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Fixing Things in Italian Part 1

nice. And we've turned the verb into a noun, something Italians do all the time!   You bring some broken shoes...

Spesso e Volentieri: 2 Adverbs That Go Hand in Hand

to know. Just tack it on to a verb and you're all set.   Vengo spesso in questo posto (I...

Torto o Ragione (Wrong or Right)

the noun ragione, but let's first take a closer look at this versatile noun and related forms.   The reason, the motive In...

How to Offer Condolences in Italian

the condolences are expressed as part of a conversation, and the person talking is not a close...

3 Ways to Get It Wrong in Italian

In the following example, the preposition is a (to) and rather than "being wrong," it's "going wrong."...

Cavare, Scavare, and Ricavare

dig up). The s- prefix often gives an opposite meaning to a word. In this case, we are extracting...

2 Expressions with the Verb Credere

his son. His son wishes he had a mother, and Renzo is downplaying it. It plays out...

Asking Questions in Italian part 2

applicable, and different conjugations of verbs. Searching and reading all the instances will give you an overview of real people using these words....

Non ci piove

cose cambiano  Play Caption   See this lesson about the verb perdere.   Another thing to say when an argument is airtight is: Non fa una...

Talking about il coronavirus in Italian

colpire (to hit, to affect, to make an impression on). Since it's a headline, all the little words that tell you it's...

Putting in Time with Metterci

on average. But with metterci, we're talking about how long it takes a certain person to do something. Non capisco...

"Get Lost" in Italian

Play Caption   In the following example from a movie about Adriano Olivetti (of typewriter fame), Karen had...

Minimalist Italian — with Che

work too, sometimes Sometimes we can add a noun instead of an adjective:   Che facciamo? Il telefono... Anche il...

Solo: What Does It Really Mean?

che si vantava di avere, but despite all the women he bragged about having, a me sembrava un uomo molto solo. he...

3 Need to Know Italian Expressions for Arguing in Italian

meant an iron instrument with a long handle and a ball or bulb at the end (thus the name), used, when...

Asking What Something Means in Italian

need to know more, just ask. We at Yabla are pretty passionate about language and are happy to share the passion. This...

Musical Notes Become Words

Caption   We go way back in History A look at the dictionary reveals some interesting information. Solfa...

Getting Undressed in Italian

take off your clothes. Some places have an appropriate room where you can change and take a shower, which in English, we might call...

What Does Presto Really Mean?

following example, where we have the preposition a (at, too, until): al più presto. In this case, we don't...

Noticing Things (or Not) in Italian with Accorgersi

since accorgersi is reflexive, we have both a direct and an indirect object pronoun in the sentence. When that...

Combining Conjugated Verbs and Infinitives Part 3

più a fondo la vera cultura italiana and to get a deeper understanding of the true Italian culture...

Il Mutuo and La Mutua

conversation. One is about money and one is about health (and money too, in a roundabout way), both very common topics of...

Combining Conjugated Verbs and Infinitives Part 2

them directly In part 1, we talked about combining a conjugated verb with an infinitive where no preposition is necessary. This typically...

How to Hurry Up in Italian

talking to (although you wouldn't say it at all to someone you need to be formal...