Nouns in Italian: gender and number
When learning a new language, building a solid grammar foundation is an essential requirement and, in the specific case of the Italian grammar, gender and number of the nouns represent…
Differenza tra Past Simple e Present Perfect
Nello scorso articolo ci siamo soffermati ad analizzare i tre tempi semplici del verbo in inglese: Present Simple, Past Simple e Future Simple. Oggi il focus sarà invece su similarità…
Italian verbs potere, sapere and riuscire a
How to use the Italian verbs ‘potere’, ‘sapere’ and ‘riuscire a’ In my last article on the Italian grammar, we discussed the difference between the verbs sapere and conoscere.…
Il tempo semplice dei verbi in inglese
Il tempo semplice dei verbi in inglese: present simple, past simple e future simple Così come in italiano, naturalmente anche in inglese il verbo rappresenta il centro…
How to use the Italian verbs Sapere and Conoscere
The Italian verbs ‘Sapere’ and ‘Conoscere’: differences and use In English the verb to know is used to express knowledge in all its forms: you can either say…
Il plurale in inglese
Il plurale in inglese: regole ed eccezioni Molto spesso quando ci si riferisce alla regola grammaticale per formare il plurale dei sostantivi in inglese, si cade nell’errore di dire che…
Italian Prepositions
Preposizioni semplici ed articolate What is a preposition? A preposition is a part of speech that works as connector between two elements of the sentence (generally two nouns or pronouns), in order…
I verbi essere (to be) ed avere (to have) in inglese
Coniugazioni ed usi dei due verbi, pilastri della grammatica inglese. Il verbo essere (to be) ed il verbo avere (to have) sono senza dubbio due pilastri della grammatica inglese e…
Passato prossimo vs imperfetto
The crucial difference and use of the passato prossimo and the imperfetto In Italian there are three different tenses that can be used to describe past events: passato remoto, passato prossimo…
How Italians talk with their hands
Top 20 essential Italian hand gestures for Italian language learners Among many other sayings and idiomatic expressions that are commonly used in everyday speech, there is one that Italian native…
How Italian women flirt
Italians and body language As already pointed out in my previous article, Italians are extremely expressive in everything they do. Think of the way they express themselves in the arts,…
29 Cool Italian Idioms and Proverbs
It is well known that Italians tend to be to very expressive in everything they do. There is always so much emphasis, pathos and passion going on! Think of the…