Vocabolario e grammatica

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La parola del giorno

by Amela » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:17 pm
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Ciao a tutti,

Penso che sarebbe un buon idea se abbiamo un soggetto nuovo chiama la parola del giorno. Ogni giorno un persone che parla l'italiano...
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Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:03 am
Italian Resources

by Roby » Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:44 pm
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Here is a list of 25 Italian resources for the those interested in learning Italian. It was compiled by other members and myself of another group....
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Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:15 pm
Una lista del Vocabolario

by Roby » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:37 pm
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Il Vocabolario (CASA)

Le Stanze:

SALA DABAGNO/STANZA DA BAGNO/ GABINETTO/TOILETE--BATHROOM
SALA DA PRANZO-DININGROOM...
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Last post by Roby
Wed May 04, 2011 10:13 pm
Translation from English to Italian

by Joey » Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:54 pm

Hello!

I have a short praise that I need translated to Italian, here it goes:

An excellent/astounding book! A (An absolute) must read! Congrats,...

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Last post by Joey
Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:54 pm
Accalcare

by GiacomodiUSA » Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:58 pm

Ciao a tutti!

leggendo ora il libretto per ragazzi Cuore di Ramindo de Amicis ho incontrato la parola accalcare. Secondo Treccani riunire gente o...

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Last post by GiacomodiUSA
Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:58 pm
word game

by cyn » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:35 am

for those who are learning Italian,

that's funny! pearl is an English word and also the anagram
of an Italian word... which one?

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Last post by MontignyFernand
Sat May 09, 2020 9:32 am
lo sport televisione!

by stefano2 » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:44 pm
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Just wrote this, look for errors please!

Molte persone guardano lo sport sulla televisione via satellite come sky.
Questi stazionie fa...
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Last post by MontignyFernand
Sat May 09, 2020 9:25 am
Combinare

by Reggitano » Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:11 pm

I have a question about usage of the word combinare .

The literal meaning is to combine, put together, etc. But my question is about the connotation...

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Last post by Peter
Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:11 pm
"essere nato" e/o "nascere"

by Rich » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:39 pm

Hello,

I recently encountered the expression- “essere nato” that was translated as - “to be born”

I am once again confused because I thought that...

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Last post by Peter
Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:05 pm
use of "in che" vs "che"

by Rich » Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:23 pm

My question is about the use of “in che” in the following sentence:

(Woman speaking) Ma, ricordi in che anno sono nata, no?
But, you do remember in...

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Last post by Rich
Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:00 am
ordinal numbers

by Rich » Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:13 pm

My question is about the use of Italian ordinal numbers as “nouns”.

I have noticed that sometimes Italian ordinal numbers are masculine nouns...

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Last post by Rich
Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:45 pm
Rosa: Act I Aria - "Ti voglio essere con me"

by ScottManson » Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:39 am

Well, here goes. Here is the first song from an opera I am writing - Rosa I'd just like this checked over for any grammar/ vocabulary errors before I...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:36 pm
A bit of libretto

by ScottManson » Tue May 22, 2018 5:46 pm

Hi everyone,

For those of you who don't know, I am looking to write an opera.

Can someone please look over these lyrics?
(Also, how many...

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Last post by ScottManson
Mon May 28, 2018 7:40 am
When to use the subjunctive

by Carlo » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:31 am
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I find that most learners are intrigued/frustrated by the difficulty of using this tense correctly. No worries. Many Italians also find it...
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Last post by calum
Tue May 22, 2018 9:55 am
mi hanno sfamato

by leenico » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:02 am

Se qualcuno dice, Le tue labbri mi hanno sfamato. Cosa loro vuole dire? :? Prego, dimmi in inglese.

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Last post by Peter
Fri May 04, 2018 9:30 pm
Active or Passive Usage

by johnk » Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:37 pm

Hi There,
Is it better in Italian to say:
- Ero sposato con una donna francese
or
- Sono stato sposato con una donna francese
In English I would say...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Thu May 03, 2018 9:21 pm
terminarne

by turkjey5 » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:00 pm

What purpose does ne serve in terminarne?
Vi ringrazio anticipatamente!!

Una vicenda meravigliosa: doveva assolutamente terminarne la lettura prima...

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Last post by Peter
Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:51 pm
How to say "play movie interstellar" in Italian?

by zhrz » Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:13 pm

I tried Google translate and got riprodurre film interstellare . But I suspect it is not a correct sentence because when I tested it on an AI...

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Last post by Enrico
Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:18 pm
use of "da voi usati"

by Rich » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:56 pm

Hello,

I am having trouble understanding the use of - “da voi usati” in the following sentence:

Ora fate il plurale degli aggettivi da voi usati....

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Last post by Peter
Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:27 am
Stare per + infinitive

by Devery » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:46 pm

I read somewhere that Stare per + infinitive means about to + verb . Is this true always?
The example they gave was mi sto per laureare ( I am about...

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Last post by Peter
Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:26 pm
Very cheeky but I must get it right!

by Jon.nolan » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:15 am

Hello!

I must first apologise as this is a request for help!
I run a small classic car business Kelbrook classics.co.uk
and I have to make a new...

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Last post by calum
Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:13 pm
Thank you to host family

by RachelCMuir » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:05 pm

Hi,

I'm trying to write a thank you letter to my exchange partner and her family who I stayed with in Sicily last month. I speak no Italian but...

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Last post by RachelCMuir
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:19 am
use of possessive adjective

by Rich » Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:55 am

Hello,

I am having trouble understanding why in the following sentence the possessive adjective “sua” is not preceded by the definite article:

Ogni...

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Last post by Rich
Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:55 am
al/dal

by ladybird » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:39 am

Ciao di nuovo

I have some confusion on when to use al/dal, I will give you an example.

