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More Ways to Translate the Imperfetto

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

Perfecting the Imperfetto

search of various verbs in their imperfetto conjugations and see all the examples. See Marika and Anna talk about their childhoods using the imperfetto! Can you compare your...

Being Willing with Volentieri

volunteer you need to be willing, but volentieri is an adverb, and modifies a verb. Note the e in volentieri. Volontario on the other hand,...

To’ and Boh

The first is to’. It appears to be an abbreviation, and is found in the Collins dictionary, but is...

Being Up to It, with “In Grado”

endings of adjectives according to number, gender, and person is a little tricky but important. Learn about adjective endings both in Michela’s lesson about adjectives,...

Verbi pronominali - Pronominal Verbs

verb (prendere in this case). But let’s take a closer look at what verbi pronominali (pronominal verbs) are all about.   What does pronominale (pronominal) mean? Pronominale (pronominal) means...

Expressing Urgency with Scappare

slipped out.   La scappata is the noun form, and is used to mean "a quick trip," "a dash to somewhere," or...

Getting Upset with Prendersela

In a Yabla video, Marika talks about the verb prendere (to take) and some of the expressions associated with it. Prendere is...

Scattare and Staccare

to do with setting something in motion at a certain moment.   C'è stata una storia che...

Rimanere: Being Impressed and Staying There

die from it, you could get electrocuted, and I love life a lot. Captions 13-14, That's Italy - Episode 1...

Staying on the Pista and Going the Extra Mile

you should get out of the way and in a hurry. It’s not considered impolite, but more about safety.   A proposito di sicurezza (speaking of safety),...

Direct Object Pronouns - Part 2

a direct object pronoun will come before a conjugated verb, and an article will come before a noun or adjective. The...

La Pancia, Great and Small

belly" and "stomach" in speech, Italian also has an informal way of talking about the abdomen (addome or ventre) and the digestive apparatus. There’s lo stomaco (the stomach) and l’intestino (the...

Direct Object Pronouns - Part 1

like “it” (which is the same as a subject and as an object), “me” as opposed to “I,” “us”...

Sleeping Arrangements

e mezza or una piazza e mezzo (room for one and a half occupants), also called alla francese (French-style). You might...

Hypothetical Examples: Per Dire

Suppose I take the Neapolitan pastiera...   We're primarily talking about a hypothetical example, which may or may not...

Ride or Walk?

readily evident why there is an “e” and not an “a” in this word. It comes from the...

Four Ways Things Can Happen: Succedere, Capitare, Accadere, Avvenire

has a double “c” near the beginning, and ends with an “r” sound. Another easy translation to remember might be “to...

"Pure" - Not Pure and Simple!

very tired. Massimo: It’s true. You even passed me at a certain point, I saw you. But then... even...

Essere or Avere?

verbs in the passive voice. We’ll have a closer look at them in another lesson.   Solutions: * La cameriera è venuta e ci ha portato dell'acqua...

Getting What We Want from Volere

want to be more insistent, we forget about the conditional and go with the indicative. Imagine someone raising...

Odd Weights and Measures

decina is around ten. Venti is twenty precisely, but poche decine is a few times "about ten" (poche is the plural for poco, therefore meaning "a few,"...

When Things Don't Matter

me), non t’importa niente di me (you don’t care about me at all, I’m not important to you), or non m’importa niente (I...

Making the Most of Yabla Italian

out for this reason. Some words in a video don’t make an appearance at all in the vocabulary review. This is because...