I Piccoli Italiani 
(E Pee-COHL-lee ee-tah-lee-AH-nee, The Little Italians)

The club is open to anyone who would like to begin to learn the basics of 
the Italian language.  These lessons will very simple, hence the name "I 
Piccoli Italiani" (The Little Italians).  We will pick up the basics, as we 
would have as a if we were babies in the family.  The disadvantage is that
we really have no "master" or parents to listen to imitate, nor do we have 
them to make corrections.  The goal would be to become familiar with some 
basic Italian words, phrases and expressions, that we could carry out some 
limited communication.  The secondary goal would be to give us enough 
background to allow us to tackle a real live Italian course some day. 
HAVE FUN!


Lezione#5   colori e vestiti
(koh-LOH-ree ee vehs-TEE-tee, colors and clothes)


La frase italiana della settimana

Here is one simple one do you have a better one to use?

Capisce? 
(cah-PEE-sheh, Do you understand?)

Si, capisco. 
(SEE, cah-PEES-coh, Yes, I understand) or 
Non capisco. 
(non, cah-PEES-coh, No, I do not understand.)

NOTATE: Capisce (cah-PEE-sheh) is formal while capisci (cah-PEE-shee) 
is familiar.

vocaboli nuovi

colori
arancio (ah-RAHN-choh, orange)
azzurro (ah-TSOOR-roh. light blue)
bianco (b'YAHN-koh, white)
blu (BLOO, blue or dark blue)
bruno (BROO-noh, brown)
giallo (JAHL-loh, yellow)
grigio (GREE-joh, gray)
nero (NEH-roh, black)
purpureo (poor-poor-REE-oh, purple)
rosso (ROHS-soh, red)
verde (VEHR-deh, green)

vestiti
l'abito-(eel ah-BEE-toh, the suit/outfit)

NOTATE: When words begin with a vowel, the article (in the singular) 
is always l'

la borsa (lah BOHR-sah, the purse)
la calza (lah KAHL-tsah, the sock/stocking)
dei calizini (DEH-ee cah-lee-TSEE-nee some socks)
la camicetta (lah kah-mee-CHEHT-tah, the blouse)
la camicia (lah kah-MEE-chah, the shirt)
il capello (eel kahp-PEL-loh, the hat)
il cappotto (eel cap-POHT-toh, the coat)
la cintura (lah cheen-TUHR-rah, the belt)
la cravatta (lah krah-VAHT-tah, the tie)
il fazzoletto (eel fahs-soh-LET-toh, the handkerchief)
la giacca (lah JAHK-kah, the jacket)
il guanto (eel GWAN-toh, the glove)
dei guanti (DEH-ee  GWAN-tee, some gloves)  
gli occhiali (lyee ohk-ee-AH-lee, the glasses)
i pantaloni (ee pahn-tah-LOH-nee, the pants)
la scarpa (lah SKAHR-pah, the shoe)
delle scarpe (DEHL-lee SKAHR-peh, some shoes)
la sottana (lah soht-TAHN-nah, the skirt)
il vestito (eel vehs-TEE-toh, lady's dress-suit)

NOTATE: The singular and plural forms of sock/socks, glove/floves, 
shoe/shoes above.

Conversazione semplice-domande e risposte:  Use these simple questions 
and combine it with various words from this and other lessons, then 
answer
the question.

1. (domande)  Che colore e' la giacca? 
(KEH koh-LOH-reh EH lah JAHK-kah?, What color is the jacket?)

(risposte)  La giacca e' bianca.
(Lah JAHK-kah EH b'YAHN-koh, The jacket is white)

NOTATE: Now, here's where things get tricky.  When using feminine nouns, 
the adjectives must also be feminie.  When using masculine nouns the 
adjectives must also be masculine. Therefore: La giacca (fem) e' bianca 
(fem)
is correct for feminine, BUT Il guanto (mas) e' bianco (mas) is correct 
for masculine.

All the nouns which have "il" as the article are masculine, those with "la" 
are feminine.  Adjectives are masculine, when they end in "o". The "o" 
changes to "a" for feminine.  When an adjective ends in "e" in the singular 
(ex. verde) it is masculine and feminine. Examples: La giacca e' verde and 
Il guanto e' verde.  "Blu" and  "arancio" (Blue and Orange) never change. It 
is an exception. 

2. (domande)  Dov'e' la camicia grigia? 
(Doh-VEH lah kah-MEE-chah GREE-jah EH?, Where is the gray shirt?)
 
(risposte)  La camicia grigia è sulla tavola. 
(Lah kah-MEE-chah GREE-jah EH SUE-lah TAH-voh-lah.  
The gray shirt is on the table).

3. (domande)  Di che colore è la bandiera italiana?
(Dee KEH koh-LOH-reh EH lah bahn-d'YEH-rah ee-tahl-YAH-nah?, 
What color is the Italian flag?)

(risposte)  E' verde, bianca e rossa.
( EH VEHR-deh, b'YAHN-kah eh ROHS-sah. It is green, white and red.)

STUDENTI: Practice this for a few days, with a partner if possible. Use 
words you know from this and other lessons to expand on these sample 
questions and answers for further practice.  Try to note the masculine 
and feminine forms.