Colors! Today we will learn colors! So, let's begin =) Black - Nero White - Bianco Brown - Marrone Grey - Grigio Green - Verde Red - Rosso Blue - Blu Yellow - Giallo Silver - Argento Gold - Oro Pink - Rosa Violet - Viola Purple - Porpora (Viola) Orange - Arancione/Arancio Cyan - Ciano (Blu) If we want to say that a color is very soft, we say: Light [color]. In Italian we say [color] chiaro. On the contrary, if we want to say that a color is very dark, we say: Dark [color]. In Italian we say [color] scuro. Then, we have a large variety of colors (or better, of shades), but I wrote only the main ones. If you are interested in knowing the names of other colors, write them down in English, and I will translate them in Italian! Let's play! Write in a comment the right name of the color! Dark blue Light red Dark green Light yellow Dark violet Light brown Dark grey Light pink Dark purple Light orange

Numbers&Nationality

- Numbers -
0 = zero
1 = uno
2 = due
3 = tre
4 = quattro
5 = cinque
6 = sei
7 = sette
8 = otto
9 = nove
10 = dieci
11 = undici
12 = dodici
13 = tredici
14 = quattordici
15 = quindici
16 = sedici
17 = diciassette
18 = diciotto
19 = diciannove
20 = venti
21 = ventuno
28 = ventotto
30 = trenta
31 = trentuno
38 = trentotto
40 = quaranta
41 = quarantuno
48 = quarantotto
50 = cinquanta
51 = cinquantuno
58 = cinquantotto
60 = sessanta
61 = sessantuno
68 = sessantotto
70 = settanta
71 = settantuno
78 = settantotto
80 = ottanta
81 = ottantuno
88 = ottantotto
90 = novanta
91 = novantuno
98 = novantotto
100 = cento
101 = centouno
200 = duecento
1000 = mille
1001 = mille e uno
2000 = duemila
10000 = diecimila
20000 = ventimila
100000 = centomila
1000000 = un milione
10000000 = dieci milioni
100000000 = cento milioni
1000000000 = un miliardo
10000000000 = dieci miliardi
100000000000 = cento miliardi

You will think: what about the other numbers? Well, the answer is very easy: they are a combination of the other numbers. For example: 26 is the sum of 20 + 6, so in Italian we say: Venti + Sei = Ventisei.

Let's practice! Write in the comment the pronunciation of these numbers (in Italian, obviously!)
34
42
57
63
79
85
96

- Nationality -
How can I say: I am ... (Nationality)? Here you will find a list that will help you!
Legend: o is usually used for men/ a is usually used for women
Italy = Italiano/a
England = Inglese
France = Francese
Spain = Spagnolo/a
Germany = Tedesco/a
Russia = Russo/a
Belgium = Belga (male&female)
Greece = Greco/a
Albania = Albanese
Egypt = Egiziano/a
Morocco = Marocchino/a
Tunisia = Tunisino/a
Libya = Libico/a
Israel = Israeliano/a
Jordan = Giordano/a
Turkey = Turco/a
Lebanon = Libanese
Iraq = Iracheno/a
Iran = Iraniano/a
Syria = Siriano/a
Afghanistan = Afghanistano/a
Pakistan = Pakistano/a
India = Indiano/a
Saudi Arabia = Arabo/a
Korea = Coreano/a
China = Cinese
Japan = Giapponese
Thailand = Tailandese
Philippines = Filippino/a
Cambodia = Cambogiano/a
Australia = Australiano/a
New Zealand = Neozelandese
United States of America = Americano/a
Mexico = Messicano/a
Brazil = Brasiliano/a
Argentina = Argentino/a
Chile = Cileno/a
Porto Rico = Portoricano/a
Europe (Europa) = Europeo/a
Asia = Asiatico/a
Canada = Canadese
Perù = Peruviano/a
Poland (Polonia) = Polacco/a
Austria = Austriaco/a
Switzerland (Svizzera) = Svizzero/a
Latvia (Lettonia) = Lettone
Lithuania (Lituania) = Lituano/a

Estonia = Estone

Finland (Finlandia) = Finlandese

Norway (Norvegia) = Norvegese

Sweden (Svezia) = Svedese

Denmark (Danimarca) = Danese

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I haven't written your nationality? I'm sorry! Leave a comment here and I will tell you the translation! (Even if you are American and, for example, you live in Texas. You have to know how to say Texan in Italian! [Texano/a]) ;)

