Italian pronunciation guide for absolute beginners What you should learn to pronounce Italian correctly from day one: My best advice to a complete beginner is to take their time learning the fundamentals. Guaranteed, a solid foundation will improve your fluency in the long run. A bad pronunciation habit acquired as a beginner can become an automated […]
The primary reason why I decided to pursue a career as a language coach is that, as an avid language learner myself, I couldn’t stop passing on my love for language learning to others. Multilingualism has enhanced my life in many ways, and so it might happen to you. Being a speaker of eight languages, […]
Verbs with the prepositions DI and A Certain verbs in Italian can sometimes be found in conjunction with the prepositions di or a. For example, iniziare a fare qualcosa or finire di fare qualcosa (in English, to start doing something or to finish doing something) Because these Italian prepositions do not appear in the English […]
Ci vuole vs. Ci metto: The Difference between VOLERCI and METTERCI When we want to say how long something will take, we often use the Italian expressions ci vuole or ci metto. However, the fact that they can’t be used interchangeably often leads my students to confusion. So, what exactly is the difference between ci vuole […]
Don’t learn harder, learn SMARTER There are two types of people: bad finishers and good finishers. Most of us are good starters when it comes to learning a foreign language and terrible finishers. WHY? It is not a lack of talent. It is not a lack of time. It is not a lack of strategy. […]
Learning Italian with a self-paced online course For almost ten years, I’ve been teaching Italian to native English speakers as a professional language teacher and learning content designer. Many students have succeeded in developing their ability to speak Italian, while others have given up due to a lack of structure and consistency. After ten years of private […]
How to use BENE, BRAVO, BELLO and BUONO In a Nutshell… Bene is an adverb and is used only with verbs – Paolo parla inglese bene (Paolo speaks English well) Bravo is used just with people – Paolo è bravo! (Paolo is skilled and talented) Buono refers to the interior qualities of things or people – Paolo è buono (Paolo is good at heart) Bello refers to […]