{"id":60760,"date":"2026-05-27T23:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60760"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:18:20","slug":"italian-written-accents-grave-acute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-written-accents-grave-acute\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Written Accents: Grave vs Acute (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian written accents are tiny marks that change a word&#8217;s meaning and pronunciation. The grave accent (\u00e0 \u00e8 \u00ec \u00f2 \u00f9) is by far the most common; the acute accent (\u00e9, occasionally \u00f3) is reserved for a small family of words like <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>n\u00e9<\/em>, <em>s\u00e9<\/em>, <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>. This guide explains when accents are compulsory, when they are optional, and which spellings to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you write <em>perch\u00e8<\/em> with a grave accent, an Italian friend will gently correct you: it should be <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, with an acute. If you write <em>p\u00f2<\/em> for <em>a little<\/em>, you have used an accent where you needed an apostrophe: <em>po&#8217;<\/em>. These two mistakes are so common that they show up in restaurant menus and shop signs across Italy. By the end of this A2 guide on italian written accents, you will know which words must carry an accent, which mark to choose, and why capital letters never escape the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We meet Erica and Donato at Palazzo Ducale in Urbino. He runs a small architecture studio that handles restoration work for the museum; she joined three months ago as his junior. Their daily notes, signs, and reports are full of accents, and full of small spelling decisions that matter when a document lands on a civil servant&#8217;s desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-accents\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-weight:600\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to sections<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-accents-do\">What Italian written accents actually do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#grave-vs-acute\">Grave (\u00e0 \u00e8 \u00ec \u00f2 \u00f9) vs acute (\u00e9): the basic split<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#compulsory\">When the accent is compulsory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#monosyllables\">The famous one-syllable pairs: \u00e8\/e, s\u00ec\/si, d\u00e0\/da<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#perche-family\">Why <em>perch\u00e9<\/em> takes an acute (and <em>caff\u00e8<\/em> a grave)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#optional\">Optional accents for homographs: <em>princ\u00ecpi<\/em>, <em>s\u00f9bito<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#errors\">Three mistakes to stop making today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#capitals\">Capital letters and the \u00c8 vs E&#8217; question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: which mark goes where<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Erica and Donato in the studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenge\">Mini challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-accents-do\">What Italian written accents actually do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk past the bakery on via Mazzini in Urbino and you will see a chalkboard that reads <em>caff\u00e8 1,20 \u20ac<\/em>. That little slash above the final <em>e<\/em> is doing two jobs at once. First, italian written accents tell you the stress lands on the last syllable: <em>caf-F\u00c8<\/em>, not <em>CAF-fe<\/em>. Second, in the case of <em>\u00e8<\/em> and <em>\u00e9<\/em>, italian written accents tell you whether that vowel is open or closed. They are not decorative; they carry information that the reader needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide to italian written accents focuses on what you actually see at the A2 level: the two marks (grave and acute), the short list of words where the mark is required by every dictionary, the homograph pairs where the mark prevents confusion, and the small handful of spellings that natives themselves often get wrong. We will not go into open and closed vowel sounds for words like <em>p\u00e9sca<\/em> versus <em>p\u00e8sca<\/em>: that is a separate guide on pronunciation. Italian written accents are first of all a writing convention, and that is where we stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"grave-vs-acute\">Grave (\u00e0 \u00e8 \u00ec \u00f2 \u00f9) vs acute (\u00e9): the basic split<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian written accents come in two shapes. The grave accent leans down to the right: <strong>\u00e0 \u00e8 \u00ec \u00f2 \u00f9<\/strong>. The acute leans up to the right: <strong>\u00e9<\/strong>, and very rarely <strong>\u00f3<\/strong>. Almost every word using italian written accents at A2 takes a grave. The acute appears in a small, learnable family of words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The default behavior of italian written accents is simple. On the vowels <em>a<\/em>, <em>i<\/em>, <em>o<\/em>, <em>u<\/em>, Italian uses the grave accent and only the grave: <em>citt\u00e0<\/em>, <em>part\u00ec<\/em>, <em>and\u00f2<\/em>, <em>virt\u00f9<\/em>. There is no acute <em>\u00e1<\/em>, <em>\u00ed<\/em>, <em>\u00f3<\/em>, <em>\u00fa<\/em> in standard Italian. If your keyboard offers them, ignore them. The grave on the final <em>o<\/em> always wins, even though the <em>o<\/em> in <em>and\u00f2<\/em> is open and the <em>o<\/em> in some other words is closed: writing convention has settled on grave for finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the vowel <em>e<\/em>, both italian written accents exist. The grave <em>\u00e8<\/em> goes on words like <em>\u00e8<\/em>, <em>caff\u00e8<\/em>, <em>t\u00e8<\/em>, <em>cio\u00e8<\/em>, <em>beb\u00e8<\/em>. The acute <em>\u00e9<\/em> goes on words like <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>n\u00e9<\/em>, <em>s\u00e9<\/em>, <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>pot\u00e9<\/em>. The split tracks open vs closed pronunciation, but you don&#8217;t need to hear the difference to apply the rule: the words that take acute form a short list you can memorize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compulsory\">When the accent is compulsory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three situations in which italian written accents are not optional but obligatory. Skip the mark and you are spelling the word wrong, the way you would be spelling English wrong if you wrote <em>teh<\/em> for <em>the<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Multi-syllable words stressed on the final vowel.