Italian possessives?
When learning Italian is important to become able to express the idea of possession of something....
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Nicola
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
Il verbo piacere
What's next? Well, to tell the world what you like of course! To do so, you'll use a special verb...
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Nicola
- May 4, 2021
- 3 min
I verbi riflessivi
In Italian, English, and a big block of the languages out there, positive sentences are generally organised in a structure based on....
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Nicola
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
'Italiano formale' when and how?
Learning a language is more than just grammar, and it often requires us to adjust ourselves to cultural specific behaviours....
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Nicola
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
The 3 Italian conjugations -are -ere -ire
Italian is one of the major Romance languages (or Neo-Latin) and inherited various traits from its predecessor. The verbs system that...
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Nicola
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Si impersonale
Some rules are generally known, and sometimes there are procedures to follow. Let's pretend you want to learn how to make...
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Nicola
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Bene vs Buono - Which one should you use? why?
'Bene' and 'buono' sound very similar but they are different. The only issue is to understand when to use each of them, if someone asks...
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Nicola
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Imperfetto vs Passato Prossimo (pt.2)
The Italian language offers a wide variety of tenses, aspects, and 'modi', but sometimes you have to deal with two past tense forms at...
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Nicola
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Il 'Ci' locativo : what, where, and why
'Ci vado', 'ci sono stato', 'ci sono', 'ci sei?', all these expressions use the particle 'ci', and looking at them, one noticeable aspect...
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Nicola
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Masculine or feminine? the Italian dilemma!
If you are a native English speaker, the word 'house' to you will sound as 'neutral' item. A house doesn't have a gender and yet, if you...
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Nicola
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Questo & Quello
There are many things in the cosmo, even though we don't always know how to call them. To avoid confusion, and manage to survive in an...
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Nicola
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
[almost] Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Andare* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
The Italian language is definitely not democratic. You've got mascunilist choices when you use the plural form for groups and some verbs...
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Nicola
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
C'è / Ci sono / lepri & zuppa
In Italian, the particle 'Ci' is often characterised by an aura of mystery and confusion due to its multiple uses. Today we are going to...
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Nicola
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Ciao!
Hello, goodbye! - no, it's not the beatles! - The most common way to greet someone (informally) in Italian is 'Ciao'. 'Ciao' is used when...
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