The imperative mood explained
The imperative form, in Italian, is used to: give orders give exhortations advice or invite someone to do something. It is a rather regular mood, with just a few irregular exceptions. Besides, what makes the imperative very easy, is that, it exists just in the present tense and the first and third person singular, io […]
5 tips on how to use the Italian Possessive Adjectives
1. The key differences between English and Italian In English, possessives are never used with articles. Instead, the Italian Possessive Adjectives are always accompanied by articles (except for some cases I will touch upon below). The possessive adjectives and the articles preceding them agree in terms of gender and number with the nouns they refer to. la […]
The Italian Language test for Citizenship
Due to the amendments to the Italian law in December 2018 is now compulsory to obtain an Italian B1 language text for all the applicants to Italian Citizenship through marriage or residence. Anyone applying for the Dual Citizenship under these terms must prove an adequate competence of the Italian Language . What does the B1 […]
Italian verbs with double auxiliary
HO CAMBIATO APPARTAMENTO IL CLIMA E’ CAMBIATO If you have an eye for details, you have already noticed that the verb “cambiare” appears with two different auxiliaries (or helping verbs). In fact, in the first phrase, the verb cambiare uses the verb avere, in the second one, it uses the verb essere. […]
5 ways to say how in Italian
1. COME The most frequent translation of how in Italian, is come. Come is used as an interrogative words in many common Italian questions, such Come stai? – how are you? Come ti chiami? – what is your name? Come ti senti? – how do you feel? Come va? – how are you? Come […]
Why is knowing your learning style important for your Italian?
Everyone says that you need to listen to a podcast or watch a movie to grasp the Italian Language or even doing an Italian immersion trip. What if it does not work for you? Is there something wrong with you? No. The odds are you are more of a visual learner than an auditory one. […]
