Lezione 15, Paesi e capitali d'Europa Flashcards
Some overlap with other regions due to cultural vs geographical categorization. With IPA pronunciation.
Austria & its capital
l’Austria
Vienna
[ˈaustria] [ˈvjenna]
Belgium & its capital
il Belgio
Bruxelles
[ˈbɛldʒo] [bruˈsɛl, bryˈsɛl]
Denmark & its capital
la Danimarca
Copenaghen
[daniˈmarka] [kopeˈnagen]
France & its capital
la Francia
Parigi
[ˈfrantʃa] [paˈridʒi]
Germany & its capital
La Germania
Berlino
[dʒerˈmanja] [berˈlino]
Great Britain & its capital
la Gran Bretagna
Londra
[granbreˈtaɲɲa] [ˈlondra]
Greece & its capital
La Grecia
Atene
[ˈgrɛtʃa] [aˈtene]
Ireland & its capital
l’Irlanda
Dublino
[irˈlanda] [duˈblino]
Italy & its capital
l’Italia
Roma
Holland & its capital
l’Olanda
Amsterdam
[oˈlanda] [ˈamsterdam]
Poland & its capital
la Polonia
Varsavia
[poˈlɔnja] [varˈsavja]
Portugal & its capital
il Portogallo
Lisbona
[portoˈgallo] [lisˈbona]
Russia & its capital
la Russia
Mosca
[ˈrussja] [ˈmoska]
Spain & its capital
la Spagna
Madrid
[ˈspaɲɲa] [maˈdrid]
Switzerland & its capital
la Svizzera
Berna
[ˈzvittsera] [ˈbɛrna]
Hungary & its capital
l’Ungheria
Budapest
[ungeˈria] [ˈbudapest]
Sweden & its capital
la Svezia
Stoccolma
[ˈzvɛtsja] [stokˈkolma]
Norway & its capital
la Norvegia
Oslo
[norˈvɛdʒa] [ˈɔslo]
Finland & its capital
La Finlandia
Helsinki
[finˈlandja] [ˈɛlsinki]
Iceland & its capital
L’Islanda
Reykjavik
[izˈlanda] [ˈreikjavik]
Croatia
La Croazia
Zagabria
[kroˈattsja]
Cyprus
Cipro
Nicosia
[ˈtʃipro] [nikoˈzia]
Estonia
L’Estonia
Tallinn
[esˈtɔnja]
Georgia
La Georgia
[dʒeˈordʒa]
Ukraine
L’Ucraina
Kyiv
[uˈkraina]
Latvia
La Lettonia
Riga
[letˈtɔnja]
Albania
L’Albania
Tirana
[albaˈnia]
Romania
La Romania
Bucarest
[romaˈnia] [ˈbukarest]
Belarus
La Bielorussia
Minsk
[bjeloˈrussja]
Serbia
La Serbia
Belgrado
[belˈgrado]
Turkey
La Turchia
Ankara
[turˈkia] [ˈankara]
Armenia
L’Armenia
Yerevan
[arˈmɛnja]
Slovenia
La Slovenia
Lubiana
[zloˈvɛnja]
Slovakia
La Slovacchia
Bratislava
[zloˈvakkja]
Lithuania
La Lituania
Vilnius
[lituˈanja]
Kazakhstan
Il Kazakistan
Nursultan
[kaˈdzakistan]
Azerbaijan
L’Azerbaigian
Baku
[addzɛrbaiˈdʒan]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
La Bosnia ed Erzegovina
Sarajevo
Andorra
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
[anˈdɔrra]
Bulgaria
La Bulgaria
Sofia
[bulgaˈria]
Czechia/Czech Republic
La Repubblica Ceca
Praga
Kosovo
Il Kosovo
Pristina
[ˈkosovo]
Liechtenstein
Il Liechtenstein
Vaduz
[ˈliktenʃtain]
Luxembourg
Il Lussemburgo
Lussemburgo
[lussemˈburgo]
Malta
Malta
Valletta
[ˈmalta]
Moldova
La Moldova
Chisinau
[molˈdavja]
Monaco
Monaco
Monaco
[ˈmɔnako]
Montenegro
Il Montenegro
Podgorica
[monteˈneɡro]
North Macedonia
La Macedonia del Nord
Skopje
[matʃeˈdɔnja]
Vatican City/the Holy See
La Città del Vaticano/Santa Sede
San Marino
San Marino
San Marino
[san maˈrino]
Italy is a fascinating country.
L’Italia è un paese affascinante.
rule: The definite article is generally used with the names of countries.
The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.
La capitale del Portogallo è Lisbona.
rule: The definite article is generally used with the names of countries. The article contracts with the preposition “di.”
I’m going to France.
Vado in Francia.
rule: The definite article is not used with the preposition “in” + name of a country, except before a plural or modified noun.
My friends are in Spain.
I miei amici sono in Spagna.
rule: The definite article is not used with the preposition “in” + name of a country, except before a plural or modified noun.
I live in the United States.
Abito negli Stati Uniti.
rule: The definite article is not used with the preposition “in” + name of a country, except before a plural or modified noun. (this one is plural)
In central Spain there are many beautiful cities.
Nella Spagna centrale ci sono molto belle città.
rule: The definite article is not used with the preposition “in” + name of a country, except before a plural or modified noun. (here Spagna is modified by centrale)
