Un gelato questa sera?

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Words

47

Sentences

15

Words per sentence

3.1

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• Non abito lontano

  non goes straight before the verb: Non abito lontano. Negation with non →

• Sei libero · sono libero

  essere: Sei libero? (you), sono libero (I). essere — to be →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 24 of the 35 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• abitare

  to live (somewhere)

  A1

• andare

  to go

  A1

• bene

  well

  A1

• ciao

  hello, bye (informally)

  A1

• davanti

  in front, in front of

  A1

• dopo

  after, afterwards

  A1

• essere

  to be

  A1

• fino

  until, as far as

  A1

• il gelato

  the ice cream

  A1

• il lavoro

  the work, the job

  A1

• il piede

  the foot

  A1

• la bicicletta

  the bicycle

  A1

• la chiesa

  the church

  A1

• la piazza

  the square

  A1

• la sera

  the evening

  A1

• libero

  free, vacant

  A1

• lontano

  far

  A1

• l’ora

  the hour, the time

  A1

• mangiare

  to eat

  A1

• nove

  nine

  A1

• otto

  eight

  A1

• sei

  six

  A1

• venire

  to come

  A1

• volentieri

  gladly

  A1

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Comprehension questions

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