Collins - Collins Easy Learning Italian Words

Vocabulary within each topic is divided into nouns and useful phrases which are aimed at helping you to express yourself in idiomatic Italian. Vocabulary within each topic is graded to help you prioritize your learning. Essential words include the basic words you will need to be able to communicate effectively, important words help expand your knowledge, and useful words provide additional vocabulary which will enable you to express yourself more fully. Nouns are grouped by gender: masculine ( il ) nouns are given on the left-hand page, and feminine ( la ) nouns on the right-hand page, enabling you to memorize words according to their gender. In addition, all feminine forms of adjectives are shown, as are irregular, invariable and gender-changing noun plurals. At the end of the book you will find a list of supplementary vocabulary , grouped according to part of speech adjective, verb, noun and so on.

This is vocabulary which you will come across in many everyday situations. Finally, there is an English index which lists all the essential and important nouns given under the topic headings for quick reference. Collins Easy Learning Italian Words helps you to consolidate your language learning. Together with the other titles in the Easy Learning range you can be sure that you have all the help you need when learning Italian at your fingertips. abbreviations

Most masculine nouns take the article il . This article becomes l when the noun begins with a vowel and becomes lo when the noun begins with s+ consonant (eg sc , sp , st ), or begins gn , pn , ps , x , y or z . Feminine nouns take la or l (when the noun begins with a vowel). Many masculine nouns end in o ; many feminine nouns end in a . Both masculine and feminine nouns can end in e . o > i (il post o > i post i ) a > e (la pizz a > le pizz e ) e > i (il padr e , la madr e > i padr i , le madr i ) Articles change as follows: masculine : il > i l > gli lo > gli feminine : la > le l > le Nouns that are imported into Italian (such as bar , computer , men , sport ) stay the same in the plural ( pl inv ). o > i (il post o > i post i ) a > e (la pizz a > le pizz e ) e > i (il padr e , la madr e > i padr i , le madr i ) Articles change as follows: masculine : il > i l > gli lo > gli feminine : la > le l > le Nouns that are imported into Italian (such as bar , computer , men , sport ) stay the same in the plural ( pl inv ).

They are generally masculine: il bar > i bar , il computer > i computer , il men > i men , lo sport > gli sport . PLURAL SPELLING CHANGES Most nouns ending -co , -ca , -go and -ga often require an h inserting in the plural to retain the hard kuh and guh sounds: il parco > i parchi , la banca > le banche il lago > i laghi , la targa > le targhe Where spelling changes occur in the plural we have included the plural ending. air travel