Week #005 Review, Friday

<p>ance = anza</p> <p>importance = importanza</p> <p>ence = enza</p> <p>intelligence = intelligenza</p> <p>ant = ante</p> <p>important = importante</p> <p>ent = ente</p> <p>student = studente</p> <p>ible = bile</p> <p>possible = possibile</p> <p>ist = ista</p> <p>dentist = dentista</p> <p>ly = mente</p> <p>generally = generalmente</p> <p>sion = sione</p> <p>mission = missione</p> <p>tion = zione</p> <p>station = stazione</p> <p>ty = ta'</p> <p>society = societa'</p> <p>Nouns ending in 'o' are generally masculine:</p> <p>amico = friend (male)</p> <p>libro = book</p> <p>Nouns ending in 'a' are generally feminine:</p> <p>amica = friend (female)</p> <p>casa = house</p> <p>Nouns ending in 'e' can be both and simply must be memorized:</p> <p>ristorante (m) = restaurant</p> <p>pane (m) = bread</p> <p>classe (f) = class</p> <p>notte (f) = night</p> <p>Words ending with a consonant are usually foreign words, and are</p> <p>usually masculine:</p> <p>bar, autobus, film, sport</p> <p>Change the 'o' to an 'i' to make it plural:</p> <p>amico = friend, amici = friends</p> <p>Change the 'a' to an 'e' to make it plural:</p> <p>chiesa = church, chiese = churches</p> <p>Change the 'ca' to a 'che' to make it plural:</p> <p>banca = bank, banche = banks</p> <p>Change the 'e' to an 'i' to make it plural:</p> <p>studente = student, studenti = students</p> <p>Most masculine words ending in 'io' you drop the 'o' to make it plural:</p> <p>negozio = store, negozi = stores</p> <p>Nouns ending with an accented vowel or a consonant do not change in the plural:</p> <p>caffe' = coffee shop, due caffe' = two coffee shops</p> <p>foto = photo, due foto = two photos</p> <p>libro = book</p> <p>penna = pen</p> <p>matita = pencil</p> <p>carta = paper</p> <p>quaderno = notebook or planner</p> <p>sedia = chair</p> <p>luce = light</p> <p>finestra = window</p> <p>scrivania = desk</p> <p>pagina = page</p> <p>porta = door</p> <p>parlare = to speak</p> <p>io parlo = I speak</p> <p>tu parli = you speak (informal)</p> <p>Lei parla = you speak (formal)</p> <p>lu