Basic Italian in 7 Days (Fast Track): Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: B. venerdì
The order is lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì. Venerdì (Friday) comes after giovedì (Thursday).
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: B. Sunday
Domenica is Sunday, the last day of the Italian week. Saturday is sabato.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. luglio
Giugno (June) is followed by luglio (July).
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: B. il primo maggio
For the first day of a month, Italians use the ordinal primo: il primo maggio.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: B. il quattordici febbraio
After the first day, use il + the normal number + the month: il quattordici febbraio.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: B. 3 April 2027
Italians write the day first, then the month: 03/04 is 3 April.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: A. Every Monday
Il + a day means every week on that day. Il lunedì means 'on Mondays'.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: A. Oggi è venerdì.
Che giorno è oggi? asks for the day of the week. Answer with Oggi è… and the day.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: A. Wednesday 10 March
The speaker says mercoledì (Wednesday), dieci (10) and marzo (March).
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Oggi è mercoledì, dieci marzo.
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: A. 23 September
Sofia says il ventitré settembre: 23 September. Dicembre is December and tredici is 13.
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Luca: Quando è il tuo compleanno?
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: A. 3:30
Mezza means half, and e means past: three and a half = 3:30.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: A. È l'una.
One o'clock is singular, so it uses è, and la una becomes l'una: È l'una.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: A. Sono
For all hours except one o'clock, noon and midnight, use sono le: Sono le quattro.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: A. 7:45
Meno means 'minus' or 'to': eight minus a quarter = 7:45.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: A. noon
Mezzogiorno is 12 noon. Midnight is mezzanotte.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: C. Alle nove.
A che ora…? asks 'at what time', so the answer uses alle: Alle nove. Sono le nove answers 'What time is it?'
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: B. 9 p.m.
Tickets use the 24-hour clock. 21:00 is 21 − 12 = 9 in the evening.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: B. 9:00–12:30
The line sabato (Saturday) shows 9:00–12:30. It is closed on Sunday (domenica).
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: D. 10:20
Anna says le dieci e venti: dieci (10) e (past) venti (20).
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Luca: Che ore sono?
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: C. 18:15
Diciotto is 18 and quindici is 15, so the train leaves at 18:15 (6:15 p.m.).
Transcript
Il treno parte alle diciotto e quindici.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: B. sister
Sorella means sister. Brother is fratello.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: D. mio padre
Padre is masculine, so use mio. With one family member, there is no article: mio padre.
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: C. i miei genitori
Genitori is masculine plural, so the possessive is miei. With plural family members, keep the article: i miei genitori.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: D. tua sorella
Sorella is feminine and singular, so use tua, with no article: tua sorella.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: B. sua
The possessive agrees with moglie (feminine), not with Paolo. One family member, so no article: sua moglie.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: B. nonno
The father of your father or mother is your nonno (grandfather).
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: D. Sì, ho una sorella.
Hai fratelli? asks about brothers and sisters. Sì, ho una sorella answers the question.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: B. 4
Marta says Nina ha quattro anni. Leo is the child who is six.
Transcript
Ciao, sono Marta. Ho due figli: Leo ha sei anni e Nina ha quattro anni.
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Question 29 of 40
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Answer: B. The speaker's brother
The speaker says Questo è mio fratello Davide: fratello means brother.
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Questo è mio fratello Davide. Ha ventinove anni. È sposato.
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Question 30 of 40
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Answer: D. In Florence
I miei genitori abitano a Firenze: his parents live in Florence. Giorgio lives in Bologna.
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: C. alta
Anna is one woman, so the adjective is feminine singular: alta.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: A. magri
Fratelli is masculine plural, so the -o adjective ends in -i: magri.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: C. gentili
Gentile is an -e adjective. Its plural ends in -i for both men and women: gentili.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: C. un ragazzo alto
Ragazzo is masculine, so use un and alto. The adjective comes after the noun.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: A. He/She has blue eyes.
Occhi means eyes and azzurri means blue.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: C. basso
Alto means tall and basso means short.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: A. simpatici
For a mixed group of men and women, use the masculine plural. Simpatico becomes simpatici.
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Question 38 of 40
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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.
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Question 39 of 40
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Answer: B. Green
The speaker says gli occhi verdi. Verdi means green; neri (black) is the colour of his hair.
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Il mio amico Luca è alto e magro. Ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi.
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Question 40 of 40
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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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