The Italian Subjunctive (Congiuntivo)

The subjunctive (congiuntivo) used mainly in two cases: after verbs expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings, such as pensare, credere, ritenere, aver la sensazione in the hypothetical period. Present Subjunctive Credo che stiano bene insieme. (I think that they are good together.) Suppongo che Marco sia uscito. (I suppose Marco’s gone out.) Spero che torni presto. (I hope you come back soon.) Penso che tu […]

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Italian Interrogative and Exclamatory Adverbs

Interrogative and exclamatory adverbs are used in interrogative and exclamative sentences to talk about: Places Dov’è Nadia? (Where’s Nadia?) Dove vuoi andare a mangiare? (Where do you want to go to eat?) Dove trovi le forze per studiare così tanto? (Where do you get the strength to study so much?) Da dove arriva il nuovo vicino? (Where is the new neighbour from?) Dove si […]

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Italian Adverbs of Frequency

Some Italian adverbs of frequency are: Sempre (Always): tutte le volte Bevo sempre acqua naturale. (I always drink still water.) Spesso (Often): frequentemente Vado spesso in palestra. (I often go to the gym.) Ogni tanto (Sometimes): qualche volta Ogni tanto gioco a scacchi. (I sometimes play chess.) Raramente (Rarely): pochissime volte Vado raramente a teatro. (I rarely go to the theatre.) Non … Mai […]

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Italian Indefinite Articles

The indefinite articles are used to indicate a generic element of a whole. Masculine indefinite articles Un: this indefinite article is used when the noun is masculine singular and begins with a consonant or a vowel. Note that we don’t use un’. Un quaderno (a notebook) Un libro (a book) Un piatto (a dish) Un uomo (a man) Un albero (a […]

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Italian Ordinal Numbers

Below is a list of Italian ordinal numbers from first to 99th         Below is a list of Italian ordinal numbers from 100th to 1 millionth See also:  Italian Cardinal Numbers  Numbers in Italian – Exercise Italian Cardinal Numbers – Italian Ordinal Numbers  Italian Numbers Idioms  

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Italian Dinner

Improve your Italian food vocabulary with this crossword.   See also: Italian Vocabulary: cibo (food) Italian Vocabulary: bibite (drinks) Italian Vocabulary: cucina (kitchen) Food vocabulary exercise Learn new Italian words with the movie “La cuoca del Presidente”

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