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### Inside the classroom

Report cards, grades, and *lo scolaro* arrived in the last lesson. Now walk through the school door:

| a scuola | English |
|---|---|
| {{item:850265}} | the school subject |
| {{item:850267}} | mathematics |
| {{item:850270}} | science |
| {{item:850276}} | the blackboard |
| {{item:850278}} | the school canteen |
| {{item:850281}} | the sentence |

Ask about someone's favorite subject with *quale*:

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### Il maestro, la maestra

At primary school the teacher is {{item:850285}} or {{item:850290}} — a warmer word than the generic *l'insegnante*, and reserved for young pupils (university has *il professore*). What do they do all day? They {{item:850284}} — correct:

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### The school ladder

Italian school starts before first grade: small children go to {{item:850295}}, the nursery school, and then move on to *la scuola* {{item:850273}} — primary school.

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A scuola (school subjects)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
the school subject	la materia
I study many subjects at school.	Studio molte materie a scuola.
the mathematics	la matematica
"Which subject do you prefer?" "Mathematics."	Quale materia preferisci? La matematica.
Mathematics is difficult but useful.	La matematica è difficile ma utile.
the science	la scienza
Science explains the world.	La scienza spiega il mondo.
At school we study science and mathematics.	A scuola studiamo la scienza e la matematica.
elementary (la scuola elementare = primary school)	elementare
My daughter goes to primary school.	Mia figlia va alla scuola elementare.
At primary school children learn many things.	Alla scuola elementare i bambini imparano molte cose.
the blackboard	la lavagna
I look at the blackboard and copy the words into the notebook.	Guardo la lavagna e copio le parole sul quaderno.
the canteen, the cafeteria	la mensa
At noon the pupils eat at the canteen.	A mezzogiorno gli scolari mangiano alla mensa.
Today there is pasta at the canteen.	Oggi alla mensa c'è la pasta.
the sentence	la frase
I write a sentence in Italian.	Scrivo una frase in italiano.
This sentence is too long.	Questa frase è troppo lunga.
to correct	correggere
the primary-school teacher (man)	il maestro
The teacher explains mathematics at the blackboard.	Il maestro spiega la matematica alla lavagna.
The teacher corrects the homework.	Il maestro corregge i compiti.
The teacher speaks and the pupils listen.	Il maestro parla e gli scolari ascoltano.
The mathematics teacher is very nice.	Il maestro di matematica è molto simpatico.
the primary-school teacher (woman)	la maestra
The teacher writes a sentence on the blackboard.	La maestra scrive una frase alla lavagna.
The teacher corrects the sentence on the blackboard.	La maestra corregge la frase alla lavagna.
The teacher helps the pupils with the homework.	La maestra aiuta gli scolari con i compiti.
Our teacher reads a beautiful story.	La nostra maestra legge una bella storia.
the nursery school, the kindergarten (m)	l'asilo
The kindergarten is near the park.	L'asilo è vicino al parco.
Today the kindergarten is closed and the child stays at home.	Oggi l'asilo è chiuso e il bambino resta a casa.

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