The Italian verb "andare" means "to go", but when combined with pronouns it changes its meaning. For example, "andarci" means "to go there" while "andarsene" means "to go away". Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/235 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and ...
Mar 19, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 235
The Italian words "solo", "soltanto" and "solamente" all mean "only" or "just", and they differ slightly in tone and grammatical usage. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/234 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and Culture School is to help English speakers...
Mar 12, 2026•6 min•Season 1Ep. 234
La dieta mediterranea è un modello alimentare tradizionale diffuso in Italia e nei paesi del Mediterraneo, basato su ingredienti semplici, freschi e stagionali. È apprezzata in tutto il mondo per i suoi benefici per la salute e per il suo legame con la cultura culinaria mediterranea. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/233 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the ...
Mar 05, 2026•5 min•Season 1Ep. 233
Italian uses the present progressive far less frequently than English and typically reserves it for actions happening right at the moment of speaking. In most other cases, the simple present tense is preferred. There are, however, specific time expressions that clearly signal when the progressive form should be used. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/232 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebiever...
Feb 26, 2026•10 min•Season 1Ep. 232
In Italian, many masculine nouns ending in "-tore" have a corresponding feminine form ending in "-trice". This common pattern applies to many professions and action-based nouns. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/231 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and ...
Feb 19, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 231
Italian drops the article before possessives with singular family members, but keeps it in specific exceptions. Learn these exceptions and you'll sound natural in Italian! Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/230 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and Cultur...
Feb 12, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 230
Il tiramisù è uno dei dolci italiani più famosi al mondo, nato in Veneto come evoluzione di un semplice dolce povero a base di uova e zucchero. Oggi esiste in moltissime varianti, ma resta un simbolo di tradizione italiana. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/229 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters...
Feb 05, 2026•6 min•Season 1Ep. 229
The "imperfetto" describes ongoing actions, habits, or background situations in the past. Certain Italian time expressions and context clues often will trigger this type of Italian past tense. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/228 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matter...
Jan 29, 2026•6 min•Season 1Ep. 228
While Italian has many irregular verbs, only a small number are truly irregular in the imperfect tense. In this episode, we focus on the few verbs whose root changes, making them irregular in this specific tense. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/227 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal o...
Jan 22, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 227
In Italian, word endings usually signal gender ("-o" for masculine, "-a" for feminine), but nouns ending in "-e" don’t give us a clear clue, so we need to memorize the specific gender of words ending in "-e". Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/226 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of th...
Jan 15, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Certain time expressions point to completed actions in the past and naturally call for the present perfect. These expressions usually refer to specific, finished past moments. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/225 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and Cu...
Jan 09, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 225
L’Italia racchiude storia millenaria, capolavori artistici e paesaggi naturali unici. Dal Colosseo alla Torre di Pisa, queste cinque meraviglie di cui parliamo oggi mostrano la straordinaria varietà del paese. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/224 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of t...
Jan 01, 2026•7 min•Season 1Ep. 224
The Italian subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, emotion, desire, or opinion, not facts. The easiest way to start with the subjunctive is by learning the verbs and expressions that automatically trigger it. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/223 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal o...
Dec 25, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Adding the prefix "s-" often flips the meaning of an Italian word, similar to "un-" or "dis-" in English. Learning word pairs, with and without the prefix, helps you expand your vocabulary fast and sound more natural in everyday Italian. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/222 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/ita...
Dec 18, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Idioms are fixed expressions whose meanings can’t be understood literally and often reflect cultural wisdom. Learning them helps you sound natural, understand native speakers, and express ideas more vividly. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/221 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the...
Dec 11, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Le lenticchie sono un alimento tipico italiano, ricco di tradizione, soprattutto a Capodanno. Mangiarle il 31 dicembre è considerato un gesto portafortuna che richiama antiche usanze romane. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/220 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters ...
Dec 04, 2025•5 min•Season 1Ep. 220
In Italian, the two verbs "fare" and "rendere" are not always interchangeable, and their use depends on what follows. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/219 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and Culture School is to help English speakers build fluency and...
Nov 27, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Italian often requires double negatives, differently from English. Multiple negative words appear together in one sentence, each one reinforcing the meaning and completing the negative structure. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/218 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Mat...
Nov 20, 2025•5 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Italian exclamations like "Che bello! and "Accidenti!" make your reactions sound more expressive. They help you respond to both positive and negative situations in everyday conversations. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/217 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Lan...
Nov 13, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 217
L’Italia offre moltissime opportunità per la settimana bianca: sci, ciaspolate, pattinaggio e relax in montagna. Dalle Dolomiti alle Alpi, è la meta ideale sia per chi ama lo sport sia per chi cerca riposo nella neve. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/216 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The g...
Nov 06, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Italian quantity words help describe how much of something you want when talking about food, like "una fetta di torta" (a slice of cake) or "un chilo di mele" (a kilo of apples). Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/215 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and...
Oct 30, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 215
The Italian verbs "mandare", "spedire", and "inviare" all have a general meaning of “to send” but they’re used in different contexts, from informal settings to the digital world. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/214 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of the Italian Matters Language and...
Oct 23, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Regular Italian verbs follow a consistent pattern where the verb ending changes but the verb root stays the same. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, change their root when conjugated and do not follow a regular pattern. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/213 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters Th...
Oct 16, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 213
In Italian, words ending in "-o" are usually masculine, and words ending in "-a" are usually feminine. However, some words end in "-e", and since there’s no specific rule to determine whether they are masculine or feminine, we need to memorize them individually. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/212 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: ht...
Oct 09, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 212
La cultura italiana è ricca di superstizioni, nate da tradizioni antiche, folklore e religione, che ancora oggi tutti conoscono. Anche se non tutti ci credono, restano parte della vita quotidiana e dell’identità culturale italiana. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/211 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianma...
Oct 02, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 211
These three little Italian expressions "finché", "finché non", and "fino a" look and sound similar, and even translate in similar ways, but each has its own distinct use. Learning their differences helps you avoid mistakes and speak correctly in Italian. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/210 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://ww...
Sep 25, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 210
In Italian, reflexive verbs express actions that a person performs on themselves. To conjugate reflexive verbs in the future tense, drop the “-si” of the infinitive, add the future tense ending, and place the reflexive pronoun before the verb. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/209 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.c...
Sep 18, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 209
Some Italian nouns, coming from Greek, ending in "-ma" look feminine but are actually masculine. Recognizing this special group helps you avoid common mistakes like "la problema" instead of the correct word "il problema". Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/208 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters T...
Sep 11, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 208
In Italia, la spesa si può fare sia al mercato che al supermercato. Nei mercati si trovano prodotti freschi, tipici e locali, ed è anche un momento di incontro sociale, soprattutto nelle piazze cittadine. I supermercati, invece, sono presenti ovunque e offrono più varietà. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/207 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube les...
Sep 04, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 207
The Italian words "qualsiasi" and "chiunque" are both indefinite, but they’re used in different ways. "Qualsiasi" is an adjective, usually used before a noun. "Chiunque" is a pronoun and it's used with verbs. Start learning Italian today! 1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/206 2. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint 3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters The goal of th...
Aug 28, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 206
