Whether you're a beginner learning Italian or a more experienced speaker, this video is a great way to improve your grammar skills. We'll cover the use of the preposition 'di' with articles in this video, so be sure to watch it!

You will be using this form to talk about a part of something. So if you need to ask for "some" bread... you will need to say "Vorrei del pane."

There is an exercise at the end of the video and you can always do extra exercises at page 105 of this book that I strongly suggest: 

Alma Edizioni - Grammatica Pratica della Lingua Italiana

In this video, we're going to learn how to use reflexive verbs in Italian.

These verbs describe actions that are performed on oneself, like the following examples:

• svegliarsi
• lavarsi
• truccarsi
• alzarsi
• chiamarsi

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This video will teach you to use Essere and Avere with passato prossimo. Essere and avere are essential verbs for any Italian learner, so make sure to watch this video to learn how to use them correctly!

If you need to review ESSERE and AVERE I suggest that you also check out the video in the below link!

Essere and Avere - The basic info that beginners need to know!

If you are self-studying Italian I suggest that you match this video lesson with a grammar book. Here below please find the perfect one that I always use!

ITALIAN SELF-STUDY BOOK SUGGESTION

Alma Edizioni - Grammatica Pratica della Lingua Italiana

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If you're interested in learning more about Italian grammar, then you'll want to watch this video! In this video, we'll cover the Italian preposition of time, including examples and explanations. By the end of this video, you'll have a better understanding of this important aspect of the Italian language!

Learn to use the preposition of time DA, PER, TRA & FRA and DA...A

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Finally a short and clear video on Italian prepositions of place! Learn how to correctly use the following Italian prepositions of place. 

• A
• IN
• DA
• PER 

Match this lesson with the suggested book and do the exercises at page 95!

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Preposition A can be used:

• with a city - Vivo a Milano
• with a small island - Vivo a Capri

Preposition IN can be used:

• with a nation - Vivo in Italia
• with a region - Vivo in Lombardia
• with a big island - Vivo in Sardegna
• with a continent - Vivo in Europa

Preposition DA can be used:

• with the name of a person - Vieni da Paolo stasera?
• with a subject pronoun - Vieni da me a pranzo?

Preposition PER can be used:

• with the verb PASSARE PER - Se vado a Torino passo per Genova
• with the verb PARTIRE PER - Quando parti per le vacanze?

Preposition A can be used:

• with a city - Vivo a Milano
• with a small island - Vivo a Capri

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Italian comparatives: learn to use più / meno …. di and più / meno … che and COME.

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In this lesson you will learn how to say MORE THAN, LESS THAN, THE SAME AS, so you will learn to use comparatives.

In Italian we have what is called COMPARATIVO DI MAGGIORANZA when you will use 

 P IU’

• Paolo è più alto di Mario - Paolo is taller than Mario

You are saying that one this is more than another

If you use MENO instead of PIU’ you will be using a COMPARATIVO DI MINORANZA.

• For example…. Mario è meno alto di Paolo. 

Or you can also say that two thing are the same and in this case you are using what we call COMPARATIVO DI UGUAGLIANZA.

• Paolo è alto come Mario.

The tricky thing in Italian is that we have two ways of saying “more than” and less than: 

You can have 

• più … di, or
• più … che 

to...

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The present continuous called il presente progressivo describes an action that happens at the time of speaking, meaning RIGHT NOW… when you are speaking!

For example… let’s compare the present and the present continuous.

• Present tense: Solitamente vado a scuola alle 8.30 - I usually go to school at 8.30
• Present continuous: Sto andando a scuola – I am going to school…. meaning right now I’m going to school. at the present moment

• Present tense : Il film comincia alle 20.30 
• Presente continuous: Vieni! Il film sta cominciando! Come! the movie is starting right now! 

How do you form it?

You will need to use the present tense of the verb STARE + the GERUND

To form the gerund you will need to use the stems of the infinite verbs and different endings: 

You will use the ending ANDO for the verbs that end in ARE and you will use the ending ENDO for the verbs that end in ERE and...

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Italian sometimes has words that sound super similar to English and that create confusion and mistakes. Check out this new video and learn 15 Italian words that can easily be misused if you are an English speaker learning Italian.

Words like:

• noioso and noisy
• caldo and cold
• parente and relative

Find out their meaning and learn how to use them correctly in Italian!

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The Italian language prefers to use the present simple tense to talk about the near future or a certain future. 

For example,

• I’m leaving tomorrow – Domani parto (near future or certain action) and I will not say Domani partirò … take note that using the future in a sentence like this is ok but an Italian speaker it sounds a bit funny.

The Italian Future tense is mainly used to talk about a future that is not near or uncertain.

For example:

• un giorno, andrò in Africa – one day, I will go to Africa*
• tra 100, mangeremo solo pillole – in 100 years, we will only eat pills

 All the examples talk about a distant or uncertain future.

Future Simple or Present Simple in Italian?

How can you remember when to use the Future Simple or the present simple?

You will need to ask yourself one question: is this something which is going to happen, almost certainly or in the near future? 

• YES: present tense 
• NO: future simple
...

Having difficulties understanding the different sounds and accents? Where do you “stress” the syllable and how to you decipher this accent signs like "é" and "è"? 

Well here is a quick lesson on Italian accents how to read those funny little marks… and how to stress correctly Italian syllables. If you understand this it will be a game changer in your pronunciation journey to sounding more and more like an Italian!

In order to understand Italian accents you will need to first understand Italian vowels.

I do have a full video on that and it’s actually a video that is for free on YouTube but can also be found inside my pronunciation course with LOTS of exercises! Check both out the links below!

Learn Italian Vowels!

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