This lovely little castle in the middle of the countryside near Padua, is a little time machine, where people can eat medieval food, learn how stuff was done without electricity, watch a battle which took place 800 years ago and see the castle set on fire. Built on the banks of the unpredictable river Bacchiglione, … Read more ≫
The Italian periodo ipotetico, is used to express a hypothetical situation and its consequences This is a very basic introduction to the Italian Periodo ipotetico.Please have a look at the congiuntivo and condizionale if you are not familiar with those grammar points. The concept of periodo ipotetico is similar to the English conditional sentences. The main clause, called apodosi, … Read more ≫
We are going to study how combining Italian direct and indirect pronouns will simplify the Italian language and complicate your life as a student – lo la li le ne mi me lo me la me li me le me ne ti te lo te la te li te le te ne gli glielo gliela glieli … Read more ≫
CI and NE are two common Italian particles. Versatile, very important and sometimes confusing Italians love to use pronouns, sometimes combined together, sometimes merged with verbs. It’s convenient for us, as the Italian language is greatly simplified by the use of pronouns. For students, however, it can be rather confusing. “Ci and “Ne” are usually studied … Read more ≫
Cosa impareremo oggi Ai paragrafi 👇 Interiezioni: Raw Emotional Expression Intercalari: The Rhythm of Conversation È come il prezzemolo! That’s what Italians say about someone or something you encounter everywhere. “Like parsley!” Just as parsley appears on countless Italian dishes, intercalari and interiezioni are sprinkled throughout Italian conversation to add flavor and emphasis to what … Read more ≫
Articoli partitivi are used to indicate a part, a number out of a total. Some… This is a very short and simple article for beginners. I’m going to introduce a simple way for you to indicate a quantity, pretty much equivalent the English “some”. The Italian articoli partitivi are obtained by adding the preposition di … Read more ≫
Italian adverbs are called avverbi The avverbio, derived from the Latin “ad verbum”, next to the verb, is an invariable part of speech that is positioned alongside the verb to provide specific meaning. Similar to how adjectives modify nouns, the traditional function of adverbs is to add information to the verb and specify the meaning. … Read more ≫
Gerundio is an Italian “indefinite” mood This is a very basic post about the Italian Gerund. If your level is intermediate to advanced, you may want to have a look at this post in Italian. Also, today we are NOT going through the progressive use of the gerundio (to be doing something or stare + … Read more ≫
Basic Italian sounds There are some few basic rules for pronouncing correctly Italian sounds. Italian is less complicated than other common European languages. That’s because Italian is a literary language, heavily influenced by classic Latin and syllables have just one sound. The Italian alphabet has just 21 letters, since j, k, w, x, and y are … Read more ≫
Articles in Italian are foundational to grammar and communication. They agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the nouns they accompany. Divided into two primary categories—definite articles (determinativi) and indefinite articles (indeterminativi)—articles are used to provide specificity or generality to the nouns they modify. Additionally, articles in Italian interact with … Read more ≫