Italian Language Intermediate

Ci and ne are called particelle (particles) and are widely used in Italian. You may have heard them or seen them written down but were not sure how…

Prepositions are short words that show the relation of a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence. Here is a lesson on prepositions to help you use then…

Piacere means ‘to like’ in English but a more literal translation would be ‘to be pleasing’. In English we say ‘I like Italian’ but in Italian we would say ‘…

Quali sono i tuoi passatempi? When meeting a new person in Italy you may be asked this question - what are your hobbies? The word hobby is also used in Italian…

Adverbs - avverbi in Italian - are used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.There are different types of adverbs.    Adverbs of…

Here are some useful words to help you ask questions in Italian: Dove- Where It can be followed by a single verb, for example: Dove abita Anna?- Where does…

You may have seen the passato remoto (remote past tense) in Italian books, it is often used in written Italian to talk about historical events or in…

The present conditional tense in Italian is equivalent to ‘would + verb’ in English. For example, I would like to go to Italy tomorrow - Vorrei andare in…

This is the first intermediate lesson. The lesson requires a dictionary so get hold of a basic Italian dictionary or try the online dictionary available…

Words by Pat Eggleton  // We are going back to basic grammar today, with a look at a group of verbs which often worry learners, the so-called reflexive…