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“Che tempo fa?” – Weather in Italian – Podcast

Basiclesson:WeatherinItalian.Chetempofa? Weatheristheclassicicebreaker,buthowdowesay”ice”inItalian?TodayyouwilllearnthemostcommonexpressionrelatedtoweatherinItalianusingverbs,adjectives,frequentquestionsandvocabulary.Everythingcomeswithapodcast,ofcourserecordedbyanativeItalianspeaker. VERBS-VERBI ADJECTIVES-AGGETTIVI NOUNS-NOMI Q&A’s -DOMANDEERISPOSTE DOMANDE Com’èiltempooggi?-What’stheweatherliketoday? Comesaràiltempodomani? Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow Comesonoleprevisioni?How’stheforecastlooking? Nevicheràdomani?Isitgoingtosnowtomorrow? Qualèlatemperatura?What’sthetemperature? ChetempofaaMilano?How’stheweatherinMilan? Com’erailtempoieriaRoma?HowwastheweatheryesterdayinRome ChetempofaràdomaniaFirenze?Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow inFirenze? Domanipioverà?Isitgoingtoraintomorrow? Domanifaràbeltempo?Istheweathergoingtobegoodtomorrow? Facaldoofafreddo?Willitbehotorcold? C’èilsoleaBologna?IsitsunnyinBologna? RISPOSTE Oggifabeltempo.Todaytheweatherisfine Domanifaràbruttotempo.Tomorrowtheweatherisgoingtobebad Leprevisionisonobuone.Theforecastisgood Domaninonnevicherà.Itwon’tsnowtomorrow Cisonoventottogradi.28degrees AMilanoc’èilsole.It’ssunnyinMilan ARomaierihapiovuto.ItwasrainingyesterdayinRome DomaniaFirenzesarànuvoloso.ItwillbecloudyinFirenzetomorrow Domaniforsenonpioverà.Maybetomorrowitwon’train Domanifaràbeltempo.Tomorrowtheweatherwillbegood Faràfreddo.Itwillbecold ABolognac’èlanebbia.It’sfoggyinBologna NowyouarereadytotalkaboutweatherinItalian.Pleasefollowusandsubscribetoournewsletter. LearnItalianonlinewithDanteLearning,bookyourfreetriallessontoday!

Italian modal verbs – Presente and passato prossimo – Audio

Do you know the difference between dovere, potere, volere, and sapere? What happens to those verbs with the passato prossimo? A guide to Italian modal verbs with audio examples and a final quiz (continues …) This is a “freemium” quiz Login or Subscribe at no Cost And study this lesson for FREE Get new Italian … Read more ≫

Il presepe in Italia – Nativity scenes in Italy – Christmas words

The Italian presepe is a traditional representation of the nativity, but also a chance to stay together during Christmas Il presepe, or presepio, is a classic representation of the nativity. Every catholic family (famiglia cattolica) in Italy makes the “presepe” with kids and friends at home. An Italian Christmas (Natale) is not complete without the … Read more ≫

I verbi irregolari – Irregular verbs in Italian – Part 3/8 QUIZ

Learn the main irregular verbs in Italian and solve the quiz. This is the third of eight parts – Conjugation ERE letters “C and D”. QUIZ. In this third instalment we’ll have a close look at some Italian irregular verbs of the second conjugation (-ere), beginning with C & D. We’ll show you the conjugation of the main verb, in … Read more ≫

Learn Italian online – Are we ready?

Many people around the world are open to learn Italian online. What kind of students are ready to embrace new learning methods? Are Italian teachers prepared for supporting the demand and be up and running with technological evolution?   The seeds of the Italian language First off, how many people in the world speak Italian? Let’s first consider native … Read more ≫