<\/strong> If a word has two or more syllables and the last one carries the stress, the accent is required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>citt\u00e0<br><em>city<\/em><\/li>\n<li>universit\u00e0<br><em>university<\/em><\/li>\n<li>perch\u00e9<br><em>because \/ why<\/em><\/li>\n<li>per\u00f2<br><em>however<\/em><\/li>\n<li>virt\u00f9<br><em>virtue<\/em><\/li>\n<li>caff\u00e8<br><em>coffee<\/em><\/li>\n<li>part\u00ec<br><em>he\/she left (past)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>colibr\u00ec<br><em>hummingbird<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. One-syllable words with a vowel cluster that could be misread.<\/strong> Italian marks the stress on certain short words to stop the reader from splitting them into two syllables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pi\u00f9<br><em>more<\/em><\/li>\n<li>pu\u00f2<br><em>he\/she can<\/em><\/li>\n<li>ci\u00f2<br><em>this thing, that<\/em><\/li>\n<li>gi\u00e0<br><em>already<\/em><\/li>\n<li>gi\u00f9<br><em>down<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. One-syllable words that need to be distinguished from twin words.<\/strong> Italian has several pairs of words spelled with the same letters but meaning different things. The accent tells the reader which one you mean. This is the most error-prone area for learners, and the next section is dedicated to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"monosyllables\">The famous one-syllable pairs: \u00e8\/e, s\u00ec\/si, d\u00e0\/da<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many short Italian words come in twin forms: one with an accent, one without. Same letters, different jobs. Italian written accents are the only thing that tells these pairs apart on the page, so leaving the mark out can change the meaning of a whole sentence. Here is the working list every A2 student should keep close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>With accent<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Without accent<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>\u00e8<\/td><td>is (verb <em>essere<\/em>)<\/td><td>e<\/td><td>and<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>s\u00ec<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>si<\/td><td>reflexive pronoun, &#8220;oneself&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>d\u00e0<\/td><td>he\/she gives (verb <em>dare<\/em>)<\/td><td>da<\/td><td>from, by (preposition)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>l\u00e0<\/td><td>there (adverb)<\/td><td>la<\/td><td>the (article), her (pronoun)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>l\u00ec<\/td><td>there (adverb)<\/td><td>li<\/td><td>them (object pronoun)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>n\u00e9<\/td><td>nor (conjunction)<\/td><td>ne<\/td><td>of it, of them (pronoun)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>s\u00e9<\/td><td>oneself (stressed pronoun)<\/td><td>se<\/td><td>if (conjunction)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>t\u00e8<\/td><td>tea<\/td><td>te<\/td><td>you (after preposition)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look at <em>\u00e8<\/em> and <em>e<\/em>: a textbook case of italian written accents at work. The sentence <em>Erica \u00e8 architetto<\/em> means &#8220;Erica is an architect.&#8221; Drop the accent and you get <em>Erica e architetto<\/em>, which reads as &#8220;Erica and architect&#8221;: a list of two things, not a statement. Same letters, completely different sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same logic runs through the table of italian written accents. <em>S\u00ec, vengo<\/em> means &#8220;yes, I&#8217;m coming.&#8221; <em>Si vede<\/em> means &#8220;one sees, it is seen.&#8221; <em>La vedo l\u00ec<\/em> means &#8220;I see her over there.&#8221; <em>Li vedo<\/em> means &#8220;I see them.&#8221; Italians read these tiny italian written accents almost without noticing, but they notice when one is missing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-mt-pairs\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mini-task.<\/strong> Put the missing accent where it is needed. Some sentences need none.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donato e architetto.<\/li>\n<li>Si, ho finito la nota.<\/li>\n<li>Vengo li alle nove.<\/li>\n<li>Ne carne ne pesce, solo verdure.<\/li>\n<li>Il treno parte da Urbino.<\/li>\n<li>Erica da una mano a Donato.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>1. Donato <strong>\u00e8<\/strong> architetto. 2. <strong>S\u00ec<\/strong>, ho finito la nota. 3. Vengo <strong>l\u00ec<\/strong> alle nove. 4. <strong>N\u00e9<\/strong> carne <strong>n\u00e9<\/strong> pesce, solo verdure. 5. Il treno parte da Urbino (no accent: <em>da<\/em> is the preposition). 6. Erica <strong>d\u00e0<\/strong> una mano a Donato (<em>d\u00e0<\/em> is the verb).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"perche-family\">Why <em>perch\u00e9<\/em> takes an acute (and <em>caff\u00e8<\/em> a grave)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the only corner of italian written accents where you really have to choose between grave and acute, and it is the single most common mistake natives make. The Treccani spells it out clearly: on a final stressed <em>e<\/em>, you use the acute when the vowel is closed and the grave when the vowel is open. The good news for an A2 learner: you don&#8217;t have to train your ear to handle italian written accents. You just have to remember the small acute family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Acute (\u00e9): the closed-e family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <em>-ch\u00e9<\/em> compounds: <strong>perch\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>affinch\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>bench\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>poich\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>finch\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>giacch\u00e9<\/strong>.