Collins Dictionaries - Collins Italian Visual Dictionary

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Whether youre on holiday or staying in Italy for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for. The Visual Dictionary includes:

• 10 chapters arranged thematically, so that you can easily find what you need to suit the situation
• images illustrating essential items
• YOU MIGHT SAY common phrases that you might want to use
• YOU MIGHT HEAR common phrases that you might come across
• VOCABULARY common words that you might need
• YOU SHOULD KNOW tips about local customs or etiquette

USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY In order to make sure that the phrases and vocabulary in the Collins Visual Dictionary are presented in a way thats clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating: 1) The polite form Lei (you) has been used throughout the text as this is always safe to use, even if a bit formal at times, for example: How are you? Come sta? Remember that if you are addressing an older person or someone you have just met, you use Lei. However, if you are speaking to children, or those you know well, you can use tu.

Italian people may invite you to use tu with them: Shall we call each other tu? Diamoci del tu? Note that personal pronouns (I, you and so on) are not usually used in Italian except for emphasis: Sto bene. Im well. 2) The grammatical gender of Italian nouns has been indicated using the articles il or lo (masculine) or la (feminine). All nouns which have the article l have been shown with their gender, for example: year lannom exit luscitaf In many cases, particularly in words describing professions, the masculine form of the noun tends to be used for both men and women, even if the feminine form exists. In some cases, no feminine form exists at all, for example: surgeon il chirurgo Where the feminine form is commonly used, it has been shown after the masculine form of the noun: vet il veterinario / la veterinaria 3) In general, the masculine form of adjectives only has been shown for vocabulary items and in phrases, for example: bored annoiato Im allergic to Sono allergico a However, in some cases both forms are shown: Im married. (man) Sono sposato. Im married. (woman) Sono sposata. Remember that, in Italian, the adjective often changes depending on whether the noun it describes is masculine or feminine.

Most masculine adjectives end in -o and feminine ones in -a, so with a feminine noun contento becomes contenta and stanco becomes stanca. Adjectives ending in -e like felice remain the same whether the noun they describe is masculine or feminine. The adjective form also changes if you are talking about a person or object in the singular or in the plural. Usually, the plural form of the adjective is formed by adding -i (for masculine nouns) or -e (for feminine nouns) to the end of the word. Adjectives ending in -e form the plural with -i: The girls are bored. Siamo felici.FREE AUDIO We have created a free audio resource to help you learn and practise the Italian words for all of the images shown in this dictionary. Siamo felici.FREE AUDIO We have created a free audio resource to help you learn and practise the Italian words for all of the images shown in this dictionary.

The Italian words in each chapter are spoken by native speakers, giving you the opportunity to listen to each word twice and repeat it yourself. Download the audio from the website below to learn all of the vocabulary you need for communicating in Italian. www.collinsdictionary.com/resources

Whether youre going to be visiting Italy, or even living there, youll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in Italian in a variety of everyday situations. umbrella lombrellom 1. red rosso 3. green verde 4. white bianco 5. black nero 6. yellow giallo Hello. Ciao. Hi! Ciao! Pleased to meet you. Piacere. Good morning/afternoon. Buongiorno. Good evening. Buonasera. Good night. Buonanotte. See you soon. A presto. See you tomorrow. A domani. See you on Saturday. A sabato. Goodbye. Arrivederci. Bye! Ciao! Have a good day/evening! Buona giornata / serata!YOU SHOULD KNOW Italian people are quite formal when initially introduced, shaking hands upon meeting and parting. Arrivederci. Bye! Ciao! Have a good day/evening! Buona giornata / serata!YOU SHOULD KNOW Italian people are quite formal when initially introduced, shaking hands upon meeting and parting.

Friends and relatives will often greet each other with a kiss on each cheek. Buongiorno is used to greet someone during the day, and Buonasera in the late afternoon and evening. Arrivederci (or if you want to be very polite Arrivederla) is used when taking your leave. The more informal Ciao can be used at all times of the day both when greeting someone and saying goodbye. Yes. No. I dont know. Non lo so. Please. Per favore. Yes, please. Si, grazie. Thank you. Grazie. No, thanks. No, grazie. Excuse me. Mi scusi. Sorry?