The “ISC” conjugation (present conjugation)
The “ISC” Conjugation of Italian Verbs Today I am writing again for the series absolute beginners Italian to discuss the verbs with which you use the “-isc” form to conjugate the present tense. What’s a present tense? It’s the most common verb and we use it to talk about what happens in the present when we […]
Dire And Parlare: the differences
Dire And Parlare: How To Use them How to say to talk in Italian? Is it dire or parlare? Mm..let’s see. Italian is a beautiful language that has many words that are not present in other languages. Dire and parlare are two Italian verbs that are often confused. However, they have, of course, different meanings. […]
The Italian Modal Verbs Explained for Beginners
The Italian Modal Verbs Explained for Beginners What is the Difference Between the Italian Modal Verbs and Other Types of Verbs? When your teacher (or your book) is telling you this is a modal verb, there’s no need to be confused. Saying a verb a is “modal” is just a label to remind you that, in Italian, there […]
The adverb ‘ANZI’. What does it mean? How to use it?
ITALIAN COMMON WORDS: ANZI WHAT DOES “ANZI” MEAN? Anzi is hard to translate in English, so its meaning can throw off non-native Italian speakers. However, this adverb is very common in spoken Italian because it works as a shortcut to rephrase something previously mentioned. Generally, we can say that anzi modifies or emphasizes something that was […]
Fare bene & fare male: how to use them
FARE BENE and FARE MALE: how to use them This article will explain the meaning and use of two common Italian expressions using the verb FARE. Fare bene and fare male These two often appear in colloquial Italian with different meanings. The most common ones are to show approval or disapproval to someone – hai fatto bene […]
The Double Object Pronouns in Italian and How to Use Them
Glielo? Te lo? The Double Object Pronouns in Italian and How to Use Them In Italian, it’s very common to use a direct object pronouns and an indirect object pronouns together before a verb. This use appears in chunks like me lo, te lo, ce lo, ve lo, etc, and happens when we want to replace both the direct and indirect […]
Direct object pronouns
THE ITALIAN OBJECT PRONOUNS What’s a pronoun? Pronouns are parts of speech replacing something that has already been said and we don’t want to repeat. Because of its nature, pronouns are widely used in conversation, as they allow us to be faster and be more concise when speaking. Italian has many pronouns, just like English. […]