How to Pick the Right Book for Your Italian Reading Practice
This article was written by Cinzia, a colleague and a friend of mine from Genoa. She is a teacher of Italian as a foreign language, as well as the author of several Italian books. You can check out her work on her website and blog Instantly Italian. Finding the Right...
How to Say ‘How’ in Italian
1. Come The most frequent translation of ‘how’ in Italian, is come. ‘Come’ is used as an interrogative word in many common Italian questions, such as: Come stai?how are you?Come ti chiami?what is your name?Come ti senti?how do you...
How to say ‘thank you’ in Italian
Gratitude goes hand in hand with good manners, something Italians are very keen on. In fact, Italians thank a lot! It’s quite usual to hear the subsequent interaction where someone says grazie (thank you), and the other one responds grazie a te (thank you to...
How to Say “Any” in Italian
English “Any” vs Italian One of the trickiest words for English speakers learning Italian is any. The problem? Italian doesn’t always use a direct equivalent. Depending on the context, any may: disappear completely, turn into a partitive article (del,...About
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