Italian Un Tale: A Certain Somebody, Such a (B1)
Italian un tale wears four hats: pronoun for some guy, a certain Lorenzo, such a noun, and the bureaucratic il tal dei tali. A B1 guide with a Treviso dialogue.
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Italian Articles with Cities and Countries: A2 Guide
Italian articles cities: Italian articles with cities and countries: bare cities, articles for countries, special cases like L’Aquila and Il Cairo. A2 guide with Ferra…
Italian Uno as a Pronoun: ‘One’ and ‘Somebody’ (A2)
Italian uno pronoun: Italian uno is also a pronoun: ne ho uno (one of them), uno mi ha detto (somebody), uno rosso (a red one). A2 guide with dialogue at the cartoleria.
Italian ‘Lo Credevo Innocente’: Verb + Adjective (B2)
Italian credere considerare adjective: Italian Lo credevo innocente: the B2 compact construction with credere, considerare, ritenere, trovare plus object plus adjectiv…
Italian Conversational Word Order: Lo Prendo Un Caffè (B2)
Italian conversational word order: Right-shifted Italian word order (Lo prendo, un caffè) explained: how natives use conversational right-dislocation in everyday speec…
Italian Pertanto, Dunque, Ergo: Drawing Conclusions (C1)
How to use pertanto, dunque, ergo, quindi and perciò in Italian. A C1 guide to register, position and style for academic, legal and journalistic writing.
Italian Eppure: ‘And Yet’ Connective Explained (C1)
Italian eppure means ‘and yet’: a C1 adversative connective. Learn how it differs from ma, però, tuttavia, with a Lecco enoteca dialogue and quiz.
Italian Newspaper Language: How Journalese Sounds (C1)
Italian newspaper language for C1 readers: nominalization, passive si, narrative imperfect, sigle (PM, BCE), and the verbs journalists use instead of dire.
Italian Loro: Indirect Object Pronoun for ‘To Them’ (B2)
Italian loro indirect object means ‘to them’. It sits after the verb in formal writing (ho scritto loro), while gli replaces it in speech. A B2 guide with cheat-sheet.
Italian Quelli Del: ‘The People At’ Pattern (B1)
Italian quelli del at B1: quelli del municipio (the town hall people), quella del bar, quelli di Como. The colloquial way Italians name a group by their place, with a Como condo dialogue.