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Different Italian translations of "that"

po' di confusione. So when the subjects are different, this could bring about a bit of confusion. Captions 25-26, Corso di...

The underlying meaning of cioè:

even "you know," depending on the context. And there are surely others!   Cioè is often used as a one-word question. It's a way of saying,...

Expression: Chi dorme non piglia pesci

catches the worm. So in Italian, it's a negative statement and in English, it's a positive statement.    "Chi...

An elegant alternative to raramente (rarely)

such as, for example, between plants in a garden. In the present context, we are talking about distancing in time.    Here's another example of...

Non vuol dire (that doesn't mean anything)

is just something to keep in mind and be on the lookout for. Here are a couple of examples:   Provaci ancora, Prof! In...

La Ciociaria: What is it?

Paolo Pasolini's poem: 10 Giugno from 1962, and in the documentary about him. La Ciociaria is not the name of...

All roads lead to Rome

There is a new documentary on Yabla about poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. It opens with...

S prefix: overview

Another is the Italian prefix dis-.    Sometimes dis- and s- are both used interchangeably. For instance, some people use...

Sconvolgere: another "S" prefix!

find out where sconvolgere comes from.   Our eyes and ears are drawn to the telltale S prefix which...

L'erbaccia: Che cos'è?

Even now, in Italy, if you see an abandoned field or a roadside, chances are you will see someone taking advantage of...

Ways to begin in Italian

engines to diesel motors, they will, in ten and a half hours, give the start to more...

Adverbs of time with multiple meanings

will choose stasera over stanotte, unless we are talking about something happening in the middle of the...

Expression: Essere su di giri

mention the verb girare (to turn, to go around). The verb, too, has a great many meanings and nuances, so check it out.   ...

An additional meaning for capace

but do you know how to make a little fresh pasta? Are you capable? Caption 11, Anna e Marika...

The expression Che ne so?

Let's talk about a little expression that is useful in various...

Putting things behind us with croce (cross) and pietra (stone)

very likely think of a cross in a cemetery, and that would make sense. You are closing the door on something, burying it,...

What do Renaissance Italian coins have to do with us?

perplexed. It doesn't appear to be in a dictionary, and even if it is, it doesn't make...

Getting over things, with superare, uscire, and reagire

their problems, especially problems such as depression, an illness, or a relationship that has ended, there are certain words they use all the time,...

Una rosa, due rose

say: Se son rose, fioriranno (if they are roses, they'll bloom).   It's a poetic way of saying "Time will tell,"...

What's accoglienza?

If you live in a place and hear a certain word enough times, you...

Le Cinque Terre

in English, we often skip the article, and talk about "Cinque Terre," as if it were one place, a spot to visit. But now that you...

Addressing people in Italian

In the following example, the speaker is a secretary or an assistant and she is speaking to her boss, who...

Addressing people in law enforcement

police have arrived at the home of a witness or suspect. They are in plain clothes and clearly investigators.  Ispettore, ve lo giuro, io...

Travel vocabulary 2 - Arriving

volo (flight) announced, you might also hear a destinazione di ..... and then the city you are flying to. Or you might hear diretto...