Routledge Colloquial Italian Lesson 3

Question 1

questo/a

Answer 1

this, these, this one, that

Question 2

il municipio

Answer 2

the town hall

Question 3

il Palazzo dei Priori

Answer 3

the palace of the priors

Question 4

opera

Answer 4

work(as in Shakespeare’s works

Question 5

la via

Answer 5

the street

Question 6

la sera

Answer 6

the evening, in the evenings

Question 7

c’e(ci e)

Answer 7

there is

Question 8

un panorama

Answer 8

a view

Question 9

Are many nouns that end with ma masculine?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

in fondo

Answer 10

at the far end, at the bottom

Question 11

verso

Answer 11

towards

Question 12

fare una passeggiata

Answer 12

to go for a walk(often for general social interaction and information obtaining purposes

Question 13

il

Answer 13

the(masculine)

Question 14

la

Answer 14

the(feminine)

Question 15

un palazzo, il palazzo

Answer 15

a palace, the palace

Question 16

un giardino, il giardino

Answer 16

a garden, the garden

Question 17

una fontana, la fontana

Answer 17

a fountain, the fountain

Question 18

una via, la via

Answer 18

a street, the street

Question 19

l’

Answer 19

the(in front of nouns that begin with a vowel regardless of gender)

Question 20

un arco, l’arco

Answer 20

an arch, the arch

Question 21

un’acqua minerale

Answer 21

a water

Question 22

l’acqua

Answer 22

the water

Question 23

uno scontrino, lo scontrino

Answer 23

a till receipt, the till receipt

Question 24

uno studente, lo studente

Answer 24

a student, the student

Question 25

uno, lo

Answer 25

a/the in front of words that begin with s and a second consonant or that begin with z

Question 26

questo/a

Answer 26

this(pronoun or adjective)

Question 27

questa e una fontana.

Answer 27

This is a fountain.

Question 28

Questa e una fontana?

Answer 28

Is this a fountain?

Question 29

Harry e Americano, harry e americano?, paolo lavora in un ospedale, paolo lavora in un ospedale?, Giorgio abita a Firenze, Giorgio abita a Firenze?

Answer 29

Harry is American, Is Harry American?, Paolo works in a hospital, Does Paolo work in a hospital?, Giorgio lives in Florence, Does Giorgio live in Florence?

Question 30

Is word order more flexible in Italian than in English?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

adjective, verb, article, noun

Answer 31

Most typical Italian question form, although others are possible

Question 32

Sì

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

no

Answer 33

no

Question 34

vero, non e vero?

Answer 34

word tagged onto the end of a question if you expect the answer to be correct

Question 35

Come

Answer 35

How

Question 36

Come va

Answer 36

How are you

Question 37

Che

Answer 37

which, what

Question 38

Che lavoro fa?

Answer 38

What is your job?

Question 39

Che cosa, (often) cosa

Answer 39

What?

Question 40

Una cosa

Answer 40

a thing

Question 41

campanile

Answer 41

bell tower

Question 42

il duomo di Pisa

Answer 42

the cathedral of pisa

Question 43

cattedrale, (more often)duomo

Answer 43

cathedral

Question 44

battistero

Answer 44

baptistry

Question 45

aeroporto

Answer 45

airport

Question 46

cinema(m)

Answer 46

movie theater

Question 47

galleria

Answer 47

gallery

Question 48

stazione(f)

Answer 48

station

Question 49

ufficio postale

Answer 49

post office

Question 50

ambasciata

Answer 50

embassy

Question 51

consolato

Answer 51

consulate

Question 52

pizzeria

Answer 52

pizzeria

Question 53

supermercato

Answer 53

supermarket

Question 54

banca

Answer 54

bank

Question 55

farmacia

Answer 55

pharmacy

Question 56

ristorante(m)

Answer 56

restaurant

Question 57

teatro

Answer 57

theater(stage)

Question 58

albergo

Answer 58

hotel

Question 59

cambio

Answer 59

foreign currency exchange

Question 60

chiesa

Answer 60

church

Question 61

mercato

Answer 61

market

Question 62

fermata dell’autobus

Answer 62

bus stop

Question 63

vicino

Answer 63

near

Question 64

lontano

Answer 64

far

Question 65

qui

Answer 65

here

Question 66

qui vicino

Answer 66

near here

Question 67

vede l’albergo?

Answer 67

do you see the hotel?

Question 68

li

Answer 68

there

Question 69

aperto

Answer 69

open

Question 70

penso di no

Answer 70

I think not, I don’t think so

Question 71

valuta

Answer 71

currency

Question 72

subito

Answer 72

immediately, suddenly

Question 73

dopo

Answer 73

after

Question 74

sulla sinistra

Answer 74

on the left

Question 75

sulla destra

Answer 75

on the right

Question 76

dove

Answer 76

where

Question 77

dov’ e

Answer 77

where is

Question 78

Lei sa

Answer 78

do you know?

