Filling in the form
Read the form field by field: names, dates, reasons.
Key words
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il modulothe form
Deve compilare questo modulo e firmarlo in fondo.
Masculine. The paper or online form you fill in at every office. Un modulo is also a module, as in a course.
compilareto fill in (a form)
Ho compilato la domanda online.
A false friend: compilare un modulo is to fill in a form, not to compile it. La domanda here is the application, not a question.
il nomethe name / first name
Qual è il tuo nome?
Masculine despite the -e. On forms nome is the first name and cognome the surname. In speech Italians ask come ti chiami? far more often.
l'indirizzothe address
Mi scrivi il tuo indirizzo?
Masculine, spelled with one d and a double z — the opposite of English. In an Italian address the number comes after the street: via Garibaldi 15.
il codice fiscalethe tax code
Per aprire un conto ti serve il codice fiscale.
Masculine. A sixteen-character code built from your name, date and place of birth, issued by the Agenzia delle Entrate. You need it for a lease, a phone contract, a job and a doctor.
rinnovareto renew
Devo rinnovare il passaporto prima di partire.
Regular -are. The noun is il rinnovo: il rinnovo del permesso di soggiorno. It also means to refurbish: rinnovare la cucina.
la marca da bollothe revenue stamp
Per la domanda serve una marca da bollo da sedici euro.
Feminine. A stamp bought at a tabaccheria and stuck on many official applications to pay a fixed fee. Offices often ask for one, so check before you go.
Read: A filled-in form
Part of a mock application form, filled in for an invented person. The real form looks different; the words are the same. 5 questions; finishing them completes this step.
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