alto = tall basso = short magro = thin grasso = fat simpatico = likeable antipatico = unlikeable biondo = blonde scuro = dark forte = strong debole = weak brutto = ugly gentile = kind giovane = young vecchio = old nuovo = new grande = big piccolo = little sposato = married vero = true povero = poor

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Lesson #089, Thursday

Marco e' arrivato in ritardo oggi. = Mark arrived late today. Quando sono arrivati I ragazzi? = When did the boys arrive? Queste donne sono nate in Germania. = These women were born in Germany. I fratelli non sono morti stamattina. = The brothers did not die this morning. Laura e' uscita con Aldo. = Laura went out with Aldo. I bambini sono stati male. = The children have been bad. Noi siamo andati per l'italia. = We have gone to Italy. Sono tornato ieri sera. = I returned last night. Queste lezioni sono state difficili. = These lessons have been difficult. Sono entratra il bagno dopo Giacomo. = I entered the bathroom after James.

Lesson #088, Wednesday

essere = to be io sono = I am tu sei = you are (informal) Lei e' = you are (formal) lui/lei e' = he/she is noi siamo = we are voi siete = you are (plural) loro sono = they are andare = to go, andato = went venire = to come, venuto = came partire = to leave, partito = left entrare = to enter, entrato = entered tornare = to return, tornato = returned arrivare = to arrive, arrivato = arrived uscire = to go out, uscita = went out essere = to be, stato = was morire = to die, morto = died nascere = to be born, nato = been born Sono venuto in retardo. = I came late. Le ragazze sono andate al negozio? = Have the girls gone to the store? Il presidente non e' arrivato. = The president hasn't arrived. Io (feminine) sono tornata stamattina. = I returned this morning. Sei stato in Italia? = Have you been to Italy? Non siamo partiti per l'italia. = We haven't left for Italy. Giorgia e' uscita con Carlo? = Did Georgia go out with Charles?

Lesson #087, Tuesday

Io non ho comprato la borsa. = I did not buy the purse. Abbiamo bevuto molto latte. = We drank a lot of milk. Chi ha venduto il cavallo? = Who sold the horse? I ragazzi hanno avuto il tempo per mangiare. = The boys had the time to eat. Tu hai sentito la musica? = Did you hear the music? Ho parlato due volte nella scuola. = I spoke two times in school. Ho detto la verita' alla polizia. = I told the truth to the police. Non ho capito la lezione. = I didn't understand the lesson. Paulo ha fatto troppo rumore. = Paul made too much noise. Gli insegnanti hanno suonato il pianoforte. = The teachers played the piano. Il marito ha dato un raffreddore alla moglie. = The husband gave the wife a cold.

Lesson #086, Monday

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avere = to have ho, hai, ha, abbiamo, avete, hanno Giorgio ha venduto la macchina. = George sold the car. Ho mangiato la mela ieri. = I ate the apple yesterday Non abbiamo visto la ragazza. = We haven't seen the girl. Avete finito la lezione? = Have you (plural) finished the lesson? Quella donna ha cantato la canzone. = That woman sang the song. I ragazzi hanno letto il libro. = The boys have read the book. Non hai comprato quella borsa? = Didn't you buy that purse?

Lesson #085, Friday

essere = to be, stato = was scrivere = to write, scritto = wrote leggere = to read, letto = read vedere = to see, visto = saw bere = to drink, bevuto = drank aprire = to open, aperto = opened chiudere = to close, chiuso = closed fare = to do, fatto = did dire = to say, detto = said venire = to come, venuto = came rispondere = to answer, risposto = answered chiedere = to ask, chiesto = asked morire = to die, morto = died nascere = to be born, nato = been born

Lesson #084, Thursday

To change a verb from its infinitive form to its past participle form: For 'are' verbs, replace the 'are' with 'ato' For 'ere' verbs, replace the 'ere' with 'uto' For 'ire' verbs, replace the 'ire' with 'ito' andare = to go, andato = went preparare = to prepare, preparato = prepared lavare = to wash, lavato = washed parlare = to speak, parlato = spoke mangiare = to eat, mangiato = ate volere = to want, voluto = wanted credere = to believe, creduto = believed vendere = to sell, venduto = sold avere = to have, avuto = had ricevere = to receive, ricevuto = received dormire = to sleep, dormito = slept sentire = to hear or feel, sentito = heard or felt finire = to finish, finito = finished partire = to leave, partito = left capire = to understand, capito = understood

Lesson #083, Wednesday

facile = easy difficile = difficult marito = husband moglie = wife rumore = noise animale = animal borsa = purse tempo = time (hours and minutes) volta = time (occasion or number of times)

Lesson #082, Tuesday

arrivare = to arrive arrivo, arrivi, arriva, arriviamo, arrivate, arrivano tornare = to return torno, torni, torna, torniamo, tornate, tornano entrare = to enter entro, entri, entra, entriamo, entrate, entrano pensare = to think penso, pensi, pensa, pensiamo, pensate, pensano chiedere = to ask chiedo, chiedi, chiede, chiediamo, chiedete, chiedono nascere = to be born nasco, nasci, nasce, nasciamo, nascete, nascono vendere = to sell vendo, vendi, vende, vendiamo, vendete, vendono sentire = to hear, to feel sento, senti, sente, sentiamo, sentite, sentono morire = to die muoio, muori, muore, moriamo, morite, muoiono uscire = to go out esco, esci, esce, usciamo, uscite, escono

Lesson #081, Monday

Cosa c'e'? = What's the matter? Mi sento tutto(a) rotto(a). = I'm all sore. (I feel all broken) Sono stanco(a) morto(a). = I'm dead tired. Sto per morire. = I'm about to die. Non vedo l'ora! = I can't wait! (I can't see the hour) Che bellezza! = Wow! Oh boy! Terrific! (What beauty) Magari! = I wish! Meno male. = That's a relief. (Less bad) Che peccato! = Too bad! or What a shame! (What a sin)

Lesson #080, Friday

Ho mal di testa. = I have a headache. (I have bad of the head) Ho mal di gola. = I have a sore throat. (I have bad of the throat.) Ho mal di stomaco. = I have a stomach ache. ( I have bad of the stomach) Ho il raffreddore. = I have a cold. Ho l'influenza. = I have the flu. Ho la febbre. = I have a fever. Ho la tosse. = I have a cough. Mi fa male la gamba. = My leg hurts. (The leg does me bad) Mi fa male il braccio. = My arm hurts (The arm does me bad) Mi fa male il piede. = My foot hurts. (The foot does me bad) Mi fa male l'orecchio. = My ear hurts. (The ear does me bad) Mi fa male l'occhio. = My eye hurts. (The eye does me bad)

Lesson #079, Thursday

essere = to be avere = to have Sono felice = I am happy Sono triste = I am sad Sono arrabbiato = I am angry Sono ammalato = I am sick Sono contento = I am content Ho freddo = I am cold (I have cold) Ho caldo = I am hot (I have hot) Ho sonno = I am sleepy (I have sleep) Ho sete = I am thristy (I have thirst) Ho paura = I am afraid (I have fear) Come ti senti? = How do you feel? (informal) Come si sente? = How do you feel? (formal)

Lesson #078, Wednesday

mano = hand braccio = arm piede = foot gamba = leg occhio = eye testa = head gola = throat stomaco = stomach orecchio = ear raffreddore = cold (sickness) influenza = flu

Lesson #077, Tuesday

felice = happy triste = sad freddo = cold (temperature) caldo = hot arrabbiato = angry, mad contento = content sonno = sleep sete = thrist paura = fear febbre = fever tosse = cough

Lesson #076, Monday

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