Basic Italian in 30 Days: Describing people

1. Question 1 of 10

   Fill the gap: 'Anna è ___.'

   • Aalti
   • Balte
   • Calta
   • Dalto
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   Answer: C. alta

   Anna is one woman, so the adjective is feminine singular: alta.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Fill the gap: 'I miei fratelli sono ___.'

   • Amagri
   • Bmagre
   • Cmagra
   • Dmagro
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   Answer: A. magri

   Fratelli is masculine plural, so the -o adjective ends in -i: magri.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Fill the gap: 'Laura e Sara sono ___.'

   • Agentila
   • Bgentilo
   • Cgentili
   • Dgentile
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   Answer: C. gentili

   Gentile is an -e adjective. Its plural ends in -i for both men and women: gentili.

4. Question 4 of 10

   How do you say 'a tall boy'?

   • Auna ragazzo alto
   • Bun ragazzo alta
   • Cun ragazzo alto
   • Dun ragazza alto
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   Answer: C. un ragazzo alto

   Ragazzo is masculine, so use un and alto. The adjective comes after the noun.

5. Question 5 of 10

   What does 'Ha gli occhi azzurri' mean?

   • AHe/She has blue eyes.
   • BHe/She has blond hair.
   • CHe/She is very tall.
   • DHe/She wears glasses.
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   Answer: A. He/She has blue eyes.

   Occhi means eyes and azzurri means blue.

6. Question 6 of 10

   What is the opposite of 'alto'?

   • Agiovane
   • Bmagro
   • Cbasso
   • Dgentile
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   Answer: C. basso

   Alto means tall and basso means short.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Fill the gap: 'Marco e Giulia sono ___.'

   • Asimpatici
   • Bsimpatiche
   • Csimpatica
   • Dsimpatico
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   Answer: A. simpatici

   For a mixed group of men and women, use the masculine plural. Simpatico becomes simpatici.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Which sentence describes the mother?

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   Mia madre è bassa e ha i capelli corti e grigi. Porta gli occhiali.

   • AShe is tall and has long grey hair.
   • BShe is short and has long blond hair.
   • CShe is short and has grey hair but no glasses.
   • DShe is short and has short grey hair and glasses.
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   Answer: D. She is short and has short grey hair and glasses.

   The speaker says bassa (short), capelli corti e grigi (short grey hair) and porta gli occhiali (wears glasses).

   Transcript

   Mia madre è bassa e ha i capelli corti e grigi. Porta gli occhiali.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What colour are Luca's eyes?

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   Il mio amico Luca è alto e magro. Ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi.

   • ABlue
   • BGreen
   • CBrown
   • DBlack
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   Answer: B. Green

   The speaker says gli occhi verdi. Verdi means green; neri (black) is the colour of his hair.

   Transcript

   Il mio amico Luca è alto e magro. Ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the message. What does Chiara look like?

    Ciao! Sono al bar. Sono alta, ho i capelli lunghi e rossi e porto gli occhiali. A dopo! Chiara

    • AShort, with long red hair
    • BTall, with long brown hair
    • CTall, with long red hair and glasses
    • DTall, with short red hair
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    Answer: C. Tall, with long red hair and glasses

    Chiara writes Sono alta (tall), capelli lunghi e rossi (long red hair) and porto gli occhiali (I wear glasses).

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