What School Is Like
Learn the Italian words for school: the teacher, the lesson, the book and more, plus the words for "the" (il, lo, la, l') that change with each noun.
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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.
Key words 📖
Learn each word with its article:
Match each Italian word to its English meaning
- la scuola
- il professore
- lo studente
- il libro
- school
- teacher
- student
- book
Which word?
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'
- libro
- studente
- scuola
- esame
- il
- lo
- la
- l'
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
An interactive activity.
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
An interactive activity.
Write about your school
An interactive activity.