Capitalization
. [6 ?- N" j+ z6 Q/ _% H Many words that are capitalized in English are not capitalized in Italian. These include: the days of the week, the months of the year, proper adjectives, a few proper nouns, and titles such as Mr., Mrs., and Miss.
; P( Y5 U6 |+ g& k7 |# Y Arriva domenica. He is arriving on Sunday. i' l# r7 A. T q" i9 e a
Il signor Neri è italiano. Mr. Neri is Italian.
3 l4 ^: B. _9 a Gli americani sono industriosi. Americans are industrious.
; W* Y! ?# a0 B Apostrophe
6 E/ A" w8 d b. b' L: |% N The apostrophe (l'apostrofo) is generally used to indicate the dropping of the final vowel before the word that follows it.- y" _/ H7 b8 L* s8 a
l’amico instead of lo amico (the friend)% Y* M7 @0 y/ D9 p4 K
l’automobile instead of la automobile (the automobile)
6 I$ G; N! N/ o, k! u un’università instead of una università (a university)
8 m1 a, L0 j4 A% J( f d’Italia instead of di Italia (of Italy)
N3 f9 D/ S; W dov’è instead of dove è (where is) |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:46:23
