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La parola del giorno
by
Amela »
Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:17 pm
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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Italian Resources
by
Roby »
Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:44 pm
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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Last post by Jelly2 Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:15 pm
Una lista del Vocabolario
by
Roby »
Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:37 pm
Il Vocabolario (CASA)
Le Stanze:
SALA DABAGNO/STANZA DA BAGNO/ GABINETTO/TOILETE--BATHROOM
SALA DA PRANZO-DININGROOM...
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Last post by belfie13 Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:26 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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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