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Using the infinitive to give a command

there is another common way to form an imperative in certain circumstances. When a command is directed at the public in general, not a specific...

Che è meglio adds a little something to a command

is not very welcome at the meeting at the Nest and Riccardo encourages him to leave.  Scusate, ma...

Words with a superfluous S prefix

quickly that it's hard to keep up, and printed classical dictionaries are way behind. Let's look at a word that has cropped up in a...

Turning over a new leaf with voltare pagina

the verb voltare (to turn) and its origins, and about other related words and topics, see this...

Fidanzato: Engaged or having a boy/girlfriend?

have," where as essere is not. Here is an example from another crime-show interview about a murder. This time the detective used the...

A descriptive expression: tutto d'un pezzo

shooter," to use an American expression, or "a person of integrity," "an honest and forthright person." We're primarily referring to the...

A short-lived province in Tuscany: Apuania

bene (so far so good), a movie about a group of friends that just graduated from...

What's a fumetto?

the second fumetto featured in "Fumettology" is aimed at a general audience, and is an Italian take on the American Wild West....

Urgente: a cognate with a little-used verb

excuse me, because it's urgent to make a toast to my favorite mother-in-law and above all, to her profiteroles. Captions 25-27, Provaci ancora...

Il carro: a noun that pulls its weight

perhaps a sheep, in any case by an ovine and it is a happy moment, even if for many experts,...

A tale of 2 related adverbs: a malapena and appena

him, because...   To round out this lesson about a malapena and appena, let's just add that when you...

Lo scarpariello (A Humble Pasta Dish Fit for a King)

grated pecorino romano and/or Parmigiano.   Here is a great and fun video recipe for this dish. Attenzione! Luca...

Let's Explain the Expression andare incontro a

lesson: Close Encounters with Incontro.     In addition, in is a preposition all on its own meaning "to" or "in."...

Cognates Featuring à in Italian and "y" in English

too much. These end in à, an A with an accent. In all these cases, that accented à is replaced...

Poi: A Short Word That Carries a Big Punch

Poi is a short word, and it's an adverb, but it is used extremely...

Farcela: a pronominal verb to have in your toolkit

out this lesson. This time, let's look at a pronominal verb people use all the time: farcela. It's about succeeding, managing, being able, making it — or...

Baracca: a colorful way to talk about lots of different things

really gives the idea of just up and leaving: abandoning ship.    If we look at some Italian dictionaries they mention that the...

Fare (to do, to make), a top Italian verb

from a conversation. This next one is from an interview. It's a bit trickier and uses the subjunctive after che (that). Questo rapporto ha fatto sì...

Innanzitutto (a long word that is no big deal)

common, but it is used in literature and formal speech quite a bit. It's another way to say davanti (in front of)...

Svolgere: a useful but mysterious verb

provides a different slant on a word, and isn't necessarily a negation or an opposite.    So if we look up volgere,...

Per conto mio: a double meaning

We've talked various times about the noun il conto. It can refer...

Verso: a word with too many meanings to count

manuscripts had leaves, not pages: If you look at a medieval manuscript, for example, and think of how they numbered the pages,...

Ways to say "a lot" in Italian

meaning.   In a future lesson, we'll talk about ways to say "a lot," when it's used as an adverb. ...

Nouns with a transformative -ata ending

cavalcata. Buona giornata e buon lavoro. -Grazie. All right. -Have a nice day. Have a nice ride. -Have...
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