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Italian Beginners · Week 2B · Lesson 5

How do you feel?

We are learning to say how we feel, with the right ending for a boy or a girl.

Words

stanco · stancatired
contento · contentahappy · pleased
tristesad
arrabbiato · arrabbiataangry
nervoso · nervosanervous
annoiato · annoiatabored
Ho fame.I am hungry.
Ho sonno.I am sleepy.

Play, students echo twice. Press E to show the English.

Say it

Come stai oggi?

How are you today?

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Sono un po' stanco.

I am a bit tired. (boy)

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Sono un po' stanca.

I am a bit tired. (girl)

Students say it before you press E.

Say it

Perché?

Why?

Students say it before you press E.

Grammar: Adjectives agree: -o and -a

An adjective describing a boy ends in -o; describing a girl it ends in -a.

Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for both: triste, felice.

Adjectives agree: -o and -a

boystanco, contentotriste, felice
girlstanca, contentatriste, felice

Marco è contento. · Marco is happy.

Giulia è contenta. · Giulia is happy.

Sono felice. · I am happy. (anyone)

Together

Faces on the screen; students say the feeling.

Together

Marco è stanco. Giulia è stanca. Ask: what changes, and why?

Together

Triste stays the same for everyone: words ending in -e do not change.

Exit ticket

  1. How do you feel today? Write one sentence.
  2. Write “tired” for a girl.
  3. Ask a friend why.