#4: When to Use Passato Prossimo and Imperfetto

You’re answering a question in Italian and all of a sudden you are not sure what to say. Trust me, this happens to everyone. In this lesson, we cover ten useful phrases to use when you forget how to s...

3 Mar 20228min

To say “thank you” in Italian, we can simply say “grazie”. To say “you are welcome”, we can use “prego”. There are also more advanced expressions we can use in place of these basic Italian words.Start...

24 Feb 20228min

In this episode, we talk about the verb “fare”. While the main translation in English is “to do, to make”, there are many fixed expressions with “fare”. For example: “fare una doccia” (to take a showe...

17 Feb 20228min

Colloquial language is the language used every day by native speakers, but usually not addressed in language textbooks. In this lesson learn ten colloquial Italian expressions you should know.Start le...

10 Feb 20227min

The English verb “to need” has various translations in Italian. We can choose to specify the subject or use the impersonal construction where the subject is not specified. Learn how to talk about need...

3 Feb 20228min

Question words are an essential part of language learning because they help us ask questions and carry out conversations in Italian. In this lesson learn eight important question words to help you sta...

27 Jan 20228min

In this episode, we learn how to conjugate verbs in Italian. In linguistics, to conjugate means to change the base form of the verb so that it agrees with the subject, the tense, the mood, and the voi...

20 Jan 20229min

In this intermediate-level episode, we focus on six difficult Italian words, adverbs, and how to use them correctly in Italian. These words are: “alla fine”, “finalmente”, “anzi”, “invece”, “forse”, a...

13 Jan 202211min