Physical appearance
To describe eyes and hair, Italian usually uses : , . Use these patterns for “has brown eyes” and “has black hair”.
Adjectives agree with the noun. So you say but . In this module, the most useful forms are singular and plural agreement.
With general description words, you can still use : , , , . These adjectives change for masculine or feminine.
You can combine simple descriptions: This is natural A1 Italian.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| he has brown eyes | ||
| he has brown eyes | ||
| he has curly black hair | ||
| he has curly black hair | ||
| he is tall / she is tall | ||
| he is tall / she is tall | ||
| he is married / she is married | ||
| he is married / she is married | ||
Marco ha gli occhi marroni.Marco has brown eyes.
Marco ha i capelli neri e ricci.Marco has black curly hair.
La signora Rossi è piccola e anziana.Mrs Rossi is small and old.
Elena è alta.Elena is tall.
Non sono sposato.I am not married.
Non sono sposata.I am not married.
Sei giovane.You are young.
Sofia ha i capelli lunghi.Sofia has long hair.
Milo è un gatto grande.Milo is a big cat.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Marco has brown eyes.
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Marco has black curly hair.
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Mrs Rossi is small and old.
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Elena is tall.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Marco ha gli occhi .
Marco has brown eyes.
Marco ha i capelli neri e .
Marco has black curly hair.
La signora Rossi è e anziana.
Mrs Rossi is small and old.
Elena è .
Elena is tall.
Non sono .
I am not married.
Non sono .
I am not married.
Sei .
You are young.
Sofia ha i capelli .
Sofia has long hair.
Milo è un gatto .
Milo is a big cat.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
La signora Rossi è e anziana.
Mrs Rossi is small and old.
Elena è .
Elena is tall.
Non sono .
I am not married.
Non sono .
I am not married.
Sei .
You are young.
Sofia ha i capelli .
Sofia has long hair.
Milo è un gatto .
Milo is a big cat.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Marco has brown eyes.
Marco has black curly hair.
Mrs Rossi is small and old.
Elena is tall.
I am not married.
I am not married.
Sofia has long hair.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Marco has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Marco has brown eyes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Marco has black curly hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Marco has black curly hair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Mrs Rossi is small and old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Mrs Rossi is small and old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Elena is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Elena is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
