{"id":13498,"date":"2015-05-14T17:21:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T08:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=13498"},"modified":"2021-08-25T06:03:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:03:38","slug":"the-italian-word-ancora-idioms-and-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/the-italian-word-ancora-idioms-and-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian word &#8220;ancora&#8221;- idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Learn different meanings of the Italian word &#8220;ancora&#8221; with common examples, idioms<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ancora (pronounced anc\u00f2ra) is an adverb, and has different meanings.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Still, even now\/then<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Anche ora&#8221; &#8220;Anche allora&#8221;, also now\/then. It means that an action is, will be, or was ongoing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Ieri sono andato in palestra, sono <strong>ancora<\/strong> stanco.\u00a0Yesterday I went to the gym, I&#8217;m <strong>still<\/strong> tired.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Quando ti ho conosciuto, abitavo <strong>ancora<\/strong> a Roma.\u00a0When I met you, I was <strong>still<\/strong> living in Rome.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Domani alle otto di sera sar\u00f2 <strong>ancora<\/strong> a casa.\u00a0Tomorrow at eight pm, I will <strong>still<\/strong> be at home.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-1\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora1.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Again<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s one of the most common translations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Voglio tornare <strong>ancora<\/strong> a Orvieto.\u00a0I want to go back again to Orvieto.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Ho studiato <strong>ancora<\/strong> i pronomi ma non li ho capiti.\u00a0I studied again the pronouns but I did not understand them.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Un giorno, visiter\u00f2 <strong>ancora<\/strong> Agrigento.\u00a0One day, I will visit Agrigento again.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-2\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora2b.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora2b.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora2b.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">More<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ancora\u00a0can mean &#8220;one more time&#8221; (sometimes as &#8220;ancora una volta&#8221;) or &#8220;more&#8221; when we talk about\u00a0\u00a0quantity,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>(a teatro) Bravi! <strong>Ancora<\/strong>!\u00a0(at the theatre) Bravo! We want more!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Ho fame, c&#8217;\u00e8 <strong>ancora<\/strong> della pasta avanzata?\u00a0I&#8217;m hungry, is there any more pasta left?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I soldi non le bastano, ne vuole <strong>ancora<\/strong>.\u00a0Money isn&#8217;t enough, she wants more.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-3\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora3.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not yet<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Non ancora&#8221; in negative sentences. Again, it works with\u00a0present, past and future tenses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Non sei <strong>ancora<\/strong> stanco?\u00a0Aren&#8217;t you tired yet?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Quando sei nato, tua madre non aveva <strong>ancora<\/strong> 20 anni.\u00a0When you were born, your mother wasn&#8217;t even 20.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Domani alle 8 non avr\u00f2 <strong>ancora<\/strong> finito.\u00a0Tomorrow at 8, I won&#8217;t be finished yet.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-4\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora4.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora4.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Even more \/ less<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With a comparative, <em>ancora<\/em> helps to amplify the difference between two elements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>La mia casa nuova \u00e8 <strong>ancora<\/strong> pi\u00f9 grande di quella vecchia.\u00a0My new house is even bigger than the previous one.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Il mio lavoro \u00e8 <strong>ancora<\/strong> pi\u00f9 difficile\u00a0dell&#8217;anno scorso.\u00a0My work is even more difficult\u00a0than last year.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>L&#8217;italia \u00e8 <strong>ancora<\/strong> pi\u00f9 bella della Spagna.\u00a0Italy is even more beautiful than Spain.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-5\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora5.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora5.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Idioms<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A couple of useful expressions in spoken Italian,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Milano non mi piace, Torino <strong>ancora ancora<\/strong>.\u00a0I don&#8217;t like Milan, Turin is just acceptable.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Ancora<\/strong> meglio!\u00a0Even better!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Ancora<\/strong> peggio!\u00a0Even worse!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13498-6\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora6.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora6.mp3\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ancora6.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks for reading, a presto!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s painting:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Guercino_-_The_Persian_Sibyl_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guercino, <em>Sibilla Persica<\/em> (1647)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn different meanings of the Italian word &#8220;ancora&#8221; with common examples, idioms Ancora (pronounced anc\u00f2ra) is an adverb, and has different meanings. Still, even now\/then &#8220;Anche ora&#8221; &#8220;Anche allora&#8221;, also now\/then. It means that an action is, will be, or was ongoing. Ieri sono andato in palestra, sono ancora stanco.\u00a0Yesterday I went to the gym, &#8230; <a title=\"The Italian word &#8220;ancora&#8221;- idioms\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/the-italian-word-ancora-idioms-and-podcast\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Italian word &#8220;ancora&#8221;- idioms\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":14029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046],"class_list":["post-13498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lingua","tag-ancora","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}