<br><em>because\/why, so that, although, since, as long as, given that<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The numbers built on <em>tre<\/em>: <strong>ventitr\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>trentatr\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>quarantatr\u00e9<\/strong>, and so on up.<br><em>twenty-three, thirty-three, forty-three<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>n\u00e9<\/strong> (nor), <strong>s\u00e9<\/strong> (oneself).<br><em>neither\/nor, oneself<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A handful of simple past forms of <em>-ere<\/em> verbs: <strong>pot\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>ripet\u00e9<\/strong>.<br><em>he\/she could, he\/she repeated<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grave (\u00e8): the open-e words.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00e8<\/strong> (he\/she is), <strong>cio\u00e8<\/strong> (that is), <strong>ahim\u00e8<\/strong> (alas).<br><em>is, that is, alas<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Drinks and foreign-origin words: <strong>t\u00e8<\/strong>, <strong>caff\u00e8<\/strong>, <strong>karat\u00e8<\/strong>, <strong>beb\u00e8<\/strong>.<br><em>tea, coffee, karate, baby<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing <em>perch\u00e8<\/em> with a grave accent is, technically, an error in italian written accents. Treccani and every major dictionary mark it as wrong. It happens so often because on an Italian keyboard <em>\u00e8<\/em> is the default key and <em>\u00e9<\/em> requires the Shift modifier; lazy fingers do the rest. But on a restoration report, on an exam, on a CV, you write <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>. The acute belongs there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The convenient takeaway about italian written accents on the letter <em>e<\/em>: if a word ends in <em>-ch\u00e9<\/em>, it is acute. If a word ends in stressed <em>-\u00e8<\/em> and isn&#8217;t one of those, it is grave. That single rule covers the vast majority of cases an A2 student will write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"optional\">Optional accents for homographs: <em>princ\u00ecpi<\/em>, <em>s\u00f9bito<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of the compulsory cases, italian written accents sometimes appear inside a word to separate two spellings that would otherwise look identical. These accents are optional but useful, and you will see them most often in dictionaries, textbooks, and careful prose. They are the gentle cousins of the obligatory italian written accents we have seen so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Stress on early syllable<\/th><th>Stress on late syllable<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>pr\u00ecncipi <em>(princes)<\/em><\/td><td>princ\u00ecpi <em>(principles)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>s\u00f9bito <em>(immediately)<\/em><\/td><td>sub\u00ecto <em>(undergone, past participle)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>s\u00e9guito <em>(continuation, sequel)<\/em><\/td><td>segu\u00ecto <em>(followed, past participle)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>\u00e0mbito <em>(scope, area)<\/em><\/td><td>amb\u00ecto <em>(coveted)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>n\u00f2cciolo <em>(core, kernel)<\/em><\/td><td>nocci\u00f2lo <em>(hazel tree)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In normal writing you will rarely add these italian written accents. Context does the job: <em>i princ\u00ecpi della Costituzione<\/em> can only mean <em>the principles<\/em>, and <em>vieni subito<\/em> can only mean <em>come immediately<\/em>. The accent is there as a safety net for cases where context isn&#8217;t enough: a textbook listing forms, a dictionary entry, a press article distinguishing two near-twins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"errors\">Three mistakes to stop making today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These three errors involving italian written accents are everywhere, including in handwritten signs in central Italy. None of them is acceptable in formal writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. <\/strong><em><strong>perch\u00e8<\/strong><\/em><strong> instead of <\/strong><em><strong>perch\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong> The correct mark on <em>perch\u00e9<\/em> is the acute, not the grave. Same for <em>affinch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>bench\u00e9<\/em>, <em>poich\u00e9<\/em>. If you see <em>perch\u00e8<\/em> on a menu, it&#8217;s a typo, not an alternative spelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. <\/strong><em><strong>p\u00f2<\/strong><\/em><strong> instead of <\/strong><em><strong>po&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong> The word means <em>a little<\/em> and it&#8217;s a short form of <em>poco<\/em>. Because we cut off the final syllable, we mark the cut with an apostrophe, not an accent. <em>Un po&#8217; di pazienza<\/em> means &#8220;a little patience.&#8221; <em>Un p\u00f2<\/em> is a real spelling error, but you&#8217;ll see it more often than you&#8217;d expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. <\/strong><em><strong>d\u00ec<\/strong><\/em><strong> for &#8220;say!&#8221; instead of <\/strong><em><strong>di&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><strong>.<\/strong> The imperative &#8220;say!&#8221; (from <em>dire<\/em>) is <em>di&#8217;<\/em>, with an apostrophe, again a cut-off form. <em>D\u00ec<\/em> with a grave accent exists, but it means &#8220;day&#8221; (an old-fashioned word for <em>giorno<\/em>). The two are not interchangeable. <em>Di&#8217; qualcosa<\/em> means &#8220;say something.