Basic Italian in 15 Days: Health and Clothes and colours

1. Frage 1 von 20

   What does "Ho mal di testa" mean?

   • AI have a headache.
   • BI have a sore throat.
   • CI have a fever.
   • DI have a stomach ache.
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   Antwort: A. I have a headache.

   La testa is the head, so mal di testa is a headache. A sore throat is mal di gola.

2. Frage 2 von 20

   What does "il braccio" mean?

   • Aleg
   • Barm
   • Chand
   • Dback
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   Antwort: B. arm

   Il braccio is the arm. Its plural is irregular: le braccia.

3. Frage 3 von 20

   Fill the gap: Ho mal ___ gola.

   • Adella
   • Balla
   • Cdi
   • Da
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   Antwort: C. di

   Use ho mal di + body part, with no article: ho mal di gola.

4. Frage 4 von 20

   Fill the gap: Mi ___ male i piedi.

   • Afa
   • Bfai
   • Cfaccio
   • Dfanno
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   Antwort: D. fanno

   I piedi is plural, so use fanno: mi fanno male i piedi. For one thing, use fa.

5. Frage 5 von 20

   Fill the gap: Mi ___ male la schiena.

   • Afa
   • Bfanno
   • Cfate
   • Dfaccio
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   Antwort: A. fa

   La schiena is one thing, so use fa: mi fa male la schiena.

6. Frage 6 von 20

   What is the plural of "la mano"?

   • Ale mani
   • Ble manos
   • Ci mani
   • Dle mane
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   Antwort: A. le mani

   La mano is irregular: it ends in -o but is feminine. The plural is le mani.

7. Frage 7 von 20

   At the pharmacy, the pharmacist says: "Buongiorno, desidera?" Which reply fits?

   • ASì, sto bene, grazie.
   • BHo venticinque anni.
   • CHa qualcosa per la tosse?
   • DVorrei un cappuccino, per favore.
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   Antwort: C. Ha qualcosa per la tosse?

   Desidera? means What would you like? At a pharmacy you ask for medicine: Ha qualcosa per la tosse? (for a cough).

8. Frage 8 von 20

   Listen. What problems does the patient have?

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   Dottore: Come si sente?
   Paziente: Male. Ho la febbre e mi fa male la gola.

   • AA fever and a sore throat
   • BA cold and a sore back
   • CA fever and a stomach ache
   • DA headache and a cough
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   Antwort: A. A fever and a sore throat

   Ho la febbre means I have a fever, and mi fa male la gola means my throat hurts.

   Transkript

   Dottore: Come si sente?
   Paziente: Male. Ho la febbre e mi fa male la gola.

9. Frage 9 von 20

   Listen. How often should the customer take the medicine?

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   Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.

   • ATwice a day, after meals
   • BOnce a day, in the evening
   • CThree times a day, after meals
   • DThree times a day, before meals
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   Antwort: C. Three times a day, after meals

   Tre volte al giorno means three times a day, and dopo i pasti means after meals.

   Transkript

   Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.

10. Frage 10 von 20

    Read the label. Who should NOT take this syrup?

    Sciroppo per la tosse
    Adulti: 10 ml tre volte al giorno.
    Non adatto ai bambini sotto i 6 anni.
    Conservare a temperatura ambiente.

    • AChildren over 6
    • BPeople with a cough
    • CChildren under 6
    • DAdults
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    Antwort: C. Children under 6

    Non adatto ai bambini sotto i 6 anni means not suitable for children under 6. Adults take 10 ml three times a day.

11. Frage 11 von 20

    What does "la gonna" mean?

    • Acoat
    • Bdress
    • Cskirt
    • Dshirt
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    Antwort: C. skirt

    La gonna is a skirt. A shirt is la camicia, a coat is il cappotto and a dress is il vestito.

12. Frage 12 von 20

    Choose the correct form: una giacca ___ (black)

    • Aneri
    • Bnere
    • Cnera
    • Dnero
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    Antwort: C. nera

    Giacca is feminine singular, so the -o colour ends in -a: una giacca nera.

13. Frage 13 von 20

    Choose the correct form: i pantaloni ___ (white)

    • Abianca
    • Bbianchi
    • Cbianche
    • Dbianco
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    Antwort: B. bianchi

    Pantaloni is masculine plural, so use -i. Bianco adds h to keep the hard sound: bianchi.

14. Frage 14 von 20

    Choose the correct form: le scarpe ___ (green)

    • Averde
    • Bverdes
    • Cverda
    • Dverdi
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    Antwort: D. verdi

    Verde ends in -e, so it has only two forms: verde for one, verdi for more than one.

15. Frage 15 von 20

    How do you say "a red shirt"?

    • Aun camicia rossa
    • Buna camicia rosso
    • Cuna rossa camicia
    • Duna camicia rossa
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    Antwort: D. una camicia rossa

    Colours come after the noun and agree with it. Camicia is feminine: una camicia rossa.

16. Frage 16 von 20

    Choose the correct form: due borse ___ (pink)

    • Arosi
    • Brosse
    • Crosa
    • Drose
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    Antwort: C. rosa

    Rosa (pink) never changes: una borsa rosa, due borse rosa. Rosse means red.

17. Frage 17 von 20

    You want to buy a jacket. The shop assistant asks: "Di che colore la vuole?" Which reply fits?

    • ANera, per favore.
    • BSì, mi piace molto.
    • CCosta cinquanta euro.
    • DLa 42, per favore.
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    Antwort: A. Nera, per favore.

    Di che colore? asks what colour. Nera agrees with la giacca (feminine).

18. Frage 18 von 20

    Listen. What colour are the speaker's shoes?

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    Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

    • AWhite
    • BBrown
    • CBlack
    • DBlue
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    Antwort: C. Black

    Le scarpe nere means the black shoes. The T-shirt is white (bianca).

    Transkript

    Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

19. Frage 19 von 20

    Listen. How much is the grey sweater?

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    Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
    Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

    • A€40
    • B€35
    • C€55
    • D€45
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    Antwort: D. €45

    Quarantacinque is 45: quaranta (40) + cinque (5). Maglione grigio means grey sweater.

    Transkript

    Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
    Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

20. Frage 20 von 20

    Read the sign. Which item is half price?

    SALDI!
    Giacche nere: -30%
    Scarpe rosse da donna: -50%
    Magliette bianche: 2 per 15 euro
    Aperto anche la domenica

    • ARed women's shoes
    • BBlack jackets
    • CBlack women's shoes
    • DWhite T-shirts
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    Antwort: A. Red women's shoes

    Scarpe rosse da donna -50% means red women's shoes are 50% off, so half price. Rosse is red; the black (nere) jackets are 30% off.

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