Sep 07, 2013 - 05:43 AM
Grazie. Yes that's how I see it!
There are two fixed expressions that can be useful. Vicino a (close to/next to) and Qui vicino (nearby).
You can use those expressions like this: C'e' un cinema qui vicino? (Is there a movie theater nearby?) or get rid of the question intonation to make a statement:C'e' un cinema qui vicino (There is a movie theater nearby)
Il museo e' vicino alla stazione (The musuem is next to the station)
I don't remember if Fluenz touches on this, but you can use the word Vicino on it's own. It means near/close and since it is an adjective, it changes to the gender. Vicino (masculine sing), Vicina (feminine sing), Vicini (masculine plural), Vicine (feminine plural)
La scuola e' vicina. (The school is close/near). Vicina because la scuola is feminine singular.
Il museo e' vicino. (The museum is close/near). Vicino because il museo is masculine singular.
Gli uffici postali sono vicini .(The post offices are close/near) Vicini because Gli Uffici Postali is masculine plural.
Le sedie sono vicine .(The chairs are close/near). Vicine because le sedie is feminine plural.
And if you want to dig further, Lontano (far), can be used as an adjective too. Its four forms are Lontano, Lontana, Lontani, Lontane
Le scuole sono lontane. (The schools are far.)
Il teatro e' lontano. (The theater is far.)