.000)venti, trenta to novanta drop final vowel when followed by uno o ottoDrop “o” in (21-91) before a nounDrop the final volle in venti, trenta, through cento before word “anni”cento & mille are not preceded by a noun (100 & 1.000)When milione & miliardo are immediately followed by a noun, they take the preposition “di”

150
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Mathematical symbols: +, -, *, /

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più, meno, per, diviso, fa

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650.000

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seicentocinquantamila

152
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Months of the year

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gennaio, febbraio, marzo, aprile, maggio, giugno, luglio, agosto, settembre, ottobre, novembre, dicembre *all months are masculine

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Dates:3/20/20084/1/1999In 1999

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il venti marzo 2008 (duemilla otto) 20/3/2008Il primo aprile 1999 (millenovecentonoventanove)Nel millenovecentonoventanove o nel novantanove.