&#8221; <em>Buon d\u00ec<\/em> means &#8220;good day,&#8221; archaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A useful rule for telling the two apart and applying italian written accents correctly: if the word is a shortened form (you can imagine the missing piece), use an apostrophe. If the word is a stressed final syllable that stands on its own, use an accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"capitals\">Capital letters and the \u00c8 vs E&#8217; question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian, unlike French or Spanish, never drops italian written accents from a capital letter. <em>\u00c8 bello<\/em> stays <em>\u00c8 bello<\/em> at the start of a sentence, with the accent on the capital E. The form <em>E&#8217; bello<\/em> with an apostrophe is a workaround used in newspaper headlines and shop windows, where typewriters and old printers couldn&#8217;t reach the \u00c8 key. Treat it as a layout patch, not a spelling alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a modern keyboard, the accented capitals of italian written accents are easy. On macOS, press and hold the E key and pick \u00c8 from the menu, or use Option + ` then Shift + E. On Windows, you can use the character map or the Alt-codes. In any case, if you are writing a report or a school assignment, \u00c8 is the correct form. <em>E&#8217;<\/em> reads as a small slip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: which mark goes where<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Vowel<\/th><th>Default accent<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Exceptions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>final stressed -a<\/td><td>grave (\u00e0)<\/td><td>citt\u00e0, libert\u00e0, sar\u00e0<\/td><td>none<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>final stressed -i<\/td><td>grave (\u00ec)<\/td><td>part\u00ec, colibr\u00ec, s\u00ec<\/td><td>none<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>final stressed -o<\/td><td>grave (\u00f2)<\/td><td>and\u00f2, per\u00f2, com\u00f2<\/td><td>none<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>final stressed -u<\/td><td>grave (\u00f9)<\/td><td>virt\u00f9, pi\u00f9, tab\u00f9<\/td><td>none<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>final stressed -e<\/td><td>grave (\u00e8) for open vowel<\/td><td>\u00e8, caff\u00e8, t\u00e8, cio\u00e8<\/td><td>acute (\u00e9) for the <em>-ch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>n\u00e9<\/em>, <em>s\u00e9<\/em> family<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>inside a word<\/td><td>optional grave<\/td><td>princ\u00ecpi, s\u00f9bito<\/td><td>only to separate homographs<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Erica and Donato in the studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday morning, Palazzo Ducale, the side room Donato uses for paperwork. Erica is filing reports on the courtyard restoration. Watch how many italian written accents turn up in two minutes of ordinary chat.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-acc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Donato:<\/strong> Erica, hai gi\u00e0 mandato la nota alla Soprintendenza?<br><em>Erica, have you already sent the note to the Soprintendenza?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Erica:<\/strong> S\u00ec, l&#8217;ho mandata ieri sera, perch\u00e9 volevo chiudere prima del weekend.<br><em>Yes, I sent it last night, because I wanted to finish before the weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Donato:<\/strong> Ottimo. E il caff\u00e8 per il sopralluogo di Lorenzo?<br><em>Great. And the coffee for Lorenzo&#8217;s site visit?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Erica:<\/strong> \u00c8 gi\u00e0 sul tavolo, dietro la pianta del cortile.<br><em>It&#8217;s already on the table, behind the courtyard plan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Donato:<\/strong> Perfetto. Senti, l\u00ec sopra il banco c&#8217;\u00e8 il faldone del 2022, lo prendi tu?<br><em>Perfect. Listen, the 2022 folder is up there on the shelf, can you grab it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Erica:<\/strong> Li ho gi\u00e0 spostati io ieri, sono in archivio.<br><em>I already moved them yesterday, they&#8217;re in the archive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Donato:<\/strong> Bene. Domani arriva l&#8217;ispettore, n\u00e9 tu n\u00e9 io possiamo essere in ritardo.<br><em>Good. Tomorrow the inspector arrives, neither you nor I can be late.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Erica:<\/strong> Tranquillo, sar\u00f2 qui alle otto. Vuoi un po&#8217; di t\u00e8 prima della riunione?<br><em>Don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;ll be here at eight. Do you want a little tea before the meeting?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Donato:<\/strong> Volentieri. E dimmi, hai sentito Margherita?<br><em>Gladly. And tell me, have you heard from Margherita?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Erica:<\/strong> S\u00ec, mi ha scritto. Dice che arriva ventitr\u00e9 minuti pi\u00f9 tardi, c&#8217;\u00e8 traffico.<br><em>Yes, she wrote me. She says she&#8217;s arriving twenty-three minutes later, there&#8217;s traffic.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In ten short lines Erica and Donato have used <em>s\u00ec<\/em>, <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>\u00e8<\/em>, <em>caff\u00e8<\/em>, <em>l\u00ec<\/em>, <em>li<\/em>, <em>n\u00e9<\/em>, <em>t\u00e8<\/em>, <em>po&#8217;<\/em>, <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>pi\u00f9<\/em>. Each of these italian written accents is doing real work: telling you which word is meant. Drop the marks and the same paragraph becomes a small puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"challenge\">\ud83c\udfaf Mini challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time to put italian written accents into practice. Rewrite the following short message adding every accent and apostrophe that is missing. Then check yourself against the answer. The exercise covers all four main groups of italian written accents we have seen so far.