Daily actions, work and study
Build the core word and phrase bank for everyday life.
Core words
Use routine verbs with time expressions. Di mattina, nel pomeriggio, and la sera organize a description. Sempre, spesso, qualche volta, raramente, and mai show frequency.
With mai in a negative sentence, keep non before the verb.
- svegliarsi· to wake up
- fare colazione· to have breakfast
- andare al lavoro· to go to work
- studiare· to study
- lavorare· to work
- pranzare· to have lunch
Useful chunks
Learn nouns with their articles and learn verbs inside a complete phrase. Say each Italian item aloud, cover the English, and retrieve the meaning.
- tornare a casa· to return home
- cenare· to have dinner
- sempre· always
- spesso· often
- qualche volta· sometimes
- non... mai· never
In context
The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.
- Mi sveglio alle sette.· I wake up at seven.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Faccio colazione a casa.· I have breakfast at home.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Lavoro in ufficio.· I work in an office.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Studio italiano ogni giorno.· I study Italian every day.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Pranzo con i colleghi.· I have lunch with my colleagues.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Torno a casa alle sei.· I return home at six.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Non guardo spesso la televisione.· I do not often watch television.Tappa 4 · A normal weekday
- Marco si sveglia alle sei e mezzo.· Marco wakes up at half past six.Tappa 4 · Marco’s weekday
- Lavora in una libreria nel centro.· He works in a bookshop in the centre.Tappa 4 · Marco’s weekday
- A pranzo mangia con una collega.· At lunch he eats with a colleague.Tappa 4 · Marco’s weekday