If you have doubts or questions, feel free to ask =)

Self Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon/morning/evening! I hope you all had a good lunch/breakfast/supper =) So, first of all, I'd like to say thank you to all the people that are following my "lessons" and to all the people that wrote me a message! I really appreciate your words and I hope that these "lessons" will help you to achieve your goal, in learning Italian. Today I want to teach you how to introduce yourselves to other people. So, are you ready? Let's begin. When we meet new people, the first thing we say is: Hello, how are you? (you can see how to say it in the first "lesson"). And then? What can we say? Obviously, we will introduce ourselves, by saying our name, nationality, occupation, age, and so on. So, how can we say it? My name is .... // Il mio nome è... I'm ... // Io sono... - Mi chiamo... I'm ... years old // Ho ... anni (in the end, I will write the numbers, so don't worry!) Nice to meet you! // Piacere di conoscerti (Informal) // Piacere di conoscerla (Formal) // Piacere di conoscervi (Plural. In the past, it was used as an Honorific form, when we talked with people older than us). It's my pleasure! or The pleasure is mine or Nice to meet you too // Piacere mio! I'm... (related to career) // Io sono un... (if you are a male) // Io sono una... (if you are a female) [Later we will see how to say some words related to career]. I'm from... // Vengo da...// Sono di... [Later we will see the names of some countries]. I'm... (Nationality) // Sono... - Countries - Italy = Italia England = Inghilterra United Kingdom = Regno Unito France = Francia Spain = Spagna Germany = Germania Russia = Russia (you have to pronounce the double S. In English you say: Rashia, in Italian you say Russia) Belgium = Belgio Greece = Grecia Albania = Albania Egypt = Egitto Morocco = Marocco Tunisia = Tunisia Libya = Libia Israel = Israele Jordan = Giordania Turkey = Turchia Lebanon = Libano Iraq = Iraq Iran = Iran Syria = Siria Afghanistan = Afghanistan Pakistan = Pakistan India = India Saudi Arabia = Arabia Saudita United Arab Emirates = Emirati Arabi Uniti South Korea = Corea del Sud North Korea = Corea del Nord China = Cina Japan = Giappone Thailand = Tailandia Philippines = Filippine Cambodia = Cambogia Australia = Australia New Zealand = Nuova Zelanda United States of America = Stati Uniti d'America or simply America Mexico = Messico Brazil = Brasile Argentina = Argentina Chile = Cile [...] - End of part one! In the next part, I'll write the numbers! -

Greetings in Italian Hi everyone! Tonight we will see how to greet someone in Italian (Sorry if my English is not very good!). In Italy we have a lot of greetings, because we use different greetings depending on the person we are talking to. These are the first words that you have to learn. So, we use a lot of idioms, such as: Ciao = it means Hello, Hi. It's quite informal, so you can use it with friends, family or with people who are younger than you or people with the same age. We can even say: Ehi or Ehilà, but it's very very informal. For older people, we use Salve which is formal. Then, we have three forms that can be used only in a particular period of time. Buongiorno = it means Good Morning // Buon Pomeriggio = Good Afternoon // Buona Sera = Good Evening // Buona Notte = Good Night. Buona notte can also be used when someone goes to sleep and you say bye bye to him/her. For example: A is going to sleep, so B says: Ehi A, Buona notte! Ci vediamo domani, ciao! = Ehi A, Good Night. See you tomorrow, bye!. Instead, when you go away and you have to say bye bye to someone, you can say: Ciao! = Bye bye or Arrivederci! = Goodbye (this one is formal, you use it with older people or with someone that you don't know very well, but you can use it even if you are going away for a brief period of time and you know that another day you will see that person). If you have to go away for a long period of time, and you don't know if you are going to come back in that place or if you will see again the person you are talking to, you say: Addio = Farewell/ Goodbye. After saying a greeting, you say: How are you? In Italian we say: Come stai? (informal) // Come va?, Come sta? (formal). Well, I think that for tonight is enough! So, let's practice a little bit (without looking at the notes!): 1) You are meeting a friend of yours. How do you greet him? 2) You meet your chief. How do you greet him? 3) You are going away, but you plan to come back in a brief period of time. Do you say Addio or Arrivederci? 4) You want to know how a person is doing. How do you say: How are you in Italian? 5) How do you say "see you tomorrow"? 6) You are going to sleep. How do you say: Good night? 7) It's 19.00 o' clock. Which greeting do you use? 8) Which is the difference between Come stai and Come sta?