Italian articoli partitivi, “some” in Italian – QUIZ

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 ≫

Avverbi, Italian adverbs – Complete guide, Audio examples, Quiz

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 ≫

The Italian Gerundio – Basic Review and Quiz

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 ≫

Words and Letters: Italian sounds – Audio

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 ≫

Italian articles – Basic Rules & Quiz

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 ≫

Trapassato Prossimo, the “past of the past” – Quiz

Cosa impareremo oggi 👆🏻 link ai paragrafi Il Trapassato Prossimo Italiano descrive “il passato di altre azioni passate” The Italian Trapassato Prossimo describes “the past of other past actions” Il trapassato prossimo è un tempo del passato, come il passato prossimo e l’imperfetto, che abbiamo già studiato. Se abbiamo due o più azioni nel passato, … Read more ≫

Aggettivi possessivi, Italian possessive adjectives – Basic guide and quiz

The Italian Aggettivi Possessivi, are also pronouns –> Pronomi Possessivi Aggettivi Possessivi indicate the ownership, or close relationship, between the owner and the object they possess. For example, my brother is mio fratello, and my sister is mia sorella. Their termination reflects exactly the gender and number of the object.   Singolare Maschile il mio amico il tuo amico il … Read more ≫

Preposizioni semplici, Italian prepositions – Basic guide and quiz

Preposizioni semplici, Italian prepositions,  are fundamental elements of the Italian language Preposizioni semplici are invariable elements of a sentence. The name “pre-posizione” comes from Latin and it quite obviously means they are “positioned before”  nouns, verbs and pronouns, defining their meaning inside a sentence. There are several types of Italian prepositions. Today we will have a … Read more ≫

L’Italia è bella! Aggettivi qualificativi – Free Lesson with a Quiz

Gli Aggettivi Descrittivi in Italiano: Guida Completa per Principianti Gli aggettivi descrittivi sono una delle categorie grammaticali più importanti e versatili della lingua italiana. Questi aggettivi descrivono e qualificano le caratteristiche, le qualità e le proprietà di un sostantivo, che può riferirsi a una persona, un oggetto, un luogo, un’azione o una situazione. La loro … Read more ≫

Introduction to the Passato Prossimo – Quiz & Audio Examples

The Italian Passato Prossimo describes actions and events set in the recent and far past Theoretically, the Italian Passato Prossimo should describe actions and events with a beginning and an end set in the recent past (Passato Prossimo means “near” past), with a logical connection with the present. In reality the Passato Prossimo, in modern Italian, can … Read more ≫

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