Mango Italiano: Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Buenosera signore Dimmond
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Good evening Mr. Dimmond
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Buongiorno signora Fell
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Good morning Madam Fell
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Hi Will
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Ciao Will
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How are you? (Formal)/How is she/he?
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Come sta?
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Verb: to stay/to be
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Stare
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Both stare and essere can mean ‘to be’ which do you use when describing physical health
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stare
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you are (formal)
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sta
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how
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come
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How are you sir?
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Come sta signore?
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Come sta signora?
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How are you madam?
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You are (informal)
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Stai
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How are you (informal)
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Come stai?
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How are you, Will?
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Come stai, Will?
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How is Jack?
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Come sta Jack?
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How are you sir?
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Come sta signore?
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How are you madam?
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Come sta signora?
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I’m fine
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Sto bene (I’m well)
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I am
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Sto
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Well
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Bene
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Thank you
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Grazie
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Fine, thank you
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Bene, grazie
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You’re welcome
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Prego
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and
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e
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you (formal)
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Lei
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and you? (1 person formal)
E Lei?
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Fine, thank you, and you?
Bene, grazie, e Lei?
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very, a lot
molto
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Very well, thank you!
Molto bene, grazie
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Quite
Abbastanza
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Quite well, and you?
Abbastanza bene, e Lei?
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What beautiful weather today, right?
Che bel tempo oggi, vero?
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What/how (e.g. what a nice person! How nice! - Used in exclamations)
Che
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beautiful
bel
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the weather
il tempo
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Nouns that end in -o or -e
Masculine
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Nouns that end in -a or -e
Feminine
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Beautiful weather
Bel tempo
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What beautiful weather
Che bel tempo
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Today
Oggi
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What beautiful weather today!
Che bel tempo oggi!
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Right?
Vero?
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Ugly
Brutto
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Bad weather
Brutto tempo
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What bad weather today, right?
Che brutto tempo oggi, vero?
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The cold
Il freddo
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The definite article ("the," in English) in Italian changes depending on the gender of the noun. For singular, masculine nouns, the article is il - il tempo (the weather); il freddo (the cold). It is lo if the noun begins with "s" + consonant or "z," "y," "gn," "ps," and "pn," for example, lo gnomo (the gnome). Or, it is l' if the noun begins with a vowel or with "h.
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What cold today, right?
Che freddo oggi, vero?
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The heat
il caldo
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What heat today, right?
Che caldo oggi, vero?
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Verb: to do/to make
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Fare
Fare (to do or to make) is a very popular verb in Italian. It is used in multitudes of idiomatic expressions, such as these expressions relating to weather. Fa caldo (It's hot), literally means "It does hot." To ask "What's the weather like?" you say Che tempo fa?
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he/she/it does
fa
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It's cold today, right?
Fa freddo oggi, vero?
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It's hot today, right?
Fa caldo oggi, vero?
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It's bad weather today, right?
Fa brutto tempo oggi, vero?
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It's very cold today, right?
Fa molto freddo oggi, vero?
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It's very hot today, right?
Fa molto caldo oggi, vero?
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Yes, indeed! A fabulous autumn!
Si davvero! Un autunno fantastico!
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Yes
Si
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Indeed
Davvero
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An autumn
Un autunno
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We've already seen an example of a definite article, il, which corresponds to "the" in English. Now we have the indefinite article, which corresponds to "a" or "an" in English. So, for singular masculine nouns in Italian, we have un and uno. Uno is used in front of words that start with "s" + consonant, "z", "gn", "y," "ps", and "pn"; and all other masculine, singular nouns take un.
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Fabulous
Fantastico
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A fabulous autumn
Un autunno fantastico
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Yes, indeed
Si davvero
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A winter
Un inverno
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Yes, indeed! A fabulous winter!
Si, davvero! Un inverno fantastico!
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A hot autumn
Un autunno caldo
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A cold winter
Un inverno freddo
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A noun that ends in -a is usually a feminine noun. The indefinite articles ("a," and "an" in English) for feminine nouns are una, for words that start with a consonant, and un' (with the apostrophe - the masculine un has no apostrophe) for words that start with a vowel. Keep this in mind as you learn the next two seasons!
