{"id":24037,"date":"2019-06-04T00:22:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T15:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=24037"},"modified":"2026-04-29T06:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:47:39","slug":"italian-preposition-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-preposition-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Preposition CON: The Complete Guide for English Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-tldr-italian-preposition-con\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR.<\/strong> Italian preposition CON marks accompaniment (con Marco), means and instrument (con la macchina), manner (con calma), cause (con il maltempo), and description (con i capelli rossi). Plus 12 idioms. Housewarming dialogue in Trieste, five traps, mini challenges.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The italian preposition con sits between English &#8220;with&#8221; and a handful of more nuanced functions that English speakers underuse. It marks who you are with (<em>con Marco<\/em>), how you got there (<em>con la macchina<\/em>), how you behave (<em>con calma<\/em>), what causes a situation (<em>con questo freddo<\/em>), and a striking number of fixed expressions where the literal &#8220;with&#8221; hides something more colourful (<em>con i piedi di piombo<\/em>, <em>con le mani in mano<\/em>, <em>con il senno di poi<\/em>). This guide maps every meaningful role of the italian preposition con at A2 and B1 level, with real examples from Italian streets and offices, the five traps that trip up English speakers, a dialogue at a friend&#8217;s housewarming, and a collapsible mini-challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ab2227;color:#ab2227\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-prepcon-toc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-prepcon-toc-title gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rule\">The rule: CON in one line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#company\">Accompaniment: with whom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#means\">Means: how you got there<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#manner\">Manner: con calma, con piacere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cause\">Cause: con questo freddo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#description\">Description: a feature you carry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#idioms\">12 idioms with CON to sound Italian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialogue at a housewarming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-rule gb-headline-text\" id=\"rule\">The rule: italian preposition con in one line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of <strong>CON<\/strong> as the preposition of <em>company, instrument and accompanying circumstance<\/em>. It answers &#8220;with whom?&#8221;, &#8220;with what?&#8221;, &#8220;how?&#8221;, &#8220;in the context of what?&#8221;. It maps cleanly onto English &#8220;with&#8221; most of the time, but extends into a few areas where English would say &#8220;by&#8221;, &#8220;because of&#8221; or simply rephrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern Italian rarely contracts CON with the article. Older Italian had <em>col<\/em> (CON + IL), <em>collo<\/em>, <em>colla<\/em>, <em>cogli<\/em>, but contemporary writing prefers the unanalysed <em>con il, con lo, con la, con i, con gli, con le<\/em>. <em>Col<\/em> is still acceptable in colloquial speech and in fixed phrases (<em>col tempo, col passare degli anni, col senno di poi<\/em>), but in everyday writing stick with <em>con il<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-rule\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe CON in action:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stasera vado al cinema <strong>con<\/strong> mia sorella, vediamo l&#8217;ultimo film di Sorrentino. <em>Tonight I&#8217;m going to the cinema with my sister, we&#8217;re seeing the latest Sorrentino film.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Apro la bottiglia <strong>con<\/strong> il cavatappi nuovo, quello vecchio si \u00e8 rotto. <em>I&#8217;ll open the bottle with the new corkscrew, the old one broke.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Con<\/strong> questa pioggia non si esce, ordiniamo qualcosa. <em>In this rain there&#8217;s no going out, let&#8217;s order something.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-company gb-headline-text\" id=\"company\">Accompaniment: with whom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most basic use: CON marks the person or animal you are with. It pairs with verbs of movement, presence, conversation, and shared experience. The pattern is simple and identical to English &#8220;with&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-company\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Domani pranzo <strong>con<\/strong> un vecchio amico che non vedo da anni, sono curiosa. <em>Tomorrow I&#8217;m having lunch with an old friend I haven&#8217;t seen in years, I&#8217;m curious.