Football, video games, chess: Italians really love to play! Here you can find conjugations for tenses and moods of the verb giocare (to play). Giocare is a regular first conjugation…
Finire is a regular, third conjugation verb that means to finish. It also means: To consume; To stop; To end up; To interrupt; To give up; To kill (figure of…
If you want to be on time for lunch and enjoy your lasagne, you must run! In Italian, the verb “to run” can be translated with “correre”. It also means…
Italians are famous for telling stories. Thus, “dire” is one of the most used verbs by Italian speakers and learners. It means “to say”, “to speak”, “to tell,” and even…
What is an Italian filler word? In linguistics, fillers are words or sounds that are prevalently used in spoken conversations. They are used by the person who is speaking to…
The hypothetical period (periodo ipotetico) consists of two sentences (main clause and dependant clause) which express a type of ‘hypothesis/consequence’ situation. In English, an example of hypothetical period is:…
Italian is a very inspired language: they always have the right word or figure of speech to express your ideas. In other words, if you can think of something, then…
What is a modal verb? In this article you’ll learn how to use 4 very important Italian verbs called verbi servili (modal verbs). Just like in English, Italian modal verbs…
Some people go on holiday to see the sights, some want to try the local food and wine, and then there’s people who go on holiday….to find love, OK, maybe…
What is the Present Conditional and when should you use it in Italian? The condizionale presente is one of the most frequently used tenses in conversation, together with presente, passato…
When you’re on holiday in Italy, one of the first things you should learn is how to order food or drinks in Italian. If on the one hand asking for…
The present simple (presente indicativo) is used to talk about events which are taking place in the present. Learning the present simple allows you to talk to people in most…
When you want to talk about events in the past, there are 2 main tenses you should learn: the Perfect Tense (passato prossimo) and the Imperfect (imperfetto). The perfect tense in…
One of the most used past tenses in Italian is the so called ‘imperfect tense’ – or imperfetto. You’re supposed to use it whenever you talk about habitual ongoing events…