Italian Question Words
Italian questions need no extra words and no change of word order. Say the statement with a question word in front and a rising tone, and you are done.
The question words
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chi
kee
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who
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cosa
KOH-zah
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what
che cosa and che mean the same thing
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dove
DOH-veh
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where
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quando
KWAN-doh
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when
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perché
pehr-KEH
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why
The same word also means because
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come
KOH-meh
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how
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quale
KWAH-leh
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which
quali for more than one
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quanto
KWAN-toh
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how much
quanti or quante for how many
Perché does both jobs
Italian uses one word where Spanish uses two. Perché asks the question and answers it: Perché studi l'italiano? Perché mi piace.
The accent is part of the spelling and marks the stress on the final syllable.
Dove shortens to dov' before è: Dov'è il bagno, where is the toilet.
There is no equivalent of the English do. Dove abiti is literally where live-you, and adding a word for do would be wrong.
- Come ti chiami?What is your name?
- Perché impari l'italiano? Perché mi piace.Why are you learning Italian? Because I like it.
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