{"id":60607,"date":"2026-05-29T05:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60607"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:54:02","slug":"italian-short-imperative-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-short-imperative-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Di&#8217;, Fa&#8217;, Va&#8217;, Da&#8217;, Sta&#8217;: The 5 Short Commands (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian has five verbs whose informal <em>tu<\/em> command shrinks to a single syllable with an apostrophe: <em>di&#8217;<\/em> (say), <em>fa&#8217;<\/em> (do\/make), <em>va&#8217;<\/em> (go), <em>da&#8217;<\/em> (give), <em>sta&#8217;<\/em> (stay). They are the five short Italian commands every learner meets in the first weeks. The full forms <em>dici, fai, vai, dai, stai<\/em> exist too and stay correct, but as soon as a pronoun attaches the short form takes over and the next letter doubles: <em>dimmi<\/em> (tell me), <em>fammi<\/em> (do for me), <em>vacci<\/em> (go there), <em>dammi<\/em> (give me), <em>stammi<\/em> (stay with me). One small exception: with <em>gli<\/em> the letter never doubles, so it stays <em>digli, dagli<\/em>. This A2 guide covers the five forms, when to use the short version, the doubling trick, the negative, and a kitchen dialogue in Lucca with mum and son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian short imperative forms look tiny on the page but power most informal commands you hear in a family kitchen, on a bike path, in a queue at the post office. Learn the five and you handle ninety percent of the bossy phrases Italians use with friends, partners, kids, and pets.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-si\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#five\">The five Italian short imperative forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#full-vs-short\">Full form or short form: when each one wins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#doubling\">The doubling trick: dimmi, fammi, vacci, dammi, stammi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gli-exception\">The one exception: gli never doubles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#double-pronouns\">Two pronouns at once: dimmelo, dammene, vattene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#negative\">The negative: non dire, non fare, non andare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: the five Italian short commands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue in a Lucca kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"five\">The five Italian short imperative forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five everyday verbs build an Italian short imperative: a special <em>tu<\/em> command that drops the ending and keeps only one syllable. The apostrophe marks the missing letters of each Italian short imperative: <em>fa&#8217;<\/em> stands for what would otherwise be <em>fai<\/em>, <em>va&#8217;<\/em> for <em>vai<\/em>, and so on. These are the Italian short imperative forms you will hear before any others.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dire \u2192 <strong>di&#8217;<\/strong> (say, tell)<\/li>\n<li>fare \u2192 <strong>fa&#8217;<\/strong> (do, make)<\/li>\n<li>andare \u2192 <strong>va&#8217;<\/strong> (go)<\/li>\n<li>dare \u2192 <strong>da&#8217;<\/strong> (give)<\/li>\n<li>stare \u2192 <strong>sta&#8217;<\/strong> (stay, be)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These five verbs are among the most frequent in the language, which is why they earned their own shape. Each Italian short imperative ends with an apostrophe, not an accent. Writing <em>d\u00ec<\/em> with a grave accent has spread online but the careful spelling, recommended by Treccani for consistency with the other four, is <em>di&#8217;<\/em> with an apostrophe. The grave accent <em>d\u00e0<\/em> is reserved for <em>dare<\/em> in the third person present indicative (<em>lui d\u00e0 un libro<\/em>); the Italian short imperative is <em>da&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Di&#8217; la verit\u00e0 a tuo padre.<br><em>Tell your father the truth.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fa&#8217; attenzione, scotta!<br><em>Be careful, it&#8217;s hot!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Va&#8217; a letto, \u00e8 tardi.<br><em>Go to bed, it&#8217;s late.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Da&#8217; un bacio alla nonna.<br><em>Give grandma a kiss.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sta&#8217; fermo un secondo, per favore.<br><em>Stay still for a second, please.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two small notes before moving on. First, derivatives of <em>dire<\/em> do not have an Italian short imperative: <em>benedire<\/em> gives <em>benedici<\/em>, <em>maledire<\/em> gives <em>maledici<\/em>, <em>contraddire<\/em> gives <em>contraddici<\/em>. Only the bare <em>dire<\/em> keeps the Italian short imperative shape. Second, the truncated forms <em>sta, va, fa, da<\/em> without apostrophe were common centuries ago but are archaic today. And the accented spellings <em>st\u00e0, v\u00e0, f\u00e0, d\u00e0<\/em> (with grave accent) are simply wrong: Treccani and Crusca both flag them as a frequent classroom slip to fix. The clean Italian short imperative always closes with an apostrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"full-vs-short\">Full form or short form: when each one wins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four of the five verbs (<em>fare, andare, dare, stare<\/em>) keep a full version of the <em>tu<\/em> command alongside the Italian short imperative: <em>fai, vai, dai, stai<\/em>. Both the short and full forms are correct, and most speakers feel them as interchangeable when the verb stands alone. The choice becomes mandatory only when a pronoun follows, and there the Italian short imperative wins every time.