If you’re here, it’s probably because you looked up the verb “sentire” in Italian and found out that it can mean many things. WordReference lists it as meaning: — To taste — To feel — To hear — To smell And you might be confused because you know that “ascoltare” can mean “to hear /…
Three Essential Verbs for Beginners to Learn in Italian
What are the two verbs that all Italian students learn first when they attend a course? “Essere – to be” & “avere – to have” These are both important verbs to learn in order to start putting sentences together. That being said, if you want to have more flexibility in what you can say early…
Italian Present Conditional (or the tense that finally lets you express yourself in Italian)
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4 More Verbs in Italian You Might Be Using Incorrectly
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What Does it Mean if a Verb is Regular or Irregular in Italian?
Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. When you think of regular and irregular verbs, I want you to think of heartbeats. The regular verbs have regular heartbeats. And the irregular verbs have irregular heartbeats. A verb has no heartbeat (NO LIFE!) unless…
Should You Use “Riuscire” or “Potere” to Talk About Being Able to Do Something?
Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. When we’re learning a new language, especially on our own, it can often feel like we’re in a bubble. We’re memorizing vocab, attempting to absorb grammar concepts and speaking out loud to ourselves. All of the…
10 Ways to Use the Verb Stare in Conversation
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How to Express Yourself in the Past Tense and Seven Pieces of Italian Culture
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9 (funny + useful) phrases to turn down an Italian man
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8 Expressions You’ll Hear Everyday in Italy and 2 Common Irregular Verbs
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3 Ways to Increase Your Memory Using Collocations and 10 More Phrases You Never Learned in the Classroom
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6 More Phrases to Charm Any Italian to Pieces and a Linguistics Trick that Will Enhance Your Memory Capacity
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