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Solutions to Exercises from "A Relative Pronoun Shortcut"

the solutions to the exercises in the lesson: A Relative Pronoun Shortcut Here are some ways...

A Relative Pronoun Shortcut

in certain cases, when we are talking about a place or situation, we can use dove (where) instead...

Gli Scrupoli (Scruples): more than a cognate!

can also be used when someone has a concern about something, a doubt, a qualm. In Italian,...

3 Ways of being a cavallo (on horseback)

touching on two or three places.  Maratea si trova al sud d'Italia, eh... a cavallo di tre regioni: Maratea is located...

A Few Unconventional Plurals

list is not complete, but we'll look at other such nouns in a future lesson. ...

A Righe or a Quadretti?

is usually a preposition meaning "to" or "at") plus a noun. In this case, we might say...

When Giallo Is Not Only a Color

Here, although the color yellow does play an important role, un giallo is something specific: a crime, mystery or detective story. Note: The moderator...

A Creative Italian Word for "Commuter"

while traveling by train, but it wasn't always so. People used to read libri (books), riviste (magazines), or giornali (newspapers). A certain kind of book was particularly popular....

Pronunciation Tips for Beginners: the letter A

if this was helpful, and we’ll talk about another vowel, soon.  ...

Insomma: a Versatile Filler Word

so many connotations, but let's briefly talk about one more way to use insomma by itself as an exclamation. It's often preceded by ma (but) to express indignation,...

How to Tell a Story in Italian, Part 2

In a lesson with Daniela, we learn another way to set the scene of a story. We...

Tregua: A Wartime Noun in Peacetime

used with this same meaning to take a break in an argument, but in casual conversation, it is...

How to Tell a Story in Italian, Part 1

past participle, to refer to things that happened at a particular moment in the past, for which...

Ammettere: A Fickle Friend

to acknowledging something, like an opinion or an error. Here, too, ammettere is a true cognate. Ammetto di aver reagito troppo in...

A Partially False Friend: Assistere

spettacolo (I attended a performance, I was present at a show).   Assistenza, one of the nouns associated with assistere, is...

A Word About the Congiuntivo (the Subjunctive)

As Daniela finishes up talking about the conditional, she sneaks in a word in the subjunctive, which she hasn’t...

Taking Apart a Long Word: Stendibiancheria Part 1

by little you’ll make it), one word at a time! ...

When Accents Make a Difference

è) or acute (é) to distinguish between an open (è) or closed (é) e, all the accents will be “grave,” that is,...

A few ways to say "a lot": parecchio, sacco, tanto/tanti

che in quel momento And... in short, after a time, which in that moment non sapevo...

A Common Expression: Nel Senso...

the new film on Yabla, La Tempesta, a conversation takes place down on the street....

Giving Opinions and Deciding with Secondo and a Seconda di

to remember, however, that secondo must be followed by an object: a proper noun, noun, or pronoun. Secondo me, pioverà stasera....

New Beginnings: Punto e a capo

fit without having to divide the words at all. But word processors can get it wrong,...

Fare a Meno and Tale e Quale

La Prima Identitá  Play Caption   Let's take a look at each separate word. Fare means "to make" or...

Two Words in One, with a Catch: Perché

morning I got up late. And because I had an appointment at nine, I didn’t have time for breakfast....