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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

the verb conoscere. In the present case we are talking about knowing a person well, being familiar with their habits....

How to Wear Clothes in Italian

mettersi. We need the conjuction con (with) after it, or an adverbial phrase, which answers the question come (how). One such phrase...

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 these verbs are...

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

to become aware of the significance of an oberservation. There are relevant discussions of accorgersi vs rendersi conto,...

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

do a job for me, say, getting a swimming pool up and running after the winter, and afterwards, I want to...

Fare i conti (Taking Things into Account) Part 1

often be translated as "thing," when you are talking about evaluating a situation: Here the dialogue is about stealing items...

Let's Talk about the Italian Preposition In

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

What Does Salutare Actually Mean?

In a previous lesson, we talked about how to say hello and goodbye in Italian:  There are formal and...

Bilancio or Bilancia?

the situation) This lesson is dedicated to an old friend who had trouble with bilancia and bilancio. Are there words you have trouble remembering? Words...

L'estate (Summertime)

Islands off the coast of Sicily. They are breathtakingly beautiful and well worth a visit. If you can't visit, watch the...

Diritto, Dritto, and Dritta

we found in the lesson on retto, "straight" and "right" are close cousins in English. Think of the...

Unico: What Does It Really Mean?

di rabbia  Play Caption   Again, if you are saying this to a girl or woman, you will want to...

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

for years. It's pesante (heavy), robusta (sturdy), there are parafanghi (fenders), and even a chain guard, so you don't get grease...

Living Together: La Convivenza

article, just have a good clear idea about what a present participle is in English and how it...

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...

Fixing Things in Italian Part 1

hair a trim)? In this case, you are not asking for a major change. You just want your hair...

Spesso e Volentieri: 2 Adverbs That Go Hand in Hand

volentieri = willingly.    In the following example, Marika and Anna are making a wonderful frittata out of leftover spaghetti! Non...

Torto o Ragione (Wrong or Right)

cognate:   E c'è una ragione molto precisa. And there is a very precise reason. Caption 21, Meraviglie - EP....