Lesson 5 - Clothes, Travel and Weather Flashcards
l’aqua minerale
Mineral water
l’aqua frizzante
Fizzy water (sparkling)
l’olio piccante
Spicy oil
l’aranciata amara
Bitter orange soda
Caldo
Warm
Freddo
Cold
Dolce
Sweet
Where does the adjective go in italian word order
After the noun
How do we know what adjectives end in
Adjectives agree to the gender of the noun
Feminine end in a, or change to e if plural
Masculine end in o or e, change to i if plural
if it originally ends in an e, then leave it as an e
L’ piatte regionali
The regional dish
Le lasagne vegetarian
The vegetarian lasagnge
Le insalate miste
The mixed salad
L’ formaggi deliziosi
The delicious cheese
Insipida
Bland
Zuppa
Soup
Torte
Cake
Preferire
To prefer
Io preferisco
tu preferisci
lui/lei preferisce
noi preferiamo
voi preferivate
loro preferiscono
I prefer
You prefer
He/She prefers
We prefer
You prefer
They prefer
Offrire
To offer
Io offro
Tu offri
Lui/Lei offre
Noi offriamo
Voi offrivate
Loro offrono
I offer
You offer
He/She Offers
We offer
You offer
They offer
Il piatto del giorno
The dish of the day (today’s special)
rosso
red
arancione
orange
giallo
yellow
verde
green
blu
blue
viola
purple
rosa
pink
marrone
brown
nero
black
bianco
white
la giacca
The jacket
la gonna
The skirt
I pantaloni
The trousers
il maglione
The jumper
la maglitta
the t-shirt
What are the rules for italian colours
They follow the gender and plurality of the noun in front.
If already end in e or another constenant, they don’t change apart from arancione and verde where the i chages to e in case of plurality
Provare
To try on
Small
Piccolo
Big
Grande
How do you turn small into smaller
add piu before the word
piccolo - small
piu piccolo - smaller
il modello
the model / style
la vetrina
the shop window
il camerino
thenchanging room
la taglia
the size
la vestito
the dress
cercare
to look for
cerco
cerci
cerca
cerciamo
cercate
cercano
i look
you look
he/she looks
we look
you look
they look
la vacanza
the holiday
la montagna
the mountain
il mare
the sea
il campeggio
the campsite
il tempo
the weather
il sole
the sun
la nuvola
the cloud
la pioggia
piovere
piove
The rain
To rain
It’s raining
la neve
nevicare
nevica
the snow
to snow
it’s snowing
C’e il sole/nuvola
It is sunny/cloudy (there is sun/cloud)
Fa caldo/freddo
it is cold/hot
Fare
to make (we often drop the re, or don’t use fare and drop the re from the word we are using)
Andare
io vado
tu vai
lei/lui va
noi andiamo
voi andate
loro vanno
to go
Com’e il tempo
How’s the weather
albergo
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