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Venere
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David
by Michelangelo To view "Galleria dell'Accademia" click on David)
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The Alphabet: Pronunciation
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Come si dice?/How do you say?
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| Write your Autobiography in Italian | |
| My name is | |
| I live in | |
| I work in | |
io sono = I am
io non sono = I am not
Io sono
Io
Io
e
Rewrite the sentences in the boxes below and check your pronunciation with the soundfiles
| Answer the following questions in Italian | |
| Are you a woman? | |
| Are you a man? | |
| Are you famous? | |
| Are you beautiful? | |
MASCHILE E FEMMINILE (Masculine and Feminine)
In Italian, NOUNS are either Masculine of Feminine
Typically, nouns ending with -O are masculine, while nouns ending with -A are feminine.
UOMO ("man" ) is a MASCULINE noun
DONNA ("woman") is a FEMININE noun
ARTICLES and ADJECTIVES must agree with the gender (masculine or feminine) of the NOUN they are associated with
UOMO ITALIANO
DONNA ITALIANA
DONNA ITALIANA
ITALIANO / ITALIANA are respectively the masculine and the feminine form of the adjective.
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UN ("a") is the masculine form of the indefinite article
UNA("a") is the feminine form of the indefinite article
UN UOMO ITALIANO an Italian man
UNA DONNA ITALIANA an Italian woman
UNA DONNA ITALIANA an Italian woman
Exercise: Using the dialogue as example, choose the right form (Masculine/Feminine) of the article and the adjective
VENERE:
donna
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DAVID:
uomo
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Rewrite the sentences above