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Va&#8217; a casa! \/ Vai a casa! <em>(both natural; same meaning)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fa&#8217; come ti dice la nonna! \/ Fai come ti dice la nonna!<br><em>Do what grandma tells you to do!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sta&#8217; tranquillo \/ Stai tranquillo<br><em>Stay calm \/ Don&#8217;t worry.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a pronoun joins the party, only the short form survives. That is, you say <em>dammi<\/em>, never <em>daimi<\/em>, and <em>vattene<\/em>, never <em>vaitene<\/em>. The full form <em>dici<\/em> stays for the present indicative (<em>tu dici sempre la verit\u00e0<\/em>); for the command-with-pronoun you only have <em>di&#8217;<\/em> + pronoun \u2192 <em>dimmi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more curiosity. <em>Dai<\/em> alone has a second life as an exclamation, separate from the Italian short imperative. When an Italian sighs <em>Ma dai, non ci credo!<\/em> (&#8220;Come on, no way!&#8221;) or cheers <em>Dai, dai, ce la fai!<\/em> (&#8220;Come on, come on, you can do it!&#8221;), the verb is no longer giving a command to someone but acting as a small word of encouragement, surprise or disbelief. In that role only <em>dai<\/em> works, never <em>da&#8217;<\/em>: <em>Ma dai!<\/em> is fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-si-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task:<\/strong> Fill the gap with one Italian short imperative form (<em>di&#8217;, fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;<\/em>).<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>_____ piano con quel piatto, \u00e8 di porcellana!<\/li>\n<li>_____ subito a tuo fratello che la cena \u00e8 pronta.<\/li>\n<li>_____ a comprare il pane, per favore.<\/li>\n<li>_____ una mano alla mamma a sparecchiare.<\/li>\n<li>_____ tranquilla, arrivo tra cinque minuti.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Fa&#8217;<\/strong> piano (be careful \/ go gently) <br>\n2. <strong>Di&#8217;<\/strong> subito a tuo fratello (tell your brother) <br>\n3. <strong>Va&#8217;<\/strong> a comprare il pane (go buy the bread) <br>\n4. <strong>Da&#8217;<\/strong> una mano alla mamma (give mum a hand) <br>\n5. <strong>Sta&#8217;<\/strong> tranquilla (stay calm)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"doubling\">The doubling trick: dimmi, fammi, vacci, dammi, stammi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here comes the feature that makes the Italian short imperative recognisable from a kilometre away: when a pronoun attaches, the first letter of the pronoun doubles. The apostrophe of the Italian short imperative disappears, the pronoun glues onto the verb, and the next consonant duplicates in both speech and spelling.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>di&#8217; + mi \u2192 <strong>dimmi<\/strong> (tell me)<\/li>\n<li>fa&#8217; + mi \u2192 <strong>fammi<\/strong> (do for me, show me)<\/li>\n<li>va&#8217; + ci \u2192 <strong>vacci<\/strong> (go there)<\/li>\n<li>da&#8217; + mi \u2192 <strong>dammi<\/strong> (give me)<\/li>\n<li>sta&#8217; + mi \u2192 <strong>stammi<\/strong> (stay  me)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the rhythm of family Italian, and the Italian short imperative sits right at the centre of it. A mum in Lucca calling her son for lunch will not say <em>&#8220;dici a tuo fratello che \u00e8 pronto&#8221;<\/em>; she will say <em>&#8220;dillo a tuo fratello che \u00e8 pronto&#8221;<\/em> or simply <em>&#8220;diglielo&#8221;<\/em>. The doubling that follows the Italian short imperative is what the ear expects, and using a single consonant sounds foreign or robotic. The same rhythm applies to every pronoun that starts with a consonant: <em>mi, ti, ci, vi, lo, la, le, li, ne<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimmi dove hai messo le chiavi.<br><em>Tell me where you put the keys.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fammi vedere il disegno che hai fatto a scuola.<br><em>Show me the drawing you made at school.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vacci piano con il sale, senn\u00f2 il sugo diventa immangiabile.<br><em>Go easy on the salt, otherwise the sauce becomes inedible.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dammi due minuti e arrivo.<br><em>Give me two minutes and I&#8217;ll be there.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stammi vicino mentre attraversiamo la strada.<br><em>Stay close to me while we cross the street.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fallo subito, non rimandare.<br><em>Do it now, don&#8217;t put it off.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dille che la aspetto gi\u00f9 in cortile.<br><em>Tell her I&#8217;m waiting downstairs in the courtyard.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vattene, sono stanca di sentirti.