Question 79

non lo so

Answer 79

I don’t know

Question 80

provi a chiedere

Answer 80

try asking

Question 81

Do you put non before a verb/verb phrase to make a sentence negative?

Answer 81

Yes

Question 82

lo so

Answer 82

i know (it)

Question 83

non lo so

Answer 83

I don’t know(it)

Question 84

primo, secondo, terzo, quarto, quinto, sesto, settimo, ottavo, nono, decimo

Answer 84

first,second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth

Question 85

What should be done for ordinal numbers after ten?

Answer 85

Take off the final vowel and add esimo

Question 86

ventesimo, trentesimo, quarantanovesimo

Answer 86

twentieth, thirtieth, forty-ninth

Question 87

Should the ending of ordinal numbers be changed depending on the gender of the noun they modify?

Answer 87

yes

Question 88

il priomo giorno

Answer 88

the first day

Question 89

la prima sera

Answer 89

the first evening

Question 90

strada

Answer 90

street(general and in rural areas to indicate where a road leads to)

Question 91

via(e.g. via Cavour)

Answer 91

specific named street

Question 92

corso

Answer 92

particularly important street

Question 93

viale

Answer 93

a wide, tree-lined street

Question 94

una piazza, un piazzale

Answer 94

a city square, a large city square

Question 95

Dov’e (place name)

Answer 95

how to ask where a specific building/location is

Question 96

E qui/li sulla destra/sinistra

Answer 96

it’s here/there on the right/left

Question 97

La prima/seconda a destra/sinistra

Answer 97

the first/second on the right/left

Question 98

Lei deve prendere la seconda sulla sinistra.

Answer 98

You have to take the second on the left.

Question 99

Lei deve girare a destra.

Answer 99

You have to turn right.

Question 100

Prenda la quarta a sinistra.

Answer 100

Take the fourth left.

Question 101

Giri a destra qui e poi e sempre diritto.

Answer 101

Turn right here and then it’s straight on.

Question 102

C’e un supermercato/una banca/(other term for kind of place) qui vicino?

Answer 102

Where is a supermarket/bank/etc. around here?

Question 103

dov e

Answer 103

where is

Question 104

per

Answer 104

what is the way to

Question 105

a destra/sulla destra

Answer 105

to the right, on the right

Question 106

a sinistra/sulla sinistra

Answer 106

to the left, on the left

Question 107

poi

Answer 107

then, next

Question 108

sempre dritto(or diritto)

Answer 108

straight on

Question 109

in fondo

Answer 109

at the end, at the bottom

Question 110

dopo(il cinema, il museo

Answer 110

after(the cinema, the museum etc.

Question 111

prima di(prima della chiesa)

Answer 111

before(before the church)

Question 112

accanto a(accanto al palazzo)

Answer 112

next to(next to the palace)

Question 113

dietro

Answer 113

behind

Question 114

davanti a

Answer 114

in front of

Question 115

di fronte a

Answer 115

opposite

Question 116

oltre

Answer 116

beyond

Question 117

e lontano?

Answer 117

is it far?

Question 118

vicino

Answer 118

near

Question 119

e a 100 metri

Answer 119

it’s 100 metres away

Question 120

e a 5 minuti

Answer 120

it’s 5 minutes away

Question 121

a piedi

Answer 121

on foot

Question 122

in macchina

Answer 122

by car

Question 123

fino a

Answer 123

as far as

Question 124

il semaforo

Answer 124

the traffic lights

Question 125

is it a good idea to repeat directions when someone tells them to me?

Answer 125

Yes

Question 126

-ere, vedere, io vedo, tu vedi, lui/lei vede, prendere, io prendo, tu prendi, lui/lei prende, chiedere, io chiedo, tu chiedi, lui/lei chiede

Answer 126

-ere verbs, to see, to take, to ask

Question 127

-e

Answer 127

third person singular ending of -ere verbs

Question 128

piacere, dipendere, piace, dipende

Answer 128

verbs which are commonly used only in the third person singular

Question 129

piacere

Answer 129

to be pleasing

Question 130

dovere, devo, devi, deve

Answer 130

irregular verb that follows the -ere pattern for the present tense singular endings, except for the stem

Question 131

il re

Answer 131

the king

Question 132

il Milite Ignoto

Answer 132

the Unknown Soldier

Question 133

il Risorgimento

Answer 133

the name given to the nineteenth-century movement for Italian unity

Question 134

i ruderi

Answer 134

ruins