Misusing or swapping the verbs fermare and smettere is one of the most frequent errors students of Italian as a second language di and I understand why. The confusion is drove by the fact that both verbs, in English, have only one translation: stopping. Instead, Italians have two different verbs to indicate the action of stopping. One verb is […]
Let’s start from già, which has two different meanings. GIÀ= ALREADY The most common use of già is when is used with the sense of already. In the vast majority of times, già comes together with a passato prossimo, just like in English and is always placed between the auxiliary verb and the past participle Hai già fatto […]
Everybody knows that quello means that and bello means nice , however you might have noticed that, from time to time, quello and bello are in used in a different shape, like bel e quel or begli and quegli How come? Well, let’s start from quello First thing first, you should be able to distinguish when […]
1. The key difference with English In English possessives are never used with articles. Instead, in Italian, they are always accompanied with articles (except for some cases I will touch upon below). The possessive adjectives agree in terms of gender and number with the nouns they are proceeding la mia borsa il mio libro la […]
In this article, I will explain how to use two expressions with the verb fare which are often used in spoken Italian to show approval or disapproval towards something: fare bene and fare male FARE BENE Fare bene expresses approval or satisfaction towards somebody. For example, a friend tells you that he quit his job because could […]
Italians have a reputation to be emotional and sentimental, and this is entirely right. No need to say, we like to express positive and (negative) emotions with friends and family and we do it often. Have you ever wondered what the most common ways to say in Italian ‘Well Done‘ or ‘I was happy about..‘ […]
Far from the crowds and the standard archaeological sights and the touristy beach towns, Sicily reserves endless hidden gems for those wishing to visit the Island off the beaten path and discovering the authenticity of its places and the people. Today I want to write about Milazzo, a small town rich in natural and cultural […]