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vivo <strong>con<\/strong> due coinquiline e un gatto che si chiama Pasolini, ironia della sorte. <em>I live with two roommates and a cat named Pasolini, the irony.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mio figlio gioca a calcio <strong>con<\/strong> i suoi compagni di scuola tutti i sabati. <em>My son plays football with his school friends every Saturday.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms1-co-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> company \/ accompaniment<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tonight I have dinner with Sara.<\/li>\n<li>She came with her parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stasera ceno con Sara.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c8 venuta con i suoi genitori.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-means gb-headline-text\" id=\"means\">Means: how you got there<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CON marks the instrument or means by which an action is performed. This is the use that overlaps with IN for transport, and English speakers often hesitate. The rule is loose: <em>in<\/em> for the standard mode of transport (<em>vado in macchina, in treno<\/em>), <em>con<\/em> when you specify a particular vehicle or instrument (<em>vado con la mia macchina, ho aperto la porta con la chiave di scorta<\/em>). Both work; <em>con<\/em> sounds more concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-means\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono venuta a Bari <strong>con<\/strong> il treno delle sei, era pieno di pendolari. <em>I came to Bari on the six o&#8217;clock train, it was full of commuters.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ho riparato la sedia <strong>con<\/strong> un po&#8217; di colla e tre viti, niente di complicato. <em>I fixed the chair with a bit of glue and three screws, nothing complicated.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi piace scrivere a mano <strong>con<\/strong> una penna stilografica, anche se ci metto il doppio del tempo. <em>I like writing by hand with a fountain pen, even though it takes me twice as long.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms2-mn-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> means \/ instrument<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I go to work by train.<\/li>\n<li>He cut the bread with a knife.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Vado al lavoro col treno (in treno more idiomatic).<\/li>\n<li>Ha tagliato il pane col coltello.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-manner gb-headline-text\" id=\"manner\">Manner: con calma, con piacere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CON plus an abstract noun forms the standard Italian way to describe the manner of an action. Where English uses an adverb in -ly, Italian often uses CON plus a noun: <em>con calma<\/em> (calmly), <em>con cura<\/em> (carefully), <em>con pazienza<\/em> (patiently), <em>con piacere<\/em> (gladly), <em>con eleganza<\/em> (elegantly), <em>con prudenza<\/em> (cautiously), <em>con disinvoltura<\/em> (casually).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-manner\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ascolta <strong>con<\/strong> attenzione, te lo dico una volta sola. <em>Listen carefully, I&#8217;ll only say it once.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vorrei una pizza margherita, grazie. <strong>Con<\/strong> piacere, signora, dieci minuti. <em>I&#8217;d like a margherita pizza, please. Gladly, ma&#8217;am, ten minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mio padre guida sempre <strong>con<\/strong> molta prudenza, non l&#8217;ho mai visto superare i settanta. <em>My father always drives very cautiously, I&#8217;ve never seen him go above seventy.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms3-mr-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> manner<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She speaks calmly.<\/li>\n<li>I listen with attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Parla con calma.<\/li>\n<li>Ascolto con attenzione.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-cause gb-headline-text\" id=\"cause\">Cause: con questo freddo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CON marks an accompanying circumstance that influences the situation: a weather, a state, a condition that explains why something happens or does not. English would often say &#8220;with&#8221; or &#8220;given&#8221; or &#8220;in this&#8221;: Italian uses CON neatly. The weather examples are the most frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-cause\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Con<\/strong> questo caldo non ce la faccio a lavorare, vado a fare un tuffo. <em>In this heat I can&#8217;t manage to work, I&#8217;m going for a swim.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Con<\/strong> tutti questi rumori non riesco a concentrarmi sulla lettura. <em>With all this noise I can&#8217;t focus on reading.