The average Italian vocabulary lists the definitions for about 200,000 lemmas. However, native Italian speakers can get by with just a tiny fraction of that huge number. You can actually live in the country if you know as little as 7,000 words. In this lesson, we’ll cover the 100 most common Italian words you’ll need …
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Knowing Italian grammar is not enough to speak the language fluently. You need to know how to name things with nouns, describe them with adjectives, and make them do things with verbs. Nouns, adjectives and verbs, among other things, such as adverbs, make up the vocabulary of a language. And there’s no way to learn …
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The days of the week in Italian are essential to learn. Imagine you’re on vacation in Italy. It’s hot outside and you’re in the mood for some ice cream. But as you approach what looks like a fabulous gelateria, you realize that the shop is closed and nobody is inside! On the glass door you …
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New friends to make, Rome and Venice and Florence to visit, Fellini’s movies to immerse yourself in. There’s so much you can do when you learn Italian. If you decided to learn this language, you may also have been drawn to its vowel-rich sound and delicious carbonara pasta. But something is keeping you from taking …
Italians are all about small talk. Just like in English, we kick off conversations by asking how are you in Italian, before diving into other typical questions like how’s it going at work/school? If you’re looking to make some new pals in Rome or Venice, it’s key to know how to say this phrase in …
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Let’s face it, there are no miracles in language learning. Learning a language is like learning math: you start with the easiest stuff first, and when you feel like the basic concepts are clicking, you move on to harder stuff, all the way up to calculus and differential equations. You can’t learn a language overnight. …
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You may be surprised to learn that there are languages that do not have a word for “please”. Icelandic, for example, has a word for “thank you,” but no direct translation for “please”. Italian, however, is not one of them. As you will discover in this article, there are more ways to say “please” in …
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December is fast approaching, and with it the coveted days off to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with your loved ones. How about celebrating your language learning efforts by learning how to wish someone a Merry Christmas in Italian? I’m sure you love learning about Italian culture, so in this article we’ll also discover …
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Italian is notorious for its fickle rules. Do you cringe when you hear the words “Italian grammar practice”? Does this expression make you feel uncomfortable, or does it make you want to yawn? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this lesson is for you. I will give you some valuable advice on …
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Falling in love with Italian is almost instantaneous, and so is the idea of learning it. You think, hey, I like this language and its culture, and boom!, one second later you feel a strong desire to actually speak this language. However, what does not happen immediately is the learning process itself. You know that …
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