| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) amico simpatico. |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) amico simpatico. |
| un |
| un |
| Ho un amico simpatico. |
| Ho un amico simpatico. |
| "I have a nice friend." |
| We use un in this sentence because amico is a masculine singular noun. |
| The adjective simpatico also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vorrei (pause with a tap of the finger) mela rossa. |
| Vorrei (pause with a tap of the finger) mela rossa. |
| una |
| una |
| Vorrei una mela rossa. |
| Vorrei una mela rossa. |
| "I would like a red apple." |
| We use una in this sentence because mela is a feminine singular noun. |
| The adjective rossa matches the gender of the noun it describes. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) zaino pesante. |
| Ho (pause with a tap of the finger) zaino pesante. |
| uno |
| uno |
| Ho uno zaino pesante. |
| Ho uno zaino pesante. |
| "I have a heavy backpack." |
| We use uno in this sentence because zaino is a masculine singular noun and starts with the letter z. |
| The adjective pesante does not change based on the gender of the noun. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Giorgio |
| Giorgio è |
| Giorgio è un |
| Giorgio è un ragazzo |
| Giorgio è un ragazzo gentile. |
| "Giorgio is a kind boy." |
| Giorgio è un ragazzo gentile. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Marco conosce (una or uno) studente timido. |
| Marco conosce (una or uno) studente timido. |
| uno |
| uno |
| Marco conosce uno studente timido. |
| "Marco knows a shy student." |
| Uno is used here because studente is a masculine singular noun that starts with the letter s. |
| The adjective timido also matches the gender of the noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Vuoi (una or un') pizza calda? |
| Vuoi (una or un') pizza calda? |
| una |
| una |
| Vuoi una pizza calda? |
| "Do you want a hot pizza?" |
| Una is used here because pizza is a feminine singular noun. |
| The adjective calda also changes to match the gender of the noun. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Italian. |
| Translate "Marco has a new bicycle." into Italian. |
| Marco, "Marco" (A proper name.) |
| followed by |
| ha, "has" (Third-person singular form of avere, meaning "to have.") |
| next |
| una, "a" |
| followed by |
| bicicletta, "bicycle" |
| next |
| nuova, "new" |
| Both una and nuova are used in this sentence because bicicletta is a singular feminine noun. |
| Marco ha una bicicletta nuova. |
| Marco ha una bicicletta nuova. |
| "Marco has a new bicycle." |
| Translate "Lucia buys an interesting book." into Italian. |
| Lucia, "Lucia" (A proper name.) |
| followed by |
| compra, "buys" (Third-person singular form of comprare, meaning "to buy.") |
| next |
| un, "a" |
| followed by |
| libro, "book" |
| next |
| interessante, "interesting" |
| Un is used here because libro is a masculine singular noun. |
| Lucia compra un libro interessante. |
| Lucia compra un libro interessante. |
| "Lucia buys an interesting book." |
| Translate "Carla has a fantastic idea!" into Italian. |
| Carla, "Carla" (A proper name.) |
| followed by |
| ha, "has" (Third-person singular form of avere, meaning "to have.") |
| next |
| un', "an" |
| followed by |
| idea, "idea" |
| next |
| fantastica, "fantastic" |
| Un' is used here because idea is a feminine singular noun that starts with a vowel. |
| Carla ha un'idea fantastica! |
| Carla ha un'idea fantastica! |
| "Carla has a fantastic idea!" |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which indefinite article is used in the sentences? |
| Ho uno zaino pesante. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ho uno zaino pesante. |
| Did you hear, uno? Uno is used before masculine words that begin with specific letters, such as "s" followed by a consonant or "z." |
| How about...? |
| Giorgio è un ragazzo gentile. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Giorgio è un ragazzo gentile. |
| Did you hear, un? Un is placed before most masculine nouns. |
| Next… |
| Carla ha un'idea fantastica! |
| One more time. |
| Carla ha un'idea fantastica! |
| Did you hear, un'? Un' is placed before feminine nouns that begin with a vowel. |
| And... |
| Vuoi una pizza calda? |
| One more time. |
| Vuoi una pizza calda? |
| Did you hear, una? Una is placed before feminine nouns that begin with a consonant. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use Italian indefinite articles. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| A presto! |
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