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When using the simple prepositions "di, a, da, in, su" with a definite article afterwards - we make a "Combined Preposition". For a helpful table we have an overview of all the combinations here!
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Examples of combinations with di:
La bicicletta del ragazzo.
La bicicletta della ragazza.
I libri degli studenti.
With in:
Parlo nel negozio.
Compra il caffè nella caffetteria.
Legge nello studio.
Try:
there is a cat in the house.
there's a cup on the table.
he writes to the friend.
he buys coffee to the friends.
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In this episode we'll look at the simple prepositions, and the different ways of using "di" = usually "of"!
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The Prepositions:
di = of
a = to, at, in
da = from, by
in = in
con = with
su = on, over, above
per = in order to, for
tra/fra = among, between
Ex:
Uno studente di italiano.
Un treno da Roma a Firenze.
Studia in biblioteca.
"di" can describe possession, origin, material, time and subject/topic:
La bicicletta è di Mario.
Sono di Firenze.
Un tavolo di legno.
Di mattina bevo caffè.
Un libro di letteratura.
Perfetto!
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In this episode we'll look at some exceptions to the spelling, and how some of the "-are" verbs use prepositions!
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Verbs on -care and -gare keep the "hard sound":
cerco
cerchi
cerca
cerchiamo
cercate
cercano
Verbs on -iare usually have just one "i" in "you" singular, and "we" plural:
mangio (I eat)
mangi
mangia
mangiamo
mangiate
mangiano
"Ascoltare, aspettare, guardare" have no preposition after them.
Aspetto l'autobus.
Ascoltano un bel podcast!
"Insegnare, cominciare, imparare" have an "a" afterwards when used before another verb.
Imparo a scrivere.
Cominciamo a viaggare il prossimo mese.
For "pensare" we use:
"pensare a" for thinking about something/someone
"pensare di" for thinking about doing something.
In Italian, when meaning "in order to" or "with the purpose of" something, use "per":
Viaggiano per imparare.
Studia per avere un grande futuro.
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In this episode we'll look at the first group of verbs and the present tense, with the "-ARE" verbs!
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Standard endings with PARLARE:
parlo
parli
parla
parliamo
parlate
parlano
Ex:
Abito a Boston
Dove abiti?
Abitiamo a Dallas, in Texas.
Present is also used for near future or largely certain future:
Lavoro tra dieci minuti.
Domani sera impariamo il greco.
L'estate prossima compro una chitarra.
Perfetto!
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Here's a first Grammar Review covering the key elements to remember from episode 1-15!
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nouns
uno = before z, s+const, pn, gs
lo, gli = before z, s+const, pn, gs + vowels
ending on consonant or accented vowel - no plural ending on nouns
to be/to have
io sono - tu sei - lui/lei è --- noi siamo - voi siete - loro sono
io ho - tu hai - lui/lei ha --- noi abbiamo - voi avete - loro hanno
adj
usually after noun but, if on "the list", before.
But with modifier (molto, poco etc), put both after.
3 colors that don't change in plurals: blu, rosa, viola.
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In this episode we'll look at the colors in Italian, and how to say light and dark for a color!
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I colori:
blu
viola
azzurro
verde
giallo
arancione
rosa
rosso
marrone
bianco
grigio
nero
Three of the colors are always the same: "blu","rosa", "viola".
Modify with chiaro (light) and scuro (dark).
Ex:
Blue skies - Cieli blu
Light blue skies - Cieli azzurri
Translate:
The tree is dark green now.
She has violet flowers
They have a red table and brown chairs.
He sees a blue river, and a yellow sun.
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In the episode we'll look at some important expressions where you'd say "I have" instead of "I am" in Italian!
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Expressions:
avere caldo
avere fame
avere freddo
avere paura
avere ragione
avere sete
avere sonno
avere torto
avere fretta
Ex:
Ho fame - I'm hungry.
Hai sete? - Are you thirsty?
Translate:
After the long trip, Lucia is very sleepy.
Yes, you're right!
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You'd also say "have" for age:
"I have 25 years" - Ho 25 anni.
How old are you - ........
Lucia is 23 years? - ...........
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In this episode we'll look at the adjective "bello", "beautiful", and how the endings follow the pattern of the specific article!
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"bello" comes before the noun (it's "on the list"), and follows the pattern of the specific article. (il,lo,la,l' - i,gli,le).
Ex:
il giorno - il bel giorno
lo zio - il bello zio
l'amico - il bell'amico
la donna - la bella donna
l'anima - la bell'anima
i libri - i bei libri
gli alberi - i begli alberi
le cattedrali - le belle cattedrali
Try:
the beautiful book
the beautiful sister
the beautiful studio
the beautiful tree
the beautiful appartments
the beautiful boys/guys
the beautiful girls
the beautiful sports
Sentences:
We have beautiful weather
We have beautiful days
They have a beautiful studio
You (plural) have beautiful apartments
Note!