Giving personal information in Italian – Audio lesson

LearntoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalian.Talkaboutwork,relationships,nationality.Understandwhenitisappropriatetuusetheformal”lei”insteadofthefriendly”tu”.Audiolesson. LearningtoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalianisquiteeasy.Youneedtolearnsomebasicsentencesandvocabulary.Allbasicinformation,asithappensinmanylanguages,isprovidedusingtheimportantverbsessere (tobe)andavere (tohave).Incaseyoudon’tknowthem,hereyoucanseetheir presenteindicativo conjugation.Havealookbeforeproceedingfurther. TuorLei?   YoucanaddresssomeoneinItalianusingtheinformal”Tu”ortheformal”Lei”.WealreadysaidthatthechoiceofdaredelLei,addressingsomeoneinformally,dependsoncommonsense.Whenyoudon’tknowthepersonyouarearegoingtotalkwith,orwhenthispersonisseniorbyageorstatus,youshoulduseLei. Forexample,”What’syourname”is: Cometichiami?(Tu)/Comesichiama(Lei?) Michiamo… Mind,”Lei”inthiscaseisnotsynonymof”she”,butjustaformalwaytoreplace”tu”,you.Whenyouwillknowpeoplewellorwon’tbethecasetousetheformalLei,youwillbeinvitedtoswitchfrom”Lei”to”Tu”. “Diamocideltu”or”Possiamodarcideltu” Normally,youngpeoplewillskipthe”lei”andusedirectlytheinformal”tu”. ChièMario? Whenwetalkaboutourrelationshipwithsomeone,weoftenuseItalianpossessiveadjectives.So,ifItalktoyouabout”Mario”,youmayask:”ChièMario?” Marioèunmio…(Mariaèunamia…) amico/amica(friend) collega(colleague) conoscente(acquaintance) parente(relative)   SeMario(Maria)èunparente,ifMarioisarelative,wecandescribeourdegreeofkinship.Inthiscasewehavetoomitthearticle.Wedon’tsay”Marioèil/unmiofratello”.Wesay”Marioèmiofratello”Marioismybrother.Havealookandlistentotheaudiolesson”Lamiafamiglia”,myItalianfamily foracompleteoverview.SomenounsaboutthefamilyinItalian: Marioèmio…(Mariaèmia…) Ifyouwanttosay”Ihaveabrother,sisteretc”,inItalianwesay”Ioho/Lui-Leiha- un/una…fratello/sorella/marito/moglieetc.withtheverbAVERE. Didovesei(tu)?Didov’e(lui/lei)?   InordertoprovidecompletepersonalinformationinItalian,youmustknowyournationality.Peopleusuallywantto knowwhereyoucomefromandwhereyoulive. Whenweask”Didovesei?”whereareyoufrom,wemeanthenationalityforforeignersandtheregionofItalyorcityoforiginforItalians.JustlikeinEnglish,wehavetwomaingroups: Iosono…- Lui/Leiè… -ESE(Giapponese,Francese,Inglese-andMilanese) -ANO(Italiano,Americano,Australiano-andRomano). ThereisnoautomaticcorrespondancebetweenItalianandEnglishnamesofNationality.Forexample,wesayCanadeseandnot”Canadiano”,OlandeseandnotDutch,Tedescoandnot”Germano”.LikealltheotherItalianadjectives,theonesendingin-Edon’tvaryaccordingtothegender,theonesendingin-Ochangewiththegender.Sowesay: IosonoGiapponese,MikeèAmericanoeLucyèAustraliana. Ifyouwanttonameyourcityoforigin,youcanofcoursedothatsaying: Sonodi…(Roma,Tokyo,NewYorketc…) Literally,Iamof…Historically,Europeancitiesandsomeothersaroundtheworldhaveanitalianizedname.Forexample:Parigi,Londra,Lisbona,Barcellona,Berna,Vienna,Berlino,Varsavia,Stoccolma,Atene,Belgrado,Dublino,CittàdelMessico,Pechino,NuovaDelhi,CittàdelCapoandmanyothers.WeusedtosayNuovaYork,butit’sobsoletenow. Chelavorofai(tu)-Chelavorofa(Lui/Lei)?   Nowadays,therearesomanyjobtitlesthatthemattercan’tbeliquidatewiththeusualdoctor/nurse/clerkbasicvocabulary. Wewilldedicateaposttojobsandworking-relatedItalianlanguage.YourjobisofcoursesomethingyouwanttosayorknowaspersonalinformationinItalian.WewillhelpyoutoidentifythenameofyourjobinItalian,justaskinthecomments.Thequestionis:”Chelavorofai?”,Whatisyourjob: Io Faccioil/la…dottore/dottoressa Sonoun/una… dentista Lui/Lei Fail/la…dottore/dottoressa È un/una… dentist   The”formula”thenis:  Fareil/lo/la+jobtitle=Essereun/uno/una +jobtitle WeexplainedHOWyoushouldaskorprovidepersonalinformationinItalian.IfyouwanttofindoutWHATandlearnnewwords,pleaseexplorethisblogandfindyouranswers.Ifyouneedsomehelpindescribingyourjob,nationalityorotherinformationinItalian,pleaseleaveacommentandwe’llansweryourquestions.Subscribetoourmailinglistformorearticles! WithDanteLearningyoucan learnItalianon-line withanativeteacher,studyingatyourownpacefromhome.Savetimeandmoney, subscribeforFREE todayandenjoyafreetriallesson,alevelcheckandaccesstointeractiveexercises.Alllive,one-one-one,invideoconferencewithanativeItalianteacher.ThenyoucandecideifyouwanttojoinusandbepartofourOn-lineItalianLanguageSchool.  

I verbi irregolari – Italian irregular verbs – Part 2/8 QUIZ

Learn the main Italian irregular verbs and solve the quiz.This is the second of eight parts – Conjugation ERE – A&B It is very important to learn the main Italian irregular verbs. If you study Italian as second language, you normally conjugate Italian verbs following rules. Those rules are not applicable here. That doesn’t mean that … Read more ≫

Preposizioni articolate – Italian compound prepositions -QUIZ

Learn the Italian “preposizioni articolate”, compound prepositions, with examples and a fun quiz. Italians love to connect simple prepositions and articles for creating compound prepositions. The reason why compound prepositions exist is quite simple. They help different elements of a sentence to connect smoothly and keep a musical cadence when you speak or read. In fact, Italian wouldn’t … Read more ≫

Italian idiomatic expressions. A to Z Guide.

Italian is such a colourful language! There are so many Italian idiomatic expressions. Learn the most common ones with our A to Z list. Italian idiomatic expressions will help you to improve your communication skills and speak more naturally. We added some common expressions with bad words, marked in red. The literal translations (in italic) … Read more ≫

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