<br><em>Get out of here, I&#8217;m tired of hearing you.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are wondering why the consonant doubles after an Italian short imperative: this is the central-southern Italian rhythm of speech surfacing in writing for these specific forms. With most words the doubling stays only in the pronunciation, but here Italian commits it to the spelling. You will not find <em>dimi<\/em> or <em>fami<\/em> in any dictionary; the doubled spelling that follows the Italian short imperative is the only correct one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gli-exception\">The one exception: gli never doubles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One pronoun escapes the doubling rule of the Italian short imperative: <em>gli<\/em> (to him, to them). It joins the Italian short imperative without changing its spelling.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>di&#8217; + gli \u2192 <strong>digli<\/strong> (tell him \/ tell them)<\/li>\n<li>da&#8217; + gli \u2192 <strong>dagli<\/strong> (give him \/ give them)<\/li>\n<li>fa&#8217; + gli \u2192 <strong>fagli<\/strong> (do for him)<\/li>\n<li>va&#8217; + gli \u2192 <strong>vagli<\/strong> (go to him; rare but possible)<\/li>\n<li>sta&#8217; + gli \u2192 <strong>stagli<\/strong> (stay near him)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason this Italian short imperative + <em>gli<\/em> combination keeps a single g is phonetic: the sound <em>gl<\/em> in <em>gli<\/em> is already a single soft sound, not a real &#8220;g + l&#8221; cluster. Italian writing cannot double <em>gl<\/em> into <em>ggl<\/em>, so the spelling stays <em>digli, dagli<\/em>. In speech a native speaker will pronounce that <em>gl<\/em> with a touch more weight, almost as if doubled, but the page keeps a single letter.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digli che lo aspetto al cancello.<br><em>Tell him I&#8217;m waiting at the gate.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dagli il libro che gli avevi promesso.<br><em>Give him the book you had promised him.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fagli una telefonata stasera, sar\u00e0 contento.<br><em>Give him a call tonight, he&#8217;ll be happy.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stagli vicino, \u00e8 la sua prima settimana di scuola.<br><em>Stay close to him, it&#8217;s his first week of school.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember this <em>gli<\/em> exception and you cover all the cases of the Italian short imperative + pronoun. Every other pronoun doubles its initial consonant after an Italian short imperative; <em>gli<\/em> alone does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"double-pronouns\">Two pronouns at once: dimmelo, dammene, vattene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes you need to say not just &#8220;tell me&#8221; but &#8220;tell me it&#8221;, not just &#8220;give me&#8221; but &#8220;give me some&#8221;. The Italian short imperative handles a pair of pronouns the same way as a single one: it glues both onto the verb and the doubling still happens on the first one. The Italian short imperative chain reads as one word.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>di&#8217; + me + lo \u2192 <strong>dimmelo<\/strong> (tell it to me)<\/li>\n<li>da&#8217; + me + ne \u2192 <strong>dammene<\/strong> (give me some)<\/li>\n<li>fa&#8217; + ce + lo \u2192 <strong>faccelo<\/strong> (do it for us)<\/li>\n<li>va&#8217; + te + ne \u2192 <strong>vattene<\/strong> (get yourself out of here)<\/li>\n<li>sta&#8217; + ce + ne \u2192 <strong>staccene<\/strong> (stay out of it; less common)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When two pronouns combine, the indirect comes first, then the direct: <em>me lo, te lo, ce lo, ve lo, glielo<\/em>. Attached to the Italian short imperative, the first one doubles its consonant and the chain follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimmelo subito, non aspettare.<br><em>Tell it to me right away, don&#8217;t wait.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dammene un po&#8217;, non riesco a prendere il barattolo.<br><em>Give me a bit, I can&#8217;t reach the jar.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vattene a letto, \u00e8 quasi mezzanotte!<br><em>Get to bed, it&#8217;s almost midnight!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Faccelo sapere quando arrivi a Lucca.<br><em>Let us know when you get to Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Diglielo tu, io non me la sento.<br><em>You tell him about it, I can&#8217;t bring myself to.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last example, <em>diglielo<\/em>, is the only chain in this Italian short imperative group where the doubling does not happen because the first pronoun is <em>gli<\/em>. Everywhere else the rhythm holds: first consonant of the first pronoun doubles after the Italian short imperative, everything else attaches cleanly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"negative\">The negative: non dire, non fare, non andare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian short imperative vanishes when you tell someone not to do something. The negative <em>tu<\/em> command of any Italian verb uses <em>non<\/em> + infinitive, so the Italian short imperative shape simply does not appear:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non dire bugie alla nonna.