%PRESENT 1 10 0 FURNITURE AND FITTINGS BED LETTO LETTO a LETTER lying on your bed. TABLE TAVOLA TAVOLA wanting TO HAVE ALL THE tables together. CHAIR SEDIA SAYDYA a German who SAID, "YA you can sit on a chair". CURTAIN TENDA TENDA rubbing a TENDER part of your leg with a curtain. CUSHION CUSCINO KOOSHEENO a CUSHION all covered in spaghetti. CUPBOARD ARMADIO ARMADYO boats in the Spanish ARMADA being loaded with cupboards. DRAWER CASSETTO KASSETTO putting your collection of CASSETTES in a drawer. MIRROR SPECCHIO SPEKKYO looking at the SPECKS YOU see on a mirror. PIANO PIANOFORTE PYANOFORTAY a PIANOFORTE all covered with spaghetti. CARPET TAPPETO TAPPAYTO having a shoe and being told to TAP IT TO music on the carpet. * %TEXT 0 ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR There is one further point to remember about the word THE. You will remember that THE is IL when the noun is MASCULINE (for example IL GATTO); it is LA if the noun is FEMININE (for example, LA MUCCA); and if the word starts with a VOWEL - for example, APE - then the word THE is L' (for example, L'APE). NOW, finally, if a masculine word starts with an "s" and the second letter is NOT a vowel (for example, SPECCHIO), then the word for THE is LO. 0 So, THE MIRROR is LO SPECCHIO Please do not worry about this. If you made a mistake you would still be understood, and such words are not frequent. # * %PRESENT 2 10 0 PARTS OF THE HOUSE STAIRCASE SCALA SKALA SCALING stairs, two at a time. FLOOR PAVIMENTO PAVEEMENTO the floor of your house is used by everyone as a PAVEMENT. KITCHEN CUCINA KOOCHEENA keeping your GOOD CHINA in the kitchen. BEDROOM CAMERA KAMAYRA leaving CAMERAS all over your bedroom. DOOR PORTA PORTA a hotel PORTER who opens the door for you. WINDOW FINESTRA FEENESTRA thinking "I'll FINISH painting this window". ROOF TETTO TETTO the Edinburgh Searchlight TATTOO being held on your roof. ROOM STANZA STANTSA a man STANDS in the middle of a room. BATHROOM BAGNO BANYO they BAN YOU from using your bathroom. CLOAKROOM GUARDAROBA GWARDAROBA asking the attendant in a cloakroom to GUARD A ROBE which is very important. * %PRESENT 3 10 0 COLOURS BLACK NERO NAYRO the Emperor NERO dressed all in BLACK, as he throws the Christians to the lions. WHITE BIANCO BYANKO your BANK ALL painted in WHITE. BLUE BLU BLOO BLUE spaghetti. RED ROSSO ROSSO a ROSE SO RED, it is the colour of blood. GREEN VERDE VAIRDAY the Italian composer VERDI, composing in an all-GREEN suit. BROWN MARRONE MARRONAY a BROWN MARROW NEIGHING like a horse when you pick it up. SILVER ARGENTEO ARJENTAYO sending SILVER to the ARGENTINE. GOLDEN D'ORO DORO holding a GOLD ORE in your hands. GREY GRIGIO GREEJO someone with a GREY face is waiting to GREET YOU when you arrive home. YELLOW GIALLO JALLO YELLOW spaghetti. * %SENTENCES_F_E 5 THE BLACK DRAWER IS EMPTY IL CASSETTO NERO È VUOTO THE FRESH CARPET IS SILVER IL TAPPETO FRESCO È ARGENTEO THE GOLDEN CUSHION IS FULL IL CUSCINO D'ORO È PIENO THE WHITE PIANO IS SMALL IL PIANOFORTE BIANCO È PICCOLO THE GREY DOOR IS HARD LA PORTA GRIGIA