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Vocabulary & Communication

Italian phrases for travelling during the festive season – Frasi utili in italiano durante le vacanze

Are you planning to visit Italy during the festive season? Whether you're visiting beautiful Christmas markets, enjoying festive meals or simply exploring the streets decorated with Christmas lights, these practical and simple Italian phrases will help you communicate with ease and make the most of your trip. Here's a list of essential phrases that every beginner can learn!

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Grammar

Italian prepositions of place – Le preposizioni di luogo in italiano

Prepositions are small words that connect other words and show relationships such as place, direction or time. In Italian, prepositions of place are particularly important for beginners because they allow you to describe where something or someone is. In this post we will look at the most important prepositions of place used in Italian, with practical examples to help you understand and use them correctly.

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Grammar

Indefinite articles in Italian – Gli articoli indeterminativi in italiano

Indefinite articles are used when we refer to a person or thing without identifying a specific one. Their form depends on the gender of the noun and on the first sound of the word that follows. They can precede either a noun or an adjective, and their forms change depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine. The indefinite articles in Italian are UN, UNO for the masculine and UNA, UN' for the feminine. Each form is used in specific contexts according to the word that follows it. Italian indefinite articles follow similar rules to definite articles in the singular.

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Vocabulary & Communication

Kinship terms in Italian – I termini di parentela in italiano

Learning the names of family members is one of the most important first steps when learning a new language. In Italian, family terms can be slightly different from those in other languages, so it is important to know them well. In this article we will look at the most common terms and use them in simple sentences to help you remember them.

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Grammar

The prepositions DA and PER to express duration – Le Preposizioni DA e PER per esprimere la durata

In Italian, the prepositions DA and PER are used to indicate the duration of an action, but they have different meanings and are used at specific times.DA is used when an action started in the past and still continues in the present.PER indicates how long an action lasts over a limited period. The action may be in the past, present or future, depending on the verb and the context.Let's see how to use them.

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