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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

pronouns while ci and ne are indirect object pronouns and therefore include a preposition and an object in the one particle.   As mentioned...

Expressing Urgency with Scappare

situation in this video is commonplace, especially if you are touring around some Italian city and drinking plenty of water. A very informal way...

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

un buttero - Part 8  Play Caption   Here are a few common examples to give you an idea of how the prefix s works.   Corretto (correct)/scorretto (incorrect, or...

Rimanere: Being Impressed and Staying There

but actually using it comes with time and practice. Here are a few more past participles as adjectives that...

Staying on the Pista and Going the Extra Mile

hurry. It’s not considered impolite, but more about safety.   A proposito di sicurezza (speaking of safety), there are more and more bike paths cropping up...

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

size for a divano letto (a sofa bed). Due piazze is about as big as you’ll find in a bed.   Sofas are also measured with piazze. They’re usually three or...

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

frequently used in the third person (both singular and plural).   This week’s episode about Marchesi has a good example of the past participle of capitare. It...

"Pure" - Not Pure and Simple!

say “go ahead,” you’re giving permission. Here are some formal and informal examples: Formal: Si sieda pure. Go ahead and...

Essere or Avere?

direct object (Lara) in the first part, and a verb (intransitive) that can’t take an object (arrivare) in the second part. Lara...

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

approximate measurements. A man's stride will be around a meter. Le dita (fingers) are used to indicate how much water to put...

When Things Don't Matter

the negative when something doesn’t matter: non importa! It’s a great little phrase, because there’s an impersonal subject (hidden in the third person...

Making the Most of Yabla Italian

the Yabla newsletter, on which the lessons are based, and which announces new videos, is also free....

Putting in Time with Metterci

know that the little word ci really does get around, and has different meanings depending on how it’s...

More Examples of the Impersonale

form of verbs in previous lessons. There's a great example in Marika's video about the entrance to her apartment. Note that...