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Il gatto (The Cat)

Grammar

il gatto, i gatti
(the cat, the cats)

la gatta, le gatte
(the female cat, the female cats)

la gatta nera, le gatte nere
(the black female cat, the black female cats)

Il gatto di Agata è intelligente.
(Agata’s cat is clever.)

I gatti di Agata sono intelligenti.
(Agata’s cats are clever.)

Examples of Use

miagolare
(to meow)

Il gatto miagola quando ha fame.
(The cat meows when it is hungry.)

I gatti della vicina miagolano spesso.
(The neighbour’s cats meow often.)

fare le fusa
(to purr)

Il mio gatto fa le fusa quando torno a casa.
(My cat purrs when I get back home.)

I gatti fanno le fusa quando stanno bene.
(Cats purr when they feel well.)

giocare
(to play)

La gatta gioca con la palla rossa.
(The cat plays with the red ball.)

I gatti giocano con le tende.
(The cats play with the curtains.)

Che bel gatto!
(What a beautiful cat!)

Idiomatic Expressions

essere quattro gatti
(to be just a handful of people)

Quel ristorante è pessimo, di solito ci sono quattro gatti.
(That restaurant is awful, there is hardly anyone.)

Lo spettacolo è noioso, ci sono rimasti quattro gatti.
(The show is boring, there are only a few people left.)

Qui gatta ci cova!
(there is something fishy going on, I smell a rat.)

Quando il gatto non c’è i topi ballano.
(When the cat is away the mice will play)

Now Listen!

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

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