How To Speak And Understand Italian Better With Short Stories
How To Speak And Understand Italian Better With Short Stories Why Using Short Stories To Speak Italian Better Our brain doesn’t learn words in isolation. We need to attach a memory or a feeling to a new word or fit in a context. Stories will provide you with a visual to relate to new words or idioms, making it easier to retain new information. They are short: it means they are easy to use and […]
Vocabulary and phrases to rent an apartment in Italy
Vocabulary and phrases to rent an apartment in Italy Renting an apartment in Italy can be challenging, particularly in popular tourist destinations such as Roma, Palermo, and Firenze, where short-term rentals have become popular. Everything is possible in Italy with a little patience and a lot of Italian. This post is the result of my […]
Giocare or suonare?
Giocare and Suonare: the Difference Explained The English for the verbs GIOCARE and SUONARE, is platying. The French for both, is JOUER. Nevertheless, gioacre and suonare in Italian come with different meanings. What’s the difference? Giocare suggests the idea of being involved in a game (un gioco) individually or in a group. It is used […]
How to Use the Verb Servire in Italian
How to Use the Verb Servire in Italian What does “servire” mean? First, let’s focus on the meaning and use of servire and how it differs from the other verbs expressing need, like dovere or avere bisogno di. Servire means to need something. You ought to use servire with a noun (a thing or a person) and […]
MAGARI and FORSE: the difference explained
Magari vs. Forse: The Difference Explained 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 Italian adverb magari. […]
The Italian Present Conditional
The Present Conditional in Italian: How To Use It The conditional 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 something politely, make […]