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What is in the room?

Enter the situation for Tappa 2 and learn the first useful language.

The situation

You enter a furnished room and identify what you can see. Italian nouns have grammatical gender. Articles and adjectives change with the noun, so learn a new noun as a small group: article + noun + adjective.

Use che cos’è? for one object and che cosa sono? for more than one. Use c’è for one thing and ci sono for two or more.

  • Che cos’è?· What is it?
  • È un tavolo.· It is a table.
  • Com’è il tavolo?· What is the table like?
  • È grande e nero.· It is large and black.

First language map

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

  • Che cosa sono?· What are they?
  • Sono due sedie rosse.· They are two red chairs.
  • C’è una lampada.· There is a lamp.
  • Ci sono tre finestre.· There are three windows.

In context

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