Let's Speak Italian!

negozio = store biblioteca = library supervisore = supervisor vino = wine francese = French spagnolo = Spanish festa = party subito = immediately presto = quickly

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.

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

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.

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