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2 Italian
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Grammar
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ITALIAN
3. Melissa: Sì, per favore. Ho veramente degli amici favolosi, proprio una festa
inaspettata.
5. Melissa: Sì, con delle persone care e possibilmente con la persona che ami.
ENGLISH
3. Melissa: Yes, please. I have some really fantastic friends and a very
unexpected party.
5. Melissa: Yes, with some nice people and possibly with the person you love.
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6. Alessio: Ehm, ehm. Absolutely right. Do you want some roast? It's very good.
VOCABULARY
unexpected, unforeseen,
inaspettato unpredicted adjective
SAMPLE SENTENCES
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Questa torta è deliziosa. Abbiamo fatto un'esperienza favolosa.
"If possible, I'd leave on the five p.m. train." "On Sunday, we always eat roast."
GRAMMAR
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masculine (before a vowel) dell' degli
For Example:
1. Ho comprato delle uova, del caffè, del cacao in polvere, del mascarpone e dei
savoiardi per preparare il Tiramisù.
"I bought some eggs, some coffee, some cocoa powder, some mascarpone cheese,
and some sponge fingers to prepare tiramisu."
2. Ho portato dei pennarelli, delle matite, della carta e della tempera per disegnare con
i bambini.
"I brought some felt-tip pens, some pencils, some paper, and some tempera to draw with the
kids."
When expressing "some" in Italian, we can also use alcuni and alcune with plural nouns,
qualche with singular nouns (although it expresses a plural meaning), or un po' di ("a bit of,"
"some").
For Example:
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1. Compro alcuni vestiti.
Compro qualche vestito.
"I buy some clothes."
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