Lexie Languages Italian From Spanish

Italian for Spanish speakers

Lexie runs in Spanish while you count and conjugate in Italian. The hints and the tutor explain in the language you already speak.

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Italian numbers, next to Spanish

NumberSpanishItalian
1unouno
2dosdue
3trestre
4cuatroquattro
5cincocinque
6seissei
7sietesette
8ochootto
9nuevenove
10diezdieci
11onceundici
12docedodici
15quincequindici
16dieciséissedici
17diecisietediciassette
20veinteventi
21veintiunoventuno
30treintatrenta
40cuarentaquaranta
50cincuentacinquanta
60sesentasessanta
70setentasettanta
80ochentaottanta
90noventanovanta
99noventa y nuevenovantanove
100ciencento

Where Italian numbers get hard

These are the hints Lexie shows when a number falls in a tricky range.

  • 11 to 16: special forms: undici, dodici, tredici...
  • Tens drop the final vowel before uno and otto (ventuno, ventotto)

Two verbs to start with

essere Spanish: ser
iosono
tusei
luiè
noisiamo
voisiete
lorosono
avere Spanish: tener
ioho
tuhai
luiha
noiabbiamo
voiavete
lorohanno

First words

SpanishItalian
el perroil cane
el gatoil gatto
el pájarol’uccello
la casala casa
la puertala porta
la ventanala finestra
la mesail tavolo
el libroil libro
el árboll’albero
el agual’acqua
rojorosso
azulblu

These come from Lexie's starter deck. You add your own by photographing things. All starter words.

How the practice works

  • Three ways to drill: a quiz, your voice, or by ear.
  • The blob reacts to every answer and thrives when you practise.
  • Rounds are short, and the numbers get longer as you level up.

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