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4.3: Unità 4 - Vocabolario

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    IL TEMPO E LE DATE (time and dates)

    che giorno è (oggi)? – what day is (today)?

    (oggi) è il [numero] [mese] – (today) is…

    da quando…? – since when…

    da quanto tempo…? – how long…?

    compleanno (il) – birthday

    • quando è il tuo compleanno – when is your birthday?
    • il mio compleanno è il [numero] [mese] – my birthday is….
    • festeggiare il compleanno – celebrate one’s birthday
    • quando sei nato/a? – when were you born?
    • sono nato/a il [numero] [mese] – I was born on…

    I MESI (months)

    mese (il) – month

    gennaio – January

    febbraio – February

    marzo – March

    aprile – April

    maggio – May

    giugno – June

    luglio – July

    agosto – August

    settembre – September

    ottobre – October

    novembre – November

    dicembre – December

    LE STAGIONI (seasons)

    stagione (la) – season

    inverno (l’) – winter

    primavera (la) – spring

    estate (l’) – summer

    autunno (l’) – fall

    IL METEO (weather)

    che tempo fa oggi? / com’è il tempo oggi? – what’s the weather like today?

    fa bel tempo / fa brutto tempo – the weather is good / bad

    fa caldo / freddo / fresco– it’s hot / cold / cool

    quanti gradi ci sono ? – what is the temperature? (lit. how many degrees there are?)

    ci sono xxx gradi – it’s xxx degrees

    gradi (celsius / fahrenheit) – degrees

    previsioni metereologiche / previsioni del tempo – weather forecast

    temperatura (la) – temperature

    c’è…

    • …il sole – it’s sunny
    • …vento – it’s windy
    • …il temporale – there’s a thunderstorm

    è …

    • …nuvoloso – it’s cloudy
    • …sereno – it’s sunny
    • …piovoso – it’s raining

    fulmine (il) – lightning

    tuono (il) – thunder

    pioggia (la) – rain

    grandine (la) – hail

    nebbia (la) – fog

    neve (la) – snow

    ghiaccio (il) – ice

    umidità (l’) – humidity

    nuvola (la) – cloud

    I VESTITI (clothes)

    abito (l’) – dress

    anello (l’) – ring

    ballerine (le) – flats

    berretto (il) – bonnet

    borsa / borsetta (la) – bag, handbag

    calze (le) – stockings

    calzini (i) – socks

    camicetta (la) – blouse

    camicia (la) – dress shirt

    canottiera (la) – tank top

    cappello (il) – hat

    cappotto (il) – coat

    cintura (la) – belt

    collana (la) – necklace

    costume (da bagno, il) – swimsuit

    cravatta (la) – tie

    felpa (la) – sweatshirt

    giacca (la) – jacket

    guanti (i) – gloves

    impermeabile (l’) – rain jacket

    maglia (la) – sweater, sport shirt

    maglietta (la) – t-shirt

    maglione (il) – sweater

    mascherina (la) – face mask

    occhiali (da sole, gli) – (sun)glasses

    ombrello (l’) – umbrella

    orecchino (l’) – earring

    pantaloni (i) – trousers

    pantaloni corti / pantaloncini (i) – shorts

    scarpe (da ginnastica) (le) – (running) shoes

    sciarpa (la) – scarf

    stivali (gli) – boots

    velo (il) – veil, cover

    vestito (il) – dress

     

    a righe – striped

    a quadri / a quadretti – checkered

    a pois – with polka dots

    a fiori – with flowers

     

    indossare – to wear

    portare – to wear

    vestire – to dress someone up

    VERBI REGOLARI IN -ERE (regular verbs in -ere)

    accendere – to turn on, to switch on

    aggiungere – to add

    chiedere – to ask

    chiudere – to close

    correggere – to correct

    correre – to run

    dipingere – to paint

    leggere – to read

    mettere – to put

    nascere – to born

    permettere – to permit, to allow

    prendere – to take

    ricevere – to receive

    rispondere – to respond

    ripetere – to repeat

    scrivere – to write

    spendere – to spend

    spengere / spegnere – to turn off, to switch off

    vedere – to see

    vendere – to sell

    vivere – to live

    VERBI REGOLARI IN -IRE (regular verbs in -ire)

    aprire – to open

    capire* – to understand

    costruire* – to build

    decidere – to decide

    definire* – to define

    dormire – to sleep

    finire* – to finish

    offrire – to offer

    partire – to leave (for)…, to depart

    preferire* – to prefer

    pulire* – to clean

    restituire* – to return (something)

    scoprire – to discover

    seguire – to attend (a course), to follow

    sentire – to hear, to feel

    unire – to put together, to join, to connect

     

    *starred verbs add -isc- in the first, second, third person singular, and in the third person plural when conjugated in the present tense.


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