Italian basic words game
The scaffolding rather than the vocabulary: io, tu, Lei, lui, lei, noi, loro, then e, o, ma, anche, con, senza, and the place words qui, lì and adesso. Two of them are spelled lei, and the capital is what separates them.
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Thirty-two words, all seven games. This is the set worth coming back to, because these words appear in every Italian sentence you will hear rather than only in ones about their own topic.
The 32 words you will practise
| Italian | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| sì | yes | see |
| no | no | noh |
| per favore | please | pehr fah-VOH-reh |
| grazie | thank you | GRAH-tsyeh |
| prego | you're welcome | PREH-goh |
| forse | maybe | FOR-seh |
| bene | good, well | BEH-neh |
| male | bad, badly | MAH-leh |
| molto | very, a lot | MOL-toh |
| un po' | a little | oon poh |
| io | I | EE-oh |
| tu | you (informal) | too |
| Lei | you (formal) | lay |
| lui | he | LOO-ee |
| lei | she | lay |
| noi | we | noy |
| loro | they | LOH-roh |
| e | and | eh |
| o | or | oh |
| ma | but | mah |
| anche | also | AN-keh |
| con | with | kohn |
| senza | without | SEN-tsah |
| qui | here | kwee |
| lì | there | lee |
| adesso | now | ah-DES-soh |
| l'acqua | water | LAH-kwah |
| il cibo | food | eel CHEE-boh |
| la casa | house | lah KAH-zah |
| l'amico | friend | lah-MEE-koh |
| grande | big | GRAN-deh |
| piccolo | small | PEEK-koh-loh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Italian basic words lesson.
7 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
- Grid Hack: 6 rounds
- The Vault: 14 rounds
Questions
Lei with a capital and lei without: what is the difference?
Capital Lei is the formal you, lowercase lei is she. They sound identical, so Italian marks the polite one in writing. The games label which is being asked for rather than offering both as answers to one prompt.
Why does sì have an accent?
To keep it apart from si, which is a reflexive pronoun and appears in verbs like chiamarsi. Yes always carries the accent; the pronoun never does.
What is the apostrophe in un po' doing?
It marks the missing end of poco. Un po' is a shortened un poco, and the apostrophe is not optional. It is one of the few in this set that a spelling round will actually catch you on.
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