Italian Language
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We all know that “arrivederci” means “goodbye” but what if someone says “arrivederla”? What is the difference?
Well, don’t worry because the person is…
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Words by Pat Eggleton - In this photo: a blue dress by Roberto Cavalli//Now it’s time to look at adjectives. Most Adjectives in Italian are placed after the…
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The suffix –ino [masculine] or – ina [feminine] means “little”:sorella – sister;sorellina – little sistercaro – dear;carino – dear in the sense of “cute”The…
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Words by Pat Eggleton//Masculine nouns ending in –o form their plural in – i:il libro – i libriun arco - gli archiMasculine nouns ending in unstressed – a [-a…
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You will all know that an Italian wouldn’t dream of beginning a meal without wishing everyone else at the table “Buon appetito” – the…
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Words by Pat EggletonTo ask if something is sold in a shop, we saysi vende plus objectif we are asking about one thing. - "si vende il pane? Do you sell bread…
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Words by Pat Eggleton//If you’ve been following our language lessons and tips for the past few weeks, you are ready to complete this conversation in Italian.…
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Words by Pat EggletonNervoso doesn’t mean “nervous”. It means “irritable”. If you want to say you are nervous, you should say, Sono ansioso / a. Una camera…
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//Last week we looked at the singular indefinite article [“a” in English] un, uno, una or un’. Now we need to look at how to say “of the” or “some”. This is…
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Words by Pat Eggleton“Prego” often causes confusion because it is used a lot. It can be used to mean “You’re welcome” or “Don’t mention it” after someone has…
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