Italian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Italian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Italian to help you practice your daily phrases.

black nero

grey grigio

white bianco

blue blu

green verde

yellow giallo

red rosso

brown marrone

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Italian
my house is white [noun + adjective] la mia casa è bianca
your country is big [noun + adjective] il tuo paese è grande
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] i nuovi libri sono costosi
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] siamo felici qui
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] lei ha tre cani di piccola taglia
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] questa lingua è molto semplice
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ho una piccola serra

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold freddo

hot caldo

cloudy nuvoloso

rainy piovoso

snowy innevato

sunny soleggiato

windy ventoso

warm caldo

Conversation in Italian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Italian
hi ciao!
how are you? come sta?
I'm good, thank you bene, grazie.
and you? e lei?
what is your name? come si chiama?
my name is Maya il mio nome è maya
nice to meet you piacere!

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