Week #006 Review, Monday
Let's Speak Italian!
English - November 20, 2006 07:00 - 10 minutes - 4.96 MB - ★★★★ - 701 ratingsLanguage Learning Education Society & Culture Places & Travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
camera = bedroom
mensa = cafeteria
libreria = bookstore
bagno = bathroom
a = to, at
si' = yes
no = no
dove = where
dov'e' = where is
quando = when
adesso = now
cibo = food
ma = but
grazie = thank you
prego = you're welcome
forse = maybe, perhaps
pronto = ready, but it's also what you say when you answer the telephone instead of saying 'hello.'
Sono stanco = I am tired (male)
Sono stanca = I am tired (female)
Ho fame = I am hungry
Non lo so = I don't know
Sei pronto? = Are you ready? (male)
Sei pronta? = Are you ready? (female)
Sono pronto = I am ready (male)
Sono pronta = I am ready (female)
colazione = breakfast
pranzo = lunch
cena = dinner, supper
mattina = morning
pomeriggio = afternoon
sera = evening
notte = night
giorno = day
settimana = week
mese = month
anno = year
minuto = minute
ora = hour
fa = ago
orologio = clock, watch
mezzogiorno = noon
mezzanotte = midnight
Che ore sono? = What time is it?
E' l'una = It's one o'clock
Sono le due = It's two o'clock
E' mezzogiorno = It's noon
E' mezzonotte = It's midnight
When the time is after the hour, add the word 'e' and the appropriate number of minutes. To indicate the half hour, use the phrase 'e mezza.' To indicate the quarter of the hour, use the phrase 'e un quarto.'
e = and
e mezza = and half
e un quarto = and a quarter
E' l'una e venticinque = It's 1:25
Sono le tre e dieci = It's 3:10
E' l'una e mezza = It's 1:30
Sono le quattro e mezza = It's 4:30
E' l'una e un quarto = It's 1:15
Sono le dieci e un quarto = It's 10:15
When the time is before the hour, use the word 'meno' and the appropriate number of minutes.
meno = minus
E' l'una meno cinque = It's five 'til one or 12:55
Sono le otto meno venti = It's twenty 'til eight or 7:40
E' l'una meno un quarto = It's fifteen 'til one or 12:45
Sono le sette meno un quarto = It's fifteen 'til seven or 6:45
ragazzo = boy
ragazza = girl
bambino = baby
uomo = man
donna = woman
cane = dog
gatto = cat
acqua = water
specchio = mirror
pasta = pasta
pane = bread
verdure = vegetables
gnocchi = Italian dumplings
zucchero = sugar
insalata = salad
spaghetti = spaghetti