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December’s Italian Quiz Posted by on Dec 9, 2015 in Italian Language

“Oh no!” I can hear you all groan, “please … not a quiz about Christmas!”.

Now would I be so cruel my dear readers? No, the purpose of this quiz is to tell me if you’ve been paying attention to my previous posts. And I shall be expecting lots of comments, even from those of you who usually don’t have time to write to us, okay? Because Santa has told me to let him know who’s been a good student. So, if you want a visit from Santa this year you’d better set to work and get those answers coming in, va bene!?

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Get it?

Below, you’ll find a set of sentences in English, translated into Italian. The Italian versions, however, are missing a key word. Simply chose the correct word from the list given to complete the sentence. Ready? Okay, here we go:

1. I’m looking for a nice maroon fabric to make myself a new skirt with. Sto cercando una bella _______ bordeaux per farmi una gonna nuova
Choose from:
tessuto
panno
fabbrica
stoffa

2. Giovanni has got a really morbid imagination. Giovanni ha un’immaginazione molto _______
mortale
morbida
moribonda
morbosa

3. Have you heard the latest rumours about Cinzia and Carlo? Hai sentito gli ultimi  _______ su Cinzia e Carlo?
rumori
voci
dicerie
pettegolezzi

4. Actually, I don’t feel like going to the party this evening. _______ non mi sento di andare alla festa stasera
Attuale
In effetti
Attualmente
In realtà

5. Giovanna is a really sensitive girl. Giovanna è una ragazza molto _______
sensuale
sensitiva
sensibile
sensata

dal-dottore

6. The doctor was very sympathetic. La  dottoressa è stato molto _______
simpatica
comprensiva
simpaticamente
cara

7. So where do your parents live, Marco? Allora Marco, dove abitano i tuoi _______?
progenitori
parenti
parentesi
genitori

8. My friend Michele lives on a farm. Il mio amico Michele abita in una _______
farmaco
fabbrica
fattoria
farmi

9. We must confront the manager about these new changes. Dobbiamo _______ il manager a proposito di questi nuovi cambiamenti
conquistare
confrontare
affondare
affrontare

10. I have to return this book to the library by tomorrow. Devo portare indietro questo libro alla _______ entro domani
bibliotecaria
bibliografia
libreria
biblioteca

11. Naughty readers who haven’t been studying our Italian blog won’t get any presents this year! I lettori cattivi, che non hanno studiato il nostro Italian blog, non riceveranno nessun _______ quest’anno!
presepio
regalo
presente
regole

Remember …….  Santa’s waiting for your answers!!!

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Comments:

  1. Laurel Barton:

    1. stoffa
    2. morbosa
    3. pettigolezzi
    4. In realtà
    5. sensibile
    6. comprensiva
    7. genitori
    8. fattoria
    9. affrontare
    10. biblioteca
    11. regalo

    Auguri!

  2. Libby:

    1. Stoffa
    2. Morbosa
    3.voci
    4. In effetti
    5.. Sensibile
    6. Comprensiva
    7.genitori
    8.fattoria
    9. Affrontare
    10. Biblioteca
    11. Regalo

  3. Cee:

    tessuto, morbosa, dicerie, in realta`, sensibile, comprensiva, genitori, fattoria, affrontare, biblioteca, regalo.

    Grazie per i due Blog ‘Falsi Amici’. Sono molto utile.

  4. Tom Clothier:

    Great quiz after the, “false friends” onformation recently.
    Grazie mille

  5. Andrej:

    Ciao Geoff
    Non ho letto tutti i post, ma li leggerò senz’altro.
    Le mie risposte:
    1. stoffa
    2.morbosa
    3. rumori
    4. in realtà- in effetti(dizionario lo Zingarelli)
    5. sensibile-sensitiva(dizionario lo Zingarelli)
    6. comprensiva
    7. genitori
    8. fattoria
    9. affrontare
    10. biblioteca
    11. regalo
    Saluti da Andrej

  6. Rick:

    1. Stoffa
    2. Morbosa
    3. pettegolezzi
    4. Attualmente
    5. sensibile
    6. comprensiva
    7. genitori
    8. fattoria
    9. affrontare
    10. biblioteca
    11. regalo

