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Why is mi piace so hard to figure out?

make sure to keep the thing you are asking about in the singular. Note that Italians usually...

Scucire and Cucire

Yabla has been featuring a documentary series about famous Italian women. One of these women...

Sotto and Its Common Uses

address book.   Sotto as a noun When you are talking about a 2-piece outfit, such as pyjamas, bikini, or athletic wear, you can...

Dividere and Condividere

adds the prefix/preposition con (with), so that makes a certain amount of sense as well. To divide up something with someone....

Quiz on Essere or Stare ?

For this lesson, it's a good idea to have an idea about the difference between essere and stare, keeping...

Meet and Greet

noun, meaning "pleasure." So, you don't need an article, you don't need a verb. You just need the one word, piacere...

The noun il passo — What does it mean?

è tratta da un passo della Bibbia. are taken from a passage from the Bible. Caption 87, In...

Expression: Era ora!

can also refer to a situation, such as a delayed train or delivery.   We have hunted...

Qualifying Adverbs: troppo, tanto

it will be an adverb but look around to see whether there is an adjective or a noun after it.   C'è troppo aglio. There's too much...

When 2 Doesn't Mean 2

this lesson, we have considered the number two as an adjective before certain nouns, combinations that are particularly common, but we can use the...

Qualifying Adverbs: molto, poco, abbastanza, piuttosto

adverb is parecchio (a great deal). It's used a lot as an adjective, but works fine as an adverb,...

When the Letter X Seems to Be Missing in an Italian Word

Play Caption   Esplorare (to explore)   Stiamo continuando a esplorare quest'oasi verde... We are continuing to explore this green oasis... Caption...

When the Letter N Seems to Be Missing in an Italian Word

Something to look forward to and think about: As soon as we start thinking of words...

Tutto fumo, niente arrosto

meat on the bones, although that is a different metaphor.    There are various ways to express this in English,...

More expressions with caso

by chance." It can be inserted into a sentence just about anywhere, as is.    Here are some examples from recent videos to demonstrate. Guarda...

Caso means "case," but countless other things as well

a Trastevere  Play Caption   Or, caso can mean "case," as in a criminal case. Quindi voi o risolvete il...

Andarsene: yet another important pronominal verb

ci (to, in, or at that place) as an indirect pronoun including the preposition. In English,...

Basics: At the Airport

say or understand when arriving in Italy after a flight from a different country. In most...

Using the verb prevedere

figure out, but which has meanings that are a bit more elusive, too. We're looking at...

3 expressions with tanto

itself can mean "much" and is used as an adjective, but here, it's one way to...

Putting quadro, inquadrare, and inquadratura into focus

a inquadrarla? -Sì. Here you can see an amphora, a cinerary urn to be precise, almost intact. Are you able to get it in the shot?...

Niente (nothing, no, not): How to use it

basic Italian vocabulary. It's a noun, it's a pronoun, it's an adjective, it's an adverb, and it can...

When bello doesn't mean beautiful

carino can also mean "nice" when talking about a person or an action carried out by a person, so...

How to use the verb muovere (to move)

and the past participle is used quite often as an adjective.   When the sea is rough, it's...