NOTES
(by DuoItalian)

A conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

  • Non ho sete, fame. (I’m not hungry nor thirsty.)
  • Vuoi birra o vino? (Do you want beer or wine?)
  • Cammina più veloce oppure faremo tardi. (Walk faster or else we’ll be late.)
  • Non giochiamo se piove. (We do not play if it rains.)

TIP: The conjunction e (and) is used before a word beginning with a consonant, whereas the conjunction ed (and) is used before a word beginning with a vowel.

  • Arancione e grigio sono colori. (Orange and grey are colors.)
  • Un ragazzo ed una ragazza. (A boy and a girl.)

VOCABULARY
(from Duolingo)
eand
perchébecause
mabut
seif
nor, neither
oor
oppureor else, otherwise
chethat
finchéas long as
mentrewhile
bensìbut, rather
siaboth

 

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