Italians are passionate and emotional, and so is our language. INTERIEZIONI An interiezione (or esclamazione) is an inviariable part of a sentence (no masculine / feminine, singular / plural) expressing a sudden emotion. It comes from the Latin interiecere, “to throw in the middle”, because it comes suddenly, in the middle of a conversation, usually followed by … Read more ≫
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🔍 The short version. A large family of Italian verbs needs “di” to connect with an infinitive: penso di partire, ho deciso di restare, abbiamo smesso di fumare, mi auguro di rivederti. They cluster around thinking, saying, hoping, stopping, trying, fearing and regretting. There are also two fixed frames you meet daily: avere + noun … Read more ≫
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Le congiunzioni, Italian coordinating conjunctions, connect sentences, parts of the same sentence or other groups of words. Italian conjunctions, prepositions and pronouns, are all connectors, or connettivi in Italian. Congiunzioni connect different elements of a sentence. I already mentioned the role of the simple prepositions, or preposizioni semplici, and the difference between prepositions and conjunctions. Please have a look if … Read more ≫
🔍 The short version. In Italian, most verbs that take a second verb need a preposition to link them, and that preposition is not always “di”. A large family of verbs, the ones that describe motion, beginning, continuing, learning, aiming and forcing, work with “a”: imparo a nuotare, cominci a capire, riesco a parlare. English … Read more ≫
🔍 Cosa impareremo oggi 📖 On this page Italian prepositions are eight very small words that do a very large amount of work. Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra (and its twin fra) carry meaning about place, time, origin, purpose, material, manner, age, quantity, cause, comparison, and much more. Get them right and … Read more ≫
The dining table is the most important piece of furniture in Italian houses. Italian familial relationships are forged “a tavola” and children learn very soon how they should behave 1.) SI MANGIA TUTTI INSIEME – WE EAT ALL TOGETHER Italian see their children as young adults. We eat all together, no discussions. Parents help their … Read more ≫
The Italian “connettivi” are conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions or common expressions used to connect elements inside of a sentence Connettivi in Italian are essential for constructing sentences logically and cohesively. These connectors include conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions, or common expressions that create relationships between sentence elements. They are indispensable tools for clear communication. Depending on their function, … Read more ≫
This is a very basic introduction to the Italian impersonal verbs, verbi impersonali Italian impersonal verbs (verbi impersonali) are very common in the spoken and written language. Solve the quiz at the bottom and win an italian Skype class. LEVEL: B1 The verbi impersonali don’t have a specific subject. They are common across all tenses and moods … Read more ≫