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The Italian Alphabet - Part 1

languages. Because it’s much more common for an Italian word to end with a vowel than a consonant, Italian consonants themselves...

Getting to Know Conoscere

very well.   Now that Francesca has heard all about these horses from Alberto, she’s ready for a closer look.   E quindi va bene, ne...

Pizza al taglio, aperitivi, and stuzzichini

style. The apericena exists both in bars about town, offering an alternative to a costly tab in a restaurant, and in...

Prendere and Riprendere

word, meaning two very different things, appears at a distance of just a few lines in...

Beccare

beccato [or beccata] un raffreddore (I caught a cold), or if after dialing someone’s number many times, they finally...

In fondo in fondo

fondo hanno sempre sette vite. And then, after all, they always have seven lives. Captions 30-31, Escursione - Un...

I like it - Mi piace

don't like. In English, “to like” is an active verb, as in “I like strawberries.”...

Summer Offerings

without the captions. You might be surprised at how much you understand!    For a greater challenge, watch some classic Italian movies...

Che sarà sarà

you in. If you watch this video about Fellini, you’ll come across an example of this in caption 17.   Finché...

The Future is Now (Probably)!

our first example, Federico Fellini is talking about a future meeting with Ingmar Bergman, and as...

Being Polite with Dare del Lei

part of the verb, as we’ve talked about in a previous lesson. In the example below, the...

Fare Figura: To Make an Impression

saying it is attempting to put you at ease, for example after you forgot a dinner date.      E tu lo trovi leale...

Don't Worry!: non ti preoccupare

with its plural, preoccupazioni (worries, troubles). We all do our share of worrying, so it’s a good word to be familiar with!   In...

Elegant and Not So Elegant Turns of Phrase

into casual speech is mica (“not,” or “at all”). Think of when you say, “Not bad!...

Vabbè and Chi me lo fa fare?

previous lesson, we joined Anna and Marika at the famous Trattoria al Tevere Biondo in Rome, where they were...

Making Connections with Appunto (Indeed)

about his career, and starts out talking about developing a passion for his work:   Quando ho incominciato...

Frizzante o Naturale?

mineral water, or sometimes simply bottled water) al ristorante (at a restaurant), and will choose either acqua gassata...

Expressions Having to Do with Eyes and Sight

because I’m starving. Seeing that the sandwiches at the bar cost an arm and a leg, there was no way I was...

Taste and Smell - Sapere Part 2

word, sentire (to perceive), used when talking about our perception of a taste or a smell. Francesca had a...

I Have This Feeling... - Sapere Part 1

or “I sense.” Inspector Lara Rubino and another policewoman are looking at the telephone records from a murder victim’s phone and they see a...

Gifts and Giving

l'invitava a cena... One would give him a little gift, another would invite him to dinner... Caption 49,...

Different Shades of Sì

Use d’accordo (agreed) to say yes to an invitation. Andiamo al cinema insieme? -D’accordo. Shall we go to...

Reflections on the Reflexive

bocca - Mp3 Marino  Play Caption   When it’s all about you, you’ll use the reflexive with many...

Making It Happen

Fare (to make) is a verb for getting things done. It’s about as universal in Italian as “get” (or...