Proprio is one of those Italian words that can confuse learners at first, since it can have many different meanings and uses. So, today I’d like to try and simplify things for you, providing you with a list of meanings that proprio can have in Italian. 1. Possession Proprio can be used to indicate possession. …
Italian vocabulary
Ricordare and Ricordarsi. What’s the difference?
Many people who decide to start learning Italian, have difficulties to understand the difference between ricordare and ricordarsi. Especially learners coming from English speaking countries. The fact is that in the majority of the cases they believe that ricordare means to remember, while ricordarsi means to remind. However, this is a big oversimplification and it’s …
Do you know how to use the Italian word mica?
Mica is one of those Italian words that confuse many learners of Italian. And that can be frustrating since it’s very used in conversations. So, today I’ll try to explain how we Italians use the word mica. Are you ready? Let’s start. Mica 1. One of the major uses of the Italian word mica is …
Difference between finché and affinché
Finché and affinché are two Italian words that many learners confuse, perhaps because their spelling is very similar. So, I thought it was a good idea to write an article to explain the difference between finché and affinché. Let’s start. Finché One of the things that confuse learners the most about finché is the negation …
Four useful Italian connectives
Knowing Italian connectives is very useful for both improving your writing and organizing your speech more logically. In some previous articles I talked about the following useful Italian connectives anche, cioè, nonostante, siccome. Today, I’m going to talk about other four useful Italian connectives: perciò, quindi, però and poi. 1. Quindi, perciò The first useful …