If "bello" is after the noun, f.ex. with a modifier - it follows the standard ending: "bello", "bella", "belli", "belle".
Try:
the very beautiful book
the very beautiful studio
the very beautiful appartments
the very beautiful houses
Sum up:
"bello" - when in front, endings follow pattern of specific articles, both sing./plural.
When after; standard endings.
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In this episode we'll look at the different forms of "buono", and why we say "buon giorno" and "buon viaggio", and not "buono"!
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"buono" is "on the list" - and comes before the noun.
The endings in singular follow the pattern of the unspecific article:
buono, buon, buona, boun'
Ex:
un libro - un buon libro
un giorno - un buon giorno
uno sport - un buono sport
same in specific, single.
il caffè - il buon caffè
il bar - il buon bar
lo sport - il buono sport
Try:
the good travel
the good book
the good student
the good pizzas
the good beginnings
Sentences:
Today I would like a good pizza.
They have a good studio.
We have the good tickets.
Sum up;
Ending of "buono" follows the unspecific/undetermined article, in the singular form.
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The phrases:
another day
a beautiful house
the same book
a long river
the first day
a small coffee
a new friend
a young uncle
a big square
the last evening
a good holiday
The sentences:
I'm an Italian student. Today is a long Thursday. I'm in a big piazza. The friends have special ice creams. We have a nice day!
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Solutions:
un altro giorno
una bella casa
lo stesso libro
un lungo fiume
il primo giorno
un piccolo caffè
un nuovo amico
un giovane zio
una grande piazza
l'ultima sera
una buona vacanza
gli altri giorni
le belle case
gli stessi libri
i lunghi fiumi
i primi giorni
piccoli caffè
nuovi amici
giovani zii
grandi piazze
le ultime sere
buone vacanze
Solutions sentences:
Sono uno studente italiano. Oggi è un lungo giovedì. Sono in una grande piazza. Gli amici hanno gelati speciali. Abbiamo una bella giornata!
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Here we'll have a mixed list, and then some phrases to put in both singular and plural.
Part I
general questions
closed doors
a perfect house
a traditional outfit
the traditional outfits
a dramatic vacation
dramatic days
an incredible book
original bikes
the open bookshop
open bookshops
a special pen
special pens
a normal Monday
normal days
an Italian piazza
Italian piazza
Part II:
an american student
an open book
a special ticket
a closed park
light blue sea
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Solutions Part I
domande generali
porte chiuse
una casa perfetta
un vestito tradizionale
vestiti tradizionali
una vacanza drammatica
giorni drammatici
un libro incredibile
biciclette originali
la libreria aperta
librerie aperte
una penna speciale
penne speciali
un lunedì normale
giorni normali
una piazza italiana
piazze italiane
Solutions Part II
uno studente americano
un libro aperto
un biglietto speciale
un parco chiuso
mare azzurro
gli studenti americani
i libri aperti
i biglietti speciali
i parchi chiusi
mari azzurri
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Here's a list of drills - with solutions!
Part I:
an american student
a female american student
a famous/known church
a public square
a public park
a hard exercise
the closed door
closed houses
a living story
the attentive boy
the attentive girl
a complete book
content students
a splendid day
a splendid holiday
the light blue ocean
a mysteriuos question
Part II:
the happy girl
an important book
a fast car
the fast cars
an interesting holiday
a sad movie
an intelligent question
easy exercises
strong emotions
a green park
an available flat
elegant outfits
a strong coffe
the special days
the possible travels
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And Solutions!
Uno studente americano
Una studentessa americana
una chiesa nota
una piazza pubblica
un parco pubblico
un esercizio duro
la porta chiusa
case chiuse
una storia viva
il ragazzo attento
la ragazza attenta
un libro completo
studenti contenti
un giorno splendido
una vacanza splendida
il mare azzurro
una domanda misteriosa
la ragazza felice
un libro importante
una macchina veloce
le macchine veloci
una vacanza interessante
un film triste
una domanda intelligente
esercizi facili
emozioni forti
un parco verde
un appartamento disponibile
vestiti eleganti
un caffè forte
i giorni speciali
i viaggi possibili
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In this episode we'll look at where to put the adjective, and how that influences the article. For more episodes and extra exercises on this topic, subscribe to the extended podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar!
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In general: always after the noun.
But if on this list, put the adjective first:
altro
bello
bravo
brutto
buono
caro
cattivo
giovane
grande
lungo
nuovo
piccolo
primo
stesso
vecchio
vero
ultimo
Ex:
un altro giorno
un lungo fiume
Try:
a small house
the first day
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If adjective BEFORE the noun - it determines the article:
uno studente
un bravo studente
gli amici
i nuovi amici
With modifier (molto, poco, abbastanza, un po'); both are placed AFTER the noun.
a very new book - un libro molto nuovo.
a very smalll cup - una tazza molto piccola
In short:
The general rule: after.
