by Serena | Dec 17, 2023 | learning tips
Why Tuning up Italian Italian Listening Skills should be your top priority. Conversation blends together speaking and listening skills. Tuning up your listening in Italian is as vital as training your pronunciation and speaking. If you are serious about improving your...
by Serena | Dec 16, 2023 | Italian grammar, advanced
Qualsiasi (Any) Qualsiasi is one of those words that can often lead to confusion. In this article you will learn how to use it properly when speaking Italian. Qualsiasi is an indefinite adjective, and it is invariable: it means that it is not modifiable,...
by Serena | Dec 16, 2023 | learning tips
The creative adult is the child who survived. How do you apply creativity to your Italian learning routine? Have you ever thought of adding a pinch of creativity to boost your learning process and have fun along the way? If so, this is for...
by Serena | Dec 16, 2023 | vocabulary
Mettersi is an Italian verb that non-native speakers may struggle with. It is, nevertheless, commonly used in everyday Italian, and you may want to learn how to use it. First of all, you might be familiar with mettere, which simply means to put. Well, mettersi,...
by Serena | Dec 16, 2023 | vocabulary
How do you say ‘to talk’ in Italian? Is it ‘dire’ or ‘parlare’? Let’s see. Dire and parlare are two Italian verbs frequently mistaken for each other, yet they have distinct meanings. In this post, I will go over the two words...
by Serena | Dec 16, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
What is passato prossimo in Italian? Passato prossimo is the main past tense in Italian and is used to express actions and events that occurred in the past. Usually, it appears together with time expressions such as ieri – yesterday stamattina –...
by Serena | Dec 15, 2023 | vocabulary
What is the difference between ‘finalmente’, ‘alla fine’ and ‘infine’? During my classes, I’ve noticed that students often get confused between the use of ‘finalmente,’ ‘alla fine,’ and...
by Serena | Dec 15, 2023 | life in Italy
If you are a passionate Italophile, the odds are you have been faced with the complex topic of “the languages and dialects of Italy.” If you have ever traveled to Sicily or you are planning to, you might have wondered if Sicilian people will...
by Serena | Dec 15, 2023 | GRAMMAR PILLS
The present conditional (condizionale presente) is a verb form that is the equivalent of the English pattern ” would + any verb”, when it’s used to express a wish or possibility. In other words, the conditional is used to express what you would do if, ask...