When Italian Adjectives Come Before a Noun
When Italian Adjectives Come Before a Noun One of the most important differences between English and Italian is the position of the adjective. An adjective is a part of a sentence that is describing a person or a thing, like beautiful, small, big, smart, new, old, etc… In English the adjective always precedes a noun! […]
Andare and Venire: The Difference
The difference between VENIRE and ANDARE For most English speakers, the verbs “go” and “come” are interchangeable or synonyms. Instead, in Italian, the verbs venire and andare are not interchangeable and have distinct meanings. What does “venire” mean? Venire means “to come,” and it’s an irregular verb of the 3rd group. This is the conjugation […]
How to use the Italian prepositions IN and A
The difference between the prepositions “A” and “IN” One of the most common mistakes in Italian (for foreign learners) concerns the use of the preposition a and in. And it is totally normal. In fact, in some cases, specific rules are telling you how to use the preposition in and when using the preposition a. However, the truth is that in most […]
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 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 […]
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 […]