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"Let Me Know" in Italian

un sogno, at the very end, there is an expression that's used just about every day, especially at the end of...

When Pensare Doesn't Mean "to Think"

want someone else to do something, it's a very common way of asking. Here are some examples to think about. Ci pensi tu a lavare i piatti (will you...

Absolutely Superlative!

and so it makes sense to talk about yet another kind of comparative. We're not really comparing...

Comparatives of Equality

We have seen that comparatives work a bit differently in Italian as compared to English. Read more here. For most...

Ci Siamo (We're There)!

Let's look at a few idiomatic expressions people tend to use when holidays are approaching. They're useful at other times of the...

Comodo: Comfortable or Handy?

Caption   In a future lesson, we'll talk about comodo as a noun.   ...

2 Words about Trying: Provare and Provarci

be aware of, especially for those who are thinking about dating. But first, let's go to the...

How to Talk About Email in Italian

use a hyphen. We also use email as a verb in English, too: "I'll email you."...

Meglio or Migliore?

adverb, is often also used colloquially as an adjective or in some contexts as a noun. It's also used in a huge number...

Two Oddball Words in Odd Contexts

sei. Puntata 3 - Part 1  Play Caption   A common comment about someone with good fortune is: Che culo! What...

Good News About Comparatives in Italian

than Florence). Lucca è meno grande di Firenze (Lucca is smaller than Florence).   A Lucca, è più comodo girare in bici che girare in macchina (in Lucca, it's easier to get around by bike, than to get around by car). Practice:...

2 Very Different Meanings of the Verb Investire

in English: "to invest." So if you are buying a house,stai investendo i tuoi soldi (you are investing your money). E lui...

Three Ways to Crush It: pestare, schiacciare, frantumare

it's someone's toes, we might think of a repeated action, such as in making pesto the old-fashioned way. Just...

Asking Questions in Italian part 1

learning English because in Italian, to ask a question, all you have to do is...

Becoming Familiar with the Passato Remoto

see verbs in other tenses like the passato prossimo and theimperfetto, too. As in English, a mixture of tenses renders the story more fluid and...

Dante and Dante

or god.    To add to the mix, galeotto, with a lower case "g" is often used as an adjective, whose ending changes according to the...

Being Embarrassed in Italian

In this lesson, we’ll talk about a curious use of the noun imbarazzo (embarrassment). But first...

Conjugating Verbs in the Subjunctive

a verb in the subjunctive be used as a challenge in a quiz show such as...

Expressing Relief with Menomale or Meno male

Here's a great little expression of relief. Literally, it...

Roll up your Sleeves with Rimboccarsi le Maniche

and Anna show us how to make fricos, a local dish from northern Italy. They are made with humble ingredients, but take a bit...

Finding Yourself with Trovarsi

When we look at a video about a place, the speaker often uses the verb trovare in...

How to Have Hindsight in Italian

the present one. It also uses poi, which as an adverb means "then" or "after" and as a noun means "the future," or "the hereafter."...

Being in the Mood with Stato d'Animo

Italian uses two similar words to talk about the soul or the spirit: animo (soul) and anima (soul, spirit)....

Branching off with Innesto and Diramazione

At the very beginning of a recent video about an abandoned villa, we see a road sign....