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-mt-final\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ciao Donato, ti scrivo perche oggi non posso venire in studio. Mio fratello e arrivato da Firenze e abbiamo gia preso un caffe insieme. Lui resta qui ventitre ore, poi parte per Roma. Ti chiamo piu tardi, va bene? Un po di pazienza! Erica<\/em><\/p>\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show the corrected message<\/summary>\n<p>Ciao Donato, ti scrivo <strong>perch\u00e9<\/strong> oggi non posso venire in studio. Mio fratello <strong>\u00e8<\/strong> arrivato da Firenze e abbiamo <strong>gi\u00e0<\/strong> preso un <strong>caff\u00e8<\/strong> insieme. Lui resta qui <strong>ventitr\u00e9<\/strong> ore, poi parte per Roma. Ti chiamo <strong>pi\u00f9<\/strong> tardi, va bene? Un <strong>po&#8217;<\/strong> di pazienza! Erica<\/p>\n<p><em>Notice that &#8220;perch\u00e9&#8221; and &#8220;ventitr\u00e9&#8221; take the acute (closed e), while &#8220;\u00e8&#8221; and &#8220;caff\u00e8&#8221; take the grave (open e). &#8220;Pi\u00f9&#8221; and &#8220;gi\u00e0&#8221; need the accent because they are single syllables with a vowel cluster. &#8220;Po'&#8221; takes an apostrophe: it&#8217;s a shortening of &#8220;poco&#8221;, not an accent.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test your understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take the quiz below to test what you&#8217;ve learned about <em>italian written accents<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-quiz-accents\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"wpProQuiz_content\" id=\"wpProQuiz_1120\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 2 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p style=\"text-align:center;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_loadQuiz\">\n            <p>\n                Quiz is loading...            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_startOnlyRegisteredUser\">\n            <p>\n                \n    <div class=\"dante-quiz-login-box\">\n        <h2 class=\"dante-quiz-login-badge has-text-align-center\">Free Italian Quiz<\/h2>\n        <br>\n        <h3 class=\"dante-quiz-login-title has-text-align-center\">\"Italian Written Accents: Grave vs Acute (A2)\"<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\n            Sign up for free to try this quiz and get early access to new Italian lessons before anyone else.\n        <\/p>\n        \n        <div class=\"dante-quiz-social-buttons\">\n                <div class=\"dante-login-form\">\n        <div class=\"dante-social-btns\">\n            <a href=\"\/eng\/wp-login.php?loginSocial=google&redirect=%2Feng%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F60760\" class=\"dante-social-btn\">\n                <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                    <path fill=\"#4285f4\" d=\"M22.56 12.25c0-.78-.07-1.53-.2-2.25H12v4.26h5.92c-.26 1.37-1.04 2.53-2.21 3.31v2.77h3.57c2.08-1.92 3.28-4.74 3.28-8.09z\"\/>\n                    <path fill=\"#34a853\" d=\"M12 23c2.97 0 5.46-.98 7.28-2.66l-3.57-2.77c-.98.66-2.23 1.06-3.71 1.06-2.86 0-5.29-1.93-6.16-4.53H2.18v2.84C3.99 20.53 7.7 23 12 23z\"\/>\n                    <path fill=\"#fbbc05\" d=\"M5.84 14.09c-.22-.66-.35-1.36-.35-2.09s.13-1.43.35-2.09V7.07H2.18C1.43 8.55 1 10.22 1 12s.43 3.45 1.18 4.93l2.85-2.22.81-.62z\"\/>\n                    <path fill=\"#ea4335\" d=\"M12 5.38c1.62 0 3.06.56 4.21 1.64l3.15-3.15C17.45 2.09 14.97 1 12 1 7.7 1 3.99 3.47 2.18 7.07l3.66 2.84c.87-2.6 3.3-4.53 6.16-4.53z\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n                Continue with Google            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"\/eng\/wp-login.php?loginSocial=facebook&redirect=%2Feng%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F60760\" class=\"dante-social-btn\">\n                <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                    <path fill=\"#1877f2\" d=\"M24 12.073c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12s-12 5.373-12 12c0 5.99 4.388 10.954 10.125 11.854v-8.385H7.078v-3.47h3.047V9.43c0-3.007 1.792-4.669 4.533-4.669 1.312 0 2.686.235 2.686.235v2.953H15.83c-1.491 0-1.956.925-1.956 1.874v2.25h3.328l-.532 3.47h-2.796v8.385C19.612 23.027 24 18.062 24 12.073z\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n                Continue with Facebook            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"dante-divider\"><span>or<\/span><\/div>\n        \n        <form class=\"dante-auth-form\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nonce\" value=\"2f08f36169\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect\" value=\"\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60760\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"show_register\" value=\"true\">\n            \n            <!-- HONEYPOT FIELD - Anti-Bot Protection -->\n            <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: -9999px; visibility: hidden;\">\n                <label for=\"website\">Website (leave blank)<\/label>\n                <input type=\"text\" name=\"website\" id=\"website\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"dante-form-group\">\n                <label>Email<\/label>\n                <input name=\"email\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"your email address\" required id=\"email\">\n                <div class=\"dante-message\" id=\"email-message\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"dante-form-group\" id=\"name-field\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                <label>Full Name<\/label>\n                <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your full name\" id=\"name\">\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"dante-form-group\">\n                <label>Password<\/label>\n                <input name=\"password\" type=\"password\" placeholder=\"Enter password\" required id=\"password\">\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"dante-gdpr-section\" id=\"gdpr-field\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                <label class=\"dante-checkbox-label\">\n                    <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"gdpr\" id=\"gdpr\">\n                    <span class=\"dante-checkmark\"><\/span>\n                    I accept the <a href=\"\/eng\/terms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"\/eng\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>                <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"dante-message\" id=\"form-message\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n            \n            <button type=\"submit\" class=\"dante-btn-primary\" id=\"submit-btn\">Continue<\/button>\n        <\/form>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <script>\n    jQuery(function($) {\n        let mode = 'login';\n        let timeout;\n        \n        const texts = {\n            continue: 'Continue',\n            signIn: 'Sign In',\n            createAccount: 'Create Account',\n            enterPassword: 'Enter password',\n            enterYourPassword: 'Enter your password',\n            choosePassword: 'Choose a secure password',\n            emailPasswordRequired: 'Email and password are required',\n            nameRequired: 'Full name is required',\n            acceptTerms: 'Please accept Terms and Privacy Policy',\n            processing: '\u23f3 Processing...',\n            success: 'Success! Redirecting...'