In Italy summer is approaching fast and Italians can’t wait to go on holidays to relax. Usually, Italians either go to the mountains or to the sea. So, since my mind is already riding towards golden sands and crystal clear waters, I’ve decided to write a post that is somewhat linked to it. Today, you’re …
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Difference between Italian imperfetto and passato prossimo
One of the most difficult Italian topics for English speakers is understanding the difference between imperfetto and passato prossimo. These two tenses are very different compared to how English speakers use simple past and present perfect, so at the beginning, imperfetto and passato prossimo are usually felt as very confusing topics. So, today I’m going …
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The imperfect tense in Italian
Italian verb tenses are one of the areas where learners struggle the most. One of the main difficulty is talking about the past correctly in Italian. Indeed, in Italian there are many verbs that can be used to refer to the past. Two of the most used verbs in standard Italian to talk about the …
Seven difficult Italian words for English speakers
When you start learning a language everything seems difficult at the beginning. With the time your brain starts to understand the structures of the new language you’re learning and things seem much easier. However, there are some words that remain quite difficult to learn for every speaker: false friends. For English speaker, the most difficult …
How to talk about death in Italian
Each one of us would do anything to ward off bad luck. However, sometimes despite all our efforts bad things happen. It’s the case of death, morte, for example. Death might be the only thing that is certain in life but it is also one of the most prolific topics in terms of language expressions. …
