We use the Verb avére, instead of éssere, in speaking of being hungry, dry, cold, hot, or old.

    1. You eat as if
    2. mangiáre
    3. you were not hungry.
    4. avére fame
    5. Excuse me,
    6. scusáre
    7. I eat
    8. well enough,
    9. assai bene
    10. but I am not very hungry;
    11. avére grande fame
    12. I am more dry than hungry.
    13. avére sete fame
    14. I have been thirsty
    15. avere avúto sete
    16. all day.
    17. tutto giórno.
    1. I am very cold,
    2. avére freddo
    3. and very hungry.
    4. fame
    5. Are you cold?
    6. avére freddo
    7. On the contrary
    8. al contrário
    9. I am very warm,
    10. avére gran caldo
    11. but I am tired.
    12. ma stanco.
    1. My hands
    2. mano
    3. are so cold that
    4. avére freddo
    5. I cannot write.
    6. potére scrivére.
    1. [1]I believe
    2. crédere
    3. your head is always cold,
    4. testa sempre freddo
    5. for
    6. perchè
    7. you seldom pull off
    8. raraménte leváre
    9. your hat.
    10. cappéllo.
    1. How old is
    2. quanto anno avere
    3. your sister?
    4. sorélla
    5. She is not fifteen yet.
    6. avére quíndici anno
    7. I thought
    8. crédere
    9. she was twenty;
    10. avére venti anno
    11. and you, sir,
    12. ed ella
    13. how old are you?
    14. avére?

    1. I was very cold
    2. avére freddo
    3. this morning
    4. mattína
    5. when I came:
    6. quando veníre
    7. but I am very warm now.
    8. ma caldo adésso
    9. You do not look so.
    10. parére
    11. You eat as if
    12. mangiáre
    13. you were not hungry.
    14. avére fame
    15. I am more cold
    16. freddo
    17. than hungry.
    18. fame
    19. I have been thirsty
    20. ho avuto sete
    21. all the day.
    22. giórno.

[1] I believe, &c. Credo che voi abbiate sempre freddo alla testa.

The Impersonal Verb must, is sometimes rendered by dovere, and sometimes by bisognáre.