Italian Course New Words Flashcards
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-are verbs present tense conjugations
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-o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, ano
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-ere verbs present tense conjugations
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-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, ono
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-ire type 1 verbs present tense conjugations
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-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, ono
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abitare
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to live
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accanto a
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either side of
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acceso / spento
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on / off (lights etc)
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accettare
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to accept
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addormentarsi
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to fall asleep
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adorare
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to adore / worship (always us il/la when referring to something in the infinitive: adore il cafe
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affetuoso
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affectionate / loving
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allegati
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attached
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alto / basso
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tall / short (people) or high / low (objects, sound)
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altro
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tall
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alzarsi
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to rise
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andare
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to go (vado, vai, va, andiamo, andate, vanno)
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annoiarsi
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to be bored
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antipatico
A
unpleasant person
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anulare
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ring finger
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arrabbiarsi
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to get angry
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ascella
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armpit
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asciugare
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to dry
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asciugare
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to dry
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assetarsi
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to be thirsty (verb)
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assonnarsi
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to be sleepy (adjective)
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attraversare
to cross
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baffi (i)
the moustache
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bagnarsi
to bath oneself
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bagnato / asciutto
wet / dry
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ballare
to dance
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ballerina
ballerina
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barba
beard
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barbiere (m) (il)
barber
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bassa
short
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bello / brutto
beautiful / ugly (people & objects)
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bevere
to drink
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bicicletta
bicycle
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bionda
blonde
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bocca
mouth
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braccio
arm
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brizzolato
grizzled
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buono / cativo
good / bad (food) or good / naughty (people)
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bustina
a sachet
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calciatore (m - la)
football player
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calvo
bald
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cameriere (il)
waiter
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cantante (m; f)
singer
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capelli (i)
hair
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caricare
to decay, to cause
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caro (prima / posta nome)
dear/lovely / expensive
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carta igienica
toilet paper
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cercare
to look for
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chiamare
to call
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chicciola
snail and the "@" symbol in email
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ci vuole / ci vogliono
it takes / they take
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ciglia (le)
eyelash
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circa
about
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cognata
sister-in-law
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collo
neck
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contare
to count
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contento / scontento
pleased / displeased
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copiare
to copy
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corpo
body
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correre
to run
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corto
short
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coscia
thigh (and also for chicken thigh too)
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costruire
to coinstruct
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credere
to believe
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cucinare
to cook
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cugina
cousin
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cuoco (f)
the cook
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curare
to cure
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davanti a
in front of
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dentro (a)
inside
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dentro / fuori
inside / outside
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di fronte a
in front of (opposite)
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di sopra / di sotto
upstairs / downstairs
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dietro (a)
behind
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difendere
to defend
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dire
to say (dico, dici, dice, diciamo, dite, dicono)
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dirigere
to direct
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ditto
finger
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diverso (prima / posta nome)
several / different
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divertarsi
to have fun
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dolce
sweet
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dolce / agro
sweet / sour
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dolce / amaro
sweet / bitter (coffee, etc)
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dolce / secco
sweet / dry (wine)
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duro / morbido
hard / soft
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educato
polite
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educato / maleducato
polite / rude
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faccia
face
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Fare
to make
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febbre
temperature (noun)
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Fem nouns ending in a become.... (la ballerina)
e. (le ballerine)
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Fem nouns ending in e become.... (la fronte)
i. (le fronti)
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fermoglio
hair bun
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fianco (a)
next to
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figlio
child (son)
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finchi (i)
hips
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For the indefinite article: "un' " - what is the plural form?
"delle" for all forms
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For the indefinite article: "un" - what is the plural form?
"dei" if it starts with a consonant "degli" if it starts with a vowel
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For the indefinite article: "una" - what is the plural form?
"delle" for all forms
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For the indefinite article: "uno" - what is the plural form?
"degli" for all forms
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fornello
cooktop
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forte / piano
loud / soft
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fra
between
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fratello
brother
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fronte (la)
frown marks
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fuori (da)
outside
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genitori (gli)
parents
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gentile
polite / kind
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gettare
to throw
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ginocchio
knee
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giocare
to play
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giocattoli (i)
toys
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giovane / vecchio or anziano
young / old or elderly (people)
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girare
to turn
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gomito
elbow
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gomme da masticare
chewing gum
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grande (prima / posta nome)
great / large
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grande / piccolo
big / small
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grandinare
to hail
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grassa
fat
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grasso / magro
fat / thin
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grasso / secco
greasy / dry (hair, skin)
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guancia
cheek
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idraulico (m)
plumber
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If asked: "Da dove viene?" you respond......
