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Basic Italian in 30 Days: Phone and appointments

Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on 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 21: Phone and appointments

  1. Question 1 of 10

    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.

  2. Question 2 of 10

    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.

  3. Question 3 of 10

    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.

  4. Question 4 of 10

    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.

  5. Question 5 of 10

    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.

  6. Question 6 of 10

    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.

  7. Question 7 of 10

    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.

  8. Question 8 of 10

    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?

  9. Question 9 of 10

    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.

  10. Question 10 of 10

    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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