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La storia: History or Story?

Sometimes it's hard to know whether we're talking about history or stories, but it doesn't always matter. A translator has to make a choice, but...

Talking about Dates in Italian

not, Italians don't use it.    Let's look at another example. Antonio is telling us about a festival in August, in his area of...

Different Ways to Use the Word No in Italian

Play Caption   4) What if you put a question tag after ti piace (you like it)?   Using no...

Italians and TV

is talking to a musical group?   There's another word to talk about a TV. Here is Luca Manara after his...

Presso Answers the Question Dove (Where)?

an envelope. Maybe you are writing to an exchange student friend staying at the home of a family in Tuscany. Signorina Giovanna Bossi      presso...

Siamo alla frutta!

Italian is Un figlio a tutti costi (a child at all costs). The first segment of the movie...

When the Noun Pezzo (Piece) Is Used to Mean "Time"

So let's say two friends get together after a long time. There are various ways we...

Being Supportive in Italian by Staying Close By

and volere will be conjugated.   1) What about a version where the verb stare is separated from the pronoun?...

Rispondere: To Answer or to Respond?

I didn't answer you" unless it were an email or a letter. In this context, we think of answering...

Italians Know Their Chickens

nuances of meaning. Check out this lesson all about the verb conoscere. In the present case we...

How to Wear Clothes in Italian

cultural background relative to indossare When we talk about modeling a dress or outfit, it's sometimes done by...

What's up with Italian Nicknames?

guy very well, so I am not about to use a nickname. What would I say?   There is...

7 Ways to Share Information in Italian

attention to something, give them information, or a warning about something. Here are seven. We note that...

Come si suol dire (as they say)

A learner has written in about a curious expression, found in the example below,...

Another Way to Notice Something (or Not), in Italian

instance, when you hear someone saying bad things about you. A friend will say: Non ci far caso....

More Ways to Use the Noun Conto

Vitalini - Fare la giornalista pubblicista  Play Caption   An expression we might see in a contract about power of attorney is: agire in nome...

Fare i conti (Taking Things into Account) Part 2

se facciamo un po' di conti, Which, after all, if we do the math here, sono sempre io a perdonare per prima. I'm always the first...

Fare i conti (Taking Things into Account) Part 1

leaked degli incontri clandestini della De Santis a casa Sua. about De Santis's clandestine meetings at your house. Ma si rende conto? Do...

Let's Talk about the Italian Preposition In

can mean "by" when we are talking about a means of transportation:   A Parigi ci vai...

What Does Salutare Actually Mean?

regards to" so we often see saluti at the end of a short business email.   It can appear by...

Bilancio or Bilancia?

tricky for non-native speakers. When we hear a word, we don't always pay attention to the ending of a...

L'estate (Summertime)

speakers do. The word we will hear all the time in Italy, at least if we're within a two hour drive from the coast, is...

Diritto, Dritto, and Dritta

the heart.   Un colpo di pistola dritto al cuore a distanza ravvicinata, ma... A gunshot direct to...

Unico: What Does It Really Mean?

Now that we have talked about uno, here's another related word that's handy to know. It's...