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Con<\/strong> la crisi attuale, molti ristoranti hanno dovuto chiudere. <em>Given the current crisis, many restaurants have had to close.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-description gb-headline-text\" id=\"description\">Description: a feature you carry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CON describes a physical feature, an accessory or an attribute that an object or person has. The pattern <em>noun + CON + descriptor<\/em> is the standard way to specify a particular variant.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-description\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vorrei un cornetto <strong>con<\/strong> la crema e un caff\u00e8 macchiato, grazie. <em>I&#8217;d like a cream-filled croissant and a macchiato, please.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quella signora <strong>con<\/strong> il cappello rosso \u00e8 una professoressa di mio fratello al liceo. <em>That lady with the red hat is one of my brother&#8217;s high-school teachers.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cerco una camicia bianca <strong>con<\/strong> le maniche lunghe per il colloquio. <em>I&#8217;m looking for a white shirt with long sleeves for the interview.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms4-de-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> description<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The girl with red hair lives next door.<\/li>\n<li>I want a coffee with sugar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>La ragazza con i capelli rossi abita di fianco.<\/li>\n<li>Voglio un caff\u00e8 con lo zucchero.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-idioms gb-headline-text\" id=\"idioms\">12 idioms with CON to sound Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where the italian preposition con earns its keep in conversation. Italian packs a deep bench of fixed CON-expressions, many of them visual and physical (mouth, hands, feet) where English would reach for an adverb or a longer phrase. Here are twelve that come up constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-idioms\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d The working catalogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>con la coda tra le gambe<\/strong> <em>with one&#8217;s tail between one&#8217;s legs (humiliated)<\/em>: \u00c8 andato via mogio mogio, <strong>con la coda tra le gambe<\/strong>, dopo la litigata.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con l&#8217;amaro in bocca<\/strong> <em>with bitter disappointment<\/em>: La squadra italiana non si \u00e8 qualificata, lasciando i tifosi <strong>con l&#8217;amaro in bocca<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con le mani nel sacco<\/strong> <em>red-handed<\/em>: La polizia li ha colti <strong>con le mani nel sacco<\/strong> mentre rubavano nel magazzino.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con le buone o con le cattive<\/strong> <em>by hook or crook, one way or another<\/em>: Ti porter\u00f2 dal medico oggi, <strong>con le buone o con le cattive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con l&#8217;acqua alla gola<\/strong> <em>up to one&#8217;s neck, in dire straits<\/em>: Alla fine del mese siamo sempre <strong>con l&#8217;acqua alla gola<\/strong> per le bollette.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con le mani in mano<\/strong> <em>twiddling one&#8217;s thumbs, idle<\/em>: Vieni ad aiutarci invece di startene l\u00ec <strong>con le mani in mano<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con le pinze<\/strong> <em>with a grain of salt, gingerly<\/em>: Non credere a tutto quello che ti dice Laura, va preso <strong>con le pinze<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con il senno di poi<\/strong> <em>in hindsight<\/em>: <strong>Con il senno di poi<\/strong>, avrei dovuto firmare il contratto subito senza esitare.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con i fiocchi<\/strong> <em>top-notch, with all the trimmings<\/em>: In albergo ci hanno preparato una colazione <strong>con i fiocchi<\/strong>, niente da dire.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con i piedi di piombo<\/strong> <em>very carefully, treading lightly<\/em>: Si offende facilmente, ci vado <strong>con i piedi di piombo<\/strong> quando le parlo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con tutto il cuore<\/strong> <em>wholeheartedly<\/em>: Ti auguro <strong>con tutto il cuore<\/strong> di trovare quel lavoro che desideri da anni.<\/li>\n<li><strong>con calma<\/strong> <em>calmly, take your time<\/em>: Mi raccontate tutto stasera <strong>con calma<\/strong>, davanti a un bicchiere di vino.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms5-id-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> CON idioms<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He came with his hands tied (defeated).<\/li>\n<li>Quickly, with the speed of light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00c8 arrivato con le mani legate.<\/li>\n<li>Velocemente, con la velocit\u00e0 della luce.