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In fondo in fondo

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

I like it - Mi piace

be able to say what you like and what you 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

non (until) to connect two parts of a sentence. Italian and English have two different approaches to this....

The Future is Now (Probably)!

our first example, Federico Fellini is talking about a future meeting with Ingmar Bergman, and as you can see from the translation,...

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

a friend or familiar person is preoccupato and they shouldn’t be, take after Adriano, who’s reassuring his grandmother. She’s family,...

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?

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

Making Connections with Appunto (Indeed)

Gualtiero Marchesi is musing 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 (fizzy water),...

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

new insights on the world of tastes and smells, get a feel for how Italians talk about food by watching or re-watching Yabla videos...

I Have This Feeling... - Sapere Part 1

feeling” 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

cosa, potrebbe trovarmi una sistemazione per stasera? And another thing, could you find me an accommodation for tonight? -Senz'altro dottore, ci penso...

Reflections on the Reflexive

someone (or something) is both the doer and the receiver of an action. In the dictionary, a reflexive verb is presented with si joined...

Making It Happen

To get more acquainted with fare, have a look here and here.   Learning suggestion: Think about some things you would like to get...

Slow down you're driving too loud

will need a piano di lavoro (countertop) and a piano di cottura (stovetop). Then you will...

Ci Gets Around - Part 2

pronoun like “it,” “this,” or “that” plus a preposition (to, into, of, from, about, etc.) all in one, as we see below. On...

Ci Gets Around - Part 1

or “to us” or “each other.” Take a look at how ci works in this evocative hymn...

Stay Warm and Dream of Beaches

libere) exist but tend to be small and hard to find. Francesca is at a typical Italian beach club where it is...

The Simple Things in Life

a sandwich every day for lunch.  You're at a restaurant talking to the waiter. The verb...