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2.3: Unità 2 - Vocabolario

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    STATI E AGGETTIVI DI NAZIONALITÀ (countries and adjectives of nationality)

    Albania, albanese – Albania, Albanese

    America, americano – America, American

    Argentina, argentino – Argentina, Argentinian

    Brasile, brasiliano – Brazil, Brazilian

    Canada, canadese – Canada, Canadian

    Cina, cinese – China, Chinese

    Corea, coreano – Korea, Korean

    Etiopia, etiope – Ethiopia, Ethiopian

    Francia, francese – France, French

    Germania, tedesco – Germany, German

    Ghana, ghanese – Ghana, Ghanian

    Giappone, giapponese – Japan, Japanese

    Inghilterra, inglese – England, English

    Italia, italiano – Italy, Italian

    Marocco, marocchino – Morocco, Moroccan

    Messico, messicano – Mexico, Mexican

    Portogallo, portoghese – Portugal, Portuguese

    Russia, russo – Russia, Russian

    Senegal, senegalese – Senegal, Senegalese

    Spagna, spagnolo – Spain, Spanish

    Somalia, somalo – Somalia, Somali

    Stati Uniti, statunitense – United States

    AGGETTIVI (adjectives)

    alto – tall

    altruista – altruistic

    antipatico – annoying

    atletico – athletic, sporty

    attivo – active

    avaro – greedy

    basso – short

    bello – beautiful

    bravo – talented

    brutto – ugly

    buono – good

    calmo – calm

    cattivo – bad

    contento – happy

    coraggioso – brave

    debole – weak

    divertente – funny

    egoista – egoistical

    energico – energetic

    estroverso – outgoing

    felice – happy

    forte – strong

    generoso – generous

    grande – big

    grasso – fat

    indipendente – independent

    intelligente – intelligent

    interessante – interesting

    introverso – introverted

    lungo – long

    magro – thin

    nervoso – nervous

    noioso – boring

    ottimista – optimist

    pessimista – pessimist

    piccolo – small

    pigro – lazy

    simpatico – nice, friendly

    sincero – sincere

    socievole – outgoing

    spiritoso – witty

    studioso – studious

    timido – shy

    tranquillo – calm, tranquil

    triste – sad

    PARTI DEL CORPO (body parts)

    faccia (la) – face

    capelli (i) – hair

    • castani – brown
    • neri – black
    • rossi – red
    • biondi – blond
    • mossi – wavy
    • ricci – curly
    • lisci – straight
    • lunghi – long
    • corti – short

    naso (il) – nose

    orecchie (le) – ears

    occhi (gli) – eyes

    barba (la) – beard

    pizzetto (il) – goatee

    baffi (i) – mustache

    bocca (la) – mouth

    I COLORI (colors)

    arancione – orange

    azzurro – light blue

    bianco – white

    blu* – blue

    giallo – yellow

    grigio – grey

    marrone – brown

    nero – black

    rosa* – pink

    rosso – red

    verde – green

    viola* – purple

     

    *invariabili

    OGGETTI DELL’AULA (classroom objects)

    appunti (gli) – notes

    astuccio (l’) – pencase

    banco (il) – student desks

    cattedra (la) – professor’s desk

    cestino (il) – bin

    computer (il) – computer

    dizionario (il) – dictionary

    finestra (la) – window

    foglio (di carta) (il) – sheet (of paper)

    gomma (la) – rubber, eraser

    lavagna (la) – blackboard

    libro (il) – book

    luce (la) – light

    matita (la) – pencil

    orologio (l’) – watch, clock

    porta (la) – door

    penna (la) – pen

    quaderno (il) – notebook

    sedia (la) – chair

    vocabolario (il) – vocabulary

    zaino (lo) – backpack

    ALL’UNIVERSITÀ (in college)

    aula (l’) – classroom

    biblioteca (la) – library

    corso (il) – class, course

    esame (l’) – exam

    facoltà (la) – department

    insegnante (l’) – teacher

    lezione (la) – class, lesson

    parco (il) – park

    professore (il) – professor (m)

    professoressa (la) – professor (f)

    residenza universitaria (la) – dorm

    stanza (la) – room

    studente (lo) – student (m)

    studentessa (la) – student (f)

    università (l’) – college, university

    voto (il) – grade

    VERBI (verbs)

    essere – to be

    avere – to have

    ESPRESSIONI CON AVERE E ESSERE (expressions with avere and essere)

    avere…

    • caldo – to be hot
    • bisogno (di) – to need
    • fame – to be hungry
    • freddo – to be cold
    • fretta – to be in a hurry
    • male (a) – to have pain
    • paura – to be afraid
    • sonno – to be tired
    • ..X… anni – to be…X…years old

    essere…

    • annoiato – bored
    • felice – to be happy
    • triste – to be sad
    • stressato – to be stressed out
    • nervoso – to be nervous
    • soddisfatto – to be content, to be satisfied

    TEMPO (time)

    che ora è / che ore sono? – what time is it?

    è mezzanotte/mezzogiorno/l’una – it is midnight / noon / 1pm

    sono le … – it is [hour]

    …di mattina – in the morning

    …del pomeriggio – in the afternoon

    …di sera – in the evening

    …di notte – at night

    a che ora…? – at what time…

    a / alle … – at…

    ora – hour

    minuti – minutes

    mezzanotte – midnight

    mezzogiorno – noon

    … e un quarto – a quarter past …

    … e mezzo/mezza – half past …

    … meno un quarto – a quarter to…

    I GIORNI DELLA SETTIMANA (days of the week)

    lunedì – Monday

    martedì – Tuesday

    mercoledì – Wednesday

    giovedì – Thursday

    venerdì – Friday

    sabato – Saturday

    domenica – Sunday

    settimana (la) – week

    fine settimana (il) – weekend

    LE MATERIE (subjects)

    arte (l’) – Art

    biologia (la) – Biology

    chimica (la) – Chemistry

    economia (l’) – Economics

    fisica (la) – Physics

    giurisprudenza (la) – Law

    informatica (l’) – Computer Science

    italiano (l’) – Italian

    linguistica (la) – Linguistics

    matematica (la) – Math

    medicina (la) – Medicine

    scienze ambientali (le) – Environmental Science

    scienze politiche (le) – Political Science

    storia (la) – History


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