• #219: How to Use the Italian Verbs "Fare" and "Rendere"
    Nov 27 2025

    In Italian, the two verbs "fare" and "rendere" are not always interchangeable, and their use depends on what follows.


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    7 Min.
  • #218: Using Double Negatives in Italian
    Nov 20 2025

    Italian often requires double negatives, differently from English. Multiple negative words appear together in one sentence, each one reinforcing the meaning and completing the negative structure.


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    5 Min.
  • #217: Sixteen Italian Exclamations to Sound More Expressive
    Nov 13 2025

    Italian exclamations like "Che bello! and "Accidenti!" make your reactions sound more expressive. They help you respond to both positive and negative situations in everyday conversations.


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    7 Min.
  • #216: La Settimana Bianca in Italia (Italian Only)
    Nov 6 2025

    L’Italia offre moltissime opportunità per la settimana bianca: sci, ciaspolate, pattinaggio e relax in montagna. Dalle Dolomiti alle Alpi, è la meta ideale sia per chi ama lo sport sia per chi cerca riposo nella neve.


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    7 Min.
  • #215: How to Express Quantities in Italian
    Oct 30 2025

    Italian quantity words help describe how much of something you want when talking about food, like "una fetta di torta" (a slice of cake) or "un chilo di mele" (a kilo of apples).


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    7 Min.
  • #214: How to Use the Verbs "Mandare", "Spedire", and "Inviare"
    Oct 23 2025

    The Italian verbs "mandare", "spedire", and "inviare" all have a general meaning of “to send” but they’re used in different contexts, from informal settings to the digital world.


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    6 Min.
  • #213: Regular Italian Verbs You Should Know
    Oct 16 2025

    Regular Italian verbs follow a consistent pattern where the verb ending changes but the verb root stays the same. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, change their root when conjugated and do not follow a regular pattern.


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    8 Min.
  • #212: Italian Masculine Words Ending in “-E”
    Oct 9 2025

    In Italian, words ending in "-o" are usually masculine, and words ending in "-a" are usually feminine. However, some words end in "-e", and since there’s no specific rule to determine whether they are masculine or feminine, we need to memorize them individually.


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    7 Min.