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Italian Grammar

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Warmups and all the Beginner's Level Grammar in Italian!

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Italian Grammar #19 - Combined Prepositions; f.ex. "della", "dagli", "ai", "sul", "nella"!

Ciao! When using the simple prepositions "di, a, da, in, su" with a definite article afterwards - we make a "Combined Preposition". For a helpful table we have an overview of all the combinations here! https://payhip.com/b/tpNsi :) .. Examples of combinations with di : La bicicletta del ragazzo. La bicicletta della ragazza. I libri degli studenti. With in : Parlo nel negozio. Compra il caffè nella caffetteria. Legge nello studio. Try: there is a cat in the house. there's a cup on the table. he w...

Apr 24, 2022•9 min

Italian Grammar #18 - Simple Prepositions! Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra, fra.

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the simple prepositions, and the different ways of using "di" = usually "of"! :) ... The Prepositions : di = of a = to, at, in da = from, by in = in con = with su = on, over, above per = in order to, for tra/fra = among, between Ex : Uno studente di italiano. Un treno da Roma a Firenze. Studia in biblioteca. "di" can describe possession, origin, material, time and subject/topic: La bicicletta è di Mario. Sono di Firenze. Un tavolo di legno. Di mattina bevo caf...

Apr 24, 2022•11 min

Italian Grammar #17 - The "-ARE" verbs, Part II!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at some exceptions to the spelling, and how some of the "-are" verbs use prepositions! :) ... Verbs on -care and -gare keep the "hard sound": cerco cerchi cerca cerchiamo cercate cercano Verbs on -iare usually have just one "i" in "you" singular, and "we" plural: mangio (I eat) mangi mangia mangiamo mangiate mangiano "Ascoltare, aspettare, guardare" have no preposition after them. Aspetto l'autobus. Ascoltano un bel podcast! "Insegnare, cominciare, imparare" have...

Apr 23, 2022•11 min

Italian Grammar #16 - The "-ARE" verbs, and the endings!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the first group of verbs and the present tense, with the "-ARE" verbs! :) ... Standard endings with PARLARE: parlo parli parla parliamo parlate parlano Ex: Abito a Boston Dove abiti? Abitiamo a Dallas, in Texas. Present is also used for near future or largely certain future: Lavoro tra dieci minuti. Domani sera impariamo il greco. L'estate prossima compro una chitarra. Perfetto! Great work 😊 ... For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGr...

Apr 21, 2022•10 min

Grammar Review #1, Episode 1-15. Nouns, Adjectives, Essere/Avere!

Ciao! Here's a first Grammar Review covering the key elements to remember from episode 1-15! :) .. nouns uno = before z, s+const, pn, gs lo, gli = before z, s+const, pn, gs + vowels ending on consonant or accented vowel - no plural ending on nouns to be/to have io sono - tu sei - lui/lei è --- noi siamo - voi siete - loro sono io ho - tu hai - lui/lei ha --- noi abbiamo - voi avete - loro hanno adj usually after noun but, if on "the list", before. But with modifier (molto, poco etc), put both af...

Apr 18, 2022•10 min

Italian Grammar #15 - "I colori", the colors as adjectives!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the colors in Italian, and how to say light and dark for a color! :) .. I colori: blu viola azzurro verde giallo arancione rosa rosso marrone bianco grigio nero Three of the colors are always the same: "blu","rosa", "viola". Modify with chiaro (light) and scuro (dark). Ex: Blue skies - Cieli blu Light blue skies - Cieli azzurri Translate: The tree is dark green now. She has violet flowers They have a red table and brown chairs. He sees a blue river, and a yell...

Mar 31, 2022•9 min

Italian Grammar #14 - "I have hunger", "I have sleepy". Expressions with Avere!

Ciao! In the episode we'll look at some important expressions where you'd say "I have" instead of "I am" in Italian! :) .. Expressions: avere caldo avere fame avere freddo avere paura avere ragione avere sete avere sonno avere torto avere fretta Ex: Ho fame - I'm hungry. Hai sete? - Are you thirsty? Translate: After the long trip, Lucia is very sleepy. Yes, you're right! .. You'd also say "have" for age: "I have 25 years" - Ho 25 anni. How old are you - ........ Lucia is 23 years? - ........... ...

