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The waiting game with aspettare and attendere

appointment or for a train, you'll likely sit in la sala di attesa (the waiting...

Double letters matter. Case in point, molare and mollare

however, double consonants are pronounced differently from single consonants. We're usually talking about the letters...

Using the infinitive to give a command

andare (to go). Vai! Va' (imperative form, familiar second person singular). Go! Vada! (imperative formal second person singular)....

How to use tra l'altro

note that in our expression, l'altro is singular, not plural (which would be altri or altre.)...

E questo è quanto

filosofia, di generi, di, di storia, ma siamo molto specializzati su quello che riguarda la...

The passive voice in Italian with venire

venire as a passive auxiliary works only with simple tenses of the "action verb," not compound...

Urgente: a cognate with a little-used verb

an unusual verb used only in the third-person singular bisogna. It's followed by either a verb...

When two words become one: univerbazione

the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several...

Che c'entra? — What does that have to do with it?

an affirmation in the negative first person singular. Io con quella pistola non c'entro niente,...

An elegant alternative to raramente (rarely)

radere (to shave). It's also the first-person singular of this irregular verb.    ...

Una rosa, due rose

Caption   Let's remember that while "rose" is singular in English, rose, in Italian, is the...

What's accoglienza?

the island of Lampedusa, for example, in Sicily, it's necessary to find accommodations, temporary housing, job...

Le Cinque Terre

A clerk united the five villages under a single place name because they had many characteristics in...

Travel vocabulary 2 - Arriving

è in ritardo (the flight is late/delayed). Siamo in ritardo (we're late). Il volo ha...

Travel vocabulary - 1: Trains and buses

say, "Excuse me, for the station?" Very simple. Caption 18, Corso di italiano con Daniela...

Tiptoeing into the participio presente

exist in English as distinct from the simple past. And we might translate it the...

The verb aspettare and its nuances

we can use the imperative form aspetta! (informal singular), aspettate! (informal plural), aspettiamo (first person plural) or aspetti (formal,...

Talking about the seasons in Italian

end (there's already an e in the singular!). La stagione, le stagioni. We just have...

Business vocabulary and expressions part 3

need to initial a document, or, especially, single lines in a document, rather than providing...

Lo scarpariello (A Humble Pasta Dish Fit for a King)

as un piatto di recupero (leftovers) to a simple but elegant favorite, made with the simple,...

Let's Explain the Expression andare incontro a

meet" or "to encounter." The first person singular of incontrare is incontro (I encounter, I meet). For more on...

Dividere and Condividere

and con are used together.   E quindi siamo partiti per una, circa, una quindicina di...

Meet and Greet

the one word, piacere and your name. How simple is that?   Piacere, Grazia. -Piacere, Adriano. How...

Poi: A Short Word That Carries a Big Punch

lot is d'ora in poi from now on:   Siamo una cinquantina There are about fifty of...