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Basic Italian in 7 Days (Fast Track): Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

  1. Question 1 of 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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 50

    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.

  11. Question 11 of 50

    What does "Dove?" mean?
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    Answer: B. Where?

    Dove means where. When is quando, who is chi and how is come.

  12. Question 12 of 50

    Fill the gap: ___ anni hai?
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    Answer: B. Quanti

    Quanto agrees with the noun. Anni is masculine plural, so use quanti.

  13. Question 13 of 50

    Fill the gap: ___ sorelle hai?
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    Answer: D. Quante

    Sorelle is feminine plural, so use quante.

  14. Question 14 of 50

    Which question is written correctly?
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    Answer: C. Qual è il tuo indirizzo?

    Write qual è with no apostrophe. Use qual è, not cosa è, to ask for an address or a number.

  15. Question 15 of 50

    The answer is "Domani sera." What was the question?
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    Answer: B. Quando arriva Paolo?

    Domani sera (tomorrow evening) answers quando (when).

  16. Question 16 of 50

    How do you ask "Where does Marco live?"
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    Answer: A. Dove abita Marco?

    Put the question word first, then the verb, then the subject. Italian does not use a word like do.

  17. Question 17 of 50

    Someone asks: "Perché studi l'italiano?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: D. Perché lavoro in Italia.

    Perché? asks why, and the answer starts with perché (because).

  18. Question 18 of 50

    Listen. Where is Tom from?
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    Anna: Di dove sei?
    Tom: Sono di Londra, ma abito a Milano.

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    Answer: C. London

    Di dove sei? asks where you are from. Tom says Sono di Londra; he lives (abito) in Milan.

    Transcript

    Anna: Di dove sei?
    Tom: Sono di Londra, ma abito a Milano.

  19. Question 19 of 50

    Listen. Who is Marta?
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    Giorgio: Chi è quella ragazza?
    Lucia: È Marta, la mia collega.

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    Answer: D. Lucia's colleague

    Chi è? asks who someone is. Lucia answers È Marta, la mia collega: my colleague.

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    Giorgio: Chi è quella ragazza?
    Lucia: È Marta, la mia collega.

  20. Question 20 of 50

    Read the list. Which question asks for a reason?

    Domande per il primo giorno:
    1. Come ti chiami?
    2. Di dove sei?
    3. Dove abiti adesso?
    4. Perché studi l'italiano?

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    Answer: A. Question 4

    Perché means why, so question 4 asks for a reason. Question 2, Di dove sei?, asks where you are from.

  21. Question 21 of 50

    What does "Ieri ho lavorato" mean?
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    Answer: A. Yesterday I worked.

    Ieri means yesterday, and ho lavorato is the passato prossimo of lavorare.

  22. Question 22 of 50

    Choose the correct form: Ieri sera ___ una pizza. (I ate)
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    Answer: D. ho mangiato

    Mangiare uses avere + participle: ho mangiato. With avere, the participle normally does not change.

  23. Question 23 of 50

    What is the past participle of dormire?
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    Answer: B. dormito

    Regular -ire verbs make the participle with -ito: dormire, dormito.

  24. Question 24 of 50

    What is the past participle of vendere?
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    Answer: B. venduto

    Regular -ere verbs make the participle with -uto: vendere, venduto.

  25. Question 25 of 50

    Fill the gap: Ho ___ un bel film. (vedere)
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    Answer: A. visto

    Vedere has an irregular participle: visto. Ho visto un film means I saw a movie.

  26. Question 26 of 50

    Fill the gap: Marco ___ un libro interessante. (leggere)
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    Answer: B. ha letto

    Leggere uses avere, and its participle is irregular: letto.

  27. Question 27 of 50

    Fill the gap: Ieri Giulia ___ al mare.
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    Answer: C. è andata

    Andare uses essere, so the participle agrees with Giulia (feminine): è andata.

  28. Question 28 of 50

    Listen. What did they eat?
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    Ieri sono andato al ristorante con mia moglie. Abbiamo mangiato il pesce.

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    Answer: D. Fish

    Abbiamo mangiato il pesce means we ate fish.

    Transcript

    Ieri sono andato al ristorante con mia moglie. Abbiamo mangiato il pesce.

  29. Question 29 of 50

    Listen. What did Paolo do in the evening?
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    Laura: Cosa hai fatto sabato?
    Paolo: Ho giocato a calcio e la sera ho visto un film.

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    Answer: A. He watched a movie.

    La sera ho visto un film means in the evening I watched a movie. He played soccer before that.

    Transcript

    Laura: Cosa hai fatto sabato?
    Paolo: Ho giocato a calcio e la sera ho visto un film.

  30. Question 30 of 50

    Read the diary. How did the writer travel after work?

    Caro diario, oggi ho lavorato fino alle sette. Poi ho preso l'autobus e ho fatto la spesa. A casa ho cucinato la pasta e ho letto un po'. Adesso sono stanca!

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    Answer: B. By bus

    Ho preso l'autobus means I took the bus. Prendere has the irregular participle preso.

  31. Question 31 of 50

    What does "la settimana prossima" mean?
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    Answer: A. next week

    Prossimo/prossima means next. Last week is la settimana scorsa.

