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Basic Italian in 10 Days: Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Italian: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 7: Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does "Ho mal di testa" mean?
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    Answer: 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. Question 2 of 30

    What does "il braccio" mean?
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    Answer: B. arm

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

  3. Question 3 of 30

    Fill the gap: Ho mal ___ gola.
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    Answer: C. di

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

  4. Question 4 of 30

    Fill the gap: Mi ___ male i piedi.
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    Answer: D. fanno

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

  5. Question 5 of 30

    Fill the gap: Mi ___ male la schiena.
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    Answer: A. fa

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

  6. Question 6 of 30

    What is the plural of "la mano"?
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    Answer: A. le mani

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

  7. Question 7 of 30

    At the pharmacy, the pharmacist says: "Buongiorno, desidera?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: 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. Question 8 of 30

    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.

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    Answer: 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.

    Transcript

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

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. How often should the customer take the medicine?
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    Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.

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    Answer: C. Three times a day, after meals

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

    Transcript

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

  10. Question 10 of 30

    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.

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    Answer: 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. Question 11 of 30

    What does "la gonna" mean?
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    Answer: C. skirt

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

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Choose the correct form: una giacca ___ (black)
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    Answer: C. nera

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

  13. Question 13 of 30

    Choose the correct form: i pantaloni ___ (white)
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    Answer: B. bianchi

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

  14. Question 14 of 30

    Choose the correct form: le scarpe ___ (green)
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    Answer: D. verdi

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

  15. Question 15 of 30

    How do you say "a red shirt"?
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    Answer: D. una camicia rossa

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

  16. Question 16 of 30

    Choose the correct form: due borse ___ (pink)
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    Answer: C. rosa

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

  17. Question 17 of 30

    You want to buy a jacket. The shop assistant asks: "Di che colore la vuole?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: A. Nera, per favore.

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

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. What colour are the speaker's shoes?
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    Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

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    Answer: C. Black

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

    Transcript

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

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. How much is the grey sweater?
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    Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
    Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

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    Answer: D. €45

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

    Transcript

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

  20. Question 20 of 30

    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

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    Answer: 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.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    How do Italians usually answer the phone?
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    Answer: C. Pronto?

    Italians say Pronto? when they answer the phone. Presto means soon or early.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    What does "Un attimo, per favore" mean?
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    Answer: B. One moment, please.

    Un attimo means a moment. You hear it when someone puts you on hold.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    Fill the gap: Vorrei ___ un appuntamento.
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    Answer: D. prendere

    To make an appointment is prendere un appuntamento. Vorrei is followed by the infinitive.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    The secretary asks: "Va bene giovedì alle dieci?" Which reply means yes?
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    Answer: D. Sì, va benissimo.

    Va benissimo means that's perfect. Sono le dieci tells the time, and No, giovedì non posso refuses.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    What does "Ha sbagliato numero" mean?
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    Answer: C. You have the wrong number.

    Sbagliare means to make a mistake, so Ha sbagliato numero means you dialled the wrong number.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    Which question uses the formal Lei form to ask "Can you repeat, please?"
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    Answer: A. Può ripetere, per favore?

    With Lei, potere is può. Puoi is the informal tu form, posso means I can and possono means they can.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    Fill the gap: Vorrei parlare con il ___ Rossi.
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    Answer: A. dottor

    Before a name, dottore loses the final -e: il dottor Rossi. The same happens with signor and professor.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. When is the appointment offered?
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    Segretaria: Studio medico, buongiorno.
    Paziente: Buongiorno, vorrei un appuntamento con il dottor Bianchi.
    Segretaria: Va bene martedì alle quattro?

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    Answer: C. Tuesday at four

    Martedì is Tuesday and alle quattro means at four o'clock.

    Transcript

    Segretaria: Studio medico, buongiorno.
    Paziente: Buongiorno, vorrei un appuntamento con il dottor Bianchi.
    Segretaria: Va bene martedì alle quattro?

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. What will Giulia do?
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    Giulia: Pronto, sono Giulia. C'è Marco?
    Signora: No, mi dispiace, non c'è.
    Giulia: Va bene, richiamo stasera.

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    Answer: B. Call back this evening

    Marco is not there (non c'è), so Giulia says richiamo stasera: I'll call back this evening.

    Transcript

    Giulia: Pronto, sono Giulia. C'è Marco?
    Signora: No, mi dispiace, non c'è.
    Giulia: Va bene, richiamo stasera.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read Luca's text message. What does he want?

    Ciao Sara, sono Luca. Domani non posso venire alle 10. Va bene alle 11? Rispondimi quando puoi. A domani!

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    Answer: A. To meet at 11 instead of 10

    Non posso venire alle 10 means I can't come at 10, and Va bene alle 11? asks if 11 is OK.

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