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### Asking Questions

In Italian, you do not need helper words like "do" or "does" to ask a question. To ask for specific information, simply place an interrogative (question word) at the beginning of the sentence, followed directly by the verb.

| Question Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Chi | Who |
| Che cosa | What |
| Dove | Where |

### Chi (Who)

Use **chi** to ask about people. It can act as the subject (the person doing the action) or the object (the person receiving the action).

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### Che cosa (What)

To ask "what," Italians often use **che cosa** (literally "what thing"). You will also hear people shorten this to just *cosa* or *che* in everyday speech, but *che cosa* is standard and works everywhere.

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### Dove (Where)

Use **dove** to ask about places, locations, or destinations. Just like the others, place it at the beginning of your sentence.

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Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

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)

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

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
to meet	incontrare
Who are you meeting downtown today?	Chi incontri oggi in centro?
to look for	cercare
Who is looking for my dog?	Chi cerca il mio cane?
Who is this lady?	Chi è questa signora?
Excuse me, who are you waiting for?	Scusi, chi aspetta?
what	che
the thing	la cosa
What do you study with the teacher?	Che cosa studi con l'insegnante?
What are your parents looking for?	Che cosa cercano i tuoi genitori?
the television	la televisione
What are they watching on television?	Che cosa guardano in televisione?
What do you all listen to in the car?	Che cosa ascoltate in macchina?
What are you all buying today in the shop?	Che cosa comprate oggi in negozio?
to find	trovare
What do you find in this book?	Che cosa trovi in questo libro?
to live	abitare
Where do you live now?	Dove abiti ora?
Doctor, where do you work?	Dottore, dove lavora?
Where does your family live?	Dove abita la tua famiglia?
Where do you buy food?	Dove compri il cibo?
to visit	visitare
What are you all visiting in this city?	Che cosa visitate in questa città?
We are not visiting this museum.	Non visitiamo questo museo.
Where are you meeting Marco?	Dove incontri Marco?
the music	la musica
Who is listening to music here?	Chi ascolta la musica qui?
They are listening to music in this room.	Ascoltano la musica in questa stanza.
The grandfather is watching television.	Il nonno guarda la televisione.
the country	il paese
Where do you find this town?	Dove trovi questo paese?
Who lives in this town?	Chi abita in questo paese?
the police	la polizia
Where are the police?	Dov'è la polizia?
The police are looking for the boy.	La polizia cerca il ragazzo.

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