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Italian has many idiomatic expressions that can be hard to remember because their meaning is usually very different from the meaning of the single words composing them. Many Italian idiomatic expressions include the word eye, occhio. So, I’ve decided to write a short list of some of these Italian idiomatic expressions with the word eye. …
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The Italian words ancora and già might cause some problems to English speakers if they’ve just started learning Italian. Indeed, ancora and già can be translated in many different ways in English according to their use. So, let’s see how ancora and già are used in Italian. Già Già can indicate different things. It can …
Giorno and giornata are two very similar Italian words that mean day in English. So, it’s not surprising that people who have just started to learn Italian are usually confused about when they should use the word giorno and when they should use the word giornata. Are giorno and giornata the same? Is there a …
Bravo, bello and buono are four Italian words that are very used but that can confuse learners. The reason they might cause confusion is that these Italian words have very similar meanings. Today I’d like to explain the major meanings of bravo, bello and buono, so you can choose the right word next time you’ll …
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. …
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 …
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. 1. One of the major uses of the Italian word mica is …
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 confuses learners the most about finché is the negation …
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 …
As the word suggests, Italian connectives are words that link one part of text to another. They can convey contraposition, disagreement, doubt, and so on. Ex: Il volo è stato cancellato a causa della neve The flight was cancelled due to snow In the example above a causa di – due to, in English – …
