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Using the Subjunctive in Conversation

nulla. or that she hadn't come home at all. Captions 82-83, Il Commissario Manara - S1EP10 - Un...

Recuperare (To Recover)

cognate for this, “to recuperate,” but the Italian recuperare is about much more than getting well after an illness or injury! In English we also...

Meglio Tardi che Mai: Better Late than Never

they haven’t arrived yet.   The following is a bit more urgent and refers, most likely, to an agreed-upon hour. Non ritardare, perché il film comincia puntuale....

Another Look at Insomma

asking Luca’s sister how she likes staying at Ada’s hotel.   Ah, a proposito, come ti trovi da Ada? Ah,...

What's the Difference Between infatti and in effetti ?

in the Latin. When we go to a meeting, and it doesn’t actually take place for some...

Pregare: Praying, Begging, Requesting, and Saying "Please"

for example, when you are in line at the supermarket and you let a person go ahead of you for whatever reason....

Accents Make the Difference

who has to know which one gets an open “e” and which gets a closed “e.” Aside from cases in which...

Fregarsene: To Not Care

a snob. The difference between sotto il naso and sotto al naso is a bit like the difference between “under” and “underneath.”  We can use either one.   Va...

Sospetto: Suspiciously Suspect

not exactly as in English. Let’s have a look at what Lara and Luca say to each other.   E poi...

Casomai: If Need Be

some contexts, we can also translate casomai as “if at all,” or “if ever,” and this corresponds more to the meaning of...

The Trentino-Alto Adige Region

Find some history and general information about the Trentino-Alto Adige Südtirol region of Italy here....

Simpatico

solo una simpatia, un'amicizia... if it's just an attraction, a friendship... Captions 73-74, L'oro di Scampia - film...

Life Events: Nascere, Vivere, Morire

secoli. She has been dead for several centuries.   On a lighter note, in a video about Beauty and the Beast, there is another life event...

Photography Words

when talking about la fotografia (photography) in Italian. English and Italian differ in an unexpected way. In English we use a...

Understanding the Reciprocal Reflexive Form

reciprocals” look just like reflexives. Capirci (to understand each another) is “improperly reflexive” but works like a true reflexive and so the rule for reflexive reigns, meaning...

Fondente

In a recent episode of Commissario Manara, there is a play on words that could do with...

Committed and Busy with Impegno, Impegnato, and Impegnarsi

a look. The noun form impegno can refer to a commitment at work, an errand, an appointment.   Comunque abbiamo un sacco...

The Passato Remoto in Basilicata

depict). Croce was a philosopher and historian, and sometimes a politician, but he was not an artist, so we can infer that he...

Ancora: Again, Still, Yet, and More

or “kiss me some more,” which has a slightly more emotional and intense feeling about it. Context and tone are key! In...

Close Encounters with Incontro

a as a preposition, we need a subject, a verb—usually venire (to come) or andare (to go), and an indirect object. If the object is a...

"Sempre" Is Not Always "Always"

when you call someone who’s late for an appointment and she tells you: Non sono ancora partita....

"Dire" Says More Than Just “To Say”

of dica, you’ll find plenty of examples of dica as an imperative, and plenty more as the third person or...

Ecco: An Ancient and Useful Adverb

Ecco (here it is), from the Latin ecce or eccum, is about presenting a person, thing, or idea and inviting you to perceive it at the...

More Ways to Translate the Imperfetto

In a recent lesson we talked about the imperfetto, a simple past tense that has various ways...