Week #014 Review, Thursday

Let's Speak Italian!

questa domanda = this question

queste banane = these bananas

questa cravatta = this tie

questo gelato = this ice cream

questa musica = this music

queste scarpe = these shoes

questo studente = this student

questi studenti = these students

questi americani = these americans

questa madre = this mother

questo messaggio = this message

questi spaghetti = these spaghetti

queste lezioni = these lessons

questo problema = this problem

quel = comes before most masculine singular nouns that begin with a consonant. The exception is those masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s followed by a consonant.

Quel ragazzo viene sempre in ritardo. = That boy always comes late.

quello = comes before a masculine singular nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s followed by a consonant.

Compriamo quello specchio. = Let's buy that mirror.

quell' = comes before all masculine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.

Quell'uomo parla molto. = That man talks a lot.

quella = comes before all femine singular nouns that begin with a consonant.

Il presidente abita in quella casa. = The president lives in that house.

quell' = comes before all femine singular nouns that begin with a vowel.

Quell'arancia non e' buona. = That orange is not good.

quei = is the plural of quel and comes before most masculine plural nouns that begin with a consonant. The exception is those masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s followed by a consonant.

Quei treni vanno a Milano. = Those trains go to Milan.

quegli = is the plural of both quello and quell' and comes before all masculine plural nouns that begin with a vowel, or those that begin with ps, gn, z, or s followed by a consonant.

Quegli studenti sono bravi. = Those students are good.

quelle = is the plural of both quella and quell' and comes before any femine plural noun.

Quelle famiglie non capiscono italiano. = Those families do not understand Italian.

quel gatto = that cat

quelle banane = those bananas

quella cravatta = that tie

quei ragazzi = those boys

quel quaderno = that notebook

quell'uovo = that egg

quelle forchette = those forks

quegli specchi = those mirrors

quella bugia = that lie

quella musica = that music

quelle matite = those pencils

quello zoo = that zoo

quell'insalata = that salad

quel messaggio = that message

quegli orologi = those watches

quelle classi = those classes

quell'amico = that friend

questo = this (masculine and singular)

Questo e' molto importante = This is very important.

questa = this (femine and singular)

Quella torta e' buona, ma questa e' cattiva. = That cake is good, but this one is bad.

questi = these (masculine and plural)

Compriamo questi. = Let's buy these.

queste = these (femine and plural)

Quelle mele sono buone, ma preferisco queste. = Those apples are good, but I prefer these.

quello = that (masculine and singular)

Questo ragazzo e' piu' intelligente di quello. = This boy is more intelligent than that one.

quella = that (femine and singular)

Quella e' una penna. = That is a pen.

quelli = those (masculine and plural)

Questi bambini sono piu' bravi di quelli? = Are these children better than those?

quelle = those (femine and plural)

Preferiamo quelle. = We prefer those.

negozio = store

biblioteca = library

supervisore = supervisor

vino = wine

francese = French

spagnolo = Spanish

festa = party

subito = immediately

presto = quickly