Introduction to Italian/Exam 1
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Lessons
[edit | edit source]- Lezione Uno: Common Phrases
- Lezione Due: The Italian Alphabet
- Lezione Tre: Some Simple Words
- Lezione Quattro: Nouns and Articles
- Lezione Cinque: Verbs
- Lezione Sei: Preposition Contractions
- Lezione Sette: Adjectives
- Lezione Otto: C’ è, Ci Sono, and Ecco
- Lezione Nove: The Second Conjugation (-ere)
- Lezione Dieci: Some New Nouns
Avere
[edit | edit source]- What is the second person conjugation of avere?
- What is the first person conjugation of avere?
- What is the third person conjugation of avere?
- How would you say I want... using an avere idiomatic expression?
- How would you say I need... using an avere idiomatic expression?
Essere
[edit | edit source]- What is the third person conjugation of essere?
- What is the third person plural conjugation of essere?
- What is the first person conjugation of essere?
Preposition Contractions
[edit | edit source]Give the contraction for given preposition and definite article pair.
- di and il
- in and la
- su and i
Possessive Adjectives
[edit | edit source]Give the definite article and possessive adjective for the following objects (translated noun is given in the answer but not necessary).
- Your dog.
- Your car.
- Your mother.
- Their cat.
- Their famous sandwiches.
Conjugating Verbs
[edit | edit source]Conjugate the following infinitives in the third person:
- mangiare
- cercare
- prendere
- leggere
Conjugate the following infinitives in the first person:
- chiamare
- ascoltare
- credere
- scrivere
Translation
[edit | edit source]Translate the following sentences into Italian.
- This is a black dog.
- There are many books at the library.
- I like to eat apples.
- My father is a big man.
- My mother is a small woman.
- There is a banana in the car.
- There's my pencil!
- Hi, my name is Giorgio.
Translate the following sentences into English.
- Questo è il cellulare di Lorenzo.
- Io porto una gonna.
- Lui mangia un tramezzino al prosciutto.
- Noi abbiamo un uccello piccolo. Lei canta.
- Loro sono studenti all'università di Berkeley.
- Io ho un caffè per te.
