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Forza vs Sforzo: What's the difference?

for non-native speakers of Italian, because they are both about strength, in a way.   Noun forms In the popular detective...

The many-faceted noun il discorso

English, you might say, "What on earth are you talking about?" or "What is this nonsense?" In Italian, you...

Seguire, proseguire, and inseguire

other words that have the same root and are related, but mean something else: Proseguire and inseguire....

Exams: How do we talk about exams in Italian?

for the noun exam: It's esame, but there are a few basic things to know about using the word.   First of all, if...

Ascoltare vs sentire

we have them in Italian, too. There are a few things to know about the two verbs we use: ascoltare and...

Being in tune (or not) with intonato and stonato

stemming from tono, is sintonia, which is used quite a bit in Italian when talking about people who are on the same wavelength, who seem to...

Fare accomodare and accomodarsi

another lesson. In this lesson, we'll talk about a verb that is closely related, but which...

Fingers and Toes Italian style

inferiori  Play Caption   Note that when we are talking about the toe of a boot or a shoe, then, it's la punta....

Non tutte le ciambelle escono col buco

to come/go out). In this case, we are talking about a donut or ring-shaped cake coming out of...

The indispensable preposition di

We could say, "Pinocchio is a story about a wooden puppet."   There are other ways in which we use di,...

Big and small with endings: -one and -ino

do that we take a saucepan like this and we put a little extra virgin olive oil in it....

Fare complimenti (being polite)

important, especially if someone invites you to their home and you are not sure how to act. In order to...

Fitto and fitta: Do they mean the same thing?

mean the same thing, as when they are adjectives, but they each have a noun form as well, which has little...

La badante: What's that?

of themselves.The person who is hired to look after an old or infirm person at home is called la...

Basta!

e avanza. I would say that's enough and is even too much. Caption 105, L'Italia a tavola Interrogazione sulle Marche  Play Caption       ...

Using the indispensable word quindi

Novara area. Yes, we know that you are very powerful, and so? Captions 57-58, Adriano Olivetti La forza...

You'd best... with che

Minimalist Italian — with che Verbs of Uncertainty and the Subjunctive Che as a Conjunction   Che è meglio (colloquial) There's a construction...

Using 4 eyes to talk

the phone with someone, or writing them an email, and you would prefer to have a conversation in person, or privately, you can...

Giorno or giornata: What's the difference?

in mattinata.   When you get off work, and you are thinking about what a difficult (or fantastic) day you have had,...

How to talk about frequency regarding time

try not to get mixed up (we'll talk about this in a different lesson). Usciamo quasi tutte le settimane,...

Short periods of time in Italian

solo (just a minute). Un momento (just a moment).   But there are two other words describing an instant of time that can be used...

Using auguri in everyday conversation

e ci vediamo la prossima volta. Have a marvelous day and I'll see you next time. Captions 56-57,...

Upstairs and Downstairs in Italian (and more)

sospetto - Part 1  Play Caption   If you are upstairs and want to go downstairs, you could just...

Some interesting aspects of the noun aspetto

a cognate when we want to talk about a feature or element of something, an "aspect," un aspetto. It can also be figurative....