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 …
Italian Pronouns: io, me, te, ti, tu, voi, esso, essa… Read More »
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 …
Italian Pronouns: mio, tuo, nostro, questa, quale, chi, che… Read More »
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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Two main categories of articles Articles are those little words that precede nouns and that announce their gender and number. Example: Lo scoiattolo – the squirrel (masculine, singular) Una maestra – a teacher (feminine, singular) Gli alunni – the students (masculine, plural) Le finestre – the windows (feminine, plural) In Italian, …
Italian Articles: il, la, gli, le, del, dello, della, un, una… Read More »
If you’re here, you’re probably interested in the Italian language and culture. Perhaps you already know a few words, and, most likely these words are Greetings such as “Ciao” and “Buona Sera”. However, Italian language counts many different ways to greet someone; their use depends on the situation and on the relationship between the talkers. …
Popular Italian Greetings: Arrivederci! Salve! Buongiorno!… Read More »
Time to take a break? What about a nice vacation in Italy? Let’s explore together some basic vocabulary to get ready! Prepariamo la valigia e… Buone Vacanze! 1) Connect each sentence with its location! A. All’aeroporto Abbiamo prenotato una stanza doppia. B. Al bed & breakfast Per noi, una grigliata di carne mista …
Meeting another person means meeting another part of ourselves! Let’s get ready to express ourselves in Italian. Chi sono? Cosa mi piace? Let’s find out a little more about you! 1) Likes and dislikes… why? Connect the sentences: a) Mi piace il calcio Perché complicano le cose. b) Non mi piace il sushi …
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We need Nouns / Nomi to talk about everything that surrounds us. Let’s learn a bit more about them, to start our great conversations! 1) From Masculine to Feminine and the other way around! a. Gatto Tavolo b. Maestro Professore c. Uomo Bambino d. Cognata Poeta e. Regina Mucca f. Palo Attore g. …
‘I pronomi’ are useful to avoid repetitions! Careful, sometimes pronouns and adjectives may be confused! 1) Complete with the right pronoun! ( ci – le – lui – di cui – in cui – loro – mi / ci – gli ) a) Paola ha regalato due biglietti per il teatro. b) Marta …
The Italian articles / Gli articoli italiani are divided into three groups: determinativi, indeterminativi and partitivi. Careful, sometimes they can be tricky! *Remember that the article “un” needs the apostrophe only in front of feminine nouns! 1) Complete with the correct article! ( i – una – un’ – un – la – il …
