Italian Demystified. A self-Teaching Guide
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Written Practice 5
Fill in the blanks with the required forms of the nouns in the singular or plural, as
necessary.
1. Chi è? Who is it?
È un . He is a nurse.
2. Chi sono? Who are they?
Sono due . They are two (female) nurses.
3. Chi sono?
Sono due . They are two spies.
4. Chi è?
È una simpatica. He is a nice person.
5. Chi sono?
Sono due . They are two (male) dentists.
6. Chi sono?
Sono due . They are two (female) pianists.
7. Chi è?
È il mio . He is my pharmacist.
8. Chi è?
È una . She is a specialist.
Numbers from 101 to 1000
Remember learning the numbers from 0 (zero) to 100 (cento) in Chapter 4? If not,
review them now. This chapter will discuss the numbers from 101 to 1000. Learn-
ing these numbers is easy. Simply add on each consecutive number to the word for
one hundred, two hundred, and so on—up to one thousand.
101 centuno
102 centodue
103 centotré
104 centoquattro
199 centonovantanove (or cento novantanove)
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To form the numbers 200, 300, and so on, simply add the word cento, as shown
here:
200 duecento
300 trecento
400 quattrocento
500 cinquecento
600 seicento
700 settecento
800 ottocento
900 novecento
To continue counting, make number words as before. Simply add on each con-
secutive number to the word for one hundred, two hundred, and so on—up to one
thousand.
201 duecentuno (or duecento uno)
302 trecentodue (or trecento due)
403 quattrocentotré (or quattrocento tre)
504 cinquecentoquattro (or cinquecento quattro)
1000 mille
Here are a few words used in mathematical phrases:
più plus
meno minus
per times, multiplied by
diviso per divided by
fa equals, is, makes
Oral Practice
Practice saying the following sentences out loud.
Quanto fa cento più cento? How much is 100 plus 100?
Duecento. Two hundred .
Quanto fa quattrocento meno cento? How much is 400 minus 100?
Trecento. Three hundred.
Quanto fa due per trecento quattro? How much is 2 times 304?
Seicentotto. Six hundred eight.
Quanto fa mille diviso per due? How much is 1000 divided by 2?
Cinquecento. Five hundred.
Quanto fa seicento novanta più due? How much is 690 plus 2?
Seicento novantadue. Six hundred ninety-two.
Quanto fa novecento trenta meno tre? How much is 930 minus 3?
Novecento ventisette. Nine hundred twenty-seven.
Quanto fa due per duecento dieci? How much is 2 times 210?
Quattrocento venti. Four hundred twenty.
Quanto fa settecento due diviso How much is 702 divided by 2?
per due?
Trecento cinquantuno. Three hundred fi fty-one.
Written Practice 6
On each blank write out the answer to the mathematical question.
1. Quanto fa centonovanta due più trecento quattro? How much is 192 plus
304?
.
2. Quanto fa mille meno cento? How much is 1000 minus 100?
.
3. Quanto fa tre per trecento cinque? How much is 3 times 305?
.
4. Quanto fa ottocento quattro diviso per due? How much is 804 divided by 2?
.
5. Quanto fa settecento più centotré? How much is 700 plus 103?
.
6. Quanto fa quattrocento meno trentanove? How much is 400 minus 39?
.
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7. Quanto fa tre per duecento dieci? How much is 3 times 210?
.
8. Quanto fa quattrocento quattro diviso per due? How much is 404 divided
by 2?
.
QUIZ
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate ending for each verb.
1. Quando arriv i genitori di Maria?
Quando guard la televisione di solito, Alessandro?
Che cosa impar la tua amica a scuola?
Quando chiam voi di solito la sera?
Noi torn in Italia spesso.
Quali lingue parl gli amici di Carlo?
Chi chiam Lei di solito, signora Marchi?
Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
2. Marco, chi adesso?
(a) cerchi
(b) cerca
3. Professore, perché sempre Lei?
(a) paghi
(b) paga
4. Noi a mangiare.
(a) cominciamo
(b) cominciate
5. E voi, che cosa ?
(a) mangiano
(b) mangiate
Write the feminine forms corresponding to each of the masculine forms provided.
Be sure to pay attention to whether the nouns are in the singular form or the
plural.
Masculine Feminine
6. l’infermiere
i camerieri
il dentista
i pianisti
il farmacista
gli specialisti
Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best answers the question.
7. Quanto fa trecento più cento meno cinquanta per due?
(a) Settecento.
(b) Seicento cinquanta.
8. Quanto fa ottocento più duecento meno cento diviso per due?
(a) Quattrocento.
(b) Quattrocento cinquanta.
Personal Matters! Answer each question appropriately.
9. Che cosa mangi e bevi di solito per colazione?
.
10. Che cosa mangi e bevi di solito per pranzo?
.