\n        };\n        \n        $('#email').on('input', function() {\n            const email = $(this).val();\n            const showReg = $('input[name=\"show_register\"]').val();\n            \n            clearTimeout(timeout);\n            \n            if (!email.includes('@')) {\n                resetForm();\n                return;\n            }\n            \n            timeout = setTimeout(() => {\n                $.post('https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php', {\n                    action: 'dante_check_email',\n                    email: email,\n                    nonce: $('input[name=\"nonce\"]').val()\n                }, function(r) {\n                    if (r.success) {\n                        if (r.data.exists) {\n                            setLoginMode();\n                        } else if (showReg === 'true') {\n                            setRegisterMode();\n                        } else {\n                            setLoginMode();\n                        }\n                    }\n                });\n            }, 800);\n        });\n        \n        function resetForm() {\n            $('#name-field, #gdpr-field').hide();\n            $('#submit-btn').text(texts.continue);\n            $('#password').attr('placeholder', texts.enterPassword);\n        }\n        \n        function setLoginMode() {\n            mode = 'login';\n            $('#name-field, #gdpr-field').hide();\n            $('#submit-btn').text(texts.signIn);\n            $('#password').attr('placeholder', texts.enterYourPassword);\n        }\n        \n        function setRegisterMode() {\n            mode = 'register';\n            $('#name-field, #gdpr-field').show();\n            $('#submit-btn').text(texts.createAccount);\n            $('#password').attr('placeholder', texts.choosePassword);\n        }\n        \n        function showMessage(message, type = 'error') {\n            const messageDiv = $('#form-message');\n            messageDiv.removeClass('dante-success dante-error').addClass('dante-' + type);\n            messageDiv.text(message).show();\n            setTimeout(() => messageDiv.hide(), 5000);\n        }\n        \n        $('.dante-auth-form').on('submit', function(e) {\n            e.preventDefault();\n            \n            const email = $('#email').val();\n            const password = $('#password').val();\n            const name = $('#name').val();\n            const gdpr = $('#gdpr').is(':checked');\n            const redirect = $('input[name=\"redirect\"]').val();\n            \n            if (!email || !password) {\n                showMessage(texts.emailPasswordRequired);\n                return;\n            }\n            \n            if (mode === 'register') {\n                if (!name) {\n                    showMessage(texts.nameRequired);\n                    return;\n                }\n                if (!gdpr) {\n                    showMessage(texts.acceptTerms);\n                    return;\n                }\n            }\n            \n            $('#submit-btn').prop('disabled', true).text(texts.processing);\n            $('#form-message').hide();\n            \n            $.post('https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php', {\n                action: 'dante_process_auth',\n                mode: mode,\n                email: email,\n                password: password,\n                name: name,\n                redirect: redirect,\n                website: $('#website').val(),\n                nonce: $('input[name=\"nonce\"]').val()\n            }, function(r) {\n                if (r.success) {\n                    showMessage(texts.success, 'success');\n                    setTimeout(() => window.location.href = r.data.redirect, 1000);\n                } else {\n                    showMessage(r.data);\n                    $('#submit-btn').prop('disabled', false).text(mode === 'login' ? texts.signIn : texts.createAccount);\n                }\n            });\n        });\n    });\n    <\/script>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_prerequisite\">\n            <p>\n                You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz:                <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_results\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Results<\/h4>\n                        <p class=\"wpProQuiz_time_limit_expired\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                Time has elapsed            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"wpProQuiz_points\">\n                    You scored <span>0<\/span> out of <span>0<\/span> points, (<span>0<\/span>)                <\/p>\n                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_catOverview\" >\n                <h4>Categories<\/h4>\n\n                <div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n                    <ol>\n                                                    <li data-category_id=\"490\">\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catName\">\u00e8 (grave) vs \u00e9 (acute)<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catPercent\">0%<\/span>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li data-category_id=\"491\">\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catName\">Spot the correct accent<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catPercent\">0%<\/span>\n                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ol>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_resultsList\">\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:#7b2d8b; 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; 0 to 40%<\/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, #e9d5ee, #7b2d8b); width:20%; 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;\">Let&#8217;s strengthen the foundations on this topic.