Mar 28, 2022•9 min

Italian Grammar #13 - "bel", "bei", "begli": the endings follow the specific article!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the adjective "bello", "beautiful", and how the endings follow the pattern of the specific article! :) ... "bello" comes before the noun (it's "on the list"), and follows the pattern of the specific article. (il,lo,la,l' - i,gli,le). Ex: il giorno - il bel giorno lo zio - il bello zio l'amico - il bell'amico la donna - la bella donna l'anima - la bell'anima i libri - i bei libri gli alberi - i begli alberi le cattedrali - le belle cattedrali Try: the beautiful...

Mar 24, 2022•9 min

Italian Grammar #12 - The Adjective "Buono"; "Good". The endings follow "un","uno","una" in singular!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the different forms of "buono", and why we say "buon giorno" and "buon viaggio", and not "buono"! :) ... "buono" is "on the list" - and comes before the noun. The endings in singular follow the pattern of the unspecific article: buono, buon, buona, boun' Ex: un libro - un buon libro un giorno - un buon giorno uno sport - un buono sport same in specific, single. il caffè - il buon caffè il bar - il buon bar lo sport - il buono sport Try: the good travel the goo...

Mar 22, 2022•8 min

Italian Grammar #11 - Extras 3. Single to Plural, and a few sentences!

The phrases: another day a beautiful house the same book a long river the first day a small coffee a new friend a young uncle a big square the last evening a good holiday The sentences: I'm an Italian student. Today is a long Thursday. I'm in a big piazza. The friends have special ice creams. We have a nice day! .. Solutions: un altro giorno una bella casa lo stesso libro un lungo fiume il primo giorno un piccolo caffè un nuovo amico un giovane zio una grande piazza l'ultima sera una buona vacan...

Mar 20, 2022•7 min

Italian Grammar #11 - Extras 2. Mixed exercise "o" and "e" adjectives!

Here we'll have a mixed list, and then some phrases to put in both singular and plural. Part I general questions closed doors a perfect house a traditional outfit the traditional outfits a dramatic vacation dramatic days an incredible book original bikes the open bookshop open bookshops a special pen special pens a normal Monday normal days an Italian piazza Italian piazza Part II: an american student an open book a special ticket a closed park light blue sea .. Solutions Part I domande generali...

Mar 20, 2022•8 min

Italian Grammar #11 - Extras 1. Excercises for "o" and "e" adjectives!

Here's a list of drills - with solutions! Part I: an american student a female american student a famous/known church a public square a public park a hard exercise the closed door closed houses a living story the attentive boy the attentive girl a complete book content students a splendid day a splendid holiday the light blue ocean a mysteriuos question Part II: the happy girl an important book a fast car the fast cars an interesting holiday a sad movie an intelligent question easy exercises str...

Mar 20, 2022•8 min

Italian Grammar #11 - Where to put the Adjective, before/after the Noun!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at where to put the adjective, and how that influences the article. For more episodes and extra exercises on this topic, subscribe to the extended podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar ! Welcome! :) .. In general : always after the noun. But if on this list, put the adjective first: altro bello bravo brutto buono caro cattivo giovane grande lungo nuovo piccolo primo stesso vecchio vero...

Mar 20, 2022•10 min

Italian Grammar #10 - Adjectives on "-o" and on "-e", and the endings!

Ciao! In the episode we'll look at the two types of adjectives, those ending on "-o" or "-e" as their "base", and how they change. For more episodes and extra exercises on this topic, subscribe to the extended podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar ! :) ... adjectives on -o italiano italiana italiani italiane Ex: un ragazzo italiano una ragazza italiana libri italiani chiese italiane adjectives on -e "-e" in singulars,...

Mar 19, 2022•7 min

Italian Dialogues #3 - Arte e Letteratura. Nouns, Weekdays and Numbers!

Ciao! In the episode we'll look at both nouns, "essere" and "avere", and also days and numbers! :) ... - Ciao, Lucia. Come stai? - Bene, e tu? - Bene, grazie. Quando è la lezione di letteratura? - È lunedÏ. Tutti i lunedÏ. - Bene. Avete dieci lezioni? - No, abbiamo dodici lezioni. E voi? - Abbiamo dieci lezioni. Le lezioni d'arte sono tutte le domeniche. - Benissimo. Oggi è giovedÏ. Dove sono gli amici? - Gli amici sono in biblioteca. Dov'è Dante? - Dante è a casa. Cosa leggi? - È un libro di Vi...

