Trovare and trovarsi: find the differences
Whether you have just started your Italian learning journey or you are already a fluent Italian speaker. The moment you land in Italy, you will surely hear the Italian verb “trovare” in a set of different meanings and expressions. Let’s un unravel the mystery about this singular verb. Make sure you learn all of […]
How to master the Italian pronouns CI and NE
Have you learned Italian for a while? Then, I am sure you have been faced with my two favourite Italian pronouns CI and NE (particelle pronominali ci e ne, in Italian). And you have been wondered how to use ci and how to use ne. Maybe you have also started to hate them. On my side, I love them. […]
9 things about Italian pronominal verbs
1. Pronominal verbs mean “related to a pronoun”, in fact, the Italian pronominal verbs are a combination of a basic verb and one or two pronouns, for instance, the verb andarsene is a combination of andare+se+ne. 2. The pronouns are joined onto the infinitive of the verb and slightly or entirely change the original meaning of […]
Indirect Object Pronouns
A few days ago I asked on my Facebook Page a simple question: what the biggest struggle when learning Italian was, and I was not surprised to read that many answered “the Italian pronouns” What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word like you, her, him, them, that we use to see who is affected […]
How to master Italian reflexive verbs
What are the reflexive verbs (i verbi riflessivi)? There two types of Italian reflexive verbs: Proper reflexive verbs Reflexive verbs where the subject and the object are the same or where the action is carried out by the same person that receives it. Divertirsi → to have fun Svegliarsi → to get up Rilassarsi → […]
how to say 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 has not a straightforward translation in Italian […]
How to use dovere, avere bisogno and servire in Italian
This week I want to unravel the mystery in the usage of three different Italian verbs which have a similar translation into English, and because of this are, sometimes, tricky to use. I am talking about the verbs dovere – avere bisogno di – servire. They all express a need. Nevertheless, they can’t be used […]
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, […]