È DURA * %SENTENCES_E_F 5 LA CAMERA ROSSA È TRANQUILLA THE RED BEDROOM IS QUIET IL TETTO D'ORO È CARO THE GOLDEN ROOF IS EXPENSIVE LA FINESTRA PICCOLA È GIALLA THE SMALL WINDOW IS YELLOW LA CUCINA BIANCA È VUOTA THE WHITE KITCHEN IS EMPTY LA SCALA NERA È DURA THE BLACK STAIR IS HARD * %PRESENT 4 10 0 SOME MORE USEFUL WORDS HIGH ALTO ALTO being at a HIGH ALTITUDE. UGLY BRUTTO BROOTTO looking at an UGLY BRUTE. CLEAN PULITO POOLEETO being told PULL IT TO make it CLEAN. DIRTY SPORCO SPORKO rubbing a DIRTY lamp until it SPARKLES. HEAVY PESANTE PAYZANTAY a very HEAVY Italian PEASANT. LOW BASSO BASSO a BASSOON playing a very LOW note. DEEP PROFONDO PROFONDO thinking DEEP, PROFOUND thoughts. SLOW LENTO LENTO you do not like LENTILS, and you are eating them very SLOWLY. NARROW STRETTO STRETTO being on the STRAIGHT and NARROW. WIDE LARGO LARGO a footballer putting the ball WIDE after drinking too much LAGER. * %TEXT 1 ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR You will remember, from the last section, that the ending of an adjective always agrees with a noun. 0 For example, IL TETTO NERO is THE BLACK ROOF LA STANZA NERA is THE BLACK ROOM You will probably have noticed, however, that you have just been given some adjectives which do not end in "o" or "a". 0 For example, PESANTE for HEAVY VERDE for GREEN # When this happens you just leave the adjective alone, whatever it goes with. 0 For example, 0 THE BED IS GREEN is IL LETTO È VERDE 0 THE TABLE IS HEAVY is LA TAVOLA È PESANTE # * %SENTENCES_F_E 5 THE RED CHAIR IS DIRTY LA SEDIA ROSSA È SPORCA THE BLACK FLOOR IS UGLY IL PAVIMENTO NERO È BRUTTO THE YELLOW CARPET IS CLEAN IL TAPPETO GIALLO È PULITO THE SLOW SNAKE IS QUIET IL SERPENTE LENTO È TRANQUILLO THE GREEN CURTAIN IS HEAVY LA TENDA VERDE È PESANTE * %SENTENCES_E_F 5 LA STANZA BLU È STRETTA THE BLUE ROOM IS NARROW LA GUARDAROBA VERDE È PULITA THE GREEN CLOAKROOM IS CLEAN IL BAGNO MARRONE È LARGO THE BROWN BATHROOM IS WIDE LO SPECCHIO ARGENTEO È SPORCO THE SILVER MIRROR IS DIRTY L'ARMADIO BLU È VUOTO THE BLUE CUPBOARD IS EMPTY * %PRESENT 5 4 0 USEFUL VERBS FOR SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION HAS HA A AH! he HAS something. WANTS VUOLE VWOLAY you WANT to VOLLEY a ball. EATS MANGIA MANJA someone who EATS the restaurant MANAGER. SEES VEDE VAYDAY you SEE a VIDEO film. * %SENTENCES_F_E 5 THE HEAVY DOG SEES THE BLACK DOOR IL CANE PESANTE VEDE LA PORTA NERA THE UGLY HORSE EATS THE FRESH GOOSE IL CAVALLO BRUTTO MANGIA L'OCA FRESCA THE YELLOW SHEEP WANTS THE GREEN TABLE LA PECORA GIALLA VUOLE LA TAVOLA VERDE THE RED BATHROOM HAS THE DIRTY CARPET IL BAGNO ROSSO HA IL TAPPETO SPORCO THE WHITE JELLYFISH EATS THE SLOW WORM LA MEDUSA BIANCA MANGIA IL VERME LENTO * %SENTENCES_E_F 5 IL LETTO DURO È PROFONDO THE HARD BED IS DEEP LA SEDIA ALTA È BRUTTA THE HIGH CHAIR IS UGLY LA ZANZARA NERA VEDE L'ARMADIO BASSO THE BLACK MOSQUITO SEES THE LOW CUPBOARD LA RANA VERDE MANGIA L'INSETTO LENTO THE GREEN FROG EATS THE SLOW INSECT LA TROTA D'ORO VUOLE LA MOSCA GRIGIA THE GOLDEN TROUT WANTS THE GREY FLY *