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Italianize Yourself - Italian Lesson 10: Review |
10- In depth |
In lesson 10 we go over the things we learned in the 101 section taking a better look at them and learning how to use them better. |
K (kappa) Y (ipsilon) W (doppia vu) X (ics) J (i lunga) |
Spelling |
These letter are not part of the Italian alphabet so you won't find them in many Italian words (only in foreign words that are also used in Italian: i.e. yoghurt) but you need to know how to spell them. |
Avere |
There are many idiomatic expressions with the verb avere: ho fame ho sete ho sonno ho caldo ho freddo ho paura ho torto ho ragione |
I am hungry I am thirsty I am sleepy I am hot I am cold I am afraid I am right I am wrong |
Articoli |
Articles are very used in Italian, especially the definite article. General use: indefinite article - something generic: un libro definite article - something specific: il libro di Andrea Here are some specific contexts where you need to use the definite article: 1- dates and days of the week: il mio compleanno e' il ventuno Dicembre / studio Italiano il Martedi'e il Venerdi' in the second example, using the definite article indicates that the action is repeated (I study Italian on Tuesdays and Fridays) 2- before a possessive pronoun (except for family members in the singular form, remember?): le mie sorelle / mio fratello 3- with an abstract noun: la pace, la felicita'.. |
Saluti |
An alternative to come stai? could be the more colloquial: come va? come butta? come te la passi? |
how is it going? how have you been doing? |
Preposizioni |
There are more simple prepositions in Italian that indicate the position: davanti dietro sopra sotto |
in front of behind above / on under |