by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | advanced, Italian grammar
1. The “fare” causativo Are you struggling to understand the construction of the Italian language that uses “fare” and infinitives? Don’t worry, it can be a bit confusing at first, but with some practice, you can easily learn to...
by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners, intermediate
Wondering why Italians say “ce l’ho” instead of just “l’ho”? Or why it’s “ce l’hai” and not simply “l’hai”? Bella domanda—this post will explain exactly why. Ce l’ho / Non ce l’ho → I have...
by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | Italian grammar
The passive voice is used when the focus is on the object of an action rather than the subject performing it. What’s the Passive Voice? Active: Serena teaches the class.(Focus: Serena — the subject doing the action) Passive: The class is taught by Serena.(Focus: the...
by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
My English teacher at university was an Irish woman who had lived in Italy for over a decade. One day, she admitted to us that numbers were still a pain for her. Having learned several languages myself, I know firsthand how difficult it is to master numbers in a...
by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | beginners, intermediate, Italian grammar
Question words are those used at the beginning of a sentence to form a question. In English, these include words such as ‘Who?’, ‘What?’, and ‘When?’. In Italian, equivalent words are ‘Chi?’, ‘Cosa?’, and...
