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Come fare la panzanella (how to make panzanella)

she improvised, especially because it's a very simple recipe, and quantities aren't of utmost importance....

The Panzanella Crossword Puzzle

Do the crossword   Divertitevi!  Have fun!   Buongiorno. Oggi siamo in Toscana. Hello. Today we're in Tuscany....

Servire: A Surprisingly Tricky Verb to Use

only ever used in the third person singular impersonal. See this previous lesson. We can also...

How Adjectives Work in Italian Part 2

positivi (positive adjectives) that end in o in their masculine singular form, and aggettivi neutri (neutral adjectives) that end in e in...

A Curious but Iconic Italian Vehicle

vehicle is indeed an Ape. Given the size of the streets in so many Italian...

Everyday Negatives

word in a sentence. Let’s consider some simple negative expressions we use every day.   ******************   Problems: We...

A Relative Pronoun Shortcut

which is invariable, always preceded by a simple preposition, so by "of," by "from," or...

"Let Me Know" in Italian

Let's look at this expression in the singular, which is how you will use it...

When Pensare Doesn't Mean "to Think"

In the following example, it is conjugated in the second person singular informal imperative. Pensarci can mean "to think of...

Meglio or Migliore?

question, because the answer is not so simple. On a very basic level, migliore is an adjective and...

A Few Unconventional Plurals

likely end in "i", and if a singular noun ends in "a," (usually feminine), the...

Pronunciation Tips for Beginners: the letter A

cucinare. Pasta alla Norma is a very simple pasta dish to make. Caption 5, L'Italia...

Being Miffed in Italian

in big trouble.   Sarà is the third person singular of the verb essere (to be). For more about...

How to Tell a Story in Italian, Part 2

Ma lo sa l'ultima volta che ci siamo visti dove eravamo? But you know where we were the...

How to Tell a Story in Italian, Part 1

a challenge. Let's talk about two tenses — presente indicativo (present simple) and passato prossimo (present perfect) — that we can use to...

Expressing Need with Servire

need something?   Of course, bisogno looks like the first person singular of the verb bisognare, but it’s not. It’s...

Chiaro and Chiaramente

adjective, and chiaramente is an adverb. But that’s the simple answer. Language is in constant flux, and chiaro has various meanings,...

Food in Italy at Christmastime

Marchesi, we can see how special a simple broth can be. La preparazione del brodo...

The Good, the Bad...

that Adriano uses qualche (some, a few) with a singular noun, but the intention is plural. See this...

Stare as Opposed to Essere

so stare works. Adriano also happens to be from Sicily. In southern Italy, people use the verb stare to replace essere in...

The Mystery of the Hidden Pronouns

we see the verb avere (to have) in its simple past tense aveva (had). But where is the equivalent...

A few ways to say "a lot": parecchio, sacco, tanto/tanti

and depending on whether it’s plural or singular. Il lavoro is masculine, so it’s parecchio lavoro or molto lavoro.   Ci sono...

Using the Subjunctive in Conversation

formal imperative actually uses the third person singular subjunctive. Here Lara is using the formal...

Fregarsene: To Not Care

and constructions.   Indicative first person singular/third person singular: Me ne frego (I don’t care about it)....