by Serena | Feb 7, 2024 | Italian grammar, beginners
Present Tense of ‘scrivere’ (regular verb) IoscrivoI write or I’m writing TuscriviYou write you’re writingLui/LeiscriveHe/she writes or he/she is writingNoiscriviamoWe write or we are writingVoiscriveteYou all write or you’re all...
by Serena | Feb 5, 2024 | Italian grammar, beginners
In Italian, ‘potere’ is more commonly used to express possibility or permission, but NOT skill or ability. To express the skill or ability to do something, the verb ‘sapere’ is used, which means ‘to know how to.’ For example,...
by Serena | Jan 16, 2024 | vocabulary pills
What’s the Italian present progressive? The present progressive tense in Italian is used to describe actions occurring at the moment of speaking. For instance, “sto andando a lavoro” translates to “I am going to work” and indicates the...
by Serena | Jan 11, 2024 | vocabulary pills
Tutto,Tutti = all, whole, every “Tutto” has a number of different uses depending on how it’s used in sentences. It means “all,” “whole,” or “every” when it’s used as an adjective to modify a noun. In this...
by Serena | Jan 8, 2024 | vocabulary pills
Italian quotes are an easy and interesting way to learn and retain Italian vocabulary. Why? Quotes are like songs, they pass on meaningful messages to us, that our minds can quickly absorb and make ours. Your mind works in a way that better retain what can provoke an...
by Serena | Dec 24, 2023 | learning tips
Watch Italian TV shows on Netflix from outside Italy using a VPN service. A VPN is a cost-effective and easy solution that allows you to access Netflix’s Italian library from anywhere in the world. All you need to do is subscribe to a VPN service and log in to...
by Serena | Dec 24, 2023 | Italian grammar, advanced, intermediate
Have you been learning Italian for a while? Then, I am sure you have been faced with the quirky usage of the Italian particles ci and ne (also known as particelle pronominali, in Italian). And you’ve been wondering dozens of times...
by Serena | Dec 19, 2023 | intermediate, beginners, Italian grammar
Yes, pronouns are not easy to grasp, but they’re worth mastering. Why? It’s simple. We use them all the time. We use them to avoid repeating things and be concise, typically in a conversation. It’s the same in English and in many other languages....
by Serena | Dec 19, 2023 | learning tips, italian books
What’s a short story in Italian? A short story, also known as a graded reader, is a book or story written in easy-to-understand Italian with Italian learners in mind. These books are helpful for learning and retaining new words, phrases, and expressions in...