<br><em>Don&#8217;t tell lies to grandma.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non fare rumore, pap\u00e0 sta dormendo.<br><em>Don&#8217;t make noise, dad is sleeping.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non andare via senza salutare.<br><em>Don&#8217;t leave without saying goodbye.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non dare retta a tuo fratello quando ti prende in giro.<br><em>Don&#8217;t listen to your brother when he teases you.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non stare l\u00ec in piedi, siediti.<br><em>Don&#8217;t just stand there, sit down.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a pronoun in the negative, two positions are both correct: before the infinitive, attached to the end of the infinitive (which drops its final <em>-e<\/em>). So <em>non lo dire<\/em> = <em>non dirlo<\/em>, <em>non lo fare<\/em> = <em>non farlo<\/em>, <em>non ci andare<\/em> = <em>non andarci<\/em>. The doubling rule does not apply in the negative, because the verb is the infinitive, not the Italian short imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non dirlo a nessuno. \/ Non lo dire a nessuno.<br><em>Don&#8217;t tell anyone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non farlo arrabbiare. \/ Non lo fare arrabbiare.<br><em>Don&#8217;t make him angry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non andarci da sola la sera.<br><em>Don&#8217;t go there alone at night.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non dargli pi\u00f9 caramelle prima di cena.<br><em>Don&#8217;t give him any more sweets before dinner.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: the five Italian short commands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All five Italian short imperative forms with the doubling effect on the most common pronouns. Keep this open while you build your first sentences with these short commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Verb<\/th><th>Full form<\/th><th>Short form<\/th><th>+ mi<\/th><th>+ lo<\/th><th>+ ci<\/th><th>+ gli (no double)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>dire<\/td><td>dici<\/td><td>di&#8217;<\/td><td>dimmi<\/td><td>dillo<\/td><td>dicci<\/td><td>digli<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>fare<\/td><td>fai<\/td><td>fa&#8217;<\/td><td>fammi<\/td><td>fallo<\/td><td>facci<\/td><td>fagli<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>andare<\/td><td>vai<\/td><td>va&#8217;<\/td><td>vammi (not used)<\/td><td>vallo (not used)<\/td><td>vacci<\/td><td>vagli<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>dare<\/td><td>dai<\/td><td>da&#8217;<\/td><td>dammi<\/td><td>dallo<\/td><td>dacci<\/td><td>dagli<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>stare<\/td><td>stai<\/td><td>sta&#8217;<\/td><td>stammi<\/td><td>stallo (rare)<\/td><td>stacci<\/td><td>stagli<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>The five short Italian commands and their behaviour with the most common pronouns. The &#8220;rare&#8221; tag flags combinations that are grammatically correct but uncommon in everyday speech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two practical reads of this Italian short imperative table. First, the most common verbs in this group (<em>dire, fare, dare<\/em>) build the most common combinations: <em>dimmi, dammi, fammi, dimmelo, dammelo, fammelo<\/em>. These are the Italian short imperative phrases you will use ten times a day. Second, <em>andare<\/em> and <em>stare<\/em> mostly pair with <em>ci<\/em> (<em>vacci, stacci<\/em>) and the reflexive <em>te<\/em> (<em>vattene<\/em>); other Italian short imperative combinations are technically possible but you will rarely hear them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-si-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task:<\/strong> Glue the pronoun to the short imperative. Mind the doubling (and the <em>gli<\/em> exception).<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fa&#8217; + mi vedere \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>da&#8217; + ci una mano \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>va&#8217; + ci tu, io sono stanca \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>di&#8217; + gli grazie \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>sta&#8217; + mi vicino \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>da&#8217; + me ne due \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>di&#8217; + me lo subito \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<li>va&#8217; + te ne a casa \u2192 ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>fammi vedere<\/strong> (show me) <br>\n2. <strong>dacci una mano<\/strong> (give us a hand) <br>\n3. <strong>vacci tu<\/strong> (you go there) <br>\n4. <strong>digli grazie<\/strong> (no doubling: gli exception) <br>\n5. <strong>stammi vicino<\/strong> (stay close to me) <br>\n6. <strong>dammene due<\/strong> (give me two of them) <br>\n7. <strong>dimmelo subito<\/strong> (tell it to me now) <br>\n8. <strong>vattene a casa<\/strong> (get yourself home)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue in a Lucca kitchen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolina is rolling out ravioli with her eight-year-old son Nicola in their apartment near Piazza dell&#8217;Anfiteatro in Lucca. Grandma is on her way over. Watch every Italian short imperative: <em>di&#8217;, fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;<\/em> with and without pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-si\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Carolina:<\/strong> Nicola, va&#8217; a lavarti le mani prima di toccare l&#8217;impasto.