| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Studio medicina (pause with a tap of the finger) Bologna. |
| Studio medicina (pause with a tap of the finger) Bologna. |
| a |
| a |
| Studio medicina a Bologna. |
| Studio medicina a Bologna. |
| "I study medicine in Bologna." |
| We use a in this sentence because in Italian, the preposition a is used before names of cities. Since Bologna is a city, we say a Bologna to mean "in Bologna." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Viviamo in Spagna, vicino (pause with a tap of the finger) Barcellona. |
| Viviamo in Spagna, vicino (pause with a tap of the finger) Barcellona. |
| a |
| a |
| Viviamo in Spagna, vicino a Barcellona. |
| Viviamo in Spagna, vicino a Barcellona. |
| "We live in Spain, near Barcelona." |
| We use a in this sentence because after expressions like vicino "near," Italian uses a to indicate proximity to a location. Since Barcelona is a city, vicino a Barcellona means "near Barcelona." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Luca va all'università (pause with a tap of the finger) Germania. |
| Luca va all'università (pause with a tap of the finger) Germania. |
| in |
| in |
| Luca va all'università in Germania. |
| Luca va all'università in Germania. |
| "Luca goes to university in Germany." |
| We use in in this sentence because in Italian, the preposition in is used before names of countries. Since Germania is a country, we say in Germania to mean "in Germany." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Mia |
| Mia sorella |
| Mia sorella studia |
| Mia sorella studia arte |
| Mia sorella studia arte a |
| Mia sorella studia arte a Firenze. |
| "My sister studies art in Florence." |
| Mia sorella studia arte a Firenze. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mio cugino (vive or vivete) in Canada con i suoi genitori. |
| Mio cugino (vive or vivete) in Canada con i suoi genitori. |
| vive |
| vive |
| Mio cugino vive in Canada con i suoi genitori. |
| "My cousin lives in Canada with his parents." |
| We use vive because the subject is mio cugino "my cousin," which is third person singular. |
| Vivete is incorrect because it is the second person plural form. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vado (alle or alla) scuole superiori vicino a casa. |
| Vado (alle or alla) scuole superiori vicino a casa. |
| alle |
| alle |
| Vado alle scuole superiori vicino a casa. |
| "I go to high school near home." |
| We use alle because scuole superiori is plural feminine, and le is the plural feminine article. A + le becomes alle. |
| Alla is incorrect because it is the combination of a + la, and that form is only used with singular feminine nouns, like alla scuola elementare. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Italian. |
| Translate "My friends go to the university in Turin." into Italian. |
| I miei amici, the subject, meaning "my friends," |
| followed by |
| vanno, the present tense of andare for loro, meaning "they go," |
| next |
| all'università, a contraction of a + l'università, meaning "to the university," |
| followed by |
| a Torino, meaning "in Turin." |
| I miei amici vanno all'università a Torino. |
| I miei amici vanno all'università a Torino. |
| "My friends go to the university in Turin." |
| Translate "She studies music in Naples." into Italian. |
| Lei, the subject pronoun, meaning "she," |
| followed by |
| studia, the present tense of studiare for lei, meaning "she studies," |
| next |
| musica, the object, meaning "music," |
| followed by |
| a Napoli, meaning "in Naples." |
| Lei studia musica a Napoli. |
| Lei studia musica a Napoli. |
| "She studies music in Naples." |
| Translate "We live in Italy and go to university together." into Italian. |
| Noi, the subject pronoun, meaning "we," |
| followed by |
| viviamo, the present tense of vivere for noi, meaning "we live," |
| next |
| in Italia, meaning "in Italy," |
| followed by |
| e, meaning "and," |
| next |
| andiamo, the present tense of andare for noi, meaning "we go," |
| followed by |
| all'università, meaning "to the university," |
| next |
| insieme, meaning "together." |
| Noi viviamo in Italia e andiamo all'università insieme. |
| Noi viviamo in Italia e andiamo all'università insieme. |
| "We live in Italy and go to university together." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which preposition is used in the sentences? |
| Luca va all'università in Germania. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Luca va all'università in Germania. |
| Did you hear, in? |
| In, meaning "in," is used here because we're talking about a country — Germania. Italian uses in with countries. |
| How about...? |
| Mia sorella studia arte a Firenze. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Mia sorella studia arte a Firenze. |
| Did you hear, a? |
| A, meaning "in" or "at," is used here because we're talking about a city — Firenze. Italian uses a before cities. |
| Next… |
| Mio cugino vive in Canada con i suoi genitori. |
| One more time. |
| Mio cugino vive in Canada con i suoi genitori. |
| Did you hear, in? |
| In, meaning "in," appears again because Canada is a country. Remember, countries take in in Italian. |
| And... |
| Lei studia musica a Napoli. |
| One more time. |
| Lei studia musica a Napoli. |
| Did you hear, a? |
| A, meaning "in" or "at," is used again with the city of Napoli. As before, Italian uses a when referring to cities. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about where someone lives or studies in Italian. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| A presto! |
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