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Italian in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Il tempo

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Form	Example	Meaning
		It’s raining today.
It’s raining today.
		It’s hot in summer.
It’s hot in summer.
		It’s cold here in January.
It’s cold here in January.
		It’s sunny tomorrow.
It’s sunny tomorrow.

To talk about weather in simple Italian, you often use expressions with or . For temperature, use and . For sun, say . For rain, say .

These forms do not change with the person in normal weather sentences. You say , , . This is very common and easy at A1.

To ask about weather, you can say or in a more specific way, In stories about future plans, Italian often uses the present with a future time word: .

Remember the difference: means “it is hot”, but means “there is sun / it is sunny”. Both are natural and useful every day.

Comparativi

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Form	Example	Meaning
		The sea is colder than the lake.
The sea is colder than the lake.
		This bag is less big than that one.
This bag is less big than that one.
		Yellow like the sun.
Yellow like the sun.
		This works/is better.
This works/is better.

To compare two things, use or . For example: and .

With adjectives and many adverbs, is very common: , , . With nouns, you can also say , but in easy spoken Italian it is often more natural to use a verb: .

To say “as ... as”, use : . This is a simple way to make descriptions stronger.

For “better”, use . With nouns like food, beginners also hear . In everyday speech, is often the safest choice: .

Superlativi e molto/troppo

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Form	Example	Meaning
		January is the coldest month.
January is the coldest month.
		It is the warmest jacket.
It is the warmest jacket.
		It is very hot today.
It is very hot today.
		This hat is too small.
This hat is too small.

To say that something is the most in a group, use , , , or . The article and adjective agree with the noun: , .

For strong description, use before an adjective in simple A1 Italian: , , . In spoken Italian, this is common and easy.

To say “too” before an adjective, use . The adjective agrees with the noun: , , . This often shows a problem: .

Watch agreement carefully. If the noun is feminine, the adjective changes too: , , .

Dovere, volere, sapere

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Form	Example	Meaning
		You must take an umbrella today.
You must take an umbrella today.
		Milo does not want to go out.
Milo does not want to go out.
		Marco knows how to sing.
Marco knows how to sing.
		Why? Because it’s raining.
Why? Because it’s raining.

Use to say what someone must do: , , . In the story: and .

Use for wants and intentions: , , . It can go with a noun or an infinitive: , .

Use for ability or learned skill: , , . This is different from , which is for knowing people or places.

To give a simple reason, use . It can mean “why” in a question or “because” in an answer: /

Non devi e non + infinito

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Tomorrow you don’t have to get up early.
Tomorrow you don’t have to get up early.
		There is no need for an umbrella.
There is no need for an umbrella.
		Do not enter.
Do not enter.
		No trumpet after 22:00.
No trumpet after 22:00.

To say that something is not necessary, use or the chunk . For example: or .

These two forms are similar, but not exactly the same. can mean “you don’t have to”. means “there is no need for”. Both are useful at A1.

For a simple prohibition with , Italian often uses + infinitive: , , . This is a fixed useful pattern.

In the house rule, you also see a simple negative form with a noun idea: It means trumpet is not allowed then.

Practice 1/7 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

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Today it’s raining.
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Hamburg is colder than Valbosco.
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January is the coldest month.
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Today I must work.

Practice 2/7 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Oggi .
Today it’s raining.
Amburgo è di Valbosco.
Hamburg is colder than Valbosco.
Gennaio è il mese .
January is the coldest month.
Oggi lavorare.
Today I must work.
Domani non lavorare.
Tomorrow you don’t have to work.

Practice 3/7 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Gennaio è il mese .
January is the coldest month.
Oggi lavorare.
Today I must work.
Domani non lavorare.
Tomorrow you don’t have to work.

Practice 4/7 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

Hamburg is colder than Valbosco.
January is the coldest month.
Today I must work.
Tomorrow you don’t have to work.

Practice 5/7 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

Today it’s raining.
You say:
Today it’s raining.
You say:
Hamburg is colder than Valbosco.
You say:
Hamburg is colder than Valbosco.
You say:
January is the coldest month.
You say:
January is the coldest month.
You say:
Today I must work.
You say:
Today I must work.
You say:

Practice 6/7 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

Practice 7/7 · The right form

Speak as yourself

Use the form for Lukas or Lena.

As Lukas
Sono .
I am tired.
As Lena
Sono .
I am tired.
As Lukas
Sono il nuovo .
I am the new neighbour.
As Lena
Sono la nuova .
I am the new neighbour.
As Lukas
Non sono .
I am not tired.
As Lena
Non sono .
I am not tired.
As Lukas
Sono un di Marco.
I am a neighbour of Marco.
As Lena
Sono una di Marco.
I am a neighbour of Marco.

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