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-traps gb-headline-text\" id=\"traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 1: &#8220;con il&#8221; not &#8220;col&#8221; in writing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Older Italian routinely contracted CON with the article: <em>col, collo, colla, coi, cogli, colle<\/em>. Modern Italian has largely abandoned these forms in writing, except in fixed phrases (<em>col tempo, col passare degli anni, col senno di poi, col cavolo<\/em>). For everything else, write <em>con il, con la, con i, con gli<\/em>. <em>Col<\/em> in casual speech is fine; <em>colla<\/em> in writing today reads as either ungrammatical or as the noun &#8220;glue&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 2: &#8220;in macchina&#8221; or &#8220;con la macchina&#8221;?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both work for transport, but they emphasise different things. <em>Vado in macchina<\/em> is the standard, generic way to say &#8220;by car&#8221;; <em>vado con la macchina<\/em> emphasises the specific car or the fact that you are driving rather than walking or taking a bus. Use IN for the default mode, CON when you want to make the vehicle salient (often with a possessive: <em>con la mia macchina, con la macchina di Luca<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 3: &#8220;insieme con&#8221; or &#8220;insieme a&#8221;?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To say &#8220;together with&#8221;, Italian offers two options: <em>insieme a<\/em> and <em>insieme con<\/em>. Both are correct; <em>insieme a<\/em> is more common in everyday speech, <em>insieme con<\/em> is slightly more formal and a bit old-fashioned. Avoid <em>assieme con<\/em> in writing; <em>assieme a<\/em> is dialectal but widely accepted in spoken Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 4: &#8220;con la matita&#8221; but &#8220;a matita&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For instruments and writing tools, Italian splits between CON and A. <em>Scrivere con la matita<\/em> emphasises the physical pencil in your hand. <em>Scrivere a matita<\/em> emphasises the manner or style (as opposed to in pen, in marker, on a typewriter). Both exist; <em>a matita, a penna, a mano, a macchina<\/em> are slightly more formal and refer to a method, while <em>con<\/em> + article refers to the specific instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 5: don&#8217;t translate &#8220;with&#8221; into CON for indirect objects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>English &#8220;I&#8217;m angry with him&#8221; tempts CON. In Italian, anger directed at someone takes the indirect-object preposition: <em>sono arrabbiato con lui<\/em> works, but the more idiomatic form is <em>ce l&#8217;ho con lui<\/em>. Other &#8220;with&#8221; English idioms that do not transfer: <em>discuto con<\/em> (I argue with) is fine, but <em>parlare a<\/em> takes A, not CON, when stressing the recipient: <em>parlo a Marco<\/em> = I speak to Marco; <em>parlo con Marco<\/em> = I have a conversation with Marco. Both exist, with different nuances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-cheat gb-headline-text\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Function<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Accompaniment<\/td><td>Vado <strong>con<\/strong> Marco.<\/td><td>I&#8217;m going with Marco.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Means \/ instrument<\/td><td>Apro <strong>con<\/strong> la chiave.<\/td><td>I open with the key.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Manner<\/td><td>Lavora <strong>con<\/strong> calma.<\/td><td>He works calmly.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Cause \/ circumstance<\/td><td><strong>Con<\/strong> questo caldo!<\/td><td>In this heat!<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Description<\/td><td>Cornetto <strong>con<\/strong> la crema.<\/td><td>Cream-filled croissant.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Idiom<\/td><td><strong>Con<\/strong> i piedi di piombo.<\/td><td>Very carefully.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Idiom<\/td><td><strong>Con<\/strong> il senno di poi.<\/td><td>In hindsight.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Idiom<\/td><td><strong>Con<\/strong> le mani in mano.<\/td><td>Twiddling thumbs.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Idiom<\/td><td><strong>Con<\/strong> calma.<\/td><td>Calmly, take your time.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fixed phrase<\/td><td><strong>Col<\/strong> tempo.<\/td><td>With time, eventually.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-dialog gb-headline-text\" id=\"dialog\">Dialogue at a housewarming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beatrice has just bought her first apartment in Trieste and invites her friend Carlo to come over and see it. