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Che c'entra? — What does that have to do with it?

alternate translations.    Note that in Italian, che c'entra can be posed and structured as question,...

Italian terms of endearment

couples and with children. Su, dai, andiamo! -Certo, amore. Come on, come on, let's go....

Using the infinitive to give a command

common way to form an imperative in certain circumstances. When a command is directed at...

Scordare vs dimenticare (to forget)

forum discussion. It may be felt in certain regions or in certain (older) generations. In...

Words with a superfluous S prefix

to an action that goes in a certain direction, an S will be added. One...

How Italians use English words

are those who go running at a certain age? Captions 38-39, Provaci ancora prof! S2E3...

What's sbarcare il lunario?

year and information about when to plant certain crops, when to cut one's hair to...

Lo zampino: What's that?

the noun "paw," rather than "foot" for certain animals, such as dogs, cats, and bears....

Turning over a new leaf with voltare pagina

There are certain moments in life, and January is often...

E questo è quanto

is: E questo è quanto.   It has a certain symmetry; There is the e that means...

Getting along or not in Italian

se la conoscevo poco, mi stava simpatica. -Certo. Even if I didn't know her well,...

A descriptive expression: tutto d'un pezzo

si chiama Giuseppe Lojacono? -Peppino Lojacono? E certo che lo conosco, figurati. È un poliziotto...

An important false friend to know: fare impressione

56, PsicoVip Il topo - Ep 22  Play Caption   Certo, fa impressione la nostra stanza così, no?...

Different Italian translations of "that"

as quello, but it is used in certain contexts.   These days, we don't use the...

The underlying meaning of cioè:

that is." Ah, io ero venuta a cercare Michele, il quale lavora, cioè lavorava per il Professor...

S prefix: overview

are countless examples. Here is just one: Certo che Luca è un ragazzo fortunato ad...

Expression: Essere su di giri

the same, but its nature is different. Certo, entrare il quel momento dentro casa di...

Addressing people in Italian

verticale EP4 - Part 5  Play Caption   In certain situations, there is a mix of familiar...

Travel vocabulary - 1: Trains and buses

you are talking to someone of a certain age, or if you are in a...

Tiptoeing into the participio presente

are not a language nerd), there are certain things you just don't think about.    When you...

The verb aspettare and its nuances

of people use "to wait on" in certain contexts, and other people use "to wait...

50 good-to-know adjectives, part 3 — size and strength

volume of the music. It’s too loud.) Certo che se vai tantissimo [tanto] forte, devi...

3 bothersome synonyms: disturbo, fastidio, noia

fastidioso are very common words, but in certain parts of Italy, such as Tuscany, they...

Scucire and Cucire

translated it into English for you.) Quando c'era molta miseria ed il cappotto era liso...