Lesson 8

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Let's begin this lesson by introducing a few expressions that you can use.

Expressions

Expression Meaning
salute hello
bona dia good day
bona matina good morning
bona sera good evening
bona note good night
bona merigia good day (midday)
a revedere bye
si yes
no no
a mani see you tomorrow
a presto see you soon
benvenito welcome
grazie thanks
ei! hey!
che faci what are you doing
com stai how are you
sto (bene/male/si-si) i'm doing (well/badly/so-so)
vadamo let's go

Months of the Year (Le lune del ano)

gianuario = January
februario = February
marzo = March
aprile = April
magio = May
giunio = June
giulio = July
augusto = August
septembre = September
octobre = October
novembre = November
decembre = December

Days of the Week (Le die de la septimana)

lune = Monday
marte = Tuesday
mercure = Wednesday
giove = Thursday
venere = Friday
sabato = Saturday
dominica = Sunday

Colors (Le colori)

grigio = gray
galbino = yellow
albo = white
negro = black
cerulio = sky-blue
azuro = dark blue
violacio = violet/purple
verde = green
rosso = red
bruno = brown
rosacio = pink
fusco = dark
orancio = orange

Members of the Family (I membri de la familia)

patre = father
matre = mother
fratre = brother
sorore = sister
filio = son ("FEEL-yo")
filia = daughter ("FEEL-ya")
nepote = grandson or nephew, granddaughter or niece
grandpatre = grandfather
grandmatre = grandmother
unchio = uncle
amita = aunt

This brings an end to Romana lessons. Use the Word List to find definitions of words.