<br><em>Nicola, go wash your hands before touching the dough.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Nicola:<\/strong> Vado, mamma. Posso usare il tuo sapone, quello al limone?<br><em>I&#8217;m going, mum. Can I use your soap, the lemon one?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Carolina:<\/strong> S\u00ec, ma fa&#8217; in fretta. La nonna arriva tra mezz&#8217;ora e dobbiamo finire i ravioli.<br><em>Yes, but be quick. Grandma&#8217;s arriving in half an hour and we have to finish the ravioli.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Nicola:<\/strong> Mamma, dimmi una cosa: perch\u00e9 si dice &#8220;dimmi&#8221; e non &#8220;dimi&#8221;?<br><em>Mum, tell me one thing: why do we say &#8220;dimmi&#8221; and not &#8220;dimi&#8221;?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Carolina:<\/strong> Perch\u00e9 quando si attacca il pronome al comando corto, la lettera raddoppia. Dimmi, fammi, dammi. Sta&#8217; attento, l&#8217;impasto \u00e8 quasi pronto.<br><em>Because when you attach the pronoun to the short command, the letter doubles. Dimmi, fammi, dammi. Pay attention, the dough is almost ready.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Nicola:<\/strong> Allora si dice anche &#8220;digli&#8221;? 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And tell her we&#8217;re in the kitchen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to notice in the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Va&#8217; a lavarti<\/strong>, <strong>fa&#8217; in fretta<\/strong>, <strong>sta&#8217; attento<\/strong>: bare Italian short imperative + complement, no pronoun attached.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimmi<\/strong>, <strong>dammi<\/strong>, <strong>fammi vedere<\/strong>, <strong>stammi accanto<\/strong>: Italian short imperative + pronoun, doubling visible in the spelling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digli<\/strong>, <strong>dagli un bacio<\/strong>, <strong>dille che siamo in cucina<\/strong>: notice <em>digli<\/em> stays single because of the <em>gli<\/em> exception, while <em>dille<\/em> doubles because <em>le<\/em> starts with a consonant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vacci piano<\/strong>: <em>vacci<\/em> is the most common <em>andare<\/em> + pronoun combination, used here as &#8220;go gently&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Va&#8217; tu<\/strong>: Italian short imperative with a free subject pronoun for emphasis (&#8220;YOU go&#8221;, as opposed to me).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-si-final\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Final challenge:<\/strong> Translate into natural Italian using an Italian short imperative (<em>di&#8217;, fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;<\/em>) plus the pronoun in brackets.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give me (a me) two slices of bread, please.<\/li>\n<li>Tell him (a lui) to call grandma tonight.<\/li>\n<li>Stay (con me) close to me at the market.<\/li>\n<li>Show me (a me) how the lemon soap smells.<\/li>\n<li>Go (l\u00ec) at six, the shop closes at seven.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t tell him (a lui) before Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>Get (te) to bed, it&#8217;s almost ten.<\/li>\n<li>Give us (a noi) a couple of minutes to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Dammi due fette di pane, per favore.<\/em> (da&#8217; + mi \u2192 doubling) <br>\n2. <em>Digli di chiamare la nonna stasera.<\/em> (di&#8217; + gli \u2192 no doubling) <br>\n3. <em>Stammi vicino al mercato.<\/em> (sta&#8217; + mi \u2192 doubling) <br>\n4. <em>Fammi sentire il profumo del sapone al limone.<\/em> (fa&#8217; + mi \u2192 doubling) <br>\n5. <em>Vacci alle sei, il negozio chiude alle sette.<\/em> (va&#8217; + ci \u2192 doubling) <br>\n6. <em>Non dirglielo prima di sabato.<\/em> (negative = non + infinitive + pronouns; no doubling) <br>\n7. <em>Vattene a letto, sono quasi le dieci.<\/em> (va&#8217; + te + ne \u2192 doubling on the first one) <br>\n8. <em>Dacci un paio di minuti per finire.<\/em> (da&#8217; + ci \u2192 doubling)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five Italian short imperative forms become reflex with use, not with theory. 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font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>10-Lesson Package<\/strong> gives you ten focused 55-minute sessions with a native teacher, at your own pace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#7b2d8b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">10-Lesson Package<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"10-Lesson Package\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; 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Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the right form<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Five verbs have a short tu command written with an apostrophe: fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, di&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;. The apostrophe (not an accent) marks the dropped ending.