Italiano con MartinVocabulary A1–A2
Observe the scene and discover each word through the image and three example Italian sentences.
to go hiking
to pack your backpack
to lace up your boots
to climb to the top
to climb (a rock face)
to go back down to the valley
to stop for a rest
to catch your breath
to struggle, to toil
to admire the view
to read the map
to have a picnic
to pick mushrooms
to put up the tent
to take down the tent
to camp
to light a campfire
to gather firewood
to stay overnight in a mountain hut
to stargaze
to cool off, to freshen up
to snow
to ski
to snowboard
to go sledging
to ice-skate
to build a snowman
to have a snowball fight
to take the chairlift
to shovel snow
to melt
to wrap up warm
to hurt yourself
to rescue, to give first aid
Andare a plus the infinitive says what you are going to do: andiamo a sciare (let’s go skiing), vado a raccogliere funghi (I’m going mushroom picking). Many activities use fare: fare un’escursione (to go hiking), una sosta (a rest stop), un picnic, snowboard, un pupazzo di neve (a snowman), a palle di neve (a snowball fight). Salire and scendere take essere in the passato prossimo: siamo saliti in cima, siamo scesi a valle; so do reflexive verbs: mi sono fatto male (I hurt myself), la neve si è sciolta (the snow has melted). Nevicare (to snow) has no subject, and in the past both è nevicato and ha nevicato are correct. Mountain words (summit, trail, hut, skis…) are in the lesson The mountains.
Drag-and-drop exercise
Drag a verb onto the photo it describes. Sometimes several verbs fit (someone reaching the summit is climbing to the top, but may also be rock climbing: scalare): one is enough, but you can add as many as you like. On a phone: tap the verb, then tap the photo.
Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Free production
Write your version and compare it with the proposed solution. These activities remain saved on the device, but non modificano il punteggio.
Translate freelyOn Sunday we’re going hiking and climbing to the top.
Proposed solution: Domenica facciamo un’escursione e saliamo in cima.
Translate freelyTonight I’m packing my backpack: water, sandwiches and a jacket.
Proposed solution: Stasera preparo lo zaino: acqua, panini e una giacca.
Translate freelyLet’s stop for a rest: I need to catch my breath.
Proposed solution: Facciamo una sosta: devo riprendere fiato.
Translate freelyFrom the top we admired the view for half an hour.
Proposed solution: Dalla cima abbiamo ammirato il panorama per mezz’ora.
Translate freelyLet’s put up the tent before it gets dark.
Proposed solution: Montiamo la tenda prima che faccia buio.
Translate freelyIn the evening we light a campfire and look at the stars.
Proposed solution: La sera accendiamo un falò e guardiamo le stelle.
Translate freelyIt snowed all night: tomorrow we’re going skiing!
Proposed solution: È nevicato tutta la notte: domani andiamo a sciare!
Translate freelyThe children go sledging and build a snowman.
Proposed solution: I bambini vanno in slittino e fanno un pupazzo di neve.
Translate freelyWrap up warm: it’s very cold at the top.
Proposed solution: Copriti bene: in cima fa molto freddo.
Translate freelyI hurt my ankle and they came to help me.
Proposed solution: Mi sono fatto male alla caviglia e mi hanno soccorso.
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