Italian Beginners · Term 1 Week 1A · Lesson 3
Numbers 0 to 20
Draft for the class teacher to check.
By the end of this lesson you can
- Count from zero to twenty
- Hear a number and write it
- Ask and say someone's age
Hear the words
Tap ▶, listen, then say it.
Say it in a sentence
Say the Italian first, then open the meaning.
Quanti anni hai?
How old are you?
Ho sedici anni.
I am sixteen.
E tu, quanti anni hai?
And you, how old are you?
Grammar: Avere for age: ho, hai, ha
Italian uses avere (to have) for age: ho sedici anni = I am sixteen.
Learn the three forms you need now: ho, hai, ha.
| io | ho | I have |
| tu | hai | you have |
| lui · lei · Lei | ha | he · she has, you have (polite) |
Ho quindici anni. I am fifteen.
Quanti anni hai? How old are you?
Mia sorella ha dodici anni. My sister is twelve.
91Grammar practice: ho, hai or ha?
Type the missing word, then check.
Io diciassette anni.
Tu quanti anni ?
Mio fratello dieci anni.
Signora, quanti anni Suo figlio?
On your own
Work through these with headphones while the other group is with the teacher. Your typing saves on this device.
1Hear it, write it
Play each number and write it in digits.
2Sums in Italian
3Ages
Type the missing word, then check.
Quanti anni ?
quindici anni.
Ho diciassette .
Exit ticket
Write 14 and 17 in Italian.
Ask a classmate their age.
Say your age.