How to use in Italia ECCO e CIOÈ
How to use ECCO and CIOÈ in Italian Ecco and cioè are Italian filler words that Italians use all the time. Both ecco and cioè are considered Italian filler words. A filler word is a word with no specific meaning that people use in sentences when they speak informally, for mainly two reasons: buying time or giving […]
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 the usage and misusage of CI and NE (aka particelle pronominali ci e ne, in Italian). And you have been wondering how to use ci and how to use ne. What does ne stand for? And what about ci? Maybe you have also decided to neglect their use. On my side, I […]
Lì or là? Qui or qua? Is there any difference between them?
If you have ever felt confused whether using lì and là or qui and qua, when speaking in Italian, this post is for you. Let’s get straight to the point… You question may be if there is really any major difference between lì and là or qui and qua? The answer is, yes […]
The Italian connectors: how to learn them
The Italian connectors: how to learn them Italians are quite wordy and love stringing together long sentences. To put them together they use connectors (or conjugations) A connector in Italian is a small word that joins information together within a sentence. I am sure you have already eavesdropped on many of them without being too […]
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 […]
How to master the Italian imperfetto
How to master the Italian imperfetto WHAT IS THE IMPERFETTO IN ITALIAN? Italian uses two tenses to talk about the past : the passato prossimo (present perfect) and imperfetto (imperfect). Most non-romance languages do not make the difference, this is why using correctly the imperfetto in Italian can be tricky. Not to mention that, most […]
A short guide on how to use correctly BENE, BRAVO, BELLO and BUONO
How to use correctly BENE, BRAVO, BELLO and BUONO IN A NUTSHELL… 💡Bravo is used just with people. 💡Buono refers to the interior qualities of things or people. 💡Bello refers to the exterior qualities of things or people. 💡Bene is used just with verbs. WHEN TO USE BENE IN ITALIAN Bene is often misused. […]
BELLO and BEL in Italian
Everybody knows that quello means that and bello in Italian means nice. And if you have learned Italian for a while, you may have noticed that, sometimes, bello and quello, are used in a different shape. In fact, it is not rare that bello becomes bel or begli or bei and quello becomes quel or quegli or quei. If you ended up here, it is because you […]