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CHAPTER 7
Prepositions
and the Present
Indicative of
-ere Verbs
Here’s what you will learn in this chapter:
Present Indicative of -ere Verbs
Using the Verbs Fare and Dire
Prepositional Contractions
Numbers Over 1000
Telling Time
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Present Indicative of -ere Verbs
Che cosa scrivi? What are you writing? The verb used in this question is scrivere
(skrEEh-veh-reh), which means to write. Notice that it ends in -ere (instead of
-are). It is called a second-conjugation verb.
To conjugate regular second-conjugation verbs in the present indicative, drop the
infi nitive ending -ere from the verb root (in this case, scriv-), and add on the end-
ings -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono, according to the person (fi rst, second, third) and
number (singular and plural).
(io) scrivo I write, am writing, do write
(tu) scrivi you (familiar) write, are writing, do write
(Lei) scrive you (polite) write, are writing, do write
(lui/lei) scrive he/she writes, is writing, does write
(noi) scriviamo we write, are writing, do write
(voi) scrivete you (familiar plural) write, are writing, do write
(Loro) scrivono you (polite plural) write, are writing, do write
(loro) scrivono they write, are writing, do write
Here are some common -ere verbs:
vedere (veh-dEh-reh) to see
vivere (vEEh-veh-reh) to live
ripetere (reeh-pEh-teh-reh) to repeat
vendere (vEhn-deh-reh) to sell
leggere (lEh-jjeh-reh) to read
prendere (prEhn-deh-reh) to take, have (something to eat/drink)
mettere (mEh-tteh-reh) to put
Oral Practice
Practice saying the following sentences out loud. As you practice, you will come
across a few new useful words.
(Tu) scrivi in italiano? Do you write in Italian?
Sì, (io) scrivo in italiano molto bene. Yes, I write in Italian very well.
(Voi) ripetete spesso in classe, vero? You often repeat in class, don’t you?
No, noi non ripetiamo mai. No, we never repeat.
Quando vendono l’automobile? When are they selling the car?
Vendono l’automobile domani. They are selling it tomorrow.
Chi legge il giornale ogni giorno? Who reads the newspaper every day?
Noi leggiamo il giornale ogni giorno. We read the newspaper every day.
Giovanni, che cosa prendi? John, what are you having?
Prendo un succo di frutta. I am having a fruit juice.
Dottoressa, dove mette la borsa, Doctor, where do you put your
di solito? purse, usually?
Metto la borsa di solito sul tavolo. Usually I put my purse on the table.
Marco, chi vedi? Mark, who do you see?
Vedo Maria. I see Mary.
Giovanni, dove vivono i tuoi genitori? John, where do your parents live?
Loro vivono in Italia. They live in Italy.
Written Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate present indicative forms of the verbs
provided.
1. Signorina, chi , Lei? Miss, who do you see?
la mia amica. I see my friend.
2. Quando i tuoi amici in classe? When do your friends
repeat in class?
Loro sempre. They always repeat.
3. Chi l’automobile? Who is selling the car?
Il professore l’automobile. The professor is selling the
car.
4. Anche voi il giornale? You, too, are reading the
newspaper?
Sì, noi il giornale ogni giorno. Yes, we read the
newspaper every day.
5. Marco, anche tu il caffè? Mark, are you also having
coffee?
Sì, anch’io il caffè. Yes, I am also having coffee.
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6. Signori, dove l’automobile, Loro? Gentlemen, where do
you put the car?
Noi l’automobile nel garage We put the car in the garage.
7. Maria, dove ? Mary, where do you live?
in America. I live in America.
Using the Verbs Fare and Dire
Che cosa fai? Che cosa dici? What are you doing? and What are you saying?
These questions are constructed with the verbs fare (to do, make) and dire (to say,
tell). Like essere, avere, stare, bere, and dare of previous chapters, they are irreg-
ular verbs and memorization of them is the key to using them correctly.
fare to do, to make
(io) faccio I do/make, am doing/making, do/make
(tu) fai you do/make (familiar), are doing/making, do do/make
(Lei) fa you do/make (polite), are doing/making, do do/make
(lui/lei) fa he/she does/makes, is doing/making, does do/make
(noi) facciamo we do/make, are doing/making, do do/make
(voi) fate you do/make (familiar plural), are doing/making, do do/make
(Loro) fanno you do/make (polite plural), are doing/making, do do/make
(loro) fanno they do/make, are doing/making, do do/make
dire to say, to tell
(io) dico I say/tell, am saying/telling, do say/tell
(tu) dici you say/tell (familiar), are saying/telling, do say/tell
(Lei) dice you say/tell (polite), are saying/telling, do say/tell
(lui/lei) dice he/she says/tells, is saying/telling, does say/tell
(noi) diciamo we say/tell, are saying/telling, do say/tell
(voi) dite you say/tell (familiar plural), are saying/telling, do say/tell
(Loro) dicono you say/tell (polite plural), are saying/telling, do say/tell
(loro) dicono they say/tell, are saying/telling, do say/tell