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A spring
Una primavera
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A fabulous spring
Una primavera fantastica
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Adjectives have to agree with the gender of the noun they describe. An -o adjective changes to -a in its feminine form. Fantastico changes to fantastica to agree with primavera.
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Nouns that end in -e can be either masculine or feminine. Estate (summer) is a feminine noun. Do you remember which indefinite article we use with feminine nouns that start with a vowel?
un'
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A summer
Un'estate
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A very hot summer
Un'estate molto calda
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December
Dicembre
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Gender of all 12 months of the year?
Masculine
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A very cold December
Un dicembre molto freddo
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Culture Note
Did you ever wonder how the months of the year got their names? Well, it all goes back to ancient Rome, of course. Back then, life revolved around the seasons and the cycles of agriculture, so each month was named after a god or goddess important for that time of the year. For instance, January takes its name from Janus, the god of doorways and of new beginnings, who is represented with two faces, one looking backwards and one looking forward. May comes from Maia, the name of the goddess of spring and growth, and June from Juno, who protected women and families. At first the Romans only had ten months, so September, October, November, and December are named after the numbers seven (septem), eight (octo), nine (novem), and ten (decem). However, around 46 B.C. Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, created two more winter months, and renamed July in his own honor, Julius. Later, the emperor Augustus did the same with the month of August.
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April
Aprile
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Yes, indeed! A very hot April!
Si davvero! Un aprile molto caldo!
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Yes, indeed! A fabulous April!
Si, davvero! Un aprilr fantastico!
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in
in
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Italy
Italia
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in Italy
in Italia
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in the summer
in estate
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Grammar Note
In Italian only the intonation (and the punctuation, if you are reading or writing something) can tell us if we are dealing with a question or a plain statement. The word order doesn't change.
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Is it very hot in the summer in Italy
Fa molto caldo in estate in Italia?
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Culture Note
When is the best time to visit Italy? Always, of course! However, if you must choose... autunno (fall) and primavera (spring) are great seasons for sightseeing at major tourist attractions, such as in Roma (Rome), Firenze (Florence), or Venezia (Venice); the weather will be milder and the crowds of visitors (relatively) smaller than during the estate (summer). However, between mid-June through the end of September is the perfect time to enjoy Italy's amazing coastline and beaches. Winter months, inverno, have their charm too: shop at Christmas markets and enjoy unique holiday traditions in big cities and small towns alike, or head to first-class ski resorts in the Alps, such as Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the Veneto region, or Cervinia, in the Val d'Aosta region.
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Goodbye and have a nice day!
Arrivederci e buona giornata!
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Goodbye
Arrivederci
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Good
buono
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Have a nice day! (Good day)
Buona giornata!
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Grammar Note
Literally, both buongiorno and buona giornata mean "good day," but buona giornata is more specifically understood as "Have a nice day!" and is used only when taking leave.
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See you soon (till soon)
A presto
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Goodbye. See you soon.
Arriverderci a presto.
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Bye. See you soon.
Ciao. A presto.
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Monday
lunedi
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See you on Monday (til Monday)
A lunedi
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Saturday
sabato
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Grammar Note
Did you notice that the days of the week are not capitalized in Italian? Rules of capitalization can vary from language to language.
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See you Saturday
A sabato
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Sunday
la domenica
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See you on Sunday
A domenica
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Goodbye and have a nice Sunday
Arrivederci e buona domenica
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You have a nice evening too! (Good evening to you too)
Buona serata anche a Lei!
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Have a nice evening (good evening)
Buona serata
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Grammar Note
| Buona serata is understood as "Have a nice evening!" and, just like buona giornata, it's used only when saying goodbye.
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too, also
anche
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to you (formal, 1 person)
a Lei
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To you too! (Formal, 1 person)
Anche a Lei!
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Did you notice the placement of anche (too) in the sentence? The word order is slightly different in Italian.
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Have a nice day!
Buona giornata!
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You have a nice day too!
Buona giornata anche a Lei!
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to you (informal, 1 person)
a te
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To you too! (Informal, 1 person)
Anche a te
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You have a nice day too (informal, 1 person)
Buona giornata anche a te!
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You have a nice evening too Mark!
Buona serata anche a te Marco!
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You have a nice Sunday too! (INformal one person)
Buona domenica anche a te!
