Italian Language Game: 8 Colors - Basics
Quick Italian Language Game: 8 Colors - Basics
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 1/2 minutes
Play this fun interactive Italian game to pronounce, learn and write the names for 8 common colors.
Some colors end in -o, for example "rosso" (red). When used with a singular masculine noun, as in "the red book", the ending stays -o: "il libro rosso".
But when the same color is used with a singular feminine noun, as in "the red car", the ending is -a: "la macchina rossa".
Other colors do not end in -o. When these are used with a singular noun, they do NOT change.
As you play, say the words OUT LOUD and imitate the Italian pronunciation.
8 Italian Colors
- rosso/ rossa - red (m/f)
- bianco/ bianca - white (m/f)
- nero/ nera - black (m/f)
- giallo/ gialla - yellow* (m/f)
- marrone - brown
- blu - blue**
- verde - green
- arancione - orange
*Note: In Italian "un giallo" or "un libro giallo" also refers to a detective novel, film or story.
**Note: Italian has another word for the color "blue": "azzurro". This is the color "light blue" or "sky blue". It's the color of the national men's football team, who are known as "Gli Azzurri" (the Blues), and of the women's national soccer team, known as "Le Azzurre".
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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)
Italian Language Game: Volere - Present Tense
Italian Language Game: volere (want) - 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 "volere".
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 want" formal (singular): Lei vuole
Volere - want
- io voglio - I want
- tu vuoi - you want (familiar)
- lui, lei vuole - he, she wants
- noi vogliamo - we want
- voi volete - you-all want
- loro vogliono - they want
Vocabulary
- mangiare - to eat
- leggere - to read
- comprare - to buy
- il giornale - the newspaper
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: 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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More Than an Italian Language Game
Remember: You can practice Italian online for FREE with our 36-Scene Italian 1 Travel-Story: "Marco in Italia".
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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)
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.
(Image Credit: Arthur Yeti on Unsplash)
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.
If you like our Italian games, please SHARE them with your friends.
More Than an Italian Language Game
Remember: 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.
And, if you have any language questions - don't hesitate to contact us!