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Other Italian idioms introduced<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">by the preposition CON<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Write the correct idiom at the right place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"349\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul>\r\n \t<li>Il capo mi ha detto che devo finire entro domattina. Sono <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"21\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con l'acqua alla gola)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"19\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Con il senno di poi)<\/span><\/span>, forse non avrei comprato una casa cos\u00ec grande.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dopo avere perso la partita di calcio 5 a 0, sono andati via umiliati,\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"24\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con la coda tra le gambe)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Il politico che ha mentito davanti a tutti, \u00e8 stato colto <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"21\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con le mani nel sacco)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"29\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Con le buone o con le cattive)<\/span><\/span>, otterremo quello che vogliamo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non aiuta mai nessuno a casa, \u00a0sta sempre seduto\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"19\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con le mani in mano)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non sarebbe la prima volta che mente. Ti consiglio di\u00a0prendere <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con le pinze)<\/span><\/span> quello che dice.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>L'anno scorso, i miei genitori hanno organizzato una vacanza <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con i fiocchi)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Il professore oggi \u00e8 nervoso. Forse \u00e8 meglio andarci <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"21\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con i piedi di piombo)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non avere passato l'esame di inglese mi ha lasciato deluso,\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"20\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(con l'amaro in bocca)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Controlla le risposte giuste e finisci il quiz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; 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The contracted forms col, collo, colla, coi, cogli, colle were standard in older Italian and now survive mostly in fixed expressions: col tempo, col passare degli anni, col senno di poi, col cavolo. In casual speech col is acceptable; in writing it reads as either dated or colloquial. Colla is best avoided since it can be confused with the noun colla meaning glue.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q2\",\"title\":\"What is the difference between in macchina and con la macchina?\",\"content\":\"Both work but they emphasise different things. In macchina is the standard generic way to say by car: vado in macchina al lavoro. Con la macchina makes the specific vehicle salient, often with a possessive or qualifier: vado con la mia macchina, con la macchina di Luca. Use IN as the default and CON when you want to highlight which vehicle.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q3\",\"title\":\"How does Italian translate the English manner adverb in -ly?\",\"content\":\"Often with CON plus an abstract noun. English calmly = italiano con calma. Carefully = con cura. Patiently = con pazienza. Gladly = con piacere. Italian also has -mente adverbs (calmamente, attentamente, pazientemente), but the CON + noun pattern is more frequent in everyday speech and often sounds more natural.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q4\",\"title\":\"What does con i piedi di piombo mean?\",\"content\":\"Con i piedi di piombo literally means with feet of lead and figuratively means very carefully, treading lightly, with caution. You use it when you want to say you are approaching a sensitive person or topic with care: si offende facilmente, ci vado con i piedi di piombo. The image is of someone whose feet are so heavy that every step has to be calculated.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q5\",\"title\":\"Is insieme con or insieme a more correct?\",\"content\":\"Both are correct. Insieme a is more common in everyday speech and writing: vado al cinema insieme a Marco. Insieme con is slightly more formal and a bit old-fashioned. Avoid assieme con in writing; assieme a is dialectal but widely accepted in spoken Italian. The simple alternative is just con: vado con Marco, which is shorter and equally idiomatic.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q6\",\"title\":\"Why do Italians say con calma instead of calmamente?