Italian Short Stories for Beginners Flashcards
Italian vocab and phrases to memorise from Italian Short Stories for Beginners
è ora di alzarsi:
it’s time to get up
il prima possibile:
as soon as possible
vestiti per bene,
well dressed
ormai è fatta,
it’s done
faticoso,
hard (as in physically difficult, tiring)
qualsiasi orario.
any time
capelli lunghi e lisci,
long and smooth hair
li ho raccolti in uno chignon.
I arranged them (the hair) in a bun
intravedo
I glimpse (i.e. get sight of something)
l’insegna
sign (for a shop, hotel, station, etc.)
cartello
sign (e.g. for interviews, please go to reception)
sala d’attesa.
waiting room
Mi siedo
I sit down
Che faccio, mi presento?
What do I do, introduce myself?
mi sorride.
he/she smiles at me
sorriso.
a smile
uno sguardo serioso.
a serious look (facial expression)
una cartellina
a small folder
poggiata
placed (poggiare = to place, lay, rest something)
si tranquillizza.
it’ll calm down
mi stringe la mano.
he/she shakes my hand
una laurea magistrale
a master’s degree
mi accorgo
I notice
turbata.
upset