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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.

Author
Hiyori

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,453

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1663

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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

Good morning, who are you?

Good night, how are you?

Good evening, how are you?

Good morning, how are you?

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Question 2 of 10

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

Miercoles

Mercoledi

Lunedi

Martedi

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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

L'inverno

El verano

L'autunno

L'estate

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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

Bianco

Arancione

Rosso

Verde

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Question 5 of 10

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

La pera � rosa

La mela � rosa

La fragola � rosa

La prugna � rosa

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Question 6 of 10

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

My sister is beautiful

My sister is bad

My sister is ill

My sister is kind

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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

Tu sei

Tu hai

Tu �

Tu eres

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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

Voi avete

Lei ha

Noi siamo

Noi abbiamo

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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

Andr�s

Andrio

Andr�

Andrea

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Question 10 of 10

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

Grazie

Per favore

Gracias

Scusa

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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'�t�". "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 � 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 � 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 � 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 Andr�s and in French it is Andr�.

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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