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 […]
Espressioni con ESSERE & AVERE
Common expressions using ESSERE and AVERE In Italian, the verbs “essere” and “avere” are certainly amongst the most popular ones. This is why they are widely used in many common Italian idiomatic expressions like the one following. Bear in mind that a certain number of recurring expressions use the verb avere (to have) while English would use […]
How to Use the Verb Piacere in Italian
How to Use the Verb Piacere in Italian Mi piace or non piace are phrases Italians use all the time. Ti piacciono quelle scarpe? – Do you like those shoes? Non ci è piaciuto quel film – We didn’t like that movie Ti piace la cucina italiana? – Do you like Italian food? As you might already know, piacere (and a few other verbs that […]
How to Use the (Definite) Articles in Italian
How to Use the (Definite) Articles in Italian 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 (articoli determinativi) and especially when to use them and when not, and the […]
The Italian Imperative: Explained
The Italian Imperative: Explained The imperative form, in Italian, is used to: Give a command Give exhortations Advise or invite someone to do something. It is a rather regular form, with just a few irregular exceptions. What makes the imperative very easy, is that it exists just in the present tense and it’s used just […]
The Reflexive Verbs in Italian
Italian Reflexive Verbs What is a reflexive verb? Reflexive verbs are those verbs that include a particular pronoun known as a reflexive pronoun in the conjugation. Like… mi sveglio – I wake up mi diverto – I have fun mi arrabbio – I get mad In Italian, reflexive verbs are more common than in English. Many English […]
BELLO and BEL in Italian
BELLO vs. BEL/QUELLO vs. QUEL Everybody knows that quello means that and bello means beautiful or nice. And if you have been learning Italian for a while, you may have noticed that sometimes bello and quello are used in different forms. In fact, it is not rare that bello becomes bel or begli or bei and quello becomes quel or quegli or quei. Many students are not sure about […]