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PAROLE NUOVE

io abito..




casa
 in una casa
(house)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		La casa e' semplice
(simple, modest, ordinary)
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castello
 in un castello
(castle)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		Il castello e' antico (ancient)
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condominio

condominio
 in un appartamento in un condominio
(apartment,
apartment building)
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(elegant, classy)
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fattoria
 in una fattoria
(farm)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		La fattoria e' tradizionale
(tradit ional)
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tenda

tenda
 in una tenda
(tent)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		La tenda e' piccola (small)
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villa
 in una villa
(villa)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		La villa e' grande (big)
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palazzo

palazzo
 in un appartamento in un palazzo
(building, palace)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		L'appartamento e'
confortevole (comfortable)

Il palazzo e' centrale
(centrally located, lit.: central)
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da sola, da solo
(by oneself)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		Io amo il silenzio
(I love peace and quiet)
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con un amico e un'amica
(with a male friend and a female friend)
wavlogo.gif (1106 bytes) 		Io sono socievole (sociable)
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ATTENZIONE

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condominio
means
"apartment building,"
not "condominium" ("condo.")
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fattoria
means
"farm," not "factory.
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Test your memory:

Come si dice?

farm
castle
apartment building
house
apartment
building


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SLIDESHOW


Maschile/Femminile

Adjectives like

"buono," "italiano," "famoso"
when are associated with feminine nouns change the final vowel from
" - o " to " - a " ,
becoming "buona," "italiana," "famosa".

THESE ADJECTIVES belong to the "First class" of adjectives.
 

Other adjectives that end in " - e "
DO NOT CHANGE
whether associated with masculine or feminine nouns

.Example: "elegante," "grande," "tradizionale."

For the sake of classification, these are called "Second Class" adjectives.

 

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Exercise: test your memory:

Come si dice?

modest
comfortable
ancient
elegant
centrally located
traditional
sociable

 

La "lingua vera"
(The "Real language")

Click on the words below to connect to italian sites.
Look for the specific word and se if you can understand the information.

 Condominio

 Villa

 Palazzo

 Casa

Fattoria

 Castello

 

Terzo grado ("Third Degree")

Parliamo di te (Let's talk about you)
Come ti chiami?
Tu sei italiano/italiana?
Tu lavori in un museo?
Tu abiti in un appartamento?
Tu abiti da solo/sola?

 

Now you ask the questions (using the formal "Lei")
Mi chiamo Francesco.
Si, sono italiano.
Lavoro a casa.
No, non abito in un appartamento.
Si', abito in un palazzo centrale.
No, non abito da solo.


Maschile/Femminile
(quick review)

Indefinite articles
UN In front of  masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or consonant
except ....
UNO  in front of  masculine nouns beginning with <Z>,  with <S> followed by another consonant, <GN> or <PS>.
UNA In front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant
UN' in front of feminine nouns beginning with a vowel

Appartamento, palazzo, condominio, castello, amico
are MASCULINE,
therefore the article will be in the corresponding masculine form UN

Casa, villa, capanna, amica
are FEMININE.
The article for Feminine nouns is UNA.

However, in front of words that begins with a vowel, such as amica, the final "a" of the article is dropped and an apostrophe (the ' mark) inserted in its place. UNA AMICA, normally becomes UN'AMICA


ATTENZIONE

Masculine nouns that require the article "UNO" instead of "UN"

These are the nouns that begin with the consonant Z- , with GN, PS, PN or with
S followed by another consonant (sc-, sr-, st- etc.)

Click here for the full grammar lesson.


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