#265: How to Use the Italian Words "Che", "Cosa", and "Che Cosa"
In Italian, "che", "cosa", and "che cosa" can all be translated as what when asking a question. However, they are not always interchangeable...
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20 of 265 episodes#264: When to Use Elision in Italian
Elision occurs when a word drops its final vowel before another word beginning with a vowel, and the omitted vowel is replaced by an apostro...
#263: La Storia del Limoncello Italiano (Italian Only)
Il limoncello è un liquore simbolo del Sud Italia. Preparato con scorze di limone, alcol e sciroppo, si gusta freddo come digestivo. Start l...
#262: How to Use "Nemmeno", "Neanche", and "Neppure" in Italian
The Italian words "nemmeno", "neanche", and "neppure" are negative adverbs used to express ideas like "not even", "not either", and "not at...
#261: Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs in Italian
Italian reflexive and reciprocal verbs may have the same structure, but they express different relationships between the people involved and...
#260: Fifteen Fall-Related Italian Words
In this lesson, learn fifteen fall-related Italian words along with their gender so that you can use them correctly in Italian conversations...
#259: L'Edicola Italiana: Un Elemento Culturale (Italian Only)
L’edicola è stata a lungo un punto di riferimento della vita quotidiana italiana. Oggi è cambiata, ma resta un simbolo della tradizione urba...
#258: Using the Simple Present and the Present Progressive in Italian
Italian uses the simple present much more often than English, while the present progressive is generally reserved for actions that are happe...
#257: Essential Italian Kitchen Vocabulary
Learning kitchen vocabulary in Italian is essential because the kitchen is such an important part of everyday life in Italy. Knowing these w...
#256: Collective Nouns in Italian
Collective nouns in Italian are singular words that refer to a group of people, animals, or things. Even though they describe multiple indiv...
#255: Il Ferragosto: Una Festività Italiana (Italian Only)
Il Ferragosto, celebrato ogni anno il 15 agosto, ha origini romane ed è oggi uno dei momenti più importanti delle vacanze estive italiane. S...
#254: Using the Past Gerund with Reflexive Verbs
The past gerund with reflexive verbs is used to describe something that happened before another action in the past. The past gerund of refle...
#253: How to Use the Reflexive Verbs "Divertirsi" and "Godersi"
Italian has many ways to express enjoyment, and two useful verbs are "divertirsi" and "godersi". Both can be translated as “to enjoy”, but t...
#252: How to Use Modal Verbs in Italian Compound Tenses
In compound tenses like the "passato prossimo", Italian modal verbs use "avere" or "essere" depending on the main verb that follows them. St...
#251: Three Main Uses of the Verb "Dovere"
The verb "dovere" is a very common Italian modal verb and it is usually followed by another verb in the infinitive. In its most common use,...
#250: Il Giorno Venerdì 17 in Italia (Italian Only)
Gli italiani hanno molte superstizioni legate alla fortuna e alla sfortuna. Il malocchio, il corno portafortuna, il gesto delle corna e il v...
#249: Twenty-Five Bathroom-Related Italian Words
In this lesson, we cover Italian words related to the bathroom. Each word includes the definite article, which helps you learn the gender of...
#248: Italian Nouns That Change Gender from Singular to Plural
Some Italian nouns are masculine in the singular, and become feminine in the plural. This pattern is not very common, but it appears in ever...
#247: Weak Direct Object Pronouns in Italian: How to Use Them
Direct object pronouns replace the person or thing receiving the action of the verb. In Italian, they usually come before the verb and help...
#246: Il Gelato Italiano: Storia, Origini e Curiosità (Italian Only)
Il gelato è uno dei dolci italiani più amati: fresco, cremoso e preparato con ingredienti semplici e genuini. In ogni città italiana è facil...