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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"

un pezzo (for a long time, for a good while).   And another way we can translate this into English...

Being Supportive in Italian by Staying Close By

verb stare will be in the infinitive 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?

rispondere translates as both "to respond" (its cognate) and "to answer" (a verb English inherited from the Old Norse...

Italians Know Their Chickens

polli." One more thing: One more word about chickens. A chicken is young, and a hen is old. In English 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?

she say? 5) How could we talk about her name, using a common formula?   Vezzeggiativi (affectionate terms) And of course, in the mix of nicknames...

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 razzolare un po' a they go and scratch about a bit to destra e a sinistra, the...

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

all," "in the end," "all things considered," "after all is said and done..."   Be', in fin dei conti, si...

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?

job and go back to Milan.   Here's another little scene from the same episode and segment about saying goodbye. One thing to notice is...

Bilancio or Bilancia?

late Latin noun "bilanx," made up of "bi-," meaning "two" and "lanx" meaning "plate." Picture an old fashioned type of scale that is...

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...

How to Fix Things in Italian Part 3

but I had it fixed up by a friend who's an expert, and it's just like new.   It could be...

La bicicletta

while being out in the fresh air and maintaining a certain distance from other people, so there's...

Living Together: La Convivenza

unlike English, does have a different form, and often causes confusion for learners. If you look at a conjugation chart, at the top you will...

How to Fix Things in Italian Part 2

the generic verb sistemare. Now, let's talk about a verb that is more specific when it...