by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | intermediate, Italian grammar
The Italian Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto) The imperfetto is a past tense in Italian. You’ll mostly use it to: 1. Talk about things that used to happen regularly in the past (our past lives, so to speak!). We use the imperfetto for habits or repeated...
by Serena | Dec 12, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
The impersonal form with “si” In Italian, we have a simple way to make a generalization or to make a sentence where the subject is not specified: the impersonal form. The impersonal form is made up by: si + any verb conjugated in the 3rd person singular....
by Serena | Dec 19, 2023 | intermediate, beginners, Italian grammar
What is an indirect pronoun in Italian? An indirect pronoun is a specific type of pronoun that replaces the indirect object in a sentence – typically representing the person who indirectly receives the action of the verb (often preceded by “to” or...
by Serena | Aug 21, 2025 | beginner Italian
Dire Dire is one of the 20 most common Italian verbs. You’ll hear it every day in conversations, idioms, and expressions. But here’s the catch: it’s irregular. This means its conjugation doesn’t follow regular patterns — you need to memorize it by heart....
by Serena | Dec 17, 2023 | learning tips
4 Italian Language Schools in Sicily DisclaimerI haven’t partnered with any of these schools, and I believe that none of them are aware of this article. With this post, I only to help you in choose the type of experience you want (e.g., which city to choose)...