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7285\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Per favore, (f\u00e0, fa', fanno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fa')<\/span><\/span> attenzione al gradino!<br><br><em>Please, watch the step!<\/em><\/li><li>Su, (va', v\u00e0, vanno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(va')<\/span><\/span> a prendere il pane!<br><br><em>Come on, go and get the bread!<\/em><\/li><li>Ti prego, (d\u00ec, dice, di') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di')<\/span><\/span> la verit\u00e0 a tua madre.<br><br><em>Please, tell your mother the truth.<\/em><\/li><li>Dai, (da', d\u00e0, danno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da')<\/span><\/span> una mano a tuo fratello!<br><br><em>Come on, give your brother a hand!<\/em><\/li><li>Ehi, (st\u00e0, sta', stanno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta')<\/span><\/span> fermo un attimo!<br><br><em>Hey, stay still a moment!<\/em><\/li><li>Su, (f\u00e0, fa, fa') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fa')<\/span><\/span> presto che \u00e8 tardi!<br><br><em>Come on, hurry up, it's late!<\/em><\/li><li>Per cortesia, (v\u00e0, va', va) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(va')<\/span><\/span> a chiamare il dottore!<br><br><em>Please, go and call the doctor!<\/em><\/li><li>Coraggio, (d\u00ec, di, di') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di')<\/span><\/span> quello che pensi!<br><br><em>Go on, say what you think!<\/em><\/li><li>Forza, (da', d\u00e0, da) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da')<\/span><\/span> retta a me!<br><br><em>Come on, take my advice!<\/em><\/li><li>Mi raccomando, (st\u00e0, sta', sta) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sta')<\/span><\/span> attento in strada!<br><br><em>Please, be careful on the road!<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/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>All ten right. You write the short commands correctly.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>fa&#8217; attenzione!; va&#8217; a casa!; di&#8217; la verit\u00e0!; da&#8217; una mano!; sta&#8217; fermo!<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Use the apostrophe form fa&#8217; \/ va&#8217; \/ di&#8217; \/ da&#8217; \/ sta&#8217;. The accented f\u00e0 \/ v\u00e0 and the present tense (d\u00e0, dice) are wrong.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct command<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correctly written command.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7286\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> F\u00e0 attenzione al gradino!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Fanno attenzione al gradino tu!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Fa' attenzione al gradino!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Va' a prendere il pane!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> V\u00e0 a prendere il pane!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Vanno a prendere il pane tu!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> D\u00ec la verit\u00e0 a tutti!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Di' la verit\u00e0 a tutti!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Dice la verit\u00e0 a tutti tu!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Da' una mano a tuo fratello!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> D\u00e0 una mano a tuo fratello tu!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Danno una mano a tuo fratello tu!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> St\u00e0 fermo un attimo l\u00ec!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Stanno fermo un attimo tu!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Sta' fermo un attimo!<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> D\u00e0 retta a me tu, ascolta!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Da' retta a me, ascolta!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1208_7286\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Danno retta a me tu, ascolta!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/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>Six out of six.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Fa&#8217; attenzione!; Va&#8217; a casa!; Di&#8217; la verit\u00e0!; Da&#8217; una mano!; Sta&#8217; fermo!; Da&#8217; retta a me!<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>The short command uses an apostrophe: fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, di&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;. 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The orthographic guidance comes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/imperativo_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry on imperativo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-si-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it di&#8217; or di with an accent (d\u00ec)?