Sometimes, first. (Which determines the article)
With modifier, always after.
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In the episode we'll look at the two types of adjectives, those ending on "-o" or "-e" as their "base", and how they change. For more episodes and extra exercises on this topic, subscribe to the extended podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar!
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adjectives on -o
italiano
italiana
italiani
italiane
Ex:
un ragazzo italiano
una ragazza italiana
libri italiani
chiese italiane
adjectives on -e
"-e" in singulars, "-i" in plurals.
Ex:
un giorno importante
una storia importante
libri importanti
città importanti
Try:
a new river
a new light
new doctors
new keys
In short:
"o" changes to: o,a,i,e
"e" has "-e" in singulars, "-i" in plurals.
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In the episode we'll look at both nouns, "essere" and "avere", and also days and numbers!
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- Ciao, Lucia. Come stai?
- Bene, e tu?
- Bene, grazie. Quando è la lezione di letteratura?
- È lunedì. Tutti i lunedì.
- Bene. Avete dieci lezioni?
- No, abbiamo dodici lezioni. E voi?
- Abbiamo dieci lezioni. Le lezioni d'arte sono tutte le domeniche.
- Benissimo. Oggi è giovedì. Dove sono gli amici?
- Gli amici sono in biblioteca. Dov'è Dante?
- Dante è a casa. Cosa leggi?
- È un libro di Virgilio, l'Eneide. È molto buono.
- Perfetto. Ci vediamo domenica, ciao!
- Ciao!
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In this episode we'll look at the "c'è", "ecco", and how to say "don't have". And talk about ice cream!
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- Ciao, Dante!
- Ciao, Beatrice. Hai un caffè?
- Sì, ho un caffè. E tu?
- No, non ho un caffè. Ho un gelato!
- Bene! C'è una gelateria qui?
- Sì, c'è una gelateria in piazza.
- Perfetto. Vorrei un gelato!
- Ecco, ho un gelato per te!
- Grazie!
- Prego! Ciao!
- Ciao!!
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Ciao!
In this episode we'll use the grammar so far with nouns, and the verbs "to have" and "to be" - avere and essere!
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- Ciao, Marco!
- Ciao, Lucia! Come stai?
- Bene, grazie. E tu?
- Grazie, molto bene. Oggi ho una lezione di arte italiana!
- Che gioia! Hai anche un libro?
- Sì, ho un libro di storia dell'arte!
- Benissimo. Dov'è la lezione?
- È all'università. Sono studente. E tu?
- Anch'io sono all'università. Sono una studentessa di letteratura.
- Stupendo! Come sono gli studenti?
- Molto simpatici.
- Bene. Ci vediamo, ciao!
- Ciao!!
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In this episode we'll look at the weekdays and their meaning, and the numbers 1-100.
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I giorni della settimana:
lunedì
martedì
mercoledì
giovedì
venerdì
sabato
domenica
Numbers 1-20:
zero
uno
due
tre
quattro
cinque
sei
sette
otto
nove
dieci
undici
dodici
tredici
quattordici
quindici
sedici
diciasette
diciotto
diciannove
venti
And from 30-100:
trenta
quaranta
cinquanta
sessanta
settanta
ottanta
novanta
cento
Ex.
I have three Fridays available/free
She has five Saturdays free
I have a course ten Mondays
I'm in Venice three Sundays
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La Pronuncia!
In this first pronunciation episode we'll go through how we can see if there's a hard or a soft "g" and "c", we'll look at the sounds "gl" and "gn" - and on which syllable to stress in Italian words!
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c and g:
with ci, ce, gi, ge - a soft sound.
Other cases: hard sound.
gl and gn:
"gl" has the sound like in "million" in English.
Ex: famiglia
"gn" has the sound like "onion"
Ex: signora
Stress in a word:
In general - next to last syllable.
If there's an accented vowel as the last letter: stress on the last syllable
A handful of exceptions stress the third to last.
Ex: sabato, facile, tavola.
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In this episode we'll look at five question words for what, who, where, when and how - with examples and some exercises!
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Question Words:
Cosa?, Che cosa?, Che? = what
Chi? = who
Dove? = where
Quando? = when
Come? = how
Ex:
Cosa leggi?
Cos'è un'arancia?
Chi è?
Chi ha una pizza?
Dove sei?
Dov'è la piazza?
Quando hai tempo?
Quando sei alla stazione?
Come stai?
Com'è il tempo?
Note that "cosa è", "dove è" and "come è" are all shortened to "cos'è", "dov'è" and "com'è"!
To translate:
What is Santa Maria del Fiore?
Who is Brunelleschi?
When are you in the piazza?
Where are you today?
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