<\/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>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; 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=8\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#7b2d8b; 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;\">Get the 10-Lesson Package &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;\">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 style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; 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;\">Solid base. 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 accent<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Words ending in -ch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, tr\u00e9 take the acute \u00e9. Words like caff\u00e8, cio\u00e8, t\u00e8, \u00e8 take the grave \u00e8.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\">If your keyboard has no Italian accents, type an apostrophe instead: <code>e'<\/code> for <code>\u00e8<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7109\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>(Perch\u00e8, Perch\u00e9, Perche) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Perch\u00e9, Perche')<\/span><\/span> non vieni con noi?<br><br><em>Why don't you come with us?<\/em><\/li><li>Al bar prendo un (caff\u00e8, caff\u00e9, caffe) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(caff\u00e8, caffe')<\/span><\/span> macchiato.<br><br><em>At the bar I have a macchiato coffee.<\/em><\/li><li>Studio molto, (perch\u00e8, perche, perch\u00e9) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(perch\u00e9, perche')<\/span><\/span> voglio imparare bene.<br><br><em>I study a lot because I want to learn well.<\/em><\/li><li>Non lo so, (cio\u00e8, cio\u00e9, cioe) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(cio\u00e8, cioe')<\/span><\/span> , forse di s\u00ec.<br><br><em>I don't know, that is, maybe yes.<\/em><\/li><li>Vengo anch'io, (perch\u00e8, perch\u00e9, perche) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(perch\u00e9, perche')<\/span><\/span> no?<br><br><em>I'm coming too, why not?<\/em><\/li><li>Vuoi un (t\u00e9, te, t\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(t\u00e8, te')<\/span><\/span> freddo al limone?<br><br><em>Do you want an iced lemon tea?<\/em><\/li><li>(Ne', N\u00e9, N\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(N\u00e9, Ne')<\/span><\/span> tu n\u00e9 io lo sappiamo.<br><br><em>Neither you nor I know it.<\/em><\/li><li>Resto a casa, (perch\u00e8, perche, perch\u00e9) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(perch\u00e9, perche')<\/span><\/span> fuori piove.<br><br><em>I'm staying home because it's raining outside.<\/em><\/li><li>Pensa solo a (s\u00e9, s\u00e8, se) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(s\u00e9, se')<\/span><\/span> stesso, \u00e8 egoista.<br><br><em>He thinks only of himself, he's selfish.<\/em><\/li><li>Mia cugina ha (ventitre, ventitr\u00e9, ventitr\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventitr\u00e9, ventitre')<\/span><\/span> anni a giugno.<br><br><em>My cousin turns twenty-three in June.<\/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 point the accents the right way.<\/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>perch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, ventitr\u00e9 (acute \u00e9); caff\u00e8, cio\u00e8, t\u00e8 (grave \u00e8). Different direction, different word.<\/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>Acute \u00e9: perch\u00e9, poich\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, ventitr\u00e9. Grave \u00e8: caff\u00e8, cio\u00e8, t\u00e8, ahim\u00e8. The accent direction matters.<\/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 accent<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correctly accented sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7110\"\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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Perch\u00e8 non rispondi?                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Perche non rispondi?                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Perch\u00e9 non rispondi?<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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Prendo un caff\u00e8 e basta.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Prendo un caff\u00e9 e basta.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Prendo un caffe e basta.<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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Non bevo n\u00e8 vino n\u00e8 birra.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Non bevo n\u00e9 vino n\u00e9 birra.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Non bevo ne vino ne birra.<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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Il museo ha ventitr\u00e9 sale.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Il museo ha ventitre sale.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Il museo ha ventitr\u00e8 sale.<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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Lo tiene tutto per s\u00e8.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Lo tiene tutto per se.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Lo tiene tutto per s\u00e9.<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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Fa caldo, cio\u00e9 trenta gradi.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Fa caldo, cio\u00e8 trenta gradi.                                            <\/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_1120_7110\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Fa caldo, cioe trenta gradi.                                            <\/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>perch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, ventitr\u00e9 (acute); caff\u00e8, cio\u00e8, t\u00e8 (grave). Watch the direction of the accent.<\/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>-ch\u00e9\/n\u00e9\/s\u00e9\/tr\u00e9 take the acute \u00e9; caff\u00e8\/cio\u00e8\/t\u00e8 take the grave \u00e8.