Meanings of Words and Phrases

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IMPORTANT ITALIAN TRAVEL PHRASES: HOTEL, TRAIN, DINING, ETC.

by Roby » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:33 pm

Where is?

Dove...Where
Dov'e'....Where is
Dov'e' l'albergo?....Where is the hotel?
Dov'e' un buon ristorante?....Where is a good
restaurant?...

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Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:49 pm
Il tuo vs. un tuo

by Coyote blu » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm

I recently encountered the phrase un tuo (translated as your ) rather than IL tuo. It appears to be an alternative possessive pronoun form. Is is...

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Last post by Peter
Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:59 am
Volere

by Donnybrook » Sun May 06, 2018 9:07 am

I am very confused. Some people use vuoi for you in Italian and others use vuole or vuol....can anyone explain the difference?

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Mon May 07, 2018 9:15 pm
Meanings of Words and Phrases

by Roby » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:17 am
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Hi Everyone,

Meaning of SHARE

Roby
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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:18 pm
Useful phrases

by Peter » Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:07 pm

Just follow this link to the italy magazine's article on uaeful phrases to use in certain circumstances - more for the intermediate and advanced...

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Last post by leischer
Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:20 am
Difference between il Vapore and la Vapore?

by anders4651 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:35 pm

Hello,

Can anyone tell the meaning and difference if il Vapore and la Vapore. According to dictionary both should The steam in English?

Thanks,...

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Last post by Lollo
Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:29 pm
sinonimi?

by Ron Weasley » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:53 am

spesso ho letto parole di significato molto simile in inglese, però non sono mai riuscito a capire la differenza di sfumatura del significato, per...

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Last post by Ron Weasley
Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:23 pm
Traduzione (Salentino -> Italiano)

by kartikshah » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:57 pm

Ciao a tutti!

Mi potete aitare tradurre queste parole?

Quantu t'amau, t'amau lu core miu
moi no te ama chiu se ne scerrau.

Anche, mi potete...

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Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:17 pm
La fata ignorante

by Joaquin » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:55 pm

I saw this movie on Netflix which I liked called His Hidden Life . There was this inscription at the back of a painting:

Per quella parte di te che...

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Last post by Quintus
Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:38 am
Capisci Capisce

by Pocahontas » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:24 pm

Qual'e la differenza tra Capisci e Capisce? Per favore.
Se dice Mi capisce? o Mi capisce . Perché mi sono persa.

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Last post by calum
Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:53 pm
Colors

by Roby » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:37 am

Colors:

Arancione orange
Azzurro/ a sky-blue
Bianco/a white
Blu blue
Giallo/a yellow
Grigio gray
Marrone brown
Nero/a black
Rosa pink
Rosso/a red...

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Last post by vivianlj
Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:04 am
Modi di dire :Ways to say/Expressions

by Roby » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:09 am

Ciao a tutti
Ecco una lista delle frase dei modi di dire le cose.

Lavoro:

Lavoro a ore
hourly work

lavoro part-time
part-time work

lavoro a...

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Last post by Roby
Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:43 pm
Weather Terms and Phrases

by Roby » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:28 pm

Weather
Weather terms and phrases

Fare, 'to do' or 'to make', is also used in a number of expressions, eg to talk about the weather:

Che tempo fa...

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Last post by wiseness
Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:15 pm
Associazione di parole!---Word Association

by Roby » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:45 am
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I would like to suggest a word association game. Write the word in capitals. This game will help you build your English vocabulary.

Example:...
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Last post by Roby
Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:16 pm
Days, Months and Seasons

by Roby » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:57 pm

Days of the Week

Monday lunedi' loo-neh-DEE
Tuesday martedi' mar-teh-DEE
Wednesday mercoledi' mair-ko-leh-DEE
Thursday giovedi' jo-veh-DEE...

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Last post by Roby
Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:57 pm
Expressions of Time

by Roby » Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:38 pm

Time

Che ora e'? Che ore sono? What time is it?

Che ora e'? and Che ore sono? ( What time is it?) are
interchangable.
Sono le + the number of...

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Last post by Roby
Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:08 am
Computer Terms

by Roby » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:38 pm

Computer Terms

a computer that uses text to speech to read the screen=
= un computer che usa un programma di sintesi vocale
per trasformare il...

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Last post by Twilight
Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:56 am
Colloquial Italian Phrases

by Roby » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:38 pm

Colloquial Italian phrases

Allora then, well, well then
Allora, non scrivete piu` now then, don't write any more.
Allora, dove andiamo ? well now,...

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Last post by giuseppe
Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:28 pm
Parole per Parole---Word for word

by Roby » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:33 am
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Ciao Tutti

Vorrei proporre un piccolo giochino che ci aiuterá con il vocabolario. Tutto ció che dovete fare é aggiungere o togliere 1 lettera oppure...
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Last post by ladybird
Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:48 pm
Parole per Parole

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Ciao gente! :D

Vorrei proporre un piccolo giochino che ci aiuterá con il vocabolario. Tutto ció che dovete fare é aggiungere o togliere 1 lettera...
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:59 pm
Associazione di parole!

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In italiano, un idea da altri forum.
sciva in le parole capitali

Comincio: CONIGLIO...
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Last post by Roby
Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:26 pm
TI VOGLIO BENE VS TI AMO

by Roby » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:42 pm

Ti voglio bene and Ti amo

MEANING OF I LOVE YOU

The expression I LOVE YOU is not used as frequently or understood in the meaning in which it is...

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Last post by Roby
Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:42 pm
Ciao vs Salve

by Roby » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:50 am
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From: www.wordreference.com forum

As for Ciao, It comes from the ancient Venice: many years ago when people met in the streets used to say Sciavo...
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Last post by keithatengagedthinking
Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:16 pm
The word MICA

by Roby » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:42 pm

From : and wordreference forum.

MICA
(in senso negativo (no)) rafforz. indeed
affatto, per nulla, it reinforces a negative sentence (usually it's...

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Last post by Roby
Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:33 pm
Greetings and Salutations

by Roby » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:01 am

Ciao a tutti...

Buon giorno (is used thoughout the day until 4-6pm) Good Morning
Buon pomeriggio (is not commonly used in conversation, but may be...

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Last post by Roby
Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:59 pm
espressioni utili con i numeri

by disegno » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:06 pm

Fu licenziato su due piedi.
He was fired on the spot.

Ti racconterò tutto in due parole.
I will tell you the whole story in a nutshell.

È andata a...

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Last post by miwi
Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:26 pm
espressioni utili con "dare"

by disegno » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:45 am

Claudietto, non dargli ascolto!
(Claudietto, don't listen to him!)

Chi deve dare le carte, io o tu?
(Who has to deal the cards. You or I?)

Hillary...

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Last post by Roby
Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:15 am
Synonyms and Antonyms

by Roby » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:28 pm

The list was taken from Master The Basics Italian ...Marcel
Danesi, PhD.)

Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. They allow you
to say...

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Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:28 pm

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