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Hi, everyone! I'm Felice Angelini.
Ciao a tutti, sono Felice Angelini.
Welcome to another Italian Whiteboard Lesson!
In this lesson, we'll learn how to conjugate adjectives according to gender.
Okay, let's look at the vocabulary. First, we have...
Alto
And,
alta
Alto or alta means “tall”
Next.
Bello
And,
bella
Bello or bella means “beautiful”
Next.
Giovane.
Giovane means “young’
The last one,
Elegante
Elegante means “elegant.”
Let's look at the dialogue. While I read it, I want you to pay attention to the adjective. Find what the adjective is and see how it's used in the dialogue.
Are you ready?
A: Quello è mio fratello!
“That's my brother!”
B: È alto!
“He's tall!”
Let's see some examples of how gender influences adjectives. Imagine now that the tall person is a girl instead of a boy.
È alta.
"She's tall."
Now imagine that the person is also young. You can say
È giovane.
"He is young" or “She is young."
Did you notice how the words changed?
È alto.
È alta.
È giovane.
For a boy, alto.
For a girl, alta.
For a boy or a girl, giovane.
Unless you're very close to the person you're talking to, avoid commenting on people's appearance, regardless of whether you're commenting on their appearance or someone else's.

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