Basic Italian in 30 Days: Clothes and colours

1. Vraag 1 van 10

   What does "la gonna" mean?

   • Acoat
   • Bdress
   • Cskirt
   • Dshirt
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. skirt

   La gonna is a skirt. A shirt is la camicia, a coat is il cappotto and a dress is il vestito.

2. Vraag 2 van 10

   Choose the correct form: una giacca ___ (black)

   • Aneri
   • Bnere
   • Cnera
   • Dnero
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. nera

   Giacca is feminine singular, so the -o colour ends in -a: una giacca nera.

3. Vraag 3 van 10

   Choose the correct form: i pantaloni ___ (white)

   • Abianca
   • Bbianchi
   • Cbianche
   • Dbianco
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. bianchi

   Pantaloni is masculine plural, so use -i. Bianco adds h to keep the hard sound: bianchi.

4. Vraag 4 van 10

   Choose the correct form: le scarpe ___ (green)

   • Averde
   • Bverdes
   • Cverda
   • Dverdi
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. verdi

   Verde ends in -e, so it has only two forms: verde for one, verdi for more than one.

5. Vraag 5 van 10

   How do you say "a red shirt"?

   • Aun camicia rossa
   • Buna camicia rosso
   • Cuna rossa camicia
   • Duna camicia rossa
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. una camicia rossa

   Colours come after the noun and agree with it. Camicia is feminine: una camicia rossa.

6. Vraag 6 van 10

   Choose the correct form: due borse ___ (pink)

   • Arosi
   • Brosse
   • Crosa
   • Drose
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. rosa

   Rosa (pink) never changes: una borsa rosa, due borse rosa. Rosse means red.

7. Vraag 7 van 10

   You want to buy a jacket. The shop assistant asks: "Di che colore la vuole?" Which reply fits?

   • ANera, per favore.
   • BSì, mi piace molto.
   • CCosta cinquanta euro.
   • DLa 42, per favore.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. Nera, per favore.

   Di che colore? asks what colour. Nera agrees with la giacca (feminine).

8. Vraag 8 van 10

   Listen. What colour are the speaker's shoes?

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   Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

   • AWhite
   • BBrown
   • CBlack
   • DBlue
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. Black

   Le scarpe nere means the black shoes. The T-shirt is white (bianca).

   Transcript

   Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

9. Vraag 9 van 10

   Listen. How much is the grey sweater?

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   Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
   Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

   • A€40
   • B€35
   • C€55
   • D€45
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. €45

   Quarantacinque is 45: quaranta (40) + cinque (5). Maglione grigio means grey sweater.

   Transcript

   Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
   Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

10. Vraag 10 van 10

    Read the sign. Which item is half price?

    SALDI!
    Giacche nere: -30%
    Scarpe rosse da donna: -50%
    Magliette bianche: 2 per 15 euro
    Aperto anche la domenica

    • ARed women's shoes
    • BBlack jackets
    • CBlack women's shoes
    • DWhite T-shirts
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Red women's shoes

    Scarpe rosse da donna -50% means red women's shoes are 50% off, so half price. Rosse is red; the black (nere) jackets are 30% off.

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