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Crossword answers: Italian nouns that end in o or a

too easy? Too difficult? Let us know at [email protected]   There has been a request for English translations:   Across 04  harbor...

When endings count: Italian nouns that end in a or o

might use this term when talking specifically about books, but normally a leaf is a leaf and a sheet of paper is a sheet...

Combining the preposition di with a definite article

something we need to learn. Marika has a video series about the prepositions, and begins with the common preposition di. In...

Forza, per forza, and a forza di

E speriamo che ci andiamo in pensione, And let's hope that we retire at all, prima che ci sbranano [sic: sbranino] i...

Disgrazia: A fickle friend

Let's look at a false friend. Not always false, but frequently. ...

Gentile as a Courtesy Adjective

person you are addressing, or no name at all.   So, a letter could begin with one of the...

Che as a Conjunction

make sense of the Italian you hear and read. Sometimes taking a look at how our own language works can help,...

A Little Quirk Concerning the Verb Sapere

meet for the first time). We have a lesson about that, too. Sapere (to know how) Another nuance of the verb sapere is that...

Using Prepositions A and In with Cities and Countries

We have talked about the prepositions in and a separately in previous lessons. Let's finally talk about...

Combining the Preposition A with a Definite Article

a with the various definite articles (that all mean "the"): a + il = al a + lo = allo a + l’ = all’ a...

Fino a qui e d'ora in poi — Timeline Words

everything is fine).   You might be thinking about finché and finchè non, so we'll include them briefly. ...

Let's Talk about the Italian Preposition A

is going to happen, we use a and in this case we use a definite article when talking about "at what time."   La mattina mi sveglio intorno...

Combining the Preposition In with a Definite Article

following the preposition. It will start with an S plus a consonant, or a Z, and sometimes Y.   Quanti libri hai nello zaino?...

Uno: a Number, an Article, and More

uni'... a una università, So, first of all, when someone studies at a uni... at a university, eh, per esempio...

A Tricky but Useful Pronominal Verb Volerci

say when, say, one bad thing happens after another.   Volerci can also be used as an expression of relief when something good happens....

How to Turn a Noun into a Verb (and Back) in Italian

term "appoggiatura": a note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time. Now you know...

Addirittura: A Handy One-Word Expression

a single "r", then a double "t" and then a single "r". Whew! But it's worth the...

A Leftover Jukebox Word

from the verb gettonare. But let's backtrack a moment and talk about the noun the verb comes from: il gettone....

Solutions to Exercises from "Servire: A Tricky Verb to Use"

tavola, perché viene un mio amico (We need another place at the table, because a friend of mine is coming). Abbiamo bisogno...

Servire: A Surprisingly Tricky Verb to Use

perché viene un mio amico (We need another place at the table, because a friend of mine is coming). Have fun....

How to Catch a Cold in Italian

appropriate clothing for a given situation. There's a little song featured on Yabla all about this struggle between parents and their children...

A Curious but Iconic Italian Vehicle

Ape doesn’t go fast (maximum around 60 kilometres an hour), and as a result, you don’t need to have an...

When Repeating a Word Can Change Its Meaning

different things in different contexts.  We've looked at this before and there's a lesson about the different meanings of ancora.    Let’s give...

Solutions to Exercises from "A Relative Pronoun Shortcut"

how different relative pronouns can be placed inside a sentence. When you use "quale" with its preposition and article, you need to determine the gender...