Basic Italian in 7 Days (Fast Track): Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
Themaquiz zonder tijdslimiet: 50 vragen over Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more, met een uitleg na elk antwoord. Vragen en antwoorden worden elke keer gehusseld.
Dag 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
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Vraag 1 van 50
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Antwoord: D. surname
Il cognome is your family name. Il nome is your first name.
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Vraag 2 van 50
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Antwoord: A. 7 April 1995
In Italy, dates are written day/month/year, so 07/04 is the 7th day of the 4th month (April).
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Vraag 3 van 50
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Antwoord: A. All'ufficio postale
You send letters and parcels at the post office: l'ufficio postale or la posta.
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Vraag 4 van 50
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Antwoord: A. spedire
After vorrei (I would like), use the infinitive: vorrei spedire.
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Vraag 5 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Sign here.
Firmare means to sign, and la firma is a signature. Firmi is the formal request form.
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Vraag 6 van 50
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Antwoord: D. The postal code
CAP is the Italian postal code, a five-digit number such as 37121.
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Vraag 7 van 50
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Antwoord: A. conto
Aprire un conto means to open an account. Il costo is the cost, and i contanti means cash.
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Vraag 8 van 50
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Antwoord: A. Send a letter to Canada
The customer says Vorrei spedire questa lettera in Canada: I'd like to send this letter to Canada.
Transcript
Impiegato: Buongiorno, desidera?
Cliente: Vorrei spedire questa lettera in Canada. Quanto costa? -
Vraag 9 van 50
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Antwoord: B. A passport
The clerk asks for un documento (ID). The customer says Ecco il mio passaporto: here is my passport.
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Impiegata: Mi serve un documento, per favore.
Cliente: Ecco il mio passaporto. -
Vraag 10 van 50
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Antwoord: D. 12 September 1988
Italian dates are day/month/year: 12/09/1988 is 12 September 1988.
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Vraag 11 van 50
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Antwoord: D. furnished
Arredato means it comes with furniture (i mobili).
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Vraag 12 van 50
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Antwoord: D. bills
Le bollette are the bills for electricity, gas and water.
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Vraag 13 van 50
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Antwoord: C. A studio with one main room
Mono means one, so a monolocale has one main room. A bilocale has two.
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Vraag 14 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Le spese sono incluse?
Le spese is feminine plural, so the verb is sono and the participle agrees: incluse.
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Vraag 15 van 50
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Antwoord: D. padrone
Il padrone di casa means the landlord. Il padre means father.
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Vraag 16 van 50
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Antwoord: D. Piacere! Io sono Marco, del secondo piano.
Piacere means nice to meet you. Answer with Piacere! and say your name.
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Vraag 17 van 50
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Antwoord: C. €700 a month, extra costs not included
Settecento euro al mese is €700 a month. Spese escluse means the extra costs are not included.
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Proprietaria: L'affitto è di settecento euro al mese, spese escluse.
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Vraag 18 van 50
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Antwoord: B. Tomorrow at six
The owner says può venire a vederlo domani alle sei: you can come and see it tomorrow at six.
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Paolo: Buongiorno, chiamo per l'annuncio. L'appartamento è ancora libero?
Proprietaria: Sì, può venire a vederlo domani alle sei. -
Vraag 19 van 50
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Antwoord: C. There is no elevator.
Senza ascensore means without an elevator. The apartment is furnished (arredato), there are no pets (no animali), and spese are extra (+ spese).
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Vraag 20 van 50
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Antwoord: C. affittare
After vorrei, use the infinitive: vorrei affittare (I'd like to rent).
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Vraag 21 van 50
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Antwoord: D. Help!
Aiuto means help. You shout Aiuto! in an emergency.
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Vraag 22 van 50
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Antwoord: C. 112
Italy's official tourism website says 112 is the single emergency number in Italy, and the European Commission says 112 works everywhere in the EU, free of charge. (Sources: Italy's official tourism website, italia.it/en/italy/practical-information/emergency-and-assistance; European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Vraag 23 van 50
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Antwoord: B. 113
Italy's official tourism website lists 113 for the State Police, for example for accidents and thefts. You can also call 112 for any emergency. (Source: Italy's official tourism website, italia.it/en/italy/practical-information/emergency-and-assistance)
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Vraag 24 van 50
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Antwoord: B. bisogno
To need is avere bisogno di: ho bisogno di un medico.
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Vraag 25 van 50
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Antwoord: D. The emergency department of a hospital
Il pronto soccorso is where you go in a hospital for urgent care.
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Vraag 26 van 50
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Antwoord: A. Someone stole my wallet.
Rubare means to steal. Mi hanno rubato... means someone stole my... I lost is ho perso.
