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Quiz about Italian For Beginners
Quiz about Italian For Beginners

Italian For Beginners Trivia Quiz


Italian is a romance language which is spoken in several countries besides Italy. Enjoy the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by Hiyori. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Hiyori
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,453
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1439
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Buongiorno, come stai?" is a greeting you'll hear very often in Italian. What does it mean? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "I giorni della settimana" means "the days of the week". How do you say "Wednesday" in Italian? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The seasons in Italian are "le stagioni". As in Spanish, in Italian spring is translated as "la primavera". How do you translate "summer" in Italian? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Let's have a quick look at colours in Italian - or "i colori" . Which of the following is the Italian word for the colour red? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Rosa" is the colour "pink" in Italian. But how would you say "the strawberry is pink" in Italian? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. My neighbours are Italian. One day, the younger boy told me "la mia sorella è cattiva". I know he was talking about his sister but what exactly did he say? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The first Italian verb most students learn is the verb "to be", which is "essere" in Italian. "I am" is "io sono", so how do you say "you are"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The second verb most students of Italian learn is "to have", which in Italian is "avere". How will you say "we have"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Personal names are pronounced differently in Italian - for example, the English "Henry" becomes "Enrico". How is "Andrew" written in Italian? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following is a common word for "thank you" in Italian? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Buongiorno, come stai?" is a greeting you'll hear very often in Italian. What does it mean?

Answer: Good morning, how are you?

"Buongiorno" means "good morning" while "come stai" is "how are you" with "stai" being the second person singular of the verb "stare". "Good evening" in Italian is "buonasera" while "good night" is "buonanotte".
2. "I giorni della settimana" means "the days of the week". How do you say "Wednesday" in Italian?

Answer: Mercoledi

"Miercoles" is the Spanish word for "Wednesday". "Lunedi" and "martedi" are "Monday" and "Tuesday". "Thursday" and "Friday" are translated as "giovedi" and "venerdi" while "sabato" and "domenica" are "Saturday" and "Sunday". In Italian, the days of the week and the months are not capitalized.
3. The seasons in Italian are "le stagioni". As in Spanish, in Italian spring is translated as "la primavera". How do you translate "summer" in Italian?

Answer: L'estate

"L'estate" means "summer", and is similar to the French word which is "l'été". "L'inverno" is "winter" while "l'autunno" is "autumn". "El verano" is "summer" in Spanish.
4. Let's have a quick look at colours in Italian - or "i colori" . Which of the following is the Italian word for the colour red?

Answer: Rosso

"Arancione" is the colour "orange", while "verde" is "green" and "bianco" is "white".
5. "Rosa" is the colour "pink" in Italian. But how would you say "the strawberry is pink" in Italian?

Answer: La fragola è rosa

"La fragola" means "strawberry". "La mela" is apple and "la prugna" is plum while "la pera" is pear.
6. My neighbours are Italian. One day, the younger boy told me "la mia sorella è cattiva". I know he was talking about his sister but what exactly did he say?

Answer: My sister is bad

"La mia sorella" means "my sister" where "sorella" is "sister". "Cattiva" means "bad". "My sister is beautiful" can be translated as "la mia sorella è bella" where "bella" means "beautiful". "Malata" means "ill" and "gentile" means "kind".
7. The first Italian verb most students learn is the verb "to be", which is "essere" in Italian. "I am" is "io sono", so how do you say "you are"?

Answer: Tu sei

"Tu sei" means "you are". "Tu hai" is "you have" where "hai" comes from the verb "avere".
8. The second verb most students of Italian learn is "to have", which in Italian is "avere". How will you say "we have"?

Answer: Noi abbiamo

"Noi" is "we". "Noi siamo" means "we are" while "lei ha" means "she has".
9. Personal names are pronounced differently in Italian - for example, the English "Henry" becomes "Enrico". How is "Andrew" written in Italian?

Answer: Andrea

Andrea is the Italian name of Andrew. A famous singer bearing that name is Andrea Bocelli. In Spanish, Andrew becomes Andrés and in French it is André.
10. Which of the following is a common word for "thank you" in Italian?

Answer: Grazie

"Grazie" means "thank you" while "per favore" means "please" and "scusa" means "sorry". "Gracias" is the Spanish word for "thank you".
Source: Author Hiyori

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