5 tips on how to use the Italian possessives
5 THINGS ABOUT THE ITALIAN POSSESSIVES 1. The key differences between English and Italian The Italian possessive adjectives are always accompanied by articles (except for some cases I will touch upon below). In English, possessives are never used with articles. The possessive adjectives and the articles preceding them agree in terms of gender and number with […]
5 ways to say how in Italian
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 […]
how to say to leave in Italian
HOW TO SAT “TO LEAVE” IN ITALIAN Have you ever hesitated when saying in Italian the sentences “I leave home/ I leave work“? If you have ever taken an Italian language course to learn how to speak Italian, there is a good chance, that yes, you had. Tell me why! Because the verb to leave […]
How many Italian words starting with Q do you know?
How many Italian words starting with Q do you know? Probably not so many. This is why I drew a short list of three tricky “Q” words to be familiar with if you want to boost up your Italian vocabulary. Qualsiasi/qualunque First and foremost, qualsiasi and qualunque are indefinite adjectives that have the same meaning, […]
Giorno and Giornata: the Difference Explained
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GIORNO” AND “GIORNATA“ Today I thought about writing about of the most frequent questions I got from students of Italian. “Is there any difference between GIORNO and GIORNATA?” Yes, there is. And it is not a tiny one. Let’s explore the Italian language… GIORNATA Giornata is used when referring to the approximate duration of […]
The Italian conditional
The Italian conditional tense In Italian the conditional is used both in the present and the past tense. The present conditional is far more used than the past (or compound) conditional. When and how to use the conditional tense in Italian? ITALIAN PRESENT CONDITIONAL to express a possibility, fo example, in hypothetical sentences Cucinerei sano se […]