When you are in Italy, you might have the need to go to a dentist.

In this video and article, you can learn some helpful sentences as well as dialogues that will be useful when going to an Italian dentist

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How to make an appointment with an Italian dentist. 

Dialogo 1 - Prendere appuntamento:

• Paziente: Buongiorno, sono Giulia, avrei bisogno di prendere appuntamento con il Dott. Verdi.
• Receptionist: Certo deve fare qualcosa di particolare o si tratta di una visita di controllo?
• Paziente:In realtà ho un dente che mi fa molto male e vorrei farlo vedere al dottore.
• Receptionist: Perfetto. Può venire domani alle 17?
• Paziente: va bene , a domani.

 
An example of a dialogue with the dentist 

Dialogo 2 - La visita con il dentista

• Paziente: Buongiorno Dottore!
• Dentista: Buongiorno Giulia, fammi vedere dove ti fa male.
• Paziente: Questo...

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The Italian languages uses superlatives a lot. In this lesson I will teach you what they are, how to form them and obviously how to use them just like a real native Italian would! 

First of all.. what in the world is a superlative?

Well if you say “Giulia is the best Italian teacher in te world!” You are using BEST as a superlative. 

So we can say that a superlative is used to express the highest or lowest degree of a quality or characteristic. 

Very often you will need to use them to describe extreme situations, when something’s either very big, very small, very good, very bad… and so on.

In Italian there are two main forms of superlatives the absolute superlative and the relative superlative.

• Superlativo assoluto: -issimo/a/i/e
• Superlativo relativo: articolo + più /meno + di 

Let’s look a the first one in detail: Il superlativo assoluto:

The Absolute Superlative: use it to say...

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Dialogo 1 - Dal dottore 

• Dottore: Buongiorno, mi dica, cosa si sente?
• Paziente: Buongiorno Dottore, ho la febbre alta da 2 giorni e ho un forte mal di pancia e nausea. 
• Dottore: Ha anche vomito e dissenteria?
• Paziente: Eh sì da ieri… oggi mi sono scaricata già 3 volte e ho dei forti crampi. 
• Dottore: Ok. ha preso un virus gastrointestinale. Le consiglio di stare a casa a riposo e di mangiare in bianco per qualche giorno. Cerchi di bere acqua per non disidratarsi. Vedrà che già domani starà bene!
• Paziente: Lo spero dottore!
• Dottore: Le faccio il certificato medico per il lavoro e le prescrivo 3 giorni di malattia.
• Paziente: Grazie

Dialogo 2 - In farmacia

• Farmacista: Buongiorno, mi dica 
• Cliente: Buongiorno, mi serve qualcosa per la tosse e il raffreddore, faccio fatica a dormire perché non respiro bene.  
• Farmacista: E’ stato dal medico? 
• ...

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A prefix is a little particle that is placed before a word. It’s very important because by changing this little part you can change the meaning of a word very often you will use prefixes to create words that have the opposite meaning.

In this video lesson I will teach you the most common ones and I will give you some words that you can immediately learn and use!

As you know very often we have specific opposite words that are completely different from the main word. We can have adjectives like 

• alto - basso (tall - short)
• giovane - vecchio (young - old)
• bello - brutto (beautiful - ugly)
• salire - scendere (to go up - to go down)
• aprire - chiudere (to open - to close)

In this case you would not need prefixes because you have specific words as opposites. In order cases you can use the little NON particle to talk about the opposite:

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Ever heard of the word MICA? are you wondering how to use it correctly? Then you are on the right video! I will tell you how to translate it and use it correctly in Italian!

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It’s a tiny word but very important and super common and you will want to make sue that you know what it means! 

The first thing that you need to take into consideration is that the word mica is very versatile and informal. It doesn’t truly have a precise translation into English and its meaning can change depending on the context. Since it’s so versatile it is very difficult for students to understand its meaning and use it correctly. 

The main use of mica is with negative sentences, but it can also be used with questions. 

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The word "proprio" in Italian is a versatile term that can be used in various contexts to convey different meanings. 

Here are some common ways to use "proprio" in Italian

1. With the meaning of really / just . It is used to intensify what you are saying.

• È proprio bello!" (It's really beautiful!)
• Quello studente è proprio bravo! (That student is really good!)
• Sei proprio tu? (Is it really you?)
• Questo film è proprio brutto! (This movie is really bad!)

The translation to the English word just is especially true when it is paired with adverbs of time like adesso, ora or a numeral adjective that indicates time.

For example:

• Ho finito di parlare con Nadia proprio adesso –...

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What does “Anzi” mean? 

Anzi is a challenge to translate into English and since it’s a very common Italian word it can be difficult for students to understand it and use it correctly!

In this lesson I will teach you the most common translations and give you extra information on how to use ANZI. As always practice using ANZI by writing a sentences in the comments of the YouTube video! I will help you with your Italian by checking it and correcting it if necessary!

Most often you will use it as a conjunction to unite two sentences. It can have different translations. I will show you the most common ones so that you can immediately use them in your next Italian conversation!

Here are some common ways to translate and use...

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Today lesson will focus on one tiny but very much used word in Italian: the word CHE. It’s super common and I want you to know how to use it and I will also teach you specific Italian expressions that have this word in them!

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Che has many different uses and meanings. I will show you the most common ones and the ones that you should start using immediately! 

Let’s begin with the most common use of Che. 

CHE As A Relative Pronoun

Keep in mind that Relative pronouns are used to link two sentences, with a common element, together. Since I’m taking about pronouns also these types of pronouns the Relative pronouns will refer to the...

In this lesson my goal is to make you sound more Italian by teaching you simple and common Italian expressions that are used all the time! 

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1. Mamma Mia! Yup it’s not a stereotype… we use it very much in daily conversations! This common expression that translates to my goodness can be used in many different ways. You can use it when you are shocked or surprised or when you have had enough.or you are disgusted

• Mamma mia! Non ci credo sei entrato ad Harvard!!! (Oh my! I can’t believe you got into Harvard!)
• Mamma mia! che paura! Ho visto un ragno!! (Oh mu goodness! I saw a spider!) 

2. Dai! This is probably one that I...

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In Italy we like the word cioè so much that we even have magazine called that! Now.. not my choice of reading this is a teenager magazine so you have all the news on gossip and teen drama and honestly I’m too old for this… but if you are not then I suggest you get yourself a copy and read a bit of Italian! 

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The word CIOE’ is an Italian favorite! It’s a word that we tend to throw in during a conversion very similarly to the use of “like” in English.

Cioè can have different translations depending on the context in which it is used but I would say that you will use cioè to give extra...