Our house
La nostra casa
- Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
- Understand a house rental or sales ad.
- The use of 'c'è' and 'ci sono'
Learn how to describe your house in Italian using "c'è" and "ci sono" with common vocabulary for rooms and outdoor areas. This beginner-friendly lesson covers key rooms of the house, practical sentence structures, and conversational dialogues for everyday situations like housing inquiries.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort these words based on where they are found: inside the house or outside the house.
Interni della casa
Esterni della casa
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Muovere
To move
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Il giardino
The garden
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La casa
The house
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Le scale
The stairs
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La finestra
The window
Esercizio 5: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- Name the rooms of your house or appartment. (Name the rooms of your house or appartment.)
- Describe different housing types. (Describe different housing types.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Questa casa ha sei stanze. This house has six rooms. |
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Il soggiorno è al piano terra, accanto all'ingresso. The living room is on the ground level, next to the entrance hall. |
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C'è un balcone al primo piano. There is a balcony on the first floor. |
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Il mio appartamento ha una cucina, una camera da letto e un bagno. My apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom. |
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La camera da letto ha un balcone. The bedroom has a balcony. |
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Sto cercando un appartamento con una camera da letto. I am looking for a one-bedroom apartment. |
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L'affitto del monolocale include tutte le spese mensili. The rent for the studio includes all monthly costs. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. In questa casa ____ un grande giardino dove convivono molte piante.
(In this house ____ a large garden where many plants coexist.)2. Ieri ____ pulito il salotto e il corridoio.
(Yesterday ____ cleaned the living room and the hallway.)3. Nel garage ____ due macchine e una bicicletta che muovo spesso.
(In the garage ____ two cars and a bicycle that I often move.)4. Ogni giorno ____ felicemente con i miei coinquilini.
(Every day ____ happily with my roommates.)Exercise 8: Marco and Laura's New House
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Convivere - Live together
Presente
- io convivo
- tu convivi
- lui/lei convive
- noi conviviamo
- voi convivete
- loro convivono
Essere - To be
Presente
- io sono
- tu sei
- lui/lei è
- noi siamo
- voi siete
- loro sono
Pulire - To clean
Passato prossimo
- io ho pulito
- tu hai pulito
- lui/lei ha pulito
- noi abbiamo pulito
- voi avete pulito
- loro hanno pulito
Muovere - To move
Passato prossimo
- io ho mosso
- tu hai mosso
- lui/lei ha mosso
- noi abbiamo mosso
- voi avete mosso
- loro hanno mosso
Exercise 9: L'uso di 'c'è' e 'ci sono'
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The use of 'c'è' and 'ci sono'
Show translation Show answersc'è, ci sono
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Convivere to live together Share Copied!
Presente
| Italian | English |
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| (io) convivo | I live together |
| (tu) convivi | You live together |
| (lui/lei) convive | he/she lives together |
| (noi) conviviamo | we live together |
| (voi) convivete | You live together |
| (loro) convivono | They live together |
Muovere to move Share Copied!
Passato prossimo
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| (io) ho mosso | I moved |
| (tu) hai mosso | You have moved |
| (lui/lei) ha mosso | he/she has moved |
| (noi) abbiamo mosso | we moved |
| (voi) avete mosso | You have moved |
| (loro) hanno mosso | they moved |
Pulire to clean Share Copied!
Passato prossimo
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| (io) ho pulito | I have cleaned |
| (tu) hai pulito | You have cleaned |
| (lui/lei) ha pulito | He/she has cleaned |
| (noi) abbiamo pulito | we have cleaned |
| (voi) avete pulito | you have cleaned |
| (loro) hanno pulito | they cleaned |
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Lesson Overview: Talking About Our House in Italian
This lesson introduces beginners to describing various rooms and features of a house using simple Italian phrases, focusing on the common expressions "c'è" and "ci sono", which mean "there is" and "there are" respectively. You'll learn how to use these expressions correctly to indicate the presence of objects or rooms inside or outside a house.
Key Vocabulary: Rooms and House Features
- il bagno (bathroom)
- la cucina (kitchen)
- la camera da letto (bedroom)
- il salotto (living room)
- il giardino (garden)
- il balcone (balcony)
- il garage (garage)
Using "C'è" and "Ci sono"
Practice sentences such as C'è una cucina moderna con un grande tavolo (There is a modern kitchen with a large table) and Ci sono tre camere da letto e un balcone grande (There are three bedrooms and a large balcony) help you become familiar with singular and plural forms.
Practical Exercises
- Sentence completion tasks focusing on verb conjugation and using proper articles.
- Dialogue simulations to describe rooms or inquire about housing, valuable for real-life situations like renting or buying.
- Classification activities to distinguish vocabulary related to indoor versus outdoor spaces.
Additional Tips
Observe how in Italian, location expressions often appear with c'è/ci sono plus nouns, sometimes followed by prepositional phrases indicating position, unlike English which might use different sentence structures.
Common phrases include:
- C'è un bagno nuovo – "There is a new bathroom"
- Nel giardino c'è una fontana – "In the garden there is a fountain"
- Ci sono le scale vicino all'ingresso – "There are stairs near the entrance"
These lessons will build your confidence in talking about homes and spaces around you in Italian.
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