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Vraag 27 van 50
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Antwoord: B. Ho perso il passaporto.
Perdere uses avere in the passato prossimo, and its participle is irregular: perso.
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Vraag 28 van 50
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Antwoord: D. Via Dante 8
The caller says Siamo in via Dante 8: the street and the number. Say where you are first when you call 112.
Transcript
Aiuto! C'è stato un incidente. Un uomo è ferito. Siamo in via Dante 8.
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Vraag 29 van 50
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Antwoord: B. Someone stole her bag at the station.
Mi hanno rubato la borsa alla stazione means someone stole my bag at the station.
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Poliziotto: Che cosa è successo?
Donna: Mi hanno rubato la borsa alla stazione. -
Vraag 30 van 50
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Antwoord: B. Use the elevator
In caso di incendio non usate l'ascensore means in case of fire, do not use the elevator. The numbers on the sign match the official list: 112 for all emergencies, 113 State Police, 115 fire brigade, 118 medical. (Source: Italy's official tourism website, italia.it/en/italy/practical-information/emergency-and-assistance)
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Vraag 31 van 50
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Antwoord: A. How was your weekend?
Il fine settimana is the weekend, and Com'è andato? asks how it went.
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Vraag 32 van 50
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Antwoord: A. Grazie, anche a te!
Anche a te means you too. It answers good wishes like Buon fine settimana!
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Vraag 33 van 50
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Antwoord: B. What a nice jacket!
Che + adjective + noun is an exclamation. Bella means beautiful or nice.
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Vraag 34 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Grazie, sei molto gentile!
Thank the person for a compliment: Grazie, sei molto gentile! (Thanks, you're very kind!)
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Vraag 35 van 50
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Antwoord: D. belle
Scarpe is feminine plural, so use belle.
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Vraag 36 van 50
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Antwoord: A. da
Use da + present tense for something that started in the past and is still true. Fa means ago.
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Vraag 37 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Shall we get a coffee?
Ci prendiamo un caffè? is a friendly invitation to go for a coffee together.
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Vraag 38 van 50
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Antwoord: C. To the mountains
Sono andato in montagna means I went to the mountains.
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Marta: Ciao Luca! Com'è andato il weekend?
Luca: Benissimo! Sono andato in montagna con gli amici. -
Vraag 39 van 50
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Antwoord: A. It will rain.
Domani invece piove means tomorrow, on the other hand, it is going to rain. Today is very hot.
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Collega: Fa proprio caldo oggi, eh?
Anna: Sì, troppo! Domani invece piove. -
Vraag 40 van 50
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Antwoord: A. To thank her for dinner
Grazie per la cena di ieri means thanks for last night's dinner. Sara also compliments the cake (la torta).
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Vraag 41 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Buongiorno, come sta?
Use buongiorno in the morning and the formal Lei form (come sta?) with strangers. Ciao is informal.
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Vraag 42 van 50
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Antwoord: A. lo
Masculine nouns that start with z or s + consonant take lo: lo zaino, lo studente.
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Vraag 43 van 50
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Antwoord: B. siamo
Essere with noi is siamo. Siete is for voi, and abbiamo is the verb avere.
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Vraag 44 van 50
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Antwoord: D. le case
Feminine nouns ending in -a make the plural with -e, and la becomes le: le case.
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Vraag 45 van 50
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Antwoord: A. Sono le tre e un quarto.
For most hours, use sono le + number: sono le tre. Use è only for one o'clock, noon and midnight: è l'una, è mezzogiorno.
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Vraag 46 van 50
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Antwoord: C. sono andati
Andare uses essere, and the participle agrees with Marco e Luca (masculine plural): sono andati.
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Vraag 47 van 50
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Antwoord: A. Sì, mi piacciono molto.
I gatti is plural, so use mi piacciono. Mi piace is for one thing, and ti piacciono would mean you like them.
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Vraag 48 van 50
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Antwoord: B. Two return tickets to Florence
Due biglietti means two tickets, per Firenze means to Florence, and andata e ritorno means return.
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Buongiorno. Vorrei due biglietti per Firenze, andata e ritorno, per favore.
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Vraag 49 van 50
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Antwoord: D. A mineral water
Marco says Io prendo solo un'acqua minerale: only a mineral water. Anna orders the cappuccino and the cornetto.
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Cameriere: Cosa prendete?
Anna: Per me un cappuccino e un cornetto.
Marco: Io prendo solo un'acqua minerale. -
Vraag 50 van 50
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Antwoord: C. Visit the Vatican Museums
Domani andrò ai Musei Vaticani uses the future: tomorrow I will go to the Vatican Museums. Her school is near the Colosseum.
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