Basic Vocabulary + Articles
Greetings!
Benvenuto – welcome, hello
Buongiorno – good morning
Buona sera – good evening
Arrivederci - goodbye
Basic Vocabolario
Ragazzo - boy
Ragazza - girl
L’Uomo - man
La Donna - woman
Grazie – thank you
Prego – welcome
Scusi – excuse me OR I’m sorry
Coma ti chiami? – What is your name?
Parts of Speech Review
Articles – preceding word that determinse the gender and number of a
given noun.
• Ex: (le raggazze – the girls)(female, 2+)
Nouns – Person, place, or thing. In Italian, a noun is masc. or fem.
• Ex: la donna (fem.)
• Ex: il ragazzo (masc.)
Personal Pronouns – I, you, he, she, we, us, they. In Italian, verbs are
conjugated according to the subject of which the verb is affecting. More
about that in Module 2.
More information here!
Parts of Speech: Articles
Masculine
Articles
Noun Rules
Example
Il
Begins with
consonant
Il ragazzo (the boy)
Lo
Begins with S or
Z + Cons.
Lo spettacolo (the
show)
L’
Begins with
vowel
L’Uomo (the man)
I
Plural + Begins
with Consonant
I Ragazzi (the boys)
Gli
Vowel or Begins
with S/Z + Cons.
Gli Anni (the years)
Feminine Noun Rules
Articles
Example
La
Singular + Begins with
Consonant
La Ragazza
(The girl)
L’
Singular + Begins with Vowel
L’ora (The
hour)
Le
Plural Feminine
Le ragazze (the
girls); Le ore
(The hours)
Articles + Nouns
La penna – pen
La sorella – sister
La pizza – the pizza
Le donne – the women (plural!)
Il ragazzo – the boy
Il padre – father
Il cane – the dog
I genitori - Parents
Gli student – the students
*You may notice that using the article isn’t always necessary, but a good place to start!
Take Away Lesson?
GENDER + NUMBER
=
Cardinal Rule in Latin Languages
(Spanish, French, Portugese, Italian)
More Useful Phrases….
Find them Here!