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'some' - 'di' plus a definite article
some wine
some beer
some dollars
some euros
- del vino (di+il)
- della birra (di+la)
- dei dollari (di+i)
- degli euro (di+gli)
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definite article rules - masculine singular nouns
il
lo
l'
- il - starting with consonant (except below)
- lo - starting with z, s+consonant, gn, pn, ps, x, y
- l' - starting with vowel
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Definite article rules - masculine plural nouns
i
gli
- i - most starting with consonant
- gli - starting with z, s+consonant, gn, pn, ps, x, y; also all starting with vowels
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Definite article rules - feminine singular and plural
la
l'
le
- la - starting with consonant
- l' - starting with vowels
- le - all plurals
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Common regular first conjugation verbs 1
to live
to listen to
to wait for
to have dinner
to cost
- abitare
- ascoltare
- aspettare
- cenare
- costare
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Common regular first conjugation verbs 2
to ask
to enter
to work
to eat
to talk
- domandare
- entrare
- lavorare
- mangiare
- parlare
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Regular first conjugation verbs - present simple endings
eg to speak - parlare
- (io) -o
- (tu) -i
- (lui/lei/Lei) -a
- (noi) -iamo
- (voi) -ate
- (loro) -ano
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Common regular first conjugation verbs 3
to spend time
to think
to take
to have lunch
to make a mistake
- passare
- pensare
- portare
- pranzare
- sbagliare
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Common regular first conjugation verbs 4
to find
trovare
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Irregular verbs:
To have
To go
- Avere: io ho, lei ha, noi abbiamo, voi avete, loro hanno (past with avuto)
- Andare: io vado, lei va, noi andiamo, voi andate, loro vanno (past with (essere) andato/a/e/i)
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