Mar 18, 2022•7 min

Italian Dialogues #2 - Gelato! Nouns, avere, "c'è" and "ecco".

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the "c'è", "ecco", and how to say "don't have". And talk about ice cream! :) .. - Ciao, Dante! - Ciao, Beatrice. Hai un caffè? - Sì, ho un caffè. E tu? - No, non ho un caffè. Ho un gelato! - Bene! C'è una gelateria qui? - Sì, c'è una gelateria in piazza. - Perfetto. Vorrei un gelato! - Ecco, ho un gelato per te! - Grazie! - Prego! Ciao! - Ciao!! Splendido! 😊🍨 .. Intro-music is "Night in Venice" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/576...

Mar 17, 2022•4 min

Italian Dialogues #1 - L'universitĂ . Essere, Avere and Nouns!

Ciao! In this episode we'll use the grammar so far with nouns, and the verbs "to have" and "to be" - avere and essere! :) .. - Ciao, Marco! - Ciao, Lucia! Come stai? - Bene, grazie. E tu? - Grazie, molto bene. Oggi ho una lezione di arte italiana! - Che gioia! Hai anche un libro? - SÏ, ho un libro di storia dell'arte! - Benissimo. Dov'è la lezione? - È all'università. Sono studente. E tu? - Anch'io sono all'università. Sono una studentessa di letteratura. - Stupendo! Come sono gli studenti? - Mo...

Mar 16, 2022•6 min

Weekdays, and Numbers 1-100!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the weekdays and their meaning, and the numbers 1-100. :) .. I giorni della settimana: lunedĂŹ martedĂŹ mercoledĂŹ giovedĂŹ venerdĂŹ sabato domenica Numbers 1-20: zero uno due tre quattro cinque sei sette otto nove dieci undici dodici tredici quattordici quindici sedici diciasette diciotto diciannove venti And from 30-100 : trenta quaranta cinquanta sessanta settanta ottanta novanta cento Ex. I have three Fridays available/free She has five Saturdays free I have a ...

Mar 15, 2022•10 min

Pronunciation #1 - "c", "g", "gl", "gn", and Where to put the Pressure in Words!

La Pronuncia! In this first pronunciation episode we'll go through how we can see if there's a hard or a soft "g" and "c", we'll look at the sounds "gl" and "gn" - and on which syllable to stress in Italian words! :) .... c and g: with ci, ce, gi, ge - a soft sound. Other cases: hard sound. gl and gn: "gl" has the sound like in "million" in English. Ex: famiglia "gn" has the sound like "onion" Ex: signora Stress in a word: In general - next to last syllable. If there's an accented vowel as the l...

Mar 14, 2022•9 min

Italian Grammar #9 - Question Words: cosa, chi, dove, quando, come.

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at five question words for what, who, where, when and how - with examples and some exercises! :) ... Question Words : Cosa?, Che cosa?, Che? = what Chi? = who Dove? = where Quando? = when Come? = how Ex: Cosa leggi? Cos'è un'arancia? Chi è? Chi ha una pizza? Dove sei? Dov'è la piazza? Quando hai tempo? Quando sei alla stazione? Come stai? Com'è il tempo? Note that "cosa è", "dove è" and "come è" are all shortened to "cos'è", "dov'è" and "com'è"! To translate : Wh...

Mar 13, 2022•8 min

Italian Grammar #8 - The verb AVERE, to "have" in Italian.

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the different versions of the verb "to have", and how to use it in sentences, and how to make questions. :) ... AVERE - "to have" io ho (pronounce with a silent h) tu hai lui, lei ha noi abbiamo voi avete loro hanno Examples: Ho un libro. Abbiamo una casa. Ha una torta? For negative statments : Non ho un libro. Non abbiamo una pizza. And for questions : Ha un libro Marco? Marco ha un libro? Marco ha un libro, vero? Marco ha un libro, non è vero? Final ex: Do y...

Mar 12, 2022•8 min

Italian Grammar #7 - The specific/definite Article for Nouns: "il", "lo" ,"la" - and "i", "gli", "le"!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the specific/definite forms of the articles in