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Perfecting the Imperfetto

it is similar in structure to the simple past in English. Attenzione! Knowing when to use...

Being Willing with Volentieri

in the negative.   Marcello la mattina non si alza molto volentieri. Marcello doesn't like to...

Verbi pronominali - Pronominal Verbs

capirci (to understand [about] something): capire (to understand) + ci (of it)   Sì, ma lo sai che è la prima...

Expressing Urgency with Scappare

saying goodbye.   Scappo zia! Aunt, I'm off! -Eh? Sì va beh, ciao, ciao. -Huh? Yes, OK,...

Rimanere: Being Impressed and Staying There

days in working as an electrician ci si moriva, si rimaneva fulminati e io amo...

La Pancia, Great and Small

dolcetti, And with the tummy full of sweets, Dixi si lanciò nelle danze. Dixi threw himself into...

Sleeping Arrangements

likewise be called una camera matrimoniale. The actual size of the bed is open to question,...

"Pure" - Not Pure and Simple!

have a seat. Informal: Siediti pure. Go ahead and sit down. Formal: Si accomodi pure. Go ahead and make yourself comfortable. [Have...

Getting What We Want from Volere

it anymore, I stop. Caption 8, Gianni si racconta - L'olivo e i rovi  Play Caption...

More Examples of the Impersonale

the objects, giacche, giubbotti, cappotti (jackets, windbreakers, coats) are plural.    E quindi si usano giacche, giubbotti, cappotti. And so we use jackets,...

Modal Verbs in Italian

third person, as in the example below.   Si può aggiungere il caffè, si possono aggiungere...

Tris di Assaggi (Three Tidbits)

even for an instant? Promette, promette... -Eh... sì! Promesso. She promises, she promises... -Uh... yes!...

Nothing Personal! - L'impersonale - Part 1

have been translated using the second person singular: From this simple example, you understand, intuitively, how to proceed...

Where's the Subject? - L'impersonale Part 2

drive on the left). and verbs taking singular objects: Si mangia la pasta a pranzo (people eat pasta...

Getting Adjectives to Behave - Part 2

adjective, called an aggettivo neutro, ends in e. In the singular, it stays the same, ending in e regardless of...

Wild: Selvatico/Selvaggio

tiny bit more civilized. Caption 27, Gianni si racconta - L'olivo e i rovi  Play Caption...

Fagioli e Legumi: Beans and Legumes

of this type, quindi un ristorante dove si facevano panini, therefore a restaurant where they...

Two Words in One, with a Catch: Perché

practice ad alta voce (out loud), too.  Perché? Perché sì! ...

This Land Is My Land, This Land Is Your Land: Paese and Terra

country:    È Ravenna la città in cui si vive meglio in Italia. Ravenna is the...

Bear Up with Sopportare and Reggere

The alcohol, alcohol, he can't hold his, -Hm. Yeah... si vede che... -Che, tu lo reggi? it...

Understanding Addosso

the object pronoun will be elsewhere.   Eh sì. Infatti, lui ci ha rovesciato tutto il...

Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu

blue is quite close to celeste. In describing Sicily, Adriano uses both blu and azzurro:   Ma quello che di...

Everything Changes

In English we use the present (simple or progressive) to indicate the future, or...

Musical Nouns

about nouns that remain the same in singular and plural, and nouns that have two...