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Words That Trigger the Subjunctive: qualora and affinché

or “at”) fine (“scope,” “end”), and che (that). So, we’re talking about a result we are looking for. In informal speech, we...

Food in Italy at Christmastime

is generally served at the end of a meal, and at Christmastime, there is usually also frutta secca (nuts and other dried...

Ways to Say “About” in Italian

very common word in English. It is a preposition, but also an adjective and adverb. For now, we'll focus on the...

Fare and Food

for dinner?) There’s always more to learn about verbs such as fare. Remember, it’s an irregular verb, and a very common one, so it’s a handy...

The Historical Present Tense in Italian

al giorno". launches the feature “Una Parola Al Giorno” [A Word a Day]. Captions 14-15, Me Ne...

Those Pesky Particelle (Particles)

to that place,” “to the store.”   Here’s an example from Marika’s video about all these particles.   Cominciamo con "ci" più "mi"....

The Good, the Bad...

Caption   Back to our quiz show... They talk about excess as being both a quality and a weakness.   È anche il suo pregio....

Using Sotto (Under) and Dietro (Behind)

cases you can add a preposition or not, and it will still be correct.   Let’s look at a couple of adverbs/prepositions on Marika’s list that...

More on Riprendere

nutshell: Verbo transitivo (transitive verb): Prendere (to take) Riprendere (to take another, to take again, to continue after an interruption) Verbo riflessivo (reflexive verb), also verbo pronominale (pronominal verb): Riprendersi (to...

Macchine, Macchine, and Macchine

the crank. Mechanical pasta machines to use at home are sold all over Italy.   Macchina da scrivere (typewriter). A machine for writing....

What's the Story on Voi in the Singular?

that the form Voi was imposed. But what’s this all about?   voi and Voi: What's the difference?   Let’s clarify, right...

Adapting to Adatto and Adattare

a carpenter. I had already adapted it once to a much more irregular space, and now, I’m afraid I won’t be able...

Indietro Non si Torna (You Can’t Go Back)

new video from Yabla, Adriano tells us about a book he wrote. He uses the verb importare (to...

Places to Sit in Italian - Part 2

how much does it cost to rent a sunbed? Caption 7, Una gita - al lago  Play Caption   Another comfortable seat is uno sdraio (a deck chair, a recliner)....

Chi Manca (Who's Missing)?

e tu mi passavi le risposte sotto al banco. and you passed me the answers under the...

Upkeep and Keeping Up with Mantenere

lavoro, soprattutto per i ragazzi più giovani And it provides a lot of work, above all for the younger people che possono lavorare...

Locali, Locale, Locals

A note about Adriano and his Dublin videos. You may notice that in...

Legare (to Tie)

here. And in the following example, we’re talking about a leash for a dog and tying an animal to a secure post.   Va be',...

Stare as Opposed to Essere

which stare works and essere doesn’t. Come stai (how are you)? We’re talking about a condition here.   "Come stai?" rispondo "sto bene!"...

Places to Sit in Italian - Part 1

found in a gym, for doing crunches and weights. La panca can used to seat people at a performance, usually in a makeshift theater. This...

Making Mistakes with Gusto and Feeling

Play Caption   However, it is not correct at all to use both figures at the same...

Making Sense of Senso

something entirely different from what we looked at above. It’s about feelings, but specifically negative ones, as you...

Extra Reading References

day in your inbox. It may be a word you don’t care about, and you can just send it to the...

Come mai?

pot off the burner?   But come mai can also be a less aggressive way to say perché in certain situations. After all, with come mai, you are interested in knowing the other...