Lesson 3 - Food Flashcards
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the/a cappuccino
il / un cappuccino
the/a mineral water
l’ / un’ aqua minerale
the/a glass of milk
il / un bicchiere di latte
milk coffee
caffè con latte
americano (coffee with milk)
caffè macchiato
espresso
caffè
one shot espresso
un corto
double espresso
un caffè lungo
coffee with a shot of sambuca
un caffè correto
barley coffee
un caffè d’orzo
freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
la spremuta di pompelmo
the / a sparkling wine
lo / uno spumante
the / an aperitif
l’ / un aperitivo
the / a beer
la / una birra
the / a orange lemonade
l’ / un’ aranciata
Standard masculine singular, definite article “the”
il - noun starting with a consonant
il libro (the book)
masculine singular, definite article “the” for exceptions
lo - starting with z, s + consonat, pn, ps, gn, x, y
lo studente - the student
abbreviated masculine singular, definite article “the”
l’ - for nouns starting with a vowel
l’amico - the (male)friend
forms of definite article for masculine singular
il - standard
l’ - if followed by a vowel
lo - if followed by z, s+consonant, ps, pn, gn, y, x
forms of definite article ‘the’ for masculine plural
i - standard (i ragazzi - the boys)
gli - for exceptions & vowels (gli amici - the friends, gli studenti - the students)
definite article ‘the’ for feminine singular nouns
la - standard (la ragazza - the girl)
l’ - if followed by a vowel (l’amica - the girlfriend; l’arancia - the orange)
definite article for female plural
le - in all cases
le ragazze - the girls
le amiche - the (girl)friends
le pizze - the pizzas
forms of indefinite article ‘a/an’ for masculine nouns
un - starting with most consonants & vowels
(un uomo - a man, un telefonino - a mobile phone)
uno - starting with z, s+cons., ps, pn, gn, x, y
(uno studente - a student)
forms of indefinite article ‘a/an’ for feminine nouns
una - nouns starting with a consonant
(una ragazza)
un’ - nouns starting with a vowel
(un’amica)
