School in Italian
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Sign up for freeIf you want to start your studies in Italy, it's important to know all vocabs related to school (la scuola).
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.School vocabulary in Italian (book, notebook, pen,...)
- 2.School subjects in Italian (history, geography,...)
- 3.Useful school expressions and vocabulary
- 4.Daily dialogues
- 5.Exercises
- 5.1.Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian- Drag text
- 5.2.Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian - Flashcards
- 5.3.Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Drag text
- 5.4.Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- 5.5.Exercise on useful school expressions and vocabulary in Italian - Single choice set
- 5.6.Dialogue about school in Italian - Fill in the blanks
School vocabulary in Italian (book, notebook, pen,...)
Let's have a look at the main vocabs about school objects.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| la penna | the pen |
| la matita | the pencil |
| la gomma | the rubber |
| il righello | the ruler |
| il temperino | the pencil sharpener |
| l'evidenziatore | the marker |
| il portapenne / l'astuccio | the pencil case |
| il libro | the book |
| il quaderno | the notebook |
| la cartella | the school bag |
| la classe | the classroom |
| il banco di scuola | the school desk |
| la lavagna | the blackboard |
| la colla | the glue |
| le forbici | the scissors |
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School subjects in Italian (history, geography,...)
In the following table we'll find all school subjects.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| matematica | maths |
| fisica | physics |
| italiano | Italian |
| scienze | science |
| storia | history |
| geografia | geography |
| lingue straniere (inglese, francese,...) | languages (English, French,...) |
| arte | art |
| filosofia | philosophy |
| educazione fisica | Physical Education (P.E.) |
| musica | music |
| informatica | Information Technology (I.T.) |
Useful school expressions and vocabulary
Let's see some expressions and words that can be useful by talking about school
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| in quale scuola sei andato? | what school did you go to? |
| quale scuola hai frequentato? | ehich school did you attend? |
| ho frequentato... | I attended |
| sono andato alla scuola elementare | I went to primary school |
| vado alla scuola media | I go to middle school |
| vado al liceo | I go to high school |
| vado all'università | I go to university |
| che titoli di studio hai? | what qualifications have you got? |
| in che anno ti sei laureato? | what year did you graduate? |
| che materie hai oggi? | what subjects do you have today? |
| oggi ho inglese, matematica, scienze,... | today I have English, maths, science ... |
| la presenza / la frequenza | the attendance |
| l'orario delle lezioni | the class schedule / the timetable |
| il dormitorio | the dormitory |
| l'esame | the exam |
| iscrivere / iscriversi | to enroll |
| la laurea | the graduation |
| il maestro | the teacher |
| il professore | the professor |
| la ricreazione / l'intervallo | the recess |
| il preside | the headmaster / the principal |
| il semestre | the term / the semester |
| studiare | to study |
| la verifica | the test |
| il voto | the mark |
Daily dialogues
Take a look at the following dialogue about school.
| Italian | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Francesca | Oggi ho una verifica di inglese, domani un'altra di musica. E tu? | Today I'll have an English test, tomorrow another music test. And you? |
| Michele | Io oggi ho una verifica di matematica e devo ancora comprare gomma e matita... mi serviranno sicuramente! | Today I'll have a maths test and I still have to buy rubber and pencil ...Certainly I'll need them! |
| Francesca | Certo! Se vuoi andiamo insieme in negozio, a me serve un quaderno nuovo, un righello e la colla. | Of course! If you want, we'll go together to the shop, I need a new notebook, a ruler and a rubber. |
| Michele | Perfetto! Così il maestro non si arrabbierà e magari mi darà un bel voto. | Perfect! So the teacher will not get angry and maybe he'll give me a good mark. |
Exercises
- Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian- Drag text
- Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian - Flashcards
- Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on useful school expressions and vocabulary in Italian - Single choice set
- Dialogue about school in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian- Drag text
Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian - Flashcards
Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Drag text
Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on useful school expressions and vocabulary in Italian - Single choice set
Dialogue about school in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercises
- Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian- Drag text
- Exercise on school vocabulary in Italian - Flashcards
- Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on school subjects in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on useful school expressions and vocabulary in Italian - Single choice set
- Dialogue about school in Italian - Fill in the blanks