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Innanzitutto (a long word that is no big deal)

way to say davanti (in front of) and has a variant, dinnanzi.   "Alla parola "comizio", d'ora innanzi,...

Svolgere: a useful but mysterious verb

provides a different slant on a word, and isn't necessarily a negation or an opposite.    So if we look up volgere,...

Per conto mio: a double meaning

We've talked various times about the noun il conto. It can refer...

Verso: a word with too many meanings to count

Play Caption   Other meanings of il verso as a noun are:  -the sound an animal makes. -a line of poetry -a...

Ways to say "a lot" in Italian

meaning.   In a future lesson, we'll talk about ways to say "a lot," when it's used as an adverb. ...

Nouns with a transformative -ata ending

to say to someone you're taking leave of. And if they are going to take a nap, you might say, buon riposo (have a good rest)....

Crossword answers: Italian nouns that end in o or a

puzzle about Italian nouns that end in a or o.   Here are the answers. Hopefully doing this little puzzle will help...

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

Trastevere  Play Caption   Both sheets of paper are flat and thin, and in English a leaf can be a sheet of paper. We...

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

expressions somewhat, but let's take the opportunity to shine a light on each one. They are all very common, and good to have in your repertoire of...

Disgrazia: A fickle friend

Not necessarily will the speaker be talking about a disgrace. A related term: disgraziato As we...

Gentile as a Courtesy Adjective

What if it were a guy talking about a gal? Courtesy and intimacy But we also use gentile as a...

Che as a Conjunction

whom" When che means "who" or "whom," we are probably talking about a (relative) pronoun, not a conjunction. For our...

A Little Quirk Concerning the Verb Sapere

sono di questa zona (I can't recommend a good pizzeria because I am not from around here).   Answers to exercises:   1)  Sai dirmi l'ora (can...

Using Prepositions A and In with Cities and Countries

the proper Italian preposition (in since we are talking about a nation), we have to modify it to...

Combining the Preposition A with a Definite Article

We have talked about the main uses of the preposition a, and that it can mean "at," "in," or...

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

non, so we'll include them briefly.  There are a couple of lessons about these Finché  and  Finché non Finché is a...

Let's Talk about the Italian Preposition A

In a previous lesson we talked about the preposition in, and in a subsequent lesson we talked about how we modify...

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

Argentino  Play Caption   We can use uno as an adjective when we are talking about "how many?" One.  Ho trovato solo uno...

A Tricky but Useful Pronominal Verb Volerci

are really special, e ci vogliono i pinoli italiani, ovviamente. and Italian pine nuts are required, obvously. Captions 50-51, L'Italia a tavola - Il pesto genovese  Play Caption   Although...

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

cinque arcate. in which a Renaissance portal and a five-arch portico stand out. Captions 1-3, Itinerari...

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....