Italian Language Story Game 4: Firenze
Italian Language Story: Marco in Firenze
Level: Low Intermediate (B1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
Part 4 of Marco's trip to Italy (Il viaggio di Marco 4 - Firenze).
In Part 4 of Marco's trip to Italy, Marco arrives at his friend's place. Alessandro's girlfriend Giulia invites him in, and introductions follow.
In the next few days, Giulia and her sister Claudia show Marco around town. They visit Palazzo Ricasoli, where the American author James Fennimore Cooper had lived for almost a year. They also go to see the famous Palazzo Vecchio, and enjoy a grand view from Piazzale Michelangelo, a large square located on top of a hill.
(Photo by Herr Bohn on Unsplash)
Listen to Part 4 of Marco's journey in Italian. It contains 135 basic words and phrases, all in context.
You can play the story, or any part of it, as often as you want. Click on individual sentences to hear them again.
Repeat the Italian sentences aloud with or right after the speaker and try to understand what is said without translating.
Key Verbs in Travel Story: Il viaggio di Marco 4
- aprire - to open
- sperare - to hope
- entrare - to enter, go in
- visitare - to visit (a place)
- divertire - to amuse, entertain
- passeggiare - to stroll, walk
- indicare - to indicate, point out
- sapere - to know, be aware of
You can see the English translation on a desk- or laptop (but not on a phone or tablet).
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Italian Language Game: Day Week Month Year
Play Italian Language Game: Day Week Month Year. A fun interactive vocabulary game to practice some basics: the singular and plural of these masculine and feminine nouns. (Photo by Juliana Malta on unsplash.com)
The somewhat tricky part for English speakers is that the definite article "the" has several singular and plural forms in Italian. Using a game to practice these four nouns is a good start to internalizing the forms and their sounds.
Learning just the rules of a language pattern is sometimes too abstract and overwhelming. Practicing the sounds of specific examples, helps to create automatic responses. For example, you learn and then know that "il giorno - i giorni" is the regular masculine pattern for nouns starting with a consonant (with the exceptions noted below in the "Summary of Italian Articles").
So, when you encounter other masculine nouns starting with a consonant*, you automatically know what the pattern is: "il ragazzo - i ragazzi" (the boy - the boys), "il fratello - i fratelli" (the brother - the brothers), "il campo - i campi" (the field - the fields), etc. etc. (*However, please note the exceptions below which use "lo" and "gli" instead of "il" and "i"!)
Day Week Month Year
As you play, say the words OUT LOUD and imitate the speaker.
- il giorno - the day (m)
- i giorni - the days (m)
- il mese - the month (m)
- i mesi - the months (m)
- la settimana - the week (f)
- le settimane - the weeks (f)
- l'anno - the year (m)
- gli anni - the years (m)
Summary of Italian Definite Articles
il -for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant
l' -for masculine singular nouns starting with a vowel
lo -for masculine singular nouns starting with s+consonant, z, y, gn, ps, pn
i -for masculine plural nouns starting with a consonant
gli -for masculine plural nouns starting with a vowel, s+consonant, x, z, y, gn, ps, pn
la -for feminine singular nouns starting with a consonant
l' -for feminine singular nouns starting with a vowel
le -for feminine plural nouns starting with a vowel or a consonant
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More than an Italian Language Game
With our Italian 1 course you'll practice Italian for FREE - with the story of a young man traveling through Italy. "The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you are actually learning Italian!
If you just play ONE lesson a day (we call them "Scenes") - and review the previous day's dialogue and Scene - you'll be amazed how much you'll have learned after 36 days!
And make sure to listen to the Podcast after each Level (six Scenes)
French Language Game: Passé Composé with Avoir
Quick French Language Game: Passé Composé with "Avoir"
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 5 minutes
Learn and practice a few sentences using the Passé Composé tense with the auxiliary, or helping verb, "avoir". You use the French tense called Passé Composé for an action or event that was completed in the past.
To sharpen your pronunciation, say the French OUT LOUD right after or at the same time as the speaker.
You may want to look at the verb forms and sentences below before you begin.
Our games are a great way to learn or review basic conversational French.
Passé Composé with "avoir"
- j'ai parlé - I spoke
- tu as parlé - you spoke (familiar)
- il/elle a parlé - it/he/she spoke
- nous avons parlé - we spoke
- vous avez parlé - you spoke (formal/plural)
- ils/elles ont parlé - they spoke (m/f)
Sentences using the Helping Verb "avoir"
- Oui, j'ai parlé avec lui. - Yes, I spoke with him.
