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The Future is Now (Probably)!

Shall we go? Captions 14-15, Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato...

Being Polite with Dare del Lei

giving the informal “you”).   In Ma che ci faccio qui! (But What Am I Doing Here?),...

Fare Figura: To Make an Impression

avvertito? -Didn't I let you know? Scusami. Ci sei rimasto male? Sorry. Did you feel...

Don't Worry!: non ti preoccupare

the following example.    Dottore non si preoccupi, ci occuperemo noi di lui. Doctor don't worry,...

Elegant and Not So Elegant Turns of Phrase

or,” “that is,” or “otherwise”).   Nella briscola ci sono delle carte che sono più importanti...

Making Connections with Appunto (Indeed)

place you find, logically, in the mountains, dove ci si va per rifugiarsi dal freddo. where...

Frizzante o Naturale?

to drink.   Il cameriere è venuto e ci ha portato dell'acqua naturale. The waiter came...

Expressions Having to Do with Eyes and Sight

a candy bar says just that. Non ci vedo più dalla fame! (I can’t see...

A Few Words About “Some” (Qualche and Alcuni)

full of marble, drawings, models, and whatnot.   Ci sono vari bozzetti, progetti, There are many...

Different Shades of Sì

me an accommodation for tonight? -Senz'altro dottore, ci penso io. -Definitely, Doctor, I'll take care...

Reflections on the Reflexive

a little about reflexive personal pronouns in Ci Gets Around. They are: mi (myself), ti...

Magari — A Magic Word

No, no, give me the phone! Non ci pensare neanche. Don't even think of it....

The underlying meaning of cioè:

A very common filler-type conjunction in Italian is cioè, so let's get familiar with it.   Cioè...

La Ciociaria: What is it?

of Rome.    Le mattine su Roma, Sulla Ciociaria, sul mondo The mornings over Rome Over...

Le Cinque Terre

to hike, is a place called Le Cinque Terre. This means "the five villages" and...

Non tutte le ciambelle escono col buco

Non tutte le ciambelle escono col buco Let's look at the...

One Region, two Languages, two Cultures

recognized in some valleys). Many towns and cities in South Tyrol have both German and...

Double letters matter. Case in point, molare and mollare

mollare is used in a variety of circumstances, from physically letting go of something, such...

La luna (the moon) and agricultural tools

Calare la pasta e mescolare ogni tre, cinque minuti. Lower the pasta [into the pot]...

Using the infinitive to give a command

to give commands. We use it in circumstances such as getting someone's attention. Even when...

Struggling with fare fatica

si era impegnata a comprarlo, per almeno cinque anni. The Soleri company had committed to...

What's sbarcare il lunario?

attori... -Ah. -che sbarcano il lunario vestiti da antichi Romani... -Ciao amore, dov'è papà? Chief Gaetano Berardi, who...

Notes on Benvenuti In Galera

Scottadito Un salmone e un polipo, seguono cinque risi, segue un maiale e uno scottadito....

What's the difference between tra and fra?

in" in terms of time: Io fra cinque minuti torno. I'll be back in five...