Basic Italian in 30 Days: Food and drink

1. Pregunta 1 de 10

   What does 'il formaggio' mean?

   • Acheese
   • Bmilk
   • Cbutter
   • Dbread
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   Respuesta: A. cheese

   Il formaggio is cheese. Milk is il latte and bread is il pane.

2. Pregunta 2 de 10

   What is the plural of 'la mela'?

   • Ai mele
   • Bla mele
   • Cle mela
   • Dle mele
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   Respuesta: D. le mele

   Feminine nouns in -a end in -e in the plural, and la becomes le: le mele.

3. Pregunta 3 de 10

   What is the plural of 'il pomodoro'?

   • Agli pomodori
   • Bil pomodori
   • Ci pomodori
   • Dle pomodore
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   Respuesta: C. i pomodori

   Masculine nouns in -o end in -i in the plural, and il becomes i: i pomodori.

4. Pregunta 4 de 10

   Fill the gap: 'Mangio ___ arancia.'

   • Aun
   • Buno
   • Cun'
   • Duna
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   Respuesta: C. un'

   Arancia is feminine and starts with a vowel, so una becomes un': un'arancia.

5. Pregunta 5 de 10

   How do you say 'some sugar'?

   • Adello zucchero
   • Bdella zucchero
   • Cdei zucchero
   • Ddel zucchero
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   Respuesta: A. dello zucchero

   Zucchero is masculine and starts with z, so its article is lo. Di + lo = dello: dello zucchero.

6. Pregunta 6 de 10

   How do you say 'some water'?

   • Adella acqua
   • Bdell'acqua
   • Cdelle acqua
   • Ddel acqua
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   Respuesta: B. dell'acqua

   Acqua is feminine and starts with a vowel, so its article is l'. Di + l' = dell': dell'acqua.

7. Pregunta 7 de 10

   What is the plural of 'l'uovo' (the egg)?

   • Ale uova
   • Bi uovi
   • Cgli uovi
   • Dle uove
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   Respuesta: A. le uova

   Uovo is irregular: one egg is l'uovo, but two or more are le uova.

8. Pregunta 8 de 10

   Listen. What does the person eat for breakfast?

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   Per colazione bevo un caffè e mangio un cornetto.

   • ASome fruit
   • BBread and butter
   • CAn egg
   • DA croissant
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   Respuesta: D. A croissant

   The speaker says mangio un cornetto. A cornetto is an Italian croissant.

   Transcripción

   Per colazione bevo un caffè e mangio un cornetto.

9. Pregunta 9 de 10

   Listen. What is the person buying today?

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   Oggi compro del pane, del formaggio e delle mele.

   • ABread, milk and apples
   • BBread, cheese and potatoes
   • CPasta, cheese and oranges
   • DBread, cheese and apples
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   Respuesta: D. Bread, cheese and apples

   The speaker says del pane (bread), del formaggio (cheese) e delle mele (apples).

   Transcripción

   Oggi compro del pane, del formaggio e delle mele.

10. Pregunta 10 de 10

    Read the menu. What is the main (second) course?

    Menu del giorno – 15 €
    Primo: pasta al pomodoro
    Secondo: pesce con patate
    Dolce: frutta
    Acqua e vino inclusi

    • AFish with potatoes
    • BFruit
    • CPasta with tomato
    • DMeat with potatoes
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    Respuesta: A. Fish with potatoes

    The secondo is the main course. Here it is pesce con patate: fish with potatoes.

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