\",\"content\":\"Both forms exist and both are correct. Calmamente is the standard adverb in -mente, but it sounds slightly bookish in everyday speech. Italians prefer the lighter con calma in dialogue, in instructions and on signs (mangia con calma, take your time eating). Same pattern with con piacere instead of piacevolmente, con cura instead of accuratamente. The CON + noun pattern is more colloquial.\",\"visible\":true},{\"id\":\"faq-prepcon-q7\",\"title\":\"Can I say sono arrabbiato con him in Italian?\",\"content\":\"Sono arrabbiato con lui works but the more idiomatic Italian way to express anger toward someone is ce l ho con lui (I have it in for him, I am cross with him). The construction ce l ho con plus pronoun is fixed and very common: ce l ho con te, ce l ho con loro. For other emotion verbs, prepositions vary: discuto con (argue with), parlo con (speak with), litigo con (fight with). Always check whether the verb takes a, con or no preposition.\",\"visible\":true}],\"titleWrapper\":\"h3\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-faq-block\">\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q1\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Should I write &#8220;con il&#8221; or &#8220;col&#8221; in modern Italian?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q1-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>In contemporary writing, prefer the unanalysed forms <em>con il, con lo, con la, con i, con gli, con le<\/em>. The contracted forms <em>col, collo, colla, coi, cogli, colle<\/em> were standard in older Italian and now survive mostly in fixed expressions: <em>col tempo, col passare degli anni, col senno di poi, col cavolo<\/em>. In casual speech <em>col<\/em> is acceptable; in writing it reads as either dated or colloquial. <em>Colla<\/em> is best avoided since it can be confused with the noun <em>colla<\/em> meaning &#8220;glue&#8221;.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q2\" class=\"rank-math-question\">What is the difference between &#8220;in macchina&#8221; and &#8220;con la macchina&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q2-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Both work but they emphasise different things. <em>In macchina<\/em> is the standard generic way to say &#8220;by car&#8221;: <em>vado in macchina al lavoro<\/em>. <em>Con la macchina<\/em> makes the specific vehicle salient, often with a possessive or qualifier: <em>vado con la mia macchina, con la macchina di Luca<\/em>. Use IN as the default and CON when you want to highlight which vehicle.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q3\" class=\"rank-math-question\">How does Italian translate the English manner adverb in -ly?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q3-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Often with CON plus an abstract noun. English &#8220;calmly&#8221; = italiano <em>con calma<\/em>. &#8220;Carefully&#8221; = <em>con cura<\/em>. &#8220;Patiently&#8221; = <em>con pazienza<\/em>. &#8220;Gladly&#8221; = <em>con piacere<\/em>. Italian also has -mente adverbs (<em>calmamente, attentamente, pazientemente<\/em>), but the CON + noun pattern is more frequent in everyday speech and often sounds more natural.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q4\" class=\"rank-math-question\">What does &#8220;con i piedi di piombo&#8221; mean?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q4-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p><em>Con i piedi di piombo<\/em> literally means &#8220;with feet of lead&#8221; and figuratively means very carefully, treading lightly, with caution. You use it when you want to say you are approaching a sensitive person or topic with care: <em>si offende facilmente, ci vado con i piedi di piombo<\/em>. The image is of someone whose feet are so heavy that every step has to be calculated.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q5\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Is &#8220;insieme con&#8221; or &#8220;insieme a&#8221; more correct?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q5-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Both are correct. <em>Insieme a<\/em> is more common in everyday speech and writing: <em>vado al cinema insieme a Marco<\/em>. <em>Insieme con<\/em> is slightly more formal and a bit old-fashioned. Avoid <em>assieme con<\/em> in writing; <em>assieme a<\/em> is dialectal but widely accepted in spoken Italian. The simple alternative is just <em>con<\/em>: <em>vado con Marco<\/em>, which is shorter and equally idiomatic.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"faq-prepcon-q6\" class=\"rank-math-question\">Why do Italians say &#8220;con calma&#8221; instead of &#8220;calmamente&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"faq-prepcon-q6-answer\" class=\"rank-math-answer\"><p>Both forms exist and both are correct. <em>Calmamente<\/em> is the standard adverb in -mente, but it sounds slightly bookish in everyday speech. Italians prefer the lighter <em>con calma<\/em> in dialogue, in instructions and on signs (<em>mangia con calma<\/em>, take your time eating). Same pattern with <em>con piacere<\/em> instead of <em>piacevolmente<\/em>, <em>con cura<\/em> instead of <em>accuratamente<\/em>. 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