    Buon Natale a tutti voi

  7. David G:

    Quiz Answers, e grazie tante per il divertimento e l’esperienza durante l’anno scorso!!
    1. STOFFA
    2. MORBOSA
    3. PETTEGOLEZZI
    4. IN EFFETTI
    5. SENSIBILE
    6. COMPRENSIVA
    7. GENITORI
    8. FATTORIA
    9. AFFRONTARE
    10. BIBLIOTECA
    11. REGALO

  8. Dora:

    I made replies but don’t know if they registered.

    • Geoff:

      @Dora Ciao Dora, just write your replies as a comment in the same way that you sent me this comment, okay?

      A presto, Geoff

  9. Jackie:

    Divertente e informative – grazie.
    Sono queste le soluzioni?
    1. Stoffa.
    2. Morbosa.
    3. Pettegolezzi.
    4. Attualmente.
    5. Sensibile
    6. Comprensiva
    7. Genitori
    8. Fattoria
    9. Affrontare
    10. Biblioteca.
    11. Regalo.

  10. Phil:

    My entry is:

    1. fabric – stoffa
    2. morbid – morbosa
    3. rumors – pettegolezzi
    4. actually – attualmente
    5. sensitive – sensibile
    6. sympathetic – comprensiva
    7. parents – genitori
    8. farm – fattoria
    9. confront – affrontare
    10.. library – biblioteca
    11. presents – regole

    And I get the joke. Since my last name is Columbus and it was changed from Colombo, I had a leg up on it.

    Phil

  11. Ted:

    Your “joke” about Christopher Columbus is offensive. I think you should stick to what you do best, Italian, and think twice about the sensibilities of your audience.

    • Geoff:

      @Ted boh … pensa un po’!!!

  12. Howard Batchelor:

    I enjoy your blog immensely and find it an excellent learning tool. I hope you will write more about the traditional holidays in Italy because those of us who live in Protestant-influenced countries are curious about the pagan elements in your festivals.

  13. paolo minotto:

    stoffa
    morbosa
    dicerie/ pettegolezzi/ voci
    In realtà
    sensibile
    comprensiva
    genitori
    fattoria
    affrontare
    biblioteca
    regalo

  14. paolo minotto:

    The joke is not offensive because it’s purpose is a play on words: not a presentation of facts, not a criticism of beliefs, not the promotion of opinions.

    A simple play of words.

    Whether one finds it amusing or not is another matter.

    • Geoff:

      @paolo minotto Well said Paolo, I probably should have replied in the same way but that comment caught me at the wrong moment, and felt way too personal to me.
      Grazie, a presto, Geoff

  15. Phil:

    A very simple solution, Ted, is don’t read the blog. If thine eye offends thee, don’t click on the link.

    Seriously, Geoff, it’s a wonderful gioco de parole and as a practicing Roman Catholic, I was not offended in the least.

    Phil

    • Geoff:

      @Phil Thanks Phil, I appreciate your support, and I too thought the joke was a great play on words which seemed to fit well with the theme of the quiz.
      Saluti da Geoff.

  16. Geoff:

    Great answers everyone, I’ll post up the quiz solutions at the beginning of next week.

  17. Bill Auge:

    Questa e’ un test di libro aperto, si?

    • Serena:

      @Bill Auge Ciao Bill! Sì, puoi usare il libro, se non ti ricordi qualche parola, basta che fai il test 😉
      Saluti da Serena

  18. Natalia:

    1. stoffa
    2. morbosa
    3. pettegolezzi
    4. in realtà
    5. sensibile
    6. comprensiva
    7. genitori
    8. fattoria
    9. affrontare
    10. biblioteca
    11. regalo

    Thanks so much for all the ‘false friend’ entries. They provide a great review!

  19. Karen:

    1. Tessuto
    2.Morbosa
    3.Pettegolezzi
    4. In realta
    5. Sensibile
    6.Comprensiva
    7. Genitori
    8. Fattoria
    9 Affrontare
    10. Biblioteca
    11. Regalo


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