Basic Italian in 7 Days (Fast Track): Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: B. the kitchen
La cucina is the kitchen. The bathroom is il bagno.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: A. c'è
Use c'è (there is) with one thing: c'è un tavolo.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: C. ci sono
Use ci sono (there are) with more than one thing: ci sono due finestre.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: D. lo
Masculine words that start with s + consonant use lo: lo specchio.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: C. l'
Masculine nouns that start with a vowel take l' (not il or lo): l'armadio.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: B. i letti
Masculine nouns in -o end in -i in the plural, and il becomes i: i letti.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: A. in bagno
La doccia is the shower, and it is in the bathroom (in bagno).
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: C. One
The speaker says c'è una camera da letto: there is one bedroom.
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Il mio appartamento è piccolo. C'è una camera da letto, c'è un bagno e c'è una cucina con un balcone.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: C. A sofa, two chairs and a TV
The speaker says un divano (a sofa), due sedie (two chairs) e una televisione (a TV).
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In soggiorno ci sono un divano, due sedie e una televisione.
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: C. On the first floor
The text says Al primo piano ci sono due camere da letto. Primo piano means first floor.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: A. cheese
Il formaggio is cheese. Milk is il latte and bread is il pane.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: D. le mele
Feminine nouns in -a end in -e in the plural, and la becomes le: le mele.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: C. i pomodori
Masculine nouns in -o end in -i in the plural, and il becomes i: i pomodori.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: C. un'
Arancia is feminine and starts with a vowel, so una becomes un': un'arancia.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: A. dello zucchero
Zucchero is masculine and starts with z, so its article is lo. Di + lo = dello: dello zucchero.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: B. dell'acqua
Acqua is feminine and starts with a vowel, so its article is l'. Di + l' = dell': dell'acqua.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: A. le uova
Uovo is irregular: one egg is l'uovo, but two or more are le uova.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: D. A croissant
The speaker says mangio un cornetto. A cornetto is an Italian croissant.
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Per colazione bevo un caffè e mangio un cornetto.
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: D. Bread, cheese and apples
The speaker says del pane (bread), del formaggio (cheese) e delle mele (apples).
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Oggi compro del pane, del formaggio e delle mele.
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: A. Fish with potatoes
The secondo is the main course. Here it is pesce con patate: fish with potatoes.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: B. How much does it cost?
Quanto costa? asks the price of one thing.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: C. costano
Le mele is plural, so the verb is plural too: Quanto costano?
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: C. due euro
The word euro does not change in the plural: un euro, due euro.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: D. 100 grams
Un etto is 100 grams. Italians often buy ham and cheese by the etto.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: B. Con carta, grazie.
The cashier asks if you pay in cash (contanti) or by card (carta). Con carta, grazie answers the question.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: D. Do you have a bigger size?
Taglia means size and più grande means bigger. Smaller is più piccola.
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: C. the receipt
Lo scontrino is the receipt. The change is il resto and cash is contanti.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: B. €12.50
Dodici is 12 and cinquanta is 50: twelve euros fifty.
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Sono dodici euro e cinquanta.
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Question 29 of 40
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Answer: D. €3.20
The shop assistant says tre euro e venti: three euros twenty.
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Cliente: Vorrei un chilo di pomodori, per favore.
Commessa: Ecco. Sono tre euro e venti. -
Question 30 of 40
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Answer: B. 50%
Saldi are sales. The sign says Giacche (jackets): −50%. The 30% is for shoes (scarpe).
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: B. Vorrei un caffè, per favore.
Vorrei (I would like) with per favore is the polite way to order. Voglio (I want) and Dammi (Give me) can sound rude.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: D. An espresso
In Italy, un caffè is a small, strong espresso. Coffee with milk is a cappuccino or a caffellatte.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: C. No, basta così, grazie.
Altro? means 'Anything else?' Basta così means 'That's all'.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: C. You're welcome.
After grazie, prego means 'You're welcome'.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: D. sparkling water
Frizzante means sparkling (with bubbles). Still water is acqua naturale.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: A. un
Cornetto is masculine and starts with a consonant (not s + consonant or z), so use un: un cornetto.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: B. Il conto, per favore.
Il conto is the bill. Il resto is the change and la cassa is the till.
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: B. A cappuccino and a brioche
The customer says Un cappuccino e una brioche.
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Barista: Buongiorno, cosa prende?
Cliente: Un cappuccino e una brioche, per favore. -
Question 39 of 40
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Answer: D. €4
The barista says Sono quattro euro: four euros for two coffees and a water.
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Cliente: Due caffè e un'acqua naturale, per favore.
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Question 40 of 40
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Answer: A. €1.20
Al banco means at the counter: 1,20 €. A coffee al tavolo (at a table) costs 2,50 €.
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