Italian for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 3
Geography
Geography in Italian — Dove vivono gli orsi polari? (Where do polar bears live?) — and Al Polo Nord, nell'Artico.
Conversation
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PX296
Dove vive l'orso polare?
Where does the polar bear live?
Tip: In Italian, different from English, the adjective usually goes before the noun. So it sounds like "bear polar" rather than "polar bear"
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Cassian
Al polo nord, nell'Artico.
At the north pole, in the Arctic.
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PX296
E dove vive il pinguino?
And where does the penguin live
Tip: <pinguino> = penguin
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Cassian
Vive solo a sud: nell'emisfero australe!
It only lives in the south: in the southern hemisphere.
Tip: <vivo> = I live <vivi> = you live <vive> = he/she lives