Basic Italian in 30 Days: About me
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on About me, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: About me
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: A. sono
With io (I), the verb essere is sono: Io sono canadese.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: D. è
È with an accent means 'is'. E without an accent means 'and'.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: C. italiana
Maria is one woman, so the nationality ends in -a: italiana.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: B. Lui è canadese.
Nationalities in -e, like canadese, are the same for men and women. With lui, the verb is è.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. Where are you from?
Di dove sei? asks where someone is from. You answer Sono di… and a city.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. Sì, un po'.
Parli italiano? means 'Do you speak Italian?' Sì, un po' means 'Yes, a little'.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. siete
With voi (you, plural), the verb essere is siete.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. Spanish
Ana says Sono spagnola, di Madrid. Spagnola is the word for a Spanish woman.
Transcript
Ciao, mi chiamo Ana. Sono spagnola, di Madrid. Parlo spagnolo e inglese.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: C. Canada
Mark says Io sono canadese, so he is from Canada. Yuki is the person from Japan.
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Mark: Di dove sei?
Yuki: Sono giapponese, di Tokyo. E tu?
Mark: Io sono canadese. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. In Milan
Abito a Milano means 'I live in Milan'. Egiziano tells us his nationality, not where he lives.
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