#231: Italian Nouns Ending in "-Tore" and "-Trice"
In Italian, many masculine nouns ending in "-tore" have a corresponding feminine form ending in "-trice". This common pattern applies to many professions and action-based nouns.Start learning Italian ...
19 Feb 6min
#230: How to Use Italian Possessive Adjectives with Family Members
Italian drops the article before possessives with singular family members, but keeps it in specific exceptions. Learn these exceptions and you'll sound natural in Italian!Start learning Italian today!...
12 Feb 7min
#229: La Storia del Tiramisù (Italian Only)
Il tiramisù è uno dei dolci italiani più famosi al mondo, nato in Veneto come evoluzione di un semplice dolce povero a base di uova e zucchero. Oggi esiste in moltissime varianti, ma resta un simbolo ...
5 Feb 6min
#228: Words That Trigger the “Imperfetto” in Italian
The "imperfetto" describes ongoing actions, habits, or background situations in the past. Certain Italian time expressions and context clues often will trigger this type of Italian past tense.Start le...
29 Jan 6min
#227: The Four Key Irregular Verbs in the "Imperfetto" in Italian
While Italian has many irregular verbs, only a small number are truly irregular in the imperfect tense. In this episode, we focus on the few verbs whose root changes, making them irregular in this spe...
22 Jan 7min
#226: Italian Feminine Words Ending in "-E"
In Italian, word endings usually signal gender ("-o" for masculine, "-a" for feminine), but nouns ending in "-e" don’t give us a clear clue, so we need to memorize the specific gender of words ending ...
15 Jan 7min
#225: Words That Trigger the "Passato Prossimo" in Italian
Certain time expressions point to completed actions in the past and naturally call for the present perfect. These expressions usually refer to specific, finished past moments.Start learning Italian to...
9 Jan 6min
#224: Cinque Meraviglie da Vedere in Italia (Italian Only)
L’Italia racchiude storia millenaria, capolavori artistici e paesaggi naturali unici. Dal Colosseo alla Torre di Pisa, queste cinque meraviglie di cui parliamo oggi mostrano la straordinaria varietà d...
1 Jan 7min