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The careful spelling is di&#8217; with an apostrophe, marking the dropped letters of dici. The grave-accent spelling di has spread online and is widely tolerated, but Treccani recommends the apostrophe for consistency with the other four short imperatives (fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;). The accented form d\u00ec on its own also exists as the noun meaning &#8216;day&#8217; in poetic language (il d\u00ec di festa = the day of celebration), which is one more reason to keep the imperative spelled di&#8217; to avoid confusion.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-si-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does the next letter double after di&#8217;, fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is the central-southern Italian rhythm of speech surfacing in the writing for these specific forms. In most contexts Italian doubles consonants only in pronunciation (a phenomenon you can hear after a, e, che and other short words) but does not write them. For the five short imperatives, however, the doubling reaches the page: dimmi, fammi, dammi, vacci, stammi. The doubled spelling is the only correct one; dimi or fami do not exist in standard Italian.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-si-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why doesn&#8217;t the consonant double with gli (digli, dagli)?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because gl in Italian is a single soft sound, not a real cluster of g + l. The spelling cannot show a doubling that the writing system has no way to represent: ggl is not a valid Italian sequence. So digli and dagli keep their single g, even though native ears perceive a slight strengthening of the sound when they pronounce them. This is the one exception you have to remember in the whole pattern: every other pronoun doubles, gli does not.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-si-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I use fai instead of fa&#8217; when I am giving a command?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, on its own. Fai come ti dice la nonna and Fa&#8217; come ti dice la nonna are both correct and both natural; most speakers feel them as interchangeable. The choice becomes mandatory only when a pronoun follows: there you have to use the short form. You say fammi vedere, never faimi vedere; you say dammi la mano, never daimi la mano. So if the verb stands alone, both forms work; with a pronoun, only the short form survives.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-si-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say a negative command with these verbs?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The negative tu command of any Italian verb uses non + infinitive, so the short forms simply do not appear in the negative. Non dire bugie, non fare rumore, non andare via, non dare retta, non stare li in piedi. With a pronoun the two positions are both correct: non lo dire = non dirlo, non ci andare = non andarci. There is no doubling in the negative because the verb is no longer a short imperative; it is an infinitive.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-si-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are there other Italian verbs with a short imperative form like these?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No, only these five: dire, fare, andare, dare, stare. Even the verbs derived from dire have regular imperatives, not short ones: benedire keeps benedici, maledire keeps maledici, contraddire keeps contraddici. All other Italian verbs follow the standard tu imperative pattern, which is identical to the present indicative for -are verbs (canta, parla, mangia) and to the second person for -ere and -ire verbs (prendi, dormi, finisci). The five short forms are a closed group, a small irregular corner that you can memorise in a single sitting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-imperative-conditional\/\">Italian Vieni e Ti Spiego, Taci o&#8230;: Imperative + E\/O<\/a>: how the Italian imperative pairs with a conjunction to promise or warn.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-lasciare-infinitive\/\">Italian Lasciare + Infinitive: Lascia Stare and More<\/a>: pronoun attachment with imperatives in the lascia family.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-corri-corri-doubled-verbs\/\">Italian Corri Corri: Doubled Verbs as Adverbs<\/a>: when Italian doubles imperatives for rhythm and emphasis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/imperativo_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: Imperativo<\/a>: the institutional reference on the Italian imperative, including the short forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian has five verbs whose tu command shrinks to a single syllable with an apostrophe: di&#8217;, fa&#8217;, va&#8217;, da&#8217;, sta&#8217;. A2 guide to the five short Italian commands, the doubling trick (dimmi, fammi, vacci, dammi, stammi), the gli exception, and a Lucca kitchen dialogue with mum and son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","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":[1864,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a2","category-lingua","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60607","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=60607"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62323,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60607\/revisions\/62323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}