  32. Question 32 of 50

    Which sentence talks about the future?
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    Answer: B. Domani vado al mare.

    Domani (tomorrow) + present tense is a common way to talk about the future. The other sentences are in the past.

  33. Question 33 of 50

    Choose the future tense form: noi ___ (parlare)
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    Answer: C. parleremo

    In the future of -are verbs, a becomes e: parleremo. Parlerete is for voi and parlerò for io.

  34. Question 34 of 50

    Choose the future tense form: L'anno prossimo io ___ in Italia. (andare)
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    Answer: B. andrò

    Andare has an irregular future: andrò, andrai, andrà... Andrà is for lui or lei.

  35. Question 35 of 50

    Choose the future tense form: Sabato noi ___ una festa. (fare)
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    Answer: D. faremo

    Fare has a short future: farò, farai, farà, faremo. Faremmo, with mm, means we would do.

  36. Question 36 of 50

    Fill the gap: Penso ___ andare in vacanza a luglio.
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    Answer: B. di

    Pensare di + infinitive means to be thinking of doing something.

  37. Question 37 of 50

    A friend asks: "Cosa fai stasera?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: A. Vado al cinema con Anna.

    Stasera means this evening, so answer with a plan in the present tense: Vado al cinema.

  38. Question 38 of 50

    Listen. How long will they stay in Sicily?
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    Il mese prossimo andrò in Sicilia con la mia famiglia. Resteremo due settimane.

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    Answer: D. Two weeks

    Resteremo due settimane means we will stay two weeks. Il mese prossimo (next month) is when they leave.

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    Il mese prossimo andrò in Sicilia con la mia famiglia. Resteremo due settimane.

  39. Question 39 of 50

    Listen. What will Luca do tomorrow afternoon?
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    Sara: Cosa fai domani?
    Luca: Domani mattina lavoro, ma il pomeriggio gioco a tennis.

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    Answer: D. Play tennis

    Luca works in the morning (domani mattina lavoro), but in the afternoon he plays tennis (il pomeriggio gioco a tennis).

    Transcript

    Sara: Cosa fai domani?
    Luca: Domani mattina lavoro, ma il pomeriggio gioco a tennis.

  40. Question 40 of 50

    Read Martina's message. What should the guests bring?

    Ciao a tutti! Sabato prossimo faccio una festa per il mio compleanno. Comincia alle otto di sera, a casa mia, in via Garibaldi 15. Portate qualcosa da bere! Martina

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    Answer: A. Something to drink

    Portate qualcosa da bere means bring something to drink. The party is next Saturday at 8 p.m.

  41. Question 41 of 50

    What does "Può aiutarmi?" mean?
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    Answer: D. Can you help me?

    Può is the formal you form of potere, and aiutarmi means to help me.

  42. Question 42 of 50

    Choose the correct verb: Noi non ___ venire domani.
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    Answer: C. possiamo

    Potere is irregular. With noi it is possiamo. Possono is for loro and potete for voi.

  43. Question 43 of 50

    Choose the correct verb: Tu ___ chiudere la porta?
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    Answer: A. puoi

    With tu, potere is puoi. Può is for lui, lei or Lei, and poi means then.

  44. Question 44 of 50

    Which request is the most polite?
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    Answer: D. Potrebbe aprire la finestra, per favore?

    Potrebbe (could you) with per favore is very polite. Apri! is a direct order, and devi means you must.

  45. Question 45 of 50

    A shop assistant says to you: "Posso aiutarla?" What does it mean?
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    Answer: D. Can I help you?

    Posso means I can and aiutarla means to help you (formal). Shop staff often say this.

  46. Question 46 of 50

    Someone says: "Grazie mille per l'aiuto!" What do you answer?
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    Answer: B. Prego!

    Prego means you're welcome. Per favore means please, so it is not an answer to grazie.

  47. Question 47 of 50

    How do you say "I can swim" (I know how)?
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    Answer: C. So nuotare.

    For a skill you have learned, use sapere: so nuotare. Posso nuotare means I am allowed or able to swim now.

  48. Question 48 of 50

    Listen. Where is the station?
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    Turista: Mi scusi, mi può dire dov'è la stazione?
    Signore: Certo, è in fondo a questa strada, a destra.

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    Answer: C. At the end of this street, on the right

    In fondo a questa strada means at the end of this street, and a destra means on the right.

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    Turista: Mi scusi, mi può dire dov'è la stazione?
    Signore: Certo, è in fondo a questa strada, a destra.

  49. Question 49 of 50

    Listen. How can the customer pay today?
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    Cliente: Posso pagare con la carta?
    Cassiera: Mi dispiace, oggi accettiamo solo contanti.

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    Answer: C. Only in cash

    The cashier says Mi dispiace, oggi accettiamo solo contanti: today we accept only cash.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Posso pagare con la carta?
    Cassiera: Mi dispiace, oggi accettiamo solo contanti.

  50. Question 50 of 50

    Read the library sign. What can you do there?

    Biblioteca comunale
    Qui si può: leggere, studiare, usare il Wi-Fi gratis.
    Qui non si può: mangiare, bere, telefonare.

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    Answer: D. Use the Wi-Fi for free

    Si può means you can. The sign says you can read, study and use the Wi-Fi for free (gratis), but not eat, drink or make calls.

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