Basic Italian in 30 Days: Work and jobs
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Work and jobs, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 17: Work and jobs
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. What is your job?
Lavoro means work or job, and fai is the tu form of fare (to do). Che lavoro fai? asks about someone's job.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: D. abbiamo
Avere with noi is abbiamo. Voi avete; loro hanno; io ho.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. hanno
Loro hanno means they have. Anno, with no h, means year.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. l'
With fare + job, use the definite article. Before a vowel, lo or la becomes l': faccio l'insegnante.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: B. cameriera
For a woman, -iere becomes -iera: il cameriere, la cameriera.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: B. In un ristorante
Un cuoco cooks food, so he works in a restaurant: in un ristorante.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: C. Sì, faccio la commessa.
Hai un lavoro? means Do you have a job? Faccio la commessa means I'm a shop assistant.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: D. He is a cook.
Faccio il cuoco means I am a cook. A waiter is un cameriere.
Transcript
Mi chiamo Luca. Faccio il cuoco in un ristorante a Napoli. Lavoro la sera.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: D. In an office
Davide says Sono impiegato and Lavoro in un ufficio: he works in an office in the city centre.
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Paola: Che lavoro fai?
Davide: Sono impiegato. Lavoro in un ufficio in centro. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: D. Evenings, Tuesday to Sunday
Dalle 18 alle 23 is from 6 to 11 p.m. Dal martedì alla domenica means from Tuesday to Sunday.
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