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New Year’s Resolution: the Italian verb “volere”.
Learn conversational Italian using the verb “volere”. A famous Italian dramatist and poet of the 18th century, Vittorio Alfieri, after the success of his …
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Availability, existence and occurrence in Italian – Quiz & Audio
Learn how to express availability, existence and occurrence in Italian with a quiz and audio examples When we want to say that somethings is …
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Italian idioms and food – Audio
Christmas,ilNatale,isallaboutfamily,eatingandchattingtogetherwithfamilyandfriends. Italianslovetoeat andtheItalianlanguageispackedwithproverbsandidiomsrelatedtofood.LearnthemostfamousoneslistentotheaudioandsurpriseyourfriendswithsomefunnyItaliansentences. Alcontadinonondevifarsaperequantoèbuonoilformaggioconlepere Don’ttellthefarmerhowgoodischeesewithpears.Don’ttellpeoplehowgoodareyourideas,someonewilltakeadvantageofit. Atavolanons’invecchia Youdon’tgetoldatthetable.Initially,thisproverbmeantthatwhoeatstoomuch,diesyoung.Nowadays,themeaningistotallydifferent.Enjoyinggoodtimeatthetablekeepsyouyoung. Bacco,tabaccoeVenere,riduconol’uomoincenere Bacco(Romangodofwine),tabaccoandVenus(women)turnmenintoashes.Liveabalancedlife. Bisognamangiarepervivere,nonviverepermangiare Eatforliving,don’tliveforeating.Don’tmesswithfood,it’sdangerous.ThissentencedatesbacktoCicero,thefamousRomanlawyerandphilosopher. Chimangiadasolosistrozzainsolitudine Whoeatsalonedieschockingalone.Don’tbegreedy. …comeilcaciosuimaccheroni …likecheeseonpasta.Somethinghappensattherighttimeandaddsvaluetoasituation. Chic’hailpanenonc’haidenti,chic’haidentinonc’hailpane Thosewhohavebreaddon’thaveteeth,thosewhohaveteethdon’thavebread.Sometimesgoodopportunitiescometopeopleunabletohandlethem. Chilaseranoncena,tuttalanottesidimena …
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Congiuntivo presente: the Italian present subjunctive.
The Italian present subjunctive (il congiuntivo presente) is used to express, uncertainty, needs, doubts, and emotions. At the beginning of your Italian classes, …
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Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns: A “quasi” complete guide.
Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns describe somebody, something, nothing, etc… It’s a big family of words. Some can be both adjectives and pronouns, others …
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Essere and Stare, two similar Italian verbs.
Essere and Stare are very important Italian verbs. It’s easy to get lost, since sometimes they both mean “to be” This is a very basic …
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Il discorso indiretto, Italian indirect speech: a simple guide.
If you want to report what someone says or thinks, you have two options: the direct or indirect speech. Mario ha detto: “voglio andare …
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Le parole sdrucciole – the stress on Italian words.
The stress on Italian words can be on different syllables. Let’s learn different scenarios and rules. Accento piano. (plain stress) The vast majority of …
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