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Routledge Colloquial Italian Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Italian Verbs flashcards
1
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a

A

common feminine noun ending

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2
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a presto

A

see you soon

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3
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acqua minerale, naturale o gassata

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(bottled) mineral water, still or fizzy

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4
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Are personal pronouns as subjects of a verb often considered optional in Italian?

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Yes

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5
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arrivederci

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goodbye(informal)

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6
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arrivederLa

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goodbye(formal)

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7
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arrivederLa, buongiorno

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goodbye, and good morning/afternoon

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8
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auguri

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best wishes

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9
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avere, ho, hai, ha

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to have, I have, you have(familiar), you have(formal)

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10
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bar, caffe

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bar

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11
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bene grazie, e lei?

A

well, thanks, and you?

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12
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birra

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beer

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13
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birra, aranciata, spremuta, pasta, brioche, Coca-Cola

A

feminine nouns

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14
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buonanotte

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good night(have a good night’s sleep)

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15
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buonasera

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Good evening, (used both to open and close conversations

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16
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caffe, espresso

A

a small very strong black coffee

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17
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cappucino

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a small very strong black coffee with frothy milk added, often sprinkled with powdered chocolate

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18
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centesimo, centesimi

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cent, cents

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19
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cento, duecento, trecento, mille, mila, duemila, tremila

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100, 200, 300, 1000, 2000, 3000

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20
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Ciao

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hello, goodbye(informal)

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21
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come va?

A

how are you?

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22
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desidera

A

what do you want?

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23
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devo andare

A

I have to go

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24
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devo scappare

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goodbye(very informal)

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25
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Do italian words typically minimize clusters of consonants?

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Yes

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26
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due virgola cinque

A

2.5

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27
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e Suo marito?

A

and your husband?

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28
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ecco

A

here you are, here is/here are, there is/there are

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29
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essere, sono, sei, e

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to be, i am, you are(informal), you are(formal)

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30
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frizzante

A

sparkling (wine)

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31
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gender of most foreign words regardless of ending

A

masculine

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32
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Buongiorno

A

Good morning, good afternoon, (formal)

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33
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Buongiorno, un caffe per favore

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Good morning, a coffee please

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34
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grazie

A

thank you

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35
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ha un raffreddore

A

he has a cold

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36
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How should professionals be addressed in a formal context?

A

by their titles, eg, professore

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37
Q

i numeri

A

numbers

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38
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insegnante

A

teacher

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39
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insegnante

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teacher

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40
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io

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I

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41
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la gente

A

people

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42
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lavora molto

A

he is working hard

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43
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Lei

A

you(formal)

44
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Marco sta male

A

Marco is ill

45
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me

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I after per

46
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mi dica ,dica

A

tell me

47
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mi dispiace

A

i am sorry(in the sense of expressing regret in response to someone saying that something unfortunate happened)

48
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mi scusi, (often instead) scusi

A

I am sorry, I apologize, excuse me(in the sense of acknowledging culpability in wrongdoing or asking for forgiveness)

49
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molto

A

a lot

50
Q

o

A

common masculine noun ending

51
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pasta

A

spaghetti, macaroni, etc.

52
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per

A

for

53
Q

per favore

A

please

54
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per me

A

for me

55
Q

pesca

A

peach

56
Q

prego

A

pray, i beg, (please, proceed/ask), don’t mention it, not at all, you’re welcome, here please, do(sit down)

57
Q

prima colazione

A

breakfast

58
Q

professore

A

teacher

59
Q

s’accomodi, si accomodi

A

sit down, make yourself comfortable

60
Q

saluti

A

greetings, hello

61
Q

scappare

A

to run away

62
Q

scusi, mi scusi

A

excuse me

63
Q

senta

A

listen

64
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Should tu or Lei be used with someone you know well, even in a formal context?

A

tu

65
Q

signor(sig.)

A

Mr

66
Q

signora(sig.ra

A

Mrs

67
Q

signore

A

signor in a very formal context with someone you don’t know well

68
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signorina(sig.na)

A

Miss

69
Q

some exceptions to most common gender of foreign words

A

brioche, Coca-Cola, which are feminine

70
Q

sono

A

i am

71
Q

spremuta di arancia, limone, pompelmo

A

juice of a freshly squeezed orange, lemon or grapefruit

72
Q

sta bene

A

he’s well

73
Q

stile ‘700

A

eighteenth-century style

74
Q

stile ‘900, il novecento

A

twentieth century

75
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succo di frutta

A

fruit juice

76
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succo di pera, di mela, di arancia

A

pear, apple, orange juice

77
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te

A

informal you after per

78
Q

te freddo

A

iced tea

79
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te, con latte o con limone

A

tea, with milk or with lemon

80
Q

tu

A

you(informal)

81
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tutto bene?

A

Is everything all right(informal greeting)?

82
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un

A

a, an(masculine)

83
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un attimo

A

just a moment

84
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un gelato

A

an ice cream

85
Q

un panino

A

a bread roll with a filling, often savory

86
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un toast

A

a toasted ham and cheese sandwich

87
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un’aranciata

A

an orangeade(fizzy)

88
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un, una

A

one

89
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una

A

a, an(feminine)

90
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una brioche

A

a brioche

91
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una Coca-Cola

A

a Coca-Cola

92
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una pasta

A

a pastry

93
Q

uno

A

masculine form of one if one is not used with a noun

94
Q

uno, una, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci

A

1-10

95
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va bene

A

fine, ok(casual and formal)

96
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venga

A

come this way

97
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venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta,

A

20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

98
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ventuno, ventidue, trentuno, trentadue, ventitre, ventiquattro, venticinque, ventisei, ventisette, ventotto, ventinove, trentatre, trentaquattro, trentacinque, trentasei, trentasette, trentotto, trentanove

A

21, 22, 31, 32, 23-29, 33-39

99
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vino, bianco o rosso

A

wine, white or red

100
Q

vino, caffe, gelato, succo di frutta, panino, te, toast

A

masculine nouns

101
Q

virgola

A

comma

102
Q

what is done to avoid a consonant cluster with the masculine indefinite article un in front of a word which begins with s and another consonant?

A

adding an o after un, for example uno scontrino or uno sport

103
Q

what is done to the final vowel of numbers 21-98 when they’re combined with uno and otto?

A

It is dropped.

104
Q

What should you do when una comes before a noun beginning with a vowel?

A

drop the a:un’aranciata, un’acqua minerale

105
Q

when in doubt, use signora or signorina?

A

signora

106
Q

which pronoun is written with a capital L in formal writing?

A

Lei

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