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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Unlike English, which has basic verb conjugations that make it almost impossible to get the subject of a sentence wrong, Italian is a fickle language. As we will see, getting one conjugation wrong can completely change the subject of a sentence. This is why it is very, very important to have a consistent Italian conjugation …
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Dare is a very common and “generous” verb in Italian. It’s also a false friend, because its meaning is very different from “to dare” in English! In this lesson, we’ll see the dare conjugation in all its tenses, with many examples of its use. Let’s get started right away! Dare: What it means and when …
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Scientists say that time travel is impossible. But this is only true in a physical sense. When it comes to languages, we can indeed travel through time. We can remember past events, as we have seen in our lesson on the Italian past tense, and we can look ahead to what’s to come with… you …
Let’s say you have a dog and want to describe its appearance in Italian. Is it a small dog or a large dog? Is it brown or white? Are its ears pointed or floppy? Is it aloof, or is it everyone’s best friend? Small, big, brown, and aloof are all adjectives. To make your dog unique …
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When I went on a study trip to Berlin in August 2013, little did I know that I would have had a hard time understanding native German speakers. The language sounded different to me, what-kind-of-sorcery-is-this different. I had a crisis every time a cashier told me my total! I had only ever learned the language …
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If you have a job or school commitments that require you to be out of the house most of the day, you are probably not excited about the idea of going out again to take evening Italian classes at a local language school. You want to learn Italian and you are determined to do so, …
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Anki, Clozemaster, Duolingo, Memrise, … The number of Italian resources out there is enough to make your head spin! However, if you use too many, you run the risk of getting lost and feeling overwhelmed. A linear approach to language learning allows for better focus and yields the best results, so you should stick to …
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