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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    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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    Al polo nord, nell'Artico.

    At the north pole, in the Arctic.

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    E dove vive il pinguino?

    And where does the penguin live

    Tip: <pinguino> = penguin

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    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

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask about animal habitats in Italian?

Dove vive + singular noun? / Dove vivono + plural noun? = 'where does/do ... live?'.

Geographic vocabulary in Italian?

Il Polo Nord, il Polo Sud, l'Artico, l'Antartide, l'equatore. Most have Italian forms close to English.

Animal habitats in Italian?

La giungla (jungle), il deserto (desert), l'oceano (ocean), la montagna (mountain), il bosco (forest), la savana.

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