Page 76 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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Warm up (1minute)
Say “I’d like… .” (pp.22–3) ABBIGLIAMENTO

Ask “Do you have…?” Clothes and shoes
(pp.14–15)
Clothes and shoes are measured in metric
Say “38,” “42,” and “46.” sizes. Even allowing for conversion of sizes,
(pp.30–1)
Italian clothes tend to be cut very small.
Say “big” and “small.” Note that clothes size is la taglia but shoe
(pp.64–5)
size is il numero.

Match and repeat (3 minutes)
shirt ❶❶
Match the numbered items of clothing to
the Italian words in the panel on the left.
Test yourself using the cover flap.
❶ la camicia
lah kameechah tie ❷❷
❷ la cravatta
lah kravattah
❸ la giacca
lah jakkah jacket ❸❸
❹ la tasca
lah taskah
❺ la manica
lah maneekah
pocket ❹❹
❻ i pantaloni
ee pantalonee
sleeve ❺❺
❼ la gonna
lah gonnah
❽ i collant
ee kollant
❾ le scarpe
lay skarpay pants ❻❻

Cultural tip Like most of Europe, Italy
uses the continental system of sizes. Italian
dress sizes usually range from 36 (US 6)
through to 48 (US 14) and shoe sizes from
37 (US 5 ½) to 46 (US 12). For men’s
shirts, a size 41 is a 16-inch collar, 43
is a 17-inch collar, and 45 is an
18-inch collar.