- Tu as lu le journal hier? - Did you(fam.) read the newspaper yesterday? [lire]
- Oui, il a dit ça. - Yes, he said that. [dire]
- Nous avons acheté une maison. - We bought a house. [acheter]
- Où avez-vous appris le français? - Where did you(form.) learn French? [apprendre]
- Ils ont fait une promenande. - They took a walk. [faire]
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Remember: You can practice French online for FREE with our 36-Scene French 1 Travel-Story: "Daniel en France".
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French Language Game: Avoir - Present Tense
Quick French Language Game: avoir (to have) - present tense
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing time: 5 minutes
Play a quick French language game to learn and practice the present tense of "avoir". You'll also put together basic sentences and learn the meaning of 5 common idiomatic expressions.
To improve your pronunciation, always say the French OUT LOUD right after or at the same time as the speaker.
Before you start, you may want to look at the verb forms and sentences below.
These games are a great way to learn and review basic conversational French.
Play on a Computer or Tablet.
Present Tense of "avoir"
- j'ai - I have
- tu as - you have (familiar)
- il/elle a - it/he/she has
- nous avons - we have
- vous avez - you have (formal/plural)
- ils/elles ont - they have (m/f)
Sentences and Expressions using "avoir"
- Tu as ton passeport ? - Do you have your passport? (familiar)
- Nous avons ton adresse. - We have your(fam.) address.
- Il a le mot de passe. - He has the password.
- Oui, j'ai un portable. - Yes, I have a cell phone.
- Ils ont la clé. - They have the key.
- Avez-vous une carte de crédit ? - Do you have a credit card? (formal)
- J'ai vraiment faim. - I'm really hungry.
- J'ai besoin d'un mot de passe ? - Do I need a password?
- Ça a l'air bon. - That looks good.
- il y a - ... ago
- Il ya a plus de deux ans. - More than two years ago.
- il y a - there are
- Une "place" est un lieu où il y a souvent de marchés. - A square is a place where there often are markets.
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German Language Game: Accusative Pronouns
German Language Game - accusative pronouns
Level: Elementary (A2)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
Play a fun and quick German Language Game to learn and practice German Accusative Pronouns:
• mich (me)
• dich (you, familiar)
• ihn (him)
• sie (her)
• uns (us)
• euch (you-all)
• sie /Sie (them /you, formal)
1. Review the accusative pronouns with the Shootout Game.
2. Recall basic verbs that take the dative (a direct object).
3. Put together simple sentences using accusative pronouns with the Word Invader Game.
4. Choose the translation of sentences with the Deal No Deal Game.
If you understand accusative pronouns as direct objects and want to try out your German vocabulary, just play the game. Otherwise, read on below and then play.
Verbs with a Direct Object
sehen - to see
[ich sehe, du siehst, er/sie sieht, wir sehen, ihr seht, sie/Sie sehen]
kennen - to know, be acquainted with
[ich kenne, du kennst, er/sie kennt, wir kennen, ihr kennt, sie/Sie kennen]
suchen - to look for
[ich suche, du suchst, er/sie sucht, wir suchen, ihr sucht, sie/Sie suchen]
anrufen - to call (a *separable-prefix verb)
[ich rufe an, du rufst an, er/sie ruft an, wir rufen an, ihr ruft an, sie/Sie rufen an]
Separable Prefix Verbs
These are verbs that separate into two parts when used in the present and simple past tenses, as well as in the imperative.
For instance, the verb "rufen" (to call, shout) can add the separable prefix "an-".
The verb "anrufen" means "to call", specifically by telephone).
The prefix "an" goes to different positions, depending on the tense or mood of the verb. For example:
Present tense, Simple Past, and Imperative - the prefix goes at the end:
• Ich rufe dich sofort an.
(I'm calling you right away.)
• Er rief gestern sehr spät an.
(He called very late yesterday.)
• Ruf mich bitte an.
(Please call me.)
Future tense, and Present Conditional - the prefix stays attached:
• Ich werde dich heute Nachmittag anrufen.
(I'll call you this afternoon.)
• Ich würde dich gerne anrufen.
(I would like to call you.)
Perfect Tenses - the prefix stays attached to the past participle:
• Ich habe dich gestern angerufen.
(I called you yesterday.)
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More Than a German Language Game
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("Blüten" means blossoms in German - but you'll find out that it has another, darker meaning).
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