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←A1 - Tappa 3 · Family and home

Meet my family

Enter the situation for Tappa 3 and learn the first useful language.

The situation

Sara shows a friend photographs of her family and home. Use essere for identity and qualities. Use avere for age, possession, and many physical descriptions.

Italian possessives agree with the thing possessed, not with the owner. Close singular family nouns normally omit the article.

  • Questa è mia madre.· This is my mother.
  • Mio padre si chiama Paolo.· My father is called Paolo.
  • Ho un fratello e una sorella.· I have one brother and one sister.
  • Mia sorella ha ventidue anni.· My sister is twenty-two years old.

First language map

Read the models aloud. Notice the repeated sentence frames. Change only one detail at a time until the pattern is secure.

  • Abbiamo una casa piccola.· We have a small house.
  • La nostra cucina è grande.· Our kitchen is large.
  • In soggiorno c’è un divano.· There is a sofa in the living room.
  • Quelli sono i miei nonni.· Those are my grandparents.

In context

The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.