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la fiducia (the trust) and related words

da cani - Part 20  Play Caption   There are a few different verbs we use with this...

Different words for bags in Italian

parts of Italy, such as Emilia-Romagna, un sacchetto is a paper bag, but una sportina is a plastic bag. And nowadays, bags are not free in supermarkets and many shops....

Stanare and scovare: more S-prefixes!

figuratively, to discover or track something down after a search.   Stanare comes from the noun la tana, meaning...

Ways to say "over here" and "over there" in Italian

preferences.    The first words we learn for "here" and "there" are qui (here), qua (here), lì (there), and...

When ci seems superfluous, but isn't

as pronouns that attach to verbs, playing a crucial role in sentence structure. Pronouns and particles that are clitic are: direct/indirect objects (mi, ti, lo, la,...

Com'è umano lui - references

for Rizzoli) and appeared in movies. Below are some Wikipedia links about the actor and author.  Here is an article in Italian....

The double negative in Italian

neither meat nor fish).    Note that né and né come after the verb, whereas non comes before the...

Familiare - familiar: same meaning?

cognates, where an Italian word sounds like an English word and they indeed mean something very similar. Then...

The verb cuocere (to cook) e dintorni

expression "Simmer down."  Of course, if we are talking about cooking, then whatever was boiling has to...

Petrarca Sonnet 61

Here is a line-by-line translation and explanation. Keep in mind that there is...

Beyond che: subordinating conjunctions — concession

bit more formal. These two concessive conjunctions are quite interesting, and we'll delve deeper into them in a future lesson.   Thanks for reading. We hope...

When to use the congiuntivo (subjunctive) mood

in the conjugation of the verb) and a verb. And instead of an object, we have a new (subordinate) clause...

Expressions with il naso (the nose)

Part 22  Play Caption   We can use a naso when we're talking about measurements we are guessing at without knowing precise numbers, like...

Being hungry and thirsty in Italian

Food, and eating and drinking are very important to all of us. But...

Accordare the verb

particolare della formula, nessun problema. The bride and groom have to come to an agreement about a little detail for their vows, no problem....

Showing up in Italian

In Italian, it is often used before an adjective and means "to seem" or "to appear to...

Using the verb battezzare (to baptize) figuratively

battezzato "l'amour retrouvé" [francese: l'amore ritrovato]. It's a new dish and I christened it, "l'amour retrouvé" [French: recovered...

One Region, two Languages, two Cultures

Today, both languages are recognized. Street signs and official documents are in Italian and German. For example, you’ll...

The waiting game with aspettare and attendere

as on the phone.   We've already had a lesson about the verb aspettare and its nuances. In this lesson, we will...

Double letters matter. Case in point, molare and mollare

trigger on a gun you are releasing an internal spring. So using molla and scattare together are a way of saying "to trigger."   We use...

What's un colpo di fulmine?

to this word. In police stories, it's about a shot from a firearm.  Le hanno sparato...

Gobbo and gobba: nouns or adjectives?

moon was waxing or waning. Here is an article in Italian about that.  In a recent video, there is also mention of...

La luna (the moon) and agricultural tools

used to be many more than there are now, would look into the sky and see a shape that might correspond to something in...

Italian terms of endearment

We've talked about Italian nicknames and how they are formed in this lesson. But there are...