Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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Warm up (1minute)
Say “hello” and “goodbye” Relatives
in Italian. (pp.8–9) In Italian the word for the varies depending on whether
Now say “My name the word it refers to is masculine or feminine—for
is… .” (pp.8–9) example, il cellulare (cell phone) is masculine, but
Say “sir” and “madam.” la riunione (meeting) is feminine. You will sometimes
(pp.8–9) find lo used with masculine words. Il, la, and lo change
to l’ before a vowel.
Match and repeat (5 minutes)

Look at the numbered family members in this scene and match
them with the vocabulary list at the side. Read the Italian words
aloud. Now, hide the list with the cover flap and test yourself.
❶ la sorella grandfather ❷❷ ➌ father
➌
lah sorellah
❷ il nonno
eel nonnoh sister ❶❶ ❹ brother
❹
❸ il padre
eel padray
❹ il fratello
eel fratelloh
❺ la nonna
lah nonnah
➏ la figlia
lah feelyah
➐ la madre
lah madray
➑ il figlio
eel feelyoh

➑
❻ daughter ➑ son
❻
❼
❺ grandmother ❼ mother
❺
Conversational tip In Italian the word nipote means four
different things: nephew, niece, grandson, and granddaughter. For granddaughter. For granddaughter
nephew and phew and phew
ne ne grandson you use the masculine il nipote; for niece
and granddaughter you use the feminine granddaughter you use the feminine granddaughter la nipote.