How to Use Passato Prossimo in Italian
How to make the Passato Prossimo What’s the passato prossimo? The passato prossimo tense is used in Italian to express actions and events that occurred in the past. Usually, it appears together with time expressions such as ieri – yesterday stamattina – this morning ieri sera – last night venerdì scorso – last Friday l’anno scorso […]
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 portare. Why is this the case? Because both the Italian verbs prendere and portare are frequently […]
The difference between: anch’io/anche a me/neanch’io/neanche a me
The difference between: anch’io/anche a me/neanch’io/neanche a me Anch’io vs. anche a me Anche means too. Anch’io means me too. So, what does “anche a me” mean? It means me too, too. They are all used in positive phrases. Nonetheless, anch’io and anche a me, can’t be used interchangeably. Why? Anche a me is used […]
How to write a formal (or informal) email in Italian
How to write an email or letter in Italian You may have been faced with the situation that you need to write a letter or an email in Italian to your Italian professor, your tour guide in Italy or an Italian Language School, and you don’t know where to start. So you switch to English, […]
How to use the verb mettersi
How to use the verb METTERSI 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, the reflexive version of […]
How to use ECCO
How to use the adverb ECCO Ecco is an invariable Italian adverb that can be used in a variety of meanings. Let’s take a look at some of the most common ones in the form of sample sentences that you can easily insert into your flaschards sets. Here is / Here are Ecco is an […]