How to Say “How Long Have You Been Doing Something” in Italian
In Italian, asking how long someone has been doing something works very differently from English. English uses: How long have you been…? I’ve been doing… Italian does not use have been in these cases or the past tense. Instead, Italian uses the present...
How to Say Someone, Somewhere, Something, Somehow in Italian (with Negatives)
English has handy little words like someone, somewhere, something, and somehow. Italian has equivalents, but they change in negative sentences.Here’s how to use them correctly. 1. Someone / Anyone → Qualcuno / Nessuno Qualcuno = someone (singular, unknown person) C’è...
How to Use ‘CI’ and ‘NE’ in Italian
What are CI and NE in Italian? CI and NE are essential Italian particles (particelle pronominali) that native speakers use frequently to make their speech more concise and natural. CI generally means: there/here (indicating location) about it/on it...
How to use ‘già’ in Italian
Già has two meanings. The primary one (and most used) is already. The second one, which is especially used in conversation, is right or indeed. Già: already The most common use of già is when it is used with the sense of “already”. The basic...About
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