LESSON XXVII 129
Study the following expressions:
Che ora £ ? or Che ore sono ? What time is it ?
£ meziaaotte. It's midnight,
Sono le tre meno tm quarto. It's a quarter to three (A.U.).
Sono le venti e un quarto. It's a quarter past eight (P.M.).
£ Puna e quaranta. It's forty minutes past one
(A.H.).
Sono le cinque meno dieci. It's ten minutes to five (A.M.)
A che ora ? At what time ?
Alle due e mezzo (or mszza). At hah* past two (A.M.).
Stamani; stasera. This morning; this evening
Stanotte Last night (until noon; after
noon it means tonight)
96. Age
Ouanti annihaLei? 1 __ ., ~
OieetthaLei? / How old are you?
Ho ventidue anni. I am twenty-two years old.
Questo bimbo ha tre mesi. This baby is three months old.
Age is expressed by means of the verb avere.
EXERCISE XXVH
abiHta. ability tempo time, weather; a tempo
atto act on time
attore m. actor
attrice /. actress pieno full
fila row vuDto empty
fine /. end
occasione /. occasion applaudire to applaud l
palco box (of a theater) redtare to act
palcoscenico stage udire to hear
platea parquet
prima donna leading lady al mussimo at the most
spettacolo show giusto just
teatro theater mirabilmente admirably
A. (1) Supply the 2d person singular imperative, affirma-
tive and negatwe, of the verb given in (he infinitwe: L (&ran?)
1 Conjugated like parttre.