In French, accents are really important, they can influence the meaning and the pronunciation of a word. For example: ‘ou’ means ‘or’ ‘où’ means ‘where’. The acute accent (l’accent aigu) ‘é’ It is only used on ‘e’ and changes its pronunciation to a more high-pitched sound. Examples un éléphant an […]
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The perfect tense, also called ‘la passé compose’ in French, is used to describe an action in the past that is completely finished. The perfect tense with ‘avoir’ The majority of verbs in the perfect tense use ‘avoir’ and their past participle. To conjugate verbs in the perfect tense, you need to
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Know when to use each one The comparative In French, all the adjectives use the comparative structures below. French doesn’t differentiate between short and long adjectives so the equivalent of ‘bigger than’ is ‘plus grand que’ (‘more big than’) ► more + adjective + than ► plus + adjective + que
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Know when to use a French Direct object Pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) It replaces nouns and can be used to avoid repetitions. J’aime ton livre. Je veux ton livre. I like your book. I want your book. J’aime ton livre. Je le veux. I like your book. I want
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Position Some prepositions indicate the position of an object. devant in front of derrière behind à côté de next to sous underneath dans in sur on entre between Examples La bouteille est sur la table. The bottle is on the table. Je suis devant le magasin Next. I am in
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They are little words that help you replace nouns, to avoid repetitions. “Pronome” literally means → al posto del nome (instead of the noun). In Italian, there are many pronouns categories: they all substitute nouns, but in different ways… let’s learn a little more about their utilization! I pronomi personali – Personal pronouns
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Here there are some common phrases that you will see in a daily conversation. These exercises will not only help you to recognize them, but also will show that there are multiples ways to use them. 1) Write the right words in the dialogue! ( por favor,/Buenos días/ lo siento/ nos vemos pronto/
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I pronomi possessivi English Mine Yours His Hers Ours Yours Theirs Italian Mio Tuo Suo Suo Nostro Vostro Loro In Italian, Possessive Pronouns and Adjective Pronouns have the same form. Both categories express ownership and relationship. Let’s look at some examples: – Io mio cane è nero, di che colore
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Essential Italian travel dialogues Tired of working too much? Need to take a break? Would you like to discover Italian culture? Italy is a beautiful country to discover: you will find cities such as Rome, Venice, Florence, full of art and culture; little villages will reveal you their secrets; mountains and beaches will help
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These three words may cause confusion, but here there are some facts that will help you to work with them: Bueno is an adjective that goes after the noun or a copulative verb (adjetivo atributivo): Él es un chico bueno. La sopa está buena. Buen is also an adjective, but!!… goes before the noun: Él
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