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Questions

Intonation and question words

Questions use intonation

Word order usually stays the same.

💬 Examples
Parli italiano?
Do you speak Italian?
📝 Rising intonation
È vero?
Is it true?
📝 Same order as a statement
Question words

chi, che/cosa, dove, quando, come, perché, quanto.

📊 Question words
Italian English
chi who
che / cosa what
dove where
quando when
come how
perché why
quanto how much
💬 Examples
Dove abiti?
Where do you live?
📝 dove = where
Cosa fai?
What are you doing?
📝 cosa = what
perché = both 'why' and 'because'

Same word for the question and the answer.

💬 Examples
Perché?
Why?
📝 perché = why
Perché ho fame.
Because I'm hungry.
📝 perché = because