Italian Language Game: Potere - Present Tense
Italian Language Game: potere (can, be able) - present tense.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes
Play this fun Italian Word Shoot game and learn the present-tense forms of the irregular verb "potere".
Then, with Word Invaders, put together an easy sentence with each.
Note that in Italian subject pronouns often dropped, except for emphasis or clarity.
But, with or without a pronoun, you always have to use the correct verb form.
Note also:
"you can" formal (singular): Lei può
Potere - can, be able
- io posso - I can
- tu puoi - you can (familiar)
- lui, lei può - he, she can
- noi possiamo - we can
- voi potete - you-all can
- loro possono - they can
Vocabulary
- pagare - to pay
- prendere - to take
- parlare - to speak
- aiutare - to help
Always say the words OUT LOUD as you play the game. It's the best way to practice pronunciation.
If you want to play a game to review all three Modal Verbs together, click here: Volere. Dovere. Potere.
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Italian Language Game: Avere - Present Tense
Ouick Italian Language Game: avere (to have) - present tense.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Time: 4 minutes
Practice the present-tense forms of the irregular verb "avere" online, with this fun, interactive Italian Word Shoot language game.
Then, with Word Invaders, put together an easy sentence with each.
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Note that in Italian the pronoun is often dropped, except for emphasis or clarity.
But, in any case, with or without a pronoun, you always have to use the correct verb form.
Avere - to have
- io ho - I have
- tu hai - you have (familiar)
- lui, lei ha - he, she has
- noi abbiamo - we have
- voi avete - you(pl) have
- loro hanno - they have
Vocabulary
- il libro - the book
- l'indirizzo - the address (m)
- la chiave - the key
- le fotografie - the photos
As you play the game, make sure you say the words out loud.
It's a good way to learn new vocabulary and to improve your pronunciation.
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Italian Language Game: Posso parlare con...
Italian Language Game: Posso parlare con... - Can I speak with...
In this quick Italian online game, you can learn and practice 14 Italian phrases as part of a mini-story.
Marco has arrived in Florence to visit his friend Alessandro.
He dials the number, but a woman answers.
The mini-story is also part of our Italian 1 course.
(You can play the complete course for FREE by registering HERE.)
When playing the game, it's best to say the Italian OUT LOUD.
After you've practiced and recalled some of the individual words, you'll hear the mini-story again.
This time "shadow" the sentences, by saying them together with the speaker in natural speed.
Even if you know the meaning of all the words, saying them in sentences takes some practice.
Note that in Italian, the words for "I, you, he, she" etc. are often dropped, unless they are needed for clarity or emphasis.
Phrases in Italian Mini-Story Language Game
- in meno di un'ora - in less than an hour
- arriva a Firenze - he arrives in Florence [arrivare]
- ha l'indirizzo - he has the address [avere]
- di un amico - of a friend (m)
- compone il numero - he dials the number [comporre]
- sul suo cellulare - on his cell phone
- una donna risponde - a woman answers [rispondere]
- Pronto! - Hello! (on the phone)
- Posso parlare con... - Can I speak with...
- non c'è - he's not here
- mi dispiace - I'm sorry
- Chi parla? - Who's speaking? [parlare]
- Sono Marco Magini - I'm Marco Magini
- un amico di Boston - a friend(m) from Boston
After playing the game, look at the words again and read them aloud.
For more easy games see also our post: 5 Easy Italian Language Games.
Or you can find ALL of them - over 60 by now - on the Italian Quick Language Games page.
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Italian Language Game: È libero questo posto
Italian Language Game: È libero questo posto? - Is this seat free?
In this quick Italian online game, you'll learn and practice 16 Italian phrases in the context of a mini-story.
This brief episode tells about Marco's train trip from Pisa to Florence.
The mini-story is also part of our Italian 1 course.
(You can play the complete course for FREE by registering HERE.)
As you play the game, say the Italian OUT LOUD.
Once you know the words, don't translate, just try to understand!
After you've practiced and recalled some of the individual words, you'll hear the mini-story again.
This time "shadow" the sentences, by saying them together with the speaker in natural speed.
Note that in Italian, the words for "I, you, he, she" etc. are often dropped, unless they are needed for clarity or emphasis.
Phrases in Italian Mini-Story Language Game
- va - he goes [andare]
- al bianario tre - to track three
- non deve - he doesn't have to
- aspettare a lungo - to wait long
- prima che il treno arrivi - before the train arrives [prima che + subjunctive]
- sul treno - on the train
- trova subito - he finds right away [trovare]
- un posto al finestrino - a seat at the (train) window
- proprio mentre - just as
- inizia a leggere - he begins to read
- la guida turistica - the travel guide
- sente - he hears [sentire]
- È libero questo posto? - Is this seat free?
- una giovane donna - a young woman
- si siede - (she) sits down [sedersi]
- di fronte a lui - opposite to him
After playing the game, look at the words again and read them aloud.
For more easy games see also our post: 5 Easy Italian Language Games.
Or you can find ALL of them - over 60 by now - on the Italian Quick Language Games page.
If you like our Italian games, please SHARE them with your friends.
More Than an Italian Language Game
And don't forget: You can practice Italian online for FREE with our 36-Scene Italian 1 Travel-Story: "Marco in Italia".
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the Italian 1 podcasts. Just login HERE.
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Italian Language Game: Family and Relatives
With this Italian Language Game you can practice words for family and relatives.
Learn and practice the fun way - with this online interactive Italian Language game.
Listen and guess, read, and speak each of the words.
Note: when the article is followed by a word that starts with "z" or "s+consonant," the masculine article for singular nouns is "lo" (not "il"). So, it's "il padre" (the father), but "lo zio" (the uncle).
You'll find that most (family-member) nouns for the masculine and feminine are very similar, differing only in the article and ending.
If you make mistakes, just play the game again. That's how you learn!
For more easy games see also our post: 5 Easy Italian Language Games.
Or you can find ALL of them - over 60 by now - on the Italian Quick Language Games page.
If you like our games, please SHARE us with your friends.
More Than an Italian Language Game
And don't forget: You can practice Italian online for FREE with our 36-Scene Italian 1 Travel-Story: "Marco in Italia".
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts. Just login HERE.
And, if you have any language questions - don't hesitate to contact us!