If I wanted to say: I'm going to the doctors , I assumed it...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:14 pm
placement of 'ci' in a sentence

by pitchy » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:46 pm

Hey everyone. I was just wondering about the placement of 'ci' (to mean 'to it', etc.) in a sentence. Does it follow the same rules as object...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:14 pm
“locuzioni avverbiali” / “complementi indiretti”.

by Rich » Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:15 pm

Hello,

Can anyone help me to understand the difference between a “locuzioni avverbiali” and a “complementi indiretti”.

Can some structures be...

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Last post by Rich
Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:15 pm
Revisiting the Subjunctive mood

by TrentinaNE » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:02 pm
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Carlo ha scritto in un altro thread :
briefly, according to prescriptive grammar you should always use the subj. with verbs indicating opinion, hope...
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Last post by Peter
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:03 pm
Regional variation in the use of passato remoto

by Carlo » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:06 am

From a thread I opened at WRF:

I'll write in English so everyone can follow this interesting debate.

We need an in-depth thread on questo...

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Last post by Peter
Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:15 am
Help with Italian test please

by igor2105 » Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:27 am

Hello, Could anybody solve me this Italian test, please. Thank you very much.

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Last post by calum
Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:28 am
Indefinite Article - Gender

by johnk » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:19 pm

I thought I understood the basics of Indefinite articles and gender, then I was reading a magazine article in Oggi and I see:
ha una sapore antico...

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Last post by johnk
Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:36 am
Questions about the word He/him

by keeg92 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:25 am

I am a little confused about the differences between lui, si, gli. Could someone explain when I need to use each one?

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:08 pm
di colore rosa or rosa

by Rich » Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:00 pm

Hello,

I am confused about the following sentence:
“La stanza di Sabrina è di colore rosa.”

I think this means – “Sabrina’s room is pink.”
I...

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Last post by Rich
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:34 pm
translation and grammar

by Rich » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:18 pm

Hello:

Can anyone please help me with the following: “con i trofei da lui venti a calcetto”. I think that the correct translation is - “with his...

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Last post by Rich
Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:07 pm
Tenses to use when writing

by keithatengagedthinking » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:44 pm

I wrote a little essay for my Italian lesson this week. Every week I have to write about something I read and tell the teacher what it was about....

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:28 pm
Pasato Prossimo

by Hajar » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:30 pm

Hello all,

Can anyone please explain in which cases in Pasato Prossimo the auxiliary verb avere is used and in which cases essere . So far i can't...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:28 am
translation please

by klb » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:02 pm

I don't want to offend your wife, but I have high chlestrol and I can't eat ________.

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:14 am
anche/neanche

by Annamaria » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:24 pm

It may be difficult for English speakers to remember this because in English you must always use the personal pronoun because English doesn't...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:04 pm
Double object pronouns

by Devery » Mon May 28, 2007 3:52 am

Instead of posting in the ce la fara' thread, I decided to open up a new thread hoping that all will see!
My question in that thread was what ce la...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:44 am
tenses and modes

by kloie » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:57 am

Hello everyone!
I would like to know what are the tenses, that are used while speaking on a daily basis?
Like for example is the present tense used...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:59 am
prima che mia moglie diventasse vegetariana

by TomPalermo » Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:20 am

hello, in the following sentence why is diventare in the imperfect. I thought the imperfect was used after if se

prima che mia moglie diventasse...

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Last post by calum
Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:32 pm
Advice sought on using the present tense of a verb to explain a past event

by CiaoTutti » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:31 pm

I had two main questions:

1) Simple grammar question: As I study more and more about the past tenses, some sources state that you can get away with...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:54 pm
I have a problem with the words " Questo" and " Quello"

by Maxime1212 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:59 pm

Hi, I don't know the differences behind theses 2 words, if someone can explain me please :D

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Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:04 am
Could someone answer this grammar question ?

by CiaoTutti » Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:22 pm

To the group,

I have been just starting to learn the past tense (passato prossimo) in Italian as well as the gerund, and was trying to form some...

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Last post by CiaoTutti
Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:17 am
Please check my Italian poem for grammar errors and mistakes

by marydk » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:51 am

Hello everyone! Buongiorno! I am trying to write song lyrics in Italian and I would appreciate if you can read it and tell me if it makes sense....

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Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:06 pm
Hi, I need your help for an italian language teaching project.

by Abaldini » Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:54 am

I'm studying linguistics at university in Italy and I'm preparing an exam, for which I have to select a grammar topic and imagine how to teach it to...

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Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:28 pm
Trying to understand nel and sul

by AngryHulk » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:22 pm

I have some italian software and it has a sentence that says Il panino e nel piatto but I read that as the sandwich is in the plate . Shouldn't it be...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:07 am
I need a help with "spoken" italian

by Mauro Mantovani » Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:13 pm

Hello everybody, I would like to ask preferably a italian native, but any help will be welcome.

I'm slowly learning italian for some months for now,...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:56 pm
Toilets in Italian: gabinetto??

by lufun » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:44 pm

Hi everyone

I know that you ask for dove è il bagno when you need to go to the bathroom.
In a phrasebook, I read that you can also for dove è il...

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Last post by Enrico
Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:52 pm
Translation problem.

by Robbs » Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:18 pm

Hello everyone.
I have a little italian language problem. I'd be very grateful if someone could help me.

Proteggi ció che é tuo

Is that sentence...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:12 pm
Translation Help

by RagazzaScozzese » Fri May 19, 2017 12:49 pm

Is Questa è cosa che mi manca nella mia vita! correct?

Voglio dire This is something that's missing from my life! ma non sono sicura se è giusto?...

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Tue May 30, 2017 1:29 pm

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