Basic Italian in 15 Days: Weather and seasons and My day
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Weather and seasons and My day, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 8: Weather and seasons and My day
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: D. It's raining.
Piove means it's raining. It's snowing is nevica.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: B. It's cold.
Fa freddo means it's cold. It's hot is fa caldo.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: D. fa
For hot and cold weather, Italian uses fare: fa caldo, fa freddo.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: D. c'è
For the sun, wind and fog, use c'è: c'è il sole, c'è vento, c'è nebbia.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: D. l'inverno
In Italy, January is in winter: l'inverno.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. in estate
To say 'in' a season, use in with no article: in estate, in inverno.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: C. C'è nebbia e fa freddo.
Che tempo fa? asks about the weather. C'è nebbia e fa freddo means 'It's foggy and cold'.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: D. Sunny, 28 degrees
The speaker says c'è il sole (sunny) and ventotto gradi (28 degrees).
Transcript
Domani a Roma c'è il sole e ci sono ventotto gradi.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: B. Rainy and windy
Marco says Piove (it's raining) e c'è vento (and it's windy).
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Anna: Che tempo fa lì?
Marco: Brutto tempo! Piove e c'è vento. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: D. In Turin
Neve means snow. The forecast says Torino (Turin): neve, 2°.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: D. I get up at seven.
Mi alzo means I get up. To go to bed is andare a letto: vado a letto.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: C. lavoriamo
With noi, every regular verb ends in -iamo: noi lavoriamo. Voi lavorate; loro lavorano.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. prendete
With voi, -ere verbs end in -ete: voi prendete. Tu prendi; loro prendono.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: D. finiscono
Finire adds -isc- with loro: loro finiscono. Finisce is for lui or lei.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: C. dormi
With tu, all regular verbs end in -i: tu dormi. Io dormo; lui dorme.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: B. Non lavoro il sabato.
Put non (not no) just before the verb. With io, the verb ends in -o: non lavoro.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. 6:30
Alle sei e mezza means at half past six (6:30). The speaker leaves home at seven.
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La mattina mi alzo alle sei e mezza. Faccio colazione ed esco di casa alle sette.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: B. Monday to Friday
Dal lunedì al venerdì means from Monday to Friday. Giulia says no, she does not work on Saturdays.
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Marco: Lavori il sabato?
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: C. Has dinner with family and watches TV
La sera means in the evening. Ceno con la mia famiglia means I have dinner with my family. The speaker studies in the afternoon (il pomeriggio).
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Il pomeriggio studio l'italiano. La sera ceno con la mia famiglia e guardo la TV.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: A. At five
Finisce alle cinque means she finishes at five. She starts at half past eight and goes to bed at eleven.
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