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| | + | === Verb tenses === |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: present ===== |
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| | + | Most verbs follow one pattern but where there are two verbs with the same stem such as volare and volere, these are treated slightly differently. |
| | + | Most verbs are conjugated by doubling the last consonant of the stem and adding the relevant conjugations. |
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| | + | Eg. ''mangiare'' (to eat) becomes ''mangg''- plus |
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| | + | | '''Singular''' |
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| | + | | '''1st Person''' |
| | + | | -''o'' |
| | + | | -''iamo'' |
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| | + | | '''2nd Person''' |
| | + | | -''ai'' |
| | + | | -''ate'' |
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| | + | | '''3rd Person''' |
| | + | | -''a'' |
| | + | | -''ano'' |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: past-repetitive ===== |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: past-singular ===== |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: past-progressive ===== |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: present-progressive ===== |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: future ===== |
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| | + | ===== Verb tense: conditional ===== |
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Revision as of 19:57, 11 December 2007
Verbs to know
- to be - essere
- to have - avere
- to do - fare
- to see - vedere
- to read - leggere
- to write - scrivere
- to love - amare
- to want - volere
- to hate - odiare
- to buy - comprare
- to stay - remanere
- to go - andare
- to return - ritornare
- to arrive - arrivare
- to leave (something) - lasciare
- to leave (a place) - partire
- to drink - bevere
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- to eat - mangiare
- to watch - guardae
- to be able to - potere
- to know (knowledge) - sapere
- to know (a person) - conoscere
- to find - trovare
- to lose - perdere
- to win - vincere
- to travel - viaggiare
- to drive - guidare
- to ski - sciare
- to walk - camminare
- to run - correre
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- to build - construire
- to learn - imparare
- to speak - parlare
- to use - usare
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Verb tenses
Verb tense: present
Most verbs follow one pattern but where there are two verbs with the same stem such as volare and volere, these are treated slightly differently.
Most verbs are conjugated by doubling the last consonant of the stem and adding the relevant conjugations.
Eg. mangiare (to eat) becomes mangg- plus
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| Singular
| Plural
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| 1st Person
| -o
| -iamo
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| 2nd Person
| -ai
| -ate
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| 3rd Person
| -a
| -ano
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Verb tense: past-repetitive
Verb tense: past-singular
Verb tense: past-progressive
Verb tense: present-progressive
Verb tense: future
Verb tense: conditional
Basic useful info
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Articles
- la, l' (m. sing.)
- le (f. pl.)
- il, lo, l' (m. sing.)
- i, gli (m. pl.)
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Important nouns
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Drinks
- water - acqua
- mineral water - acqua minerala
- juice - succho (di arancio, di mela, di limona)
- milk - latta
- cream - crema
- coffee - caffa
- tea - ta
- hot chocolate - ciocolatta calda
- martini - martini
- margarita - margherita
Fruits and vegetables
- apple - mela
- banana - banana
- orange - arancio
- pear - pera
- grape - uva
- lemon - limona
- grapefruit - pompelmo
- strawberry - fragola
- peach - pesca
- plum - pruna
- tomato - pomodoro
- pineapple - anana
- watermelon - anguria
- lettuce - lattuga
- broccoli - broccoli
- onion - cipola
- garlic - aglio
- potato - patato
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Meat and others
- lamb - agnello
- chicken - pollo
- pork - porco
- ham - prosciutto
- sausage - salciccia (di porco)
- eggs - uove
Ordering a meal
- soup - zuppa
- salad - insalata
- main course - primo piatto
Body parts
- head - testa
- neck - collo
- arm - braccia
- leg - gamba
- heart - cuora
- eye - occhio
- ear - orrecchio
- mouth - bocca
- nose - naso
- tongue - lingua
- sexual organs - organi sessuali
Travel and transportation
- airplane - aeroplani
- airport - aeroporti
- flight - volo
- taxi - tassi
- car - macchina
- train - treno
- ferry - traghetto
- bicycle - bicicletta
- road - via
- street - strada
- bridge - ponto
- highway - autostrada
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Hospitality
- hotel - albergo
- motel - alberghino
- guest house - pensiona
- hostel - ostelia
- house - casa
- pool - piscina
Living
- bedroom - stanza da letto
- bathroom - stanza da bagno
- kitchen - cucina
- games room - sala da giochi
- garden - giardino
Nature (flora & fauna)
- tree - albero
- flower - fiora
- grass - erba
- dog - cano
- cat - gatta
- mouse - musa
- bear - ursa
- fish - pesco
- snake - serpentina
- eagle - aquila
- bird - uccello
- sky - cielo
- cloud - nuvola
- sun - sola
- moon - luna
Directions
- north - nordo
- south - sudo
- east - esta
- west - ovesta
- northwest - nordovesta
- northeast - nordesta
- southwest - sudovesta
- southeast - sudesta
Sports
- football - calzio
- rugby - rugbo
- hockey - hocchia
- golf - golfo
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