<\/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                            <\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            window.wpProQuizInitList = window.wpProQuizInitList || [];\n\n            window.wpProQuizInitList.push({\n                id: '#wpProQuiz_1120',\n                init: {\n                    quizId: 1120,\n                    mode: 2,\n                    globalPoints: 16,\n                    timelimit: 0,\n                    resultsGrade: [0,41,66,86],\n                    bo: 7560,\n                    qpp: 0,\n                    catPoints: {\"490\":10,\"491\":6},\n                    formPos: 0,\n                    lbn: \"Finish quiz\",\n                    json: {\"7109\":{\"type\":\"cloze_answer\",\"id\":7109,\"catId\":490,\"points\":[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],\"correct\":[[\"perch\\u00e9\",\"perche'\"],[\"caff\\u00e8\",\"caffe'\"],[\"perch\\u00e9\",\"perche'\"],[\"cio\\u00e8\",\"cioe'\"],[\"perch\\u00e9\",\"perche'\"],[\"t\\u00e8\",\"te'\"],[\"n\\u00e9\",\"ne'\"],[\"perch\\u00e9\",\"perche'\"],[\"s\\u00e9\",\"se'\"],[\"ventitr\\u00e9\",\"ventitre'\"]]},\"7110\":{\"type\":\"multiple\",\"id\":7110,\"catId\":491,\"points\":[0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0],\"correct\":[0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0]}}                }\n            });\n        <\/script>\n        \n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following questions about italian written accents come up again and again in classes and on Italian forums. Where they touch a usage point with an institutional answer, we follow the guidance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/accento-grafico_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani<\/a>, the national reference for the Italian language.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is perch\u00e9 with an acute really the only correct form?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Treccani and every major Italian dictionary list perch\u00e9 with an acute accent \u00e9, because the final e is pronounced closed. The variant perch\u00e8 with a grave accent is one of the most frequent spelling errors in Italian, including among native speakers. The same rule applies to the whole -ch\u00e9 family: affinch\u00e9, bench\u00e9, poich\u00e9, finch\u00e9, giacch\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do I see E&#8217; instead of \u00c8 in some Italian headlines?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is a typographic workaround. On older keyboards and in print layouts where the accented capital \u00c8 was hard to produce, writers used a capital E followed by an apostrophe. In modern writing the correct form is always \u00c8 with a real accent. Capital letters in Italian, unlike in French or Spanish, never lose their accent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I write princ\u00ecpi with an accent and when not?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The accent on princ\u00ecpi is optional but useful. Without an accent, principi could mean either princes (stress on the first syllable, pr\u00ecncipi) or principles (stress on the second syllable, princ\u00ecpi). In normal writing, context tells the reader which word is meant. In dictionaries, textbooks, and careful prose you may see the accent written to remove all doubt.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I just use the grave accent everywhere?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Almost. The grave accent is the default for final stressed a, i, o, u and for open e. In everyday Italian writing the grave is the safe choice in most situations. However, the words perch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, ventitr\u00e9, pot\u00e9 and a few others standardly take the acute, and you will be marked wrong on an Italian exam if you write them with a grave. Memorize the short acute family and use grave for everything else.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between po&#8217; and p\u00f2?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Po&#8217; with an apostrophe is the correct spelling: it is a shortening of poco, meaning a little. P\u00f2 with an accent does not exist as a correct Italian word, although you may see it on signs and menus. The rule is general: a shortened form takes an apostrophe, while an independently stressed final vowel takes an accent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are there words with an acute on the o?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Standard written Italian almost never uses an acute on the o. The final stressed o always takes a grave, as in and\u00f2, per\u00f2, obl\u00f2. The acute \u00f3 exists in some pronunciation dictionaries to mark a closed o sound inside a word, but you will not need it in everyday writing at the A2 level.<\/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\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-alphabet-letters-pronunciation\/\">Italian Alphabet: How to Say All 26 Letters (A1)<\/a>. Start with the names of the letters before tackling the accent marks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-open-closed-e-o-sounds\/\">Italian Open vs Closed E and O Sounds (A2)<\/a>. The pronunciation logic that underlies the grave vs acute split on the letter e.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-word-stress-sdrucciole-piane-tronche\/\">Italian Word Stress: Sdrucciole, Piane, Tronche (B1)<\/a>. Where the stress falls in a word decides whether you need a written accent at all.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/accento-grafico_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: Accento grafico<\/a>. The institutional reference, in Italian, with the full list of cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian written accents demystified: grave (\u00e0 \u00e8 \u00ec \u00f2 \u00f9) is the default, acute (\u00e9) is reserved for perch\u00e9, n\u00e9, s\u00e9, ventitr\u00e9. A2 guide with rules, exercises, and a dialogue.<\/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-60760","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\/60760","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=60760"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62066,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60760\/revisions\/62066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}