Opening the book…
IL TEMPO E LE DATE (time and dates)
che giorno è (oggi)? – what day is (today)?
(oggi) è il [numero] [mese] – (today) is…
da quando…? – since when…
da quanto tempo…? – how long…?
compleanno (il) – birthday
- quando è il tuo compleanno – when is your birthday?
- il mio compleanno è il [numero] [mese] – my birthday is….
- festeggiare il compleanno – celebrate one’s birthday
- quando sei nato/a? – when were you born?
- sono nato/a il [numero] [mese] – I was born on…
I MESI (months)
mese (il) – month
gennaio – January
febbraio – February
marzo – March
aprile – April
maggio – May
giugno – June
luglio – July
agosto – August
settembre – September
ottobre – October
novembre – November
dicembre – December
LE STAGIONI (seasons)
stagione (la) – season
inverno (l’) – winter
primavera (la) – spring
estate (l’) – summer
autunno (l’) – fall
IL METEO (weather)
che tempo fa oggi? / com’è il tempo oggi? – what’s the weather like today?
fa bel tempo / fa brutto tempo – the weather is good / bad
fa caldo / freddo / fresco– it’s hot / cold / cool
quanti gradi ci sono ? – what is the temperature? (lit. how many degrees there are?)
ci sono xxx gradi – it’s xxx degrees
gradi (celsius / fahrenheit) – degrees
previsioni metereologiche / previsioni del tempo – weather forecast
temperatura (la) – temperature
c’è…
- …il sole – it’s sunny
- …vento – it’s windy
- …il temporale – there’s a thunderstorm
è …
- …nuvoloso – it’s cloudy
- …sereno – it’s sunny
- …piovoso – it’s raining
fulmine (il) – lightning
tuono (il) – thunder
pioggia (la) – rain
grandine (la) – hail
nebbia (la) – fog
neve (la) – snow
ghiaccio (il) – ice
umidità (l’) – humidity
nuvola (la) – cloud
I VESTITI (clothes)
abito (l’) – dress
anello (l’) – ring
ballerine (le) – flats
berretto (il) – bonnet
borsa / borsetta (la) – bag, handbag
calze (le) – stockings
calzini (i) – socks
camicetta (la) – blouse
camicia (la) – dress shirt
canottiera (la) – tank top
cappello (il) – hat
cappotto (il) – coat
cintura (la) – belt
collana (la) – necklace
costume (da bagno, il) – swimsuit
cravatta (la) – tie
felpa (la) – sweatshirt
giacca (la) – jacket
guanti (i) – gloves
impermeabile (l’) – rain jacket
maglia (la) – sweater, sport shirt
maglietta (la) – t-shirt
maglione (il) – sweater
mascherina (la) – face mask
occhiali (da sole, gli) – (sun)glasses
ombrello (l’) – umbrella
orecchino (l’) – earring
pantaloni (i) – trousers
pantaloni corti / pantaloncini (i) – shorts
scarpe (da ginnastica) (le) – (running) shoes
sciarpa (la) – scarf
stivali (gli) – boots
velo (il) – veil, cover
vestito (il) – dress
a righe – striped
a quadri / a quadretti – checkered
a pois – with polka dots
a fiori – with flowers
indossare – to wear
portare – to wear
vestire – to dress someone up
VERBI REGOLARI IN -ERE (regular verbs in -ere)
accendere – to turn on, to switch on
aggiungere – to add
chiedere – to ask
chiudere – to close
correggere – to correct
correre – to run
dipingere – to paint
leggere – to read
mettere – to put
nascere – to born
permettere – to permit, to allow
prendere – to take
ricevere – to receive
rispondere – to respond
ripetere – to repeat
scrivere – to write
spendere – to spend
spengere / spegnere – to turn off, to switch off
vedere – to see
vendere – to sell
vivere – to live
VERBI REGOLARI IN -IRE (regular verbs in -ire)
aprire – to open
capire* – to understand
costruire* – to build
decidere – to decide
definire* – to define
dormire – to sleep
finire* – to finish
offrire – to offer
partire – to leave (for)…, to depart
preferire* – to prefer
pulire* – to clean
restituire* – to return (something)
scoprire – to discover
seguire – to attend (a course), to follow
sentire – to hear, to feel
unire – to put together, to join, to connect
*starred verbs add -isc- in the first, second, third person singular, and in the third person plural when conjugated in the present tense.
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