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Il fiore (The Flower)

Grammar

il fiore, i fiori (the flower, the flowers)
il fiore giallo
(the yellow flower)
i fiori gialli
(the yellow flowers)
La rosa è un fiore.
(The rose is a flower.)
Le rose sono fiori.
(The roses are flowers.)
Il fiore rosso è profumato.
(The red flower is fragrant.)
I fiori rossi sono profumati.
(The red flowers are fragrant.)

Examples of Use

regalare/comprare un mazzo di fiori
(to give/buy a bunch of flowers)
Il bambino regala un mazzo di fiori alla mamma.
(The boy gives his mum a bunch of flowers.)
Compro un mazzo di fiori per il suo compleanno.
(I’m going to buy a bunch of flowers for her/his birthday.)

sbocciare
(to blossom/bloom, to flower)
In primavera i fiori sbocciano.
(In Spring flowers bloom.)
C’è anche un fiore che sboccia di notte.
(There is also a flower that flowers in the night.)

fiore di carta
(paper flower)
Facciamo dei fiori di carta?
(Shall we make some paper flowers?)
Non è difficile fare fiori di carta.
(It’s not difficult to make paper flowers.)

Che bel fiore!
(What a beautiful flower!)

Idiomatic Expressions

il fior fiore
(the best of, the cream of)
A Hollywood abita il fior fiore degli attori.
(The top actors live in Hollywood.)
Nel Giro d’Italia c’è il fior fiore dei ciclisti internazionali.
(The cream of the cyclists compete in the Giro d’Italia.)

Ecco un fiore per te.
(Here’s a flower for you.)

il fiore degli anni
(youth, one’s prime)
Elisa è una donna nel fiore degli anni.
(Elisa is in her prime.)
Sono ancora nel fiore degli anni.
(I’m still in my prime.)

Now Listen!

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Finally, listen again and translate what you hear into English.

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