What School Is Like

School in Italian

This module covers Italian for school: the teacher, the lesson, the book and more. It also teaches the Italian words for the (il, lo, la, l'), which change with the noun.

Classroom words in Italian

Learn each word with its article:

Match each Italian word to its English meaning

The Italian word for the teacher

Which Italian word means 'the teacher'?

• il professore
• lo studente
• il libro
• la penna

The words for 'the'

Italian has several words for the, depending on the noun. il before most masculine nouns (il libro). lo before masculine nouns starting with s+consonant or z (lo studente, lo zaino). la before feminine nouns (la scuola). l' before a vowel (l'esame, l'aula).

Choose the word for 'the'

_____ libro (book), _____ studente (student), _____ scuola (school), _____ esame (exam).

School words

Select the TWO words connected with school.

• la lezione
• l'esame
• il mare
• la madre

Match each noun to its word for 'the'

Going to school

To say where you go, use vado a (I go to): vado a scuola (I go to school). Note that 'scuola' drops its article here. Add more: ho una lezione (I have a lesson); studio con un libro (I study with a book).

Build the sentence

Put the Italian words in order to make: 'Every day I go to school.'

• Ogni giorno
• vado
• a
• scuola

Which article?

Which word for 'the' goes with 'studente' (student)?

• lo
• il
• la
• l'

At school

A scuola, uno studente studia una _____ con un _____. Alla fine dell'anno, ha un _____. Scrive con una _____.

Choose the best Italian

Choose the best Italian for each situation.

• You want to say 'I go to school'. You choose:
• You want the word for 'the' before 'studente'. You choose:
• You want to say 'a book'. You choose:

Write about your school

Scrivi qualche frase sulla tua scuola. (Write a few sentences in Italian about your school.)

• Use a school word with its article (la scuola, il libro...)
• Use the verb vado (vado a scuola)
• Mention a lesson or an exam