Page 13 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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Words to remember: relatives (4 minutes)
il marito la moglie Look at these words and say them aloud. Hide the
eel mareetoh lah molyay text on the right with the cover flap and try to
husband wife remember the Italian. Check your answers and
repeat, if necessary. Then practice the phrases below.
uncle lo zio
loh tzeeoh
aunt la zia
lah tzeeah
cousin il cugino/la cugina
eel koojeenoh/lah
koojeenah
in-laws i suoceri
ee swocheree
I have four children. Ho quattro figli.
oh kwattroh feelyee
We have two daughters. Abbiamo due figlie.
abbeeahmoh dooay
feelyeeay
I have a sister. Ho una sorella.
Sono sposato/sposata. oh oonah sorellah
sono spozatoh/spozatah
I’m married (male/female). I have two brothers. Ho due fratelli.
oh dooay fratellee

Words to remember: numbers (5 minutes)

Memorize these words and then one uno
test yourself using the cover flap. oonoh
two due
The word for a or one changes dooay
to match gender: un fratello
( (
(a brothera brother,a brother,a brother masculine); una three tre
sorella (a sister (a sister (a sister,a sister , feminine). tray
Un changes to uno in front four quattro
of z or s plus consonant: kwattroh
uno zio (an uncle (an uncle ( ), uno sport five cinque
( (
(a sporta sport). Una changes to un’ cheenkway
before a vowel: un’amica
( ( (a female frienda female friend). To make a plural, six sei
a final -a usually changes to -e: say
figlia/figlie (daughter/daughters (daughter/daughters ( ). seven sette
A final -o or -e usually changes settay
to -i: fratello/fratelli (brother/ eight otto
brothers). The also changes in ottoh
the plural: le for the feminine;
i or gli for the masculine. nine nove
novay
ten dieci
deeaychee