Ciao bello!
CULTURE CLIP: Come on, bello means handsome! BUT just because an Italian calls you that does NOT necessarily mean he's calling you handsome, moreover as an affectionate way of greeting you, whether he's your friend or a stranger. Very common.
It is a bit riskier to say 'ciao bella' to a girl, obviously, meaning 'pretty lady'. Try not to be too flirtatious!
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You know the cardinal numbers (one, two, three..) up to 100 in Italian, I hope.. therefore I reckoned it would be helpful to give you the ordinal numbers (first, second, third..) as well.
First-Primo Sixth-Sesto
Second-Secondo Seventh-Settimo
Third-Terzo Eighth-Ottavo
Fourth-Quarto Ninth-Nono
Fifth-Quinto Tenth-Decimo (DEH-chee-moh)
These, if you already know Spanish or French, act like adjectives. So they change endings when describing a singular/plural or masculine/feminine noun.
Esempi:
Il primo ragazzo-The first boy
La prima ragazza-The first girl
Il secondo cane-The second dog
La seconda sorella-The second sister
La prima persona-The first person
Le prime persone-The first people
Il primo uomo-The first man
I primi uomini-The first men
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And there you have it! There are no exercises for this chapter as I find the topic easy enough to understand, however should there be any difficulties in understanding then please send me a message!! =)
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