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 ≫
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 ≫
Le parti del corpo: body parts in Italian. Please have a look at this audio lesson about body parts in Italian for learning more. With Dante Learning you can learn Italian on-line, studying at your own pace from home. Subscribe today for free, you will get a free trial lesson: live, one-one-one, in video conference with a … Read more ≫
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.
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 ≫
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 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 ≫
Learn about “Gioielli e accessori”, jewelry and accessories. Get ready for your Italian shopping and learn new words. Listen to the audio files and solve the quiz. Today we are going to help you to enrich your shopping experience in Italia. Order jewels (gioielli) and other accessories (accessori) in Italian, and bring home an unforgettable souvenir. … Read more ≫
Learnkeywordsandsentencesrelatedtohealth,diseaseandmedicaltreatmentinItalian.Repeataftertheaudio. Itwouldbegreatiftherewasapill(pillola)forlearningItalian.WhatwecandoforyouinsteadisprovideadoseofItalianlanguage. TodayyouaregoingtolearntheItalianwordsrelatedto health,diseaseandtreatment(salute,malattiaecura). Youmayhavealreadyheardtheword”salute”,it’sthetypicalItaliantoastbeforeadrink,”toeveryone’shealth”.Theword”malattia”soundsliketheEnglishmaladyanditsimplymeansdisease,ailment.”Cura”standsforcare,inthiscaseitmeanstherapy(terapia),treatment(trattamento).Notverydifferent,right?Let’slearnsomemorewords. Thethreemainkeywordscategoriesarenouns,adjectivesandverbs.Listentotheaudiofiles. Nouns salute=health malattia=disease cura=cure dolore=pain paziente=patient febbre=fever medicina=medicine male=pain/disease vomito=vomit visita=visit medico=doctor raffreddore=cold allergia=allergy frattura=fracture infermiera=nurse farmacia=pharmacy tosse=cough ferita=wound terapia=therapy ospedale=hospital [audiomp3=”https://dante-learning.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/salute-nomi.mp3″preload=”false”audio_loop=”true”] Adjectives gonfio=swollen rotto=broken malato=ill sano=healthy liquido=liquid pallido=pale debole=weak stanco=tired stressato=stressed esausto= exhausted acuto=acute infettivo= infectious doloroso=painful grave=serious resistente=resistant cronico=chronic recivido=recurring anemico=anaemic folle=insane attivo=active [audiomp3=”https://dante-learning.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/salute-aggettivi.mp3″preload=”false”audio_loop=”true”] Verbs curare=attend bendare=bandage suturare=stitch … Read more ≫
“Soldi”istheItalianwordformoney.Learnsomevocabularyrelatedto”soldi”,listentotheaudioandrepeat. IfyouliveinacountrywheretheEuroisnottheofficialcurrency,youwouldneedtochangemoneyorwithdrawfromanATM.IfyouplantolivemonthsoryearsinItalyforworkingorstudying,perhapsyoushouldopenabankaccount,investyourcapitalortransfermoneybackhome.Inanycase,your”soldi”needtocirculate andyouneedtheappropriatevocabulary.Listenandrepeataftertheaudiofiles. YoumaywanttobrushupItaliannumbersbeforegettingstarted Useyourspacebarforpausingtheaudiofile Inbanca-vocabolario OfcourseitisagoodthingtocometotheEurozonewithsomecashalreadyinyourpockets,justtobuytrainticketsorpayforacab.Thenyouneedtofind”unbancomatper ritiraredelcontante”.The”Cambiovaluta”shopsareobviouslybecomingrareandapplyhighcommissioncomparedtoyourbankbackhome. So,ATMmachinesaretheeasiestandsafestplacesforwithdrawingmoney.Ifyoureallyneedtospeaktosomeoneinabankforopeninganaccountoraskinganythingyoucan’tdoatthebancomat,pleasefindbelowsomeusefulsentences. Inbanca-usefulsentences Well,Ihopeyouwon’tneedtosay”hopersolamiacartadicredito!”.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutsoldi,pleasedon’thesitatetoask.Ifyouneedsoldi fromme,pleaseasksomeoneelse.Ciao.