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Italian Adjectives: An Easy Guide
What are adjectives? Adjectives are those words that we use to describe and give additional information about something, like a person, a place, a situation, etc. Nice, beautiful, small or interesting are common adjectives in English. Bello, piccolo, interessante are...
Magari: What Does it Mean?
If you ended up here, you wonder whether there is any difference between the words "magari" and "forse". Well, there is a subtle but significant one. First of all, to understand the difference between magari and forse, we need to examine the various meanings of the...
The difference between “ora”, “tempo” and “volta”
Ora, tempo, volta all express, in different ways, the idea of time in English. However, they can't be used interchangeably and there's a stark difference between all of them. So, what's the difference between these three words? When ORA means time Ora...
How to succeed at the B1 Cils Cittadinanza- Best Strategies
If you are here, you need to pass the Italian certification test to get your citizenship. In this post, I will expand on the CILS B1 for Citizenship test (CILS B1 cittadinanza). For the sake of thoroughness, I must say there are at least two other B1 certifications...
Don’t learn harder, learn SMARTER
There are two types of people: bad finishers and good finishers. Most of us are good starters when it comes to learning a foreign language and terrible finishers. WHY? It is not a lack of talent. It is not a lack of time. It is not a lack of strategy. Most often is a...
CELI Exam Centres
Accredited CELI Exam Centers This is a list of authorized exam centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy that offer CILS certifications. You should contact one of these accredited institutions directly if you want to take your CELI test there....
Mentre and Durante: The Difference
Mentre Mentre is a conjugation that is always followed by a verb. In English, the equivalent of mentre is "while." This word always requires the use of a verb conjugated in the present, past, or future. Mentre and the past A note goes to the use of the past with...
Prendere and Portare: The Difference
Prendo or Porto: What's the difference? When it comes to describing movement, the difference between prendere and portare is not obvious to native English speakers. In my private classes, students frequently default to prendere when they should be using...
What’s the meaning of ‘ancora’ in Italian?
How to Use "Ancora" in Italian Ancora is one of those words used in a number of different ways in Italian—and it’s very common. As always, when learning something new, it’s paramount to consider the context and the sentence in which the word is used. In the case of...
5 Italian Sayings About Love
1. L'amore non è bello, se non è litigarello There is no equivalent in English, although searching, I came across a quote by Shakespeare that sums up the meaning of the Italian provarb above. "The course of true love never runs smooth." When do...