by Serena | Mar 25, 2024 | beginners
Learning how to conjugate verbs is indispensable for anyone who wants to communicate effectively in Italian; conjugation is the backbone of Italian phrases, supporting and giving shape to every sentence you construct. What is a verb? A verb is the most...
by Serena | Dec 18, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
1. Come The most frequent translation of ‘how’ in Italian, is come. ‘Come’ is used as an interrogative word in many common Italian questions, such as: Come stai?how are you?Come ti chiami?what is your name?Come ti senti?how do you...
by Serena | Dec 17, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
In Italian, asking how long someone has been doing something works very differently from English. English uses: How long have you been…? I’ve been doing… Italian does not use have been in these cases or the past tense. Instead, Italian uses the present...
by Serena | Dec 8, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners, intermediate
Building solid foundations is key in every foreign language you learn. Mastering the nitty-gritty of the basics will be your pathway to fluency, I promise. That’s why today we’ll cover the Italian definite articles (gli articoli determinativi) and especially when...
by Serena | Dec 12, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
The impersonal form with “si” In Italian, we have a simple way to make a generalization or to make a sentence where the subject is not specified: the impersonal form. The impersonal form is made up by: si + any verb conjugated in the 3rd person singular....
by Serena | Dec 19, 2023 | intermediate, beginners, Italian grammar
What is an indirect pronoun in Italian? An indirect pronoun is a specific type of pronoun that replaces the indirect object in a sentence – typically representing the person who indirectly receives the action of the verb (often preceded by “to” or...