[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-423773-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-423773-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","collins-italian-3000-words-and-phrases-published-by-collins-an-imprint-of-harpercollins-publishers","Collins Italian 3000 words and phrases - published by Collins - An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers","","Collins Italian 3000 words and phrases presents practical vocabulary and phrase guidance for learning Italian, organized into everyday topic sections. The introduction explains translation and grammar conventions, including noun gender markings with articles such as il, lo, and la, plus treatment of l’ forms. It also describes consistent use of Lei for politeness, notes when tu can be used, and clarifies adjective agreement in singular and plural forms, with examples throughout. The essentials and basics sections provide core greetings, responses, and foundational expressions.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/collins-italian-3000-words-and-phrases-published-by-collins-an-imprint-of-harpercollins-publishers/423773/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/collins-italian-3000-words-and-phrases-published-by-collins-an-imprint-of-harpercollins-publishers/423773.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"lilac","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-04","2026-09-28",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",12,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"How does the book indicate the grammatical gender of Italian nouns?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"It uses articles “il” or “lo” for masculine and “la” for feminine, and shows l’ nouns with their gender.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"When should learners use “Lei” versus “tu”?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"“Lei” is used throughout as a safe polite form, especially for older people or someone newly met; “tu” can be used with children or people you know well if invited.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How are adjective forms adjusted for masculine/feminine and singular/plural?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Most masculine adjectives end in “-o” and feminine in “-a”, and plural is typically formed with “-i” for masculine nouns or “-e” for feminine nouns, with “-e” adjectives remaining unchanged in masculine/feminine.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},423773,1790795819,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":130},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":132},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":133,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":145,"read_time":146,"preview_page_count":4},3985747861865,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","italian  \n3000 words and phrases  \nPublished by Collins  \nAn imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Westerhill Road  \nBishopbriggs Glasgow G64 2QT  \nFirst Edition 2019  \nVersion: 2019-05-02  \n© HarperCollins Publishers 2019  \nISBN 978-0-00-832377-6  \nCollins® is a registered trademark of HarperCollins Publishers Limited  \nTypeset by Jouve, India  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this title maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the Publisher.  \nThis title is sold subject to the conditions that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the Publisher’s prior consent in any form other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nEntered words that we have reason to believe constitute trademarks have been designated as such. However, neither the presence nor absence of such designation should be regarded as affecting the legal status of any trademark.  \nHarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website.  \nIf you would like to comment on any aspect of this title, please contact us at the given address or online.  \nE-mail [dictionaries@harpercollins.co.uk](dictionaries@harpercollins.co.uk)  \n [www.facebook.com/collinsdictionary](www.facebook.com/collinsdictionary)  \n@collinsdict  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe would like to thank those authors and publishers who kindly gave permission for copyright material to be used in the Collins Corpus. We would also like to thank Times Newspapers Ltd for providing valuable data.  \nAll images from Shutterstock.  \nmanaging editor  \nMaree Airlie  \nfor the publisher  \nGerry Breslin Gina Macleod Kevin Robbins Robin Scrimgeour  \ncontributors  \nGuilia Petito Patrizia Riccardo Anna Stevenson  \ntechnical support  \nClaire Dimeo  \ncontents  \n5 the essentials  \n\n| 15 | transport |\n| --- | --- |\n| 27 | in the home |\n| 41 | at the shops |\n| 61 | day-to-day |\n| 73 | leisure |\n| 85 | sport |\n| 99 | health |\n| 113 | planet earth |\n| 123 | celebrations and festivals |\n\nintroduction  \nIn order to make sure that vocabulary and phrases are presented in a way that’s clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating:  \n1) The grammatical gender of Italian nouns has been indicated using the articles “il” or “lo”(masculine) or “la”(feminine) . All nouns which have the article “l’” have been shown with their gender, for example:  \nyear l’anno m  \nexit l’uscitaf  \nIn many cases, particularly in words describing professions, the masculine form of the noun tends to be used for both men and women, even if the feminine form exists.  \nIn some cases, no feminine form exists at all, for example:  \nsurgeon il chirurgo  \nWhere the feminine form is commonly used, it has been shown after the masculine form of the noun:  \nvet il veterinario / la veterinaria  \n2) The polite form “Lei”(you) has been used throughout the text as this is always safe to use, even if a bit formal at times, for example:  \nHow are you? Come sta?  \nRemember that if you are addressing an older person or someone you have just met, you use “Lei”. However, if you are speaking to children, or those you know well, you can use “tu”. Italian people may invite you to use “tu” with them:  \nShall we call each other “tu”? Diamoci del tu?  \nNote that personal pronouns (I, you and so on) are not usually used in Italian except for emphasis:  \nSto bene. I’m well.  \n3) In general, the masculine form of adjectives only has been shown for vocabulary items and in ","cbCaicVvsWcvHjyo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicVvsWcvHjyo","pdf",14427735,126,"English","# contents\n## the essentials\n## transport\n## in the home\n## at the shops\n## day-to-day\n## leisure\n## sport\n## health\n## planet earth\n## celebrations and festivals\n# introduction\n## translation policies and grammar conventions\n# the essentials\n## communication e di base","[{\"question\":\"How does the book indicate the grammatical gender of Italian nouns?\",\"answer\":\"It uses articles “il” or “lo” for masculine and “la” for feminine, and shows l’ nouns with their gender.\"},{\"question\":\"When should learners use “Lei” versus “tu”?\",\"answer\":\"“Lei” is used throughout as a safe polite form, especially for older people or someone newly met; “tu” can be used with children or people you know well if invited.\"},{\"question\":\"How are adjective forms adjusted for masculine/feminine and singular/plural?\",\"answer\":\"Most masculine adjectives end in “-o” and feminine in “-a”, and plural is typically formed with “-i” for masculine nouns or “-e” for feminine nouns, with “-e” adjectives remaining unchanged in masculine/feminine.\"}]","Collins Italian 3000 words and phrases - published by Collins - An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers | PDF",1790631887,318]