Italian grammar lessons

What does ora che mean in Italian? Before we start with today’s post, we recommend listening to this song to get in the mood: “Ora che ho te” by Claudio...

Struggling with Italian grammar? Confused between congiuntivo presente and imperfetto? This blog post will help! Learn the subtle differences between these two tenses. You can say goodbye to Italian grammar...

Struggling with questions in Italian? Uncover the rules for Chi, Cosa and more with our step-by-step guide. You’ll be able to form Italian questions with confidence. Italian Question Inversion Rules...

Ever feel lost when speaking Italian? Not anymore! This article takes out the confusion about “qui”, “qua”, and “di qua”. You’ll learn how and where to use each word. Master...

Confused about Italian conjunctions? Not sure what’s the difference between “però” and “ma”? Don’t worry! This blog is here to help. We’ll show you how to effectively use these two...

Trouble Identifying the Gender of Italian Nouns Ending with ‘e’? Not to worry! This article is here to help. We’ll provide a simple guide to make sure you can easily...

Italian tenses are an essential part of learning the Italian language. They are used to indicate the time and duration of an action or event. Mastering the Italian tenses is...

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Italian grammar is a fundamental aspect of learning the Italian language. It encompasses various rules and structures that govern the formation and arrangement of words into meaningful sentences. Understanding Italian...

Understanding and Using “Da Quando Saremo Arrivati” in Italian In the Italian language, various expressions add color and depth to conversations. One such expression is “da quando saremo arrivati,” which...

Understanding the Verb “Fare” The Italian language is known for its rich and versatile verbs, and one such verb is “fare.” The verb “fare” encompasses various meanings such as “to...

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Learn Italian with contrastive analysis, an accelerated language acquisition method. Enhance grammar, vocabulary, and fluency in our comprehensive guide. Join the linguistic adventure to unlock Italy’s beauty. Understanding the contrastive...

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Unleash the power of Italian conjunctions with our comprehensive guide, from coordinating to subordinating conjunctions, and master fluent expression. Enhance your writing, elevate your speaking, and unlock Italian’s magic. Let’s...

What are regular Italian verbs? There are many irregular verbs in the Italian language, including the auxiliary verbs essere and avere. They are called irregular because the endings in some...

What is the progressive tense? In Italian, how can you say that something is happening at the time you’re speaking? This idea can be described in English using the present...

What is the present progressive? If you need to say something that is happening right now, you’ll need to use the present progressive in Italian (presente progressivo). It is equivalent...

What does da una parte… dall’altra means? If you’re here, it means your Italian is getting good, so well done! We can use Da una parte… dall’altra when we speak...

What is quando in Italian? Quando is one of the Italian Five Ws (chi, cosa, dove, quando, perché) and is a must-know for Italian students. The meaning of quando can be both when and once,...

What does almeno mean in Italian? In this lesson, we will look at how to say at least in Italian and how to use it correctly within a sentence. Let’s...

To go vs. to go out In this post, we’re going to focus on the verbs uscire and andare conjugation in the present tense, and we’re going to see some...

What is servire a in Italian? The expression servire a is used in Italian to describe the purpose something serves (yes, servire on its own can also mean to serve)....

What’s the meaning of non solo…ma anche in Italian? This sentence is pretty easy to remember because, unlike many other cases, it’s a literal translation: in English we say not...

What restare and rimanere mean in Italian? In this lesson, we will look at the Italian verbs restare and rimanere. They both mean to remain, to be left, to stay. Let’s have...

What are phrasal verbs? Look at the following phrases and think about what they mean: Bump into Come up with Drop by Give out Run out of These are phrasal...

I got hungry in Italian In Italian, there are two expressions for saying “I got hungry” and “I got thirsty”: mi è venuta fame and mi è venuta sete.  Let’s see...

What does magari mean? In this lesson, we will not only look at what magari means but also at how to use it correctly in different contexts. Here are some examples...

What are opposite adjectives? Learning a foreign language is great! It can also be fun, rewarding, and exciting. Some other times you might think it’s exhausting, challenging, and overwhelming. The...

What is finché in Italian? Finché can be translated into English as long as both in an abstract and time-related sense. Let’s get started! Finché va bene a lui, va bene...

How to use sembra che + subjunctive in Italian? Learn the grammar with simple rules and examples and practice with audio lessons.

What is the Italian compound gerund? The Italian present gerund is the equivalent of the English -ing, as in eating. You’ll spot it because it ends in -ando or in...

What is the passive voice? Let’s look at an example of the Passive voice in Italian: A: Il cane ha mangiato la gallina. A: The dog eats the hen. And...

What does in modo da means Italian? Before we start, read the following sentences: He sat at the front so as to be able to hear. She will go to...

What does intanto mean in Italian? In this lesson, we’re going to learn about a very common time word: intanto, which means in the meantime. Interestingly, though, this time word...

The Italian present gerund The gerund is a verbal mood. You’ll spot it very easily because it ends in -ando or in -endo. We use the gerund in two cases:...

What does oltre a means in Italian? Today we’re going to learn how to say other than in Italian. Before we go into more detail, let’s understand when we use...

How to use in the case that + subjunctive in Italian? Learn the grammar with simple rules and examples and practice with audio lessons.

How to use how long/since when in Italian? Learn the grammar with simple rules and examples and practice with audio lessons.

What is the Italian infinitive? To understand what an infinitive is, you need to know what a verb is. A verb is a word that refers to an action. Examples...

How to say even though in Italian? We all know how useful the expression even though is. And this is exactly why today we will learn how to use it in...

What is the passive voice? We use the passive voice when we want to emphasize the person or thing receiving the action or the action itself. For example, instead of...

What is the passive voice? In this post, we’re going to focus on how to form the passive voice with the verb andare. Have a look at the two examples...

When to use affinché, in modo che, or così che? Affinché, in modo che, and così che are not very common in oral Italian. However, they are in written language....

What does dipende mean in Italian? “Dipende. Da che dipende? Da che punto guardi il mondo. Tutto dipende.” Have you ever heard that song by the Spanish group Jarabe de Palo? If not,...

Italian adverbs of time We, humans, like to think of everything in terms of space and time. We like to place moments on a timeline to organize events. We think...

How to use the more… the more… in Italian? This is certainly a good expression to add to your Italian repertoire if you want to sound like a native, and...

What does “tra” mean in Italian? In today’s grammar note, we’re going to focus on how to use tra, which is a very small but common word. It is very...

What does apposta mean in Italian? If you want to learn what the Italian word apposta means and how to use it correctly, keep on reading. Firstly, let’s see some...

How to say each other in Italian? In a previous lesson, we’ve seen one way of saying each other: with reflexive verbs. L’uno and l’altro  pronouns, on their own, are...

How to say more and more in Italian? In English, these expressions are called double comparatives. To convey the meaning of “more and more” in Italian we use the following...

What pure means in Italian? Pure is a very common word among Italian speakers. It’s also a very interesting one because, like many other Italian words, it has different meanings...

What does tanto per mean in Italian? We have an interesting combination of words in Italian to say just to, in order to, or to. You wouldn’t guess, if we...

How to say what in Italian? In all languages, there are certain words that can be translated in very different ways, especially when it comes to short words. Think of...

What is the meaning of credere di in Italian? In today’s post, we’re going to focus on when we say credere di. And, just so you know, the same rules...

What do secondo and in base a mean in Italian? In today’s post, you’re going to learn how to reference someone else’s words and how to use facts and ideas...

What does così tanto che mean in Italian? If you’re wondering how to say so much that in Italian, you came to the right place. Keep on reading to figure...

Non sapevo che + subjunctive Here we are again with the subjunctive. You can check the previous lessons if you need to review something about the congiuntivo presente and the...

What’s the meaning of uguale in Italian? Uguale meansidentical, the same, and equal. We use it when we want to refer to something or someone having identical characteristics as something...

What does mettersi mean in Italian? Mettersi is the reflexive form of mettere (to put), and it can be used combined with the Italian preposition a. First of all, let’s...

What is venire bene and venire male in Italian? Venire bene and venire maleare Italian expressions you can find in everyday language. Let’s look at these examples in contexts of how...

What is per in Italian? The Italian preposition per can be translated into English in many different ways and can be used in a variety of grammatical constructions. Let’s see some...

What is si vede che in Italian? The Italian impersonal expression si vede che can be used with many different meanings. In this lesson, we will see what it means...

What is senza in Italian? Senza comes from the Latin word absentia, which means absence. So, if you think about it, it makes sense since both senza and without mean...

What is stesso in Italian? Stesso refers to something or someone that’s exactly like something or someone else. This means it involves two or more things or people. We can...

How to use in effetti? We use it to emphasize a statement or confirm something that has just been suggested either by us or by someone else. In effetti is...