Io vengo dalla [nationality] da [city]
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If asked: "Di Dove Sei?" you respond.....
Sono [nationality] di [city]
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If you have a verb that has -gare or -care, when you conjugate, what do you do?
In the Tu and Noi forms, add a "H" i.e.: Tu paghi, Noi paghiamo.
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il
masc. for consonante. Becomes i
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imbucare
to post (a letter)
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imitare
to imitate
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indice
index finger
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indirizzo
the address
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infermiera (f)
nurse
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infornare
to bake
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insegnante (both)
teacher
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inseguire
to chase
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insieme
together
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intelligente
intelligent
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introverso
introverted
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invece
instead
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l'
masc. and fem for verb. Becomes gli (m) and le (f)
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la
fem for consonante. Becomes le
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lacrima
teardrop
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lampeggiare
to lightning (storm)
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largo / stretto
wide / narrow
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lavandino
sink / washbasin
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lavello
kitchen sink
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leccare
to lick
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lievito
yeast
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lingua
tongue
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liscio
straight, neat, plain, smooth, slick, sleek
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lo
masc. for s + con, p + s, s, x, y. Becomes gli
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l'occhio
eye
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lontano (da)
far away from
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lungo / corto or breve
long / short (objects) or short (books, speech)
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magari
maybe
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magra
thin
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malarsi
to be unwell (verb)
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maleducato
rude
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malleolo (la)
ankle bone
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mandare
to send
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mano
hand (note la and then mano)
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marito
husband
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Masc nouns ending in o become.... (il corpo)
i. (i corpi)
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Masc. nouns ending in e become.... (il barbiere)
i. (i barbieri)
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medio
middle finger
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mento
chin
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mentre
while
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mettersi
to put oneself
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mignnolo
little finger
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moglia
wife
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muoversi
to move
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muscolo
muscle
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nascondere
to hide
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naso
nose
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navigare
to navigate
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nipote (il)
grandson
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nonna
grandmother
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nuora
daughter-in-law
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nuovo (prima / posta nome)
another / new
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odare
to hate
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oddio
oh my god
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ogni
every
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pacco
a packet
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pagare
to pay
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pancia
stomach
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parlare
to say
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parracchiera (f)
hairdresser
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partire
to leave
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paura
fear(noun)
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pelati
tinned tomatoes
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pentinarsi
to comb
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perdere
to miss (the train) or to loose
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pesante / leggero
heavy / light
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petto
chest
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piangere
to cry
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piede (il)
foot
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pizzaiolo (m)
pizza chef
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poi
then
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pollice (il)
thumb
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polso
pulse
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portare
to take / carry
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povero (prima / posta nome)
unfortunate / poor
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pregare
to prey
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proseguire
to continue
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pulire
to clean
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pulito / sporco
dirty / clean
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pupila
pupil
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quadrate / rotondo
square / round
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qualche volta
sometimes
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qualche volta
sometimes
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qualcosa
something
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radere
to shave
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raffreddarsi
to catch a cold (verb)
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raffreddore (il)
cold (the cold/flu) (noun)
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reflexive pronouns for: io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi, loro
mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si
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restare
to stay / to remain
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riccio
curly
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ridere
to laugh
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rilassarsi
to chill out / relax
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riparare
to repair
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riposarsi
to rest
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rubare
to steal
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rubinetto
tap
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sai
again
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salire
to get on
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saliva
saliva
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scartola
carton
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scendere
to alight (from a bus etc)
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schiena
back
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sciacquarsi
to rinse
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sciacquone
flushing device
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scopa
broom
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scoprire
to discover
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sedere (il)
bottom
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segretaria (f)
secretary
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seguire
to follow
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seno
breasts
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sentire
to sense
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servire
to serve
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sete (il)
thirst (noun)
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simpatico
nice person
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snella
slim
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sonno
sleepy/tiredness (noun)
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sopra (a)
above
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sopracciglia (le)
eyebrows
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sorella
sister
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sotto (a)
below
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spaccare
to chop
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spalla / spalle
shoulder / shoulders
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spaventarsi
to be frightened (verb)
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spazzolino
toothbrush
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spiegare
to explain
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spogliarsi
to undress/to put off
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sponga
sponge
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sporcare
to dirty / mess up
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sportelli (gli)
counters (i.e. at a post office)
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staccare
to take down, to take off, to detach
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stancarsi
to tire
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stare
to stay
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strappare
to rip
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stressarsi
to be stressed
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studiare
to study
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stupirsi
to be surprised (type 2)
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su / gui
up / down
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suocero
father-in-law
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svegliarsi
to wake up
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tagliare
to cut
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tallone (il)
heal
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tappeto
rug
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telefonare
to telephone
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testa
head
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tirare
to pull
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togliersi
to get out / shed
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tranquillo
tranquil
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trovare
to find
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truccare
to make up (apply)
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tuorli
egg yolks
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uvetta
a raisin
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vasetto
a jar
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vecchio (prima / posta nome)
old (for many years) / old (age)
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venire
to come (vengo, vieni, viene, veniamo, venite, vengono)
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verso
used in times: "Verso le 7:00..." ie to 7am .....
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vestirsi
to dress
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veterinario (f)
vet
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viaggiare
to travel
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vicino a
near to
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vigilie (m - il)
traffic warden
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vivere
to live
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What are the possessive pronouns?
Io - mi, tu - ti, lui - gli, lei - le, voi - vi, noi - ci, loro - gli
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what is the possessive for "his/hers/its" (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il suo, i suoi, la sua, le sue
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what is the possessive for "mine" (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il mio, i miei, la mia, le mie
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what is the possessive for "ours" (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il nostro, i nostri, la nostra, le nostre
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what is the possessive for "their" (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il loro, i loro, la loro, le loro
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what is the possessive for "your" (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il vostro, i vostri, la vostra, le vostre
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what is the possessive for "your"(informal) (masc s, masc p, fem s, fem p)
il tuo, i tuoi, la tua, le tue
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When do you use "gli" as the determinative article?
Masculine, plural, specials &; vowels
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When do you use "i" as the determinative article?
Masculine, plural, consonant
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When do you use "il" as the determinative article?
Masculine, singular, consonant
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When do you use "l'" as the determinative article?
Masculine &; feminine, singular, vowels
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When do you use "la" as the determinative article?
Feminine, singular, non-vowels
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When do you use "le" as the determinative article?
Feminine, plural, all
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When do you use "lo" as the determinative article?
Masculine, singular, specials
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When do you use the preposition "a"?
For a city (a roma), with the infinitive verb (vado a stuidare), with set nouns (scoula, lezione, piedi, casa, letto, teatro: without the article), with set nouns with the article.
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When do you use the preposition "da"?
to indicarte a person (vado da Jennifer)
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When do you use the preposition "in"?
For a region, state, continent, country; the noun ends in -ia, -eca (in discoteca); for an address (in via roma); places in the house (sono in camera); for methods of transport (in autobus)
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When do you use "un' " as the infinite article?
Feminine with a vowel
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When do you use "un" as the infinite article?
Masculine, starts with constant or a vowel
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When do you use "una" as the infinite article?
Feminine, all except a vowel
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When do you use "uno" as the infinite article?
Masculine, starts with z, s+consonant, ps, gn, x, y
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when does a possessive not need the article (i.e. sua mama v la sua mama)
When the possession is family and singular. Note that Loro always needs the article
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Which colours change with gender or number?
Group 1: Nero, Giallo, Azzurro, Rosso, Grigio, Bianco
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Which colours don't change with gender or number?
Group 3: Rosa, Blu, Viola, Fuxia
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who is the possessive adjective formed? (i.e. la nostra casa)
the "la" and the ending of the possessive (nostr)"a" come from the thing being possessed - casa: sing (f). The form of the possessive "nostr...", "su..." etc come from who is possessing (mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro)
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zia / zio
aunt / uncle
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che tempo fa? / che tempo c'é? / com'e il tempo?
How is the wheather
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grandine
hail stones
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raffica
gust (of wind)
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lampi
flash (of lightning)
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fiocco
flake (of snow)
324
uragano
huricane
325
arfa
hot and humid
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umidita
humid
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which proposition do you use when refering to a month (or season)
"in" (in decembre, or in prima vera)
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which preposition do you use when refering to a date?
"il" (il tre octobre)
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which preposition do you use when refering to a year?
"nel" (nel 1969)
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giá
already
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ancora
yet (as yet..)
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appena
just
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mai
never
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where do you put the adverb of time giá, ancora, appena and mai when using the past?
It goes between the auxillairy and the passato prossimo
(sono giá stata.....)
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when you use "non" with ancora or mai, where do you place the "non"
It goes before the auxillary
| (non sono ancora andata in vacanza...)
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oppure
or
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sbrigati
hurry up
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dimenticare
to forget
339
che
Very contextual - can mean: that, than, as, whether, which, what, whom, such, what
340
sono sicura
I am sure.
Note that sicura itself means "safety".
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what are the direct object pronouns for it/him/her, those/them
(I have "it")
masc sing - lo
masc plu - li
fem sing - la
fem plu - le
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scruo / chiara
dark / light
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stretto
tight / stretched
