basic vocabulary + articles. greetings! benvenuto – welcome, hello buongiorno – good morning...
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Module 1Basic Vocabulary + Articles
Greetings!Benvenuto – welcome, helloBuongiorno – good morningBuona sera – good evening
Arrivederci - goodbye
Basic VocabolarioRagazzo - boyRagazza - girlL’Uomo - man
La Donna - womanGrazie – thank youPrego – welcome
Scusi – excuse me OR I’m sorryComa ti chiami? – What is your name?
Parts of Speech ReviewArticles – preceding word that determinse the gender and number of a given noun.
• Ex: (le raggazze – the girls)(female, 2+)
Nouns – Person, place, or thing. In Italian, a noun is masc. or fem.• Ex: la donna (fem.)• Ex: il ragazzo (masc.)
Personal Pronouns – I, you, he, she, we, us, they. In Italian, verbs are conjugated according to the subject of which the verb is affecting. More about that in Module 2.
More information here!
Parts of Speech: Articles
Masculine Articles
Noun Rules Example
Il Begins with consonant
Il ragazzo (the boy)
Lo Begins with S or Z + Cons.
Lo spettacolo (the show)
L’ Begins with vowel
L’Uomo (the man)
I Plural + Begins with Consonant
I Ragazzi (the boys)
Gli Vowel or Begins with S/Z + Cons.
Gli Anni (the years)
Feminine Articles
Noun Rules Example
La Singular + Begins with Consonant
La Ragazza (The girl)
L’ Singular + Begins with Vowel L’ora (The hour)
Le Plural Feminine Le ragazze (the girls); Le ore (The hours)
Articles + Nouns
La penna – penLa sorella – sister
La pizza – the pizzaLe donne – the women (plural!)
Il ragazzo – the boyIl padre – fatherIl cane – the dog
I genitori - ParentsGli student – the students
*You may notice that using the article isn’t always necessary, but a good place to start!
Take Away Lesson?
GENDER + NUMBER=
Cardinal Rule in Latin Languages(Spanish, French, Portugese, Italian)