What does invece mean? Invece is a very common word in Italian. You’ll hear it all the time if you go to Italy or if you hang out with Italians....

E penso a te Before we start, try listening to the song below to get in the mood for today’s lesson. It’s called E penso a te and was composed by...

What does tanto mean in Italian? If you’ve been learning Italian for a while, you are probably already familiar with the word tanto, which can be used as both an adjective...

What does come mean in Italian? Come can be translated into English as how. You’ve probably heard this word many times because it is one of the ways to ask...

What is infatti in Italian? Because of the way it sounds, you might think that the Italian wordinfatti will translate to the English “in fact”. However, even if it can sometimes...

How to say straight away in Italian? In Italian, we have just one short but very useful word: subito.  (Just so you know, the stress goes on the “u”). Interestingly,...

What is ormai in Italian? Ormai is an adverb of time, and it can generally be translated into English by now. However, it can take on different shades of meaning...

What is mi sa che in Italian? Like other informal expressions, mi sa che doesn’t have exact equivalents in other languages. In fact, there is no literal translation for this...

What does ogni volta che mean in Italian? Ogni is a very common and versatile word in Italian. It might mean each, every, and all. In today’s lesson, we’re going...

What does può darsi che mean in Italian? In this post, we’re going to focus on one of those expressions that are followed by the Italian subjunctive: the equivalent of...

How to use "appena" in Italian? Learn the grammar with simple rules and examples and practice with audio lessons.

What does mezzo and metà mean? In Italian, there are two ways of translating the English word half: mezzo and metà. L’ho diviso a metà. I split it in half....

What does rendere mean? If you go through all the definitions of the word rendere and then check the meanings of the English word to render, you will notice many...

What do iniziare and cominciare mean in Italian? To say to start or to begin in Italian, we can use two verbs: iniziare and cominciare. These two verbs are interchangeable...

What is ma in Italian? We’re going to learn how to say but in Italian. It’s just a two-letter word: ma. Like in English, we use the equivalent of but...

How to use non so se in Italian? If you’re wondering what non so se means in Italian and how to structure it, you’re in the right place. In English, non...

What does hai voglia di mean in Italian? In Italian, there are different ways to ask someone if they feel like doing something. If you want to ask a friend...

How to say then in Italian? Explaining what we did in a chronological way is always useful in any language. It helps us organize ideas and events and lets others...

How to say this and that in Italian? In English, there is a difference between saying this book and that book. This book refers to an object closer to you...

What is the conjugation of potere, volere, and dovere? As we saw in a previous lesson about the irregular future tense, we use the future tense to talk about something that will...

What is the present participle? You might be familiar with this term or you might have never heard of it because you won’t usually find the Italian present participle in...

What does pretendere mean in Italian? First of all, the Italian verb pretendere is a false friend, which means it looks and sounds like the verb pretend in English, but...

What is non essere che in Italian? In today’s post, we’re going to focus on the expression: non essere che. Of course, the verb essere has to be conjugated depending...

What does tranne mean in Italian? When we make exceptions, we are excluding something or someone. In Italian, there’s a similar word to the word exception with exactly the same...

What do allora and quindi mean in Italian? If you’ve been around Italian people or have watched Italian movies, I am sure you heard the words quindi and allora over and...

What is future tense + anche in Italian? Did you know in Italian we use the future tense even if we’re not talking about the future? More precisely, in some...

What is the meaning of ci in Italian? In all languages, there are certain words that are tricky to fully understand. This is because they usually have many different meanings...

The Italian subjunctive We use the Italian verb form congiuntivo, the subjunctive, to talk about hopes, hypotheses, desires, fears, possibilities, uncertain situations, and doubts. And you will find it a...

The Italian subjunctive If you’re here, it means you probably already heard about congiuntivo (the subjunctive). If you haven’t, here’s a quick explanation of what it is: the subjunctive is...

What are if clauses? If clauses are those sentences that mention a condition introduced by the word if. This clause is usually followed, or preceded, by a consequence. Let’s have...

What are if clauses? If you don’t know what if clauses are, here are some examples in English for you to understand better: If you cry, you feel better afterward....

What is a pronoun? To get started with today’s lesson, have a look at the following sentences: Ho perso la mia borsa. Fammi sapere se la trovi. I lost my...

How to say “or” in Italian? Learn the grammar with simple rules and examples and practice with audio lessons.