The Most Common Italian Conjunctions and Connectors
If you want your Italian to sound fluent and natural, learning to connect your ideas is key. Italians use small but powerful words to build long, flowing sentences — these are called conjunctions (congiunzioni) and connectors(connettivi). Conjunctions vs Connectors...
The Passive Voice in Italian (and English)
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...
The Placement of Italian Pronouns in Sentences
What Are Pronouns in Italian? Pronouns in Italian, like in English, are small words we use to replace nouns. These include direct and indirect object pronouns, as well as the particles ci and ne, which are also considered pronouns. Italian PronounsMeaning in...
The secret to truly learn Italian by Melissa Muldoon (Studentessa Matta)
This guest post is written by my friend and colleague Melissa Muldoon (writer, teacher of Italian, designer and study trips lead in Italy), a well-known figure in the Italian-learning community. I invited her because she’s a great example of how adults can become...About
Ciao! I'm Serena, and I'm the creator of Smart Italian Learning. I am the head teacher of a small language school. We offer online, in-person and video courses for Italian learners, with a focus on adult English native speakers. Our courses are based on our passion for teaching and our experience as long-term adult language learners. You can meet us online, or in person in Rome.