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MANAGING EDITOR Maree Airlee CONTRIBUTORS Francesca Logi Janice McNeillie FOR THE PUBLISHER Gerry Breslin Rachel Grocott eBook Edition May 2016
ISBN 9780008142070 Version: 2016-04-01

The Easy Learning Italian Vocabulary is designed for both young and adult learners. Whether you are starting to learn Italian for the very first time, revising for school exams or simply want to brush up on your Italian, the Easy Learning Italian Vocabulary offers you the information you require in a clear and accessible format. This book is divided into 50 topics , arranged in alphabetical order. This thematic approach enables you to learn related words and phrases together, so that you can become confident in using particular vocabulary in context. 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 together, as are feminine ( la ) nouns, 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.

In Italian, nouns are either masculine or feminine.

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 posto > i posti) a > e (la pizza > le pizze) e > i (il padre, la madre > i padri, le madri) 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 posto > i posti) a > e (la pizza > le pizze) e > i (il padre, la madre > i padri, le madri) 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 .

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.

adj	adjective
adv	adverb
conj	conjunction
f	feminine
inv	invariable
m	masculine
m+f	masculine and feminine form
n	noun
pl	plural
pl inv	invariable, with no change to noun in the plural
prep	preposition
qc	qualcosa
qn	qualcuno
sb	somebody
sing	singular
sth	something

The swung dash ~ is used to indicate no change to a word in the plural of a compound noun.

un	aereo	plane
un	aeroplano	aeroplane
un	aeroporto	airport
un	agente di viaggio	travel agent
l	arrivo	arrival
il	bagaglio	luggage
il	bagaglio a mano	hand luggage
il	banco	desk
il	biglietto	ticket
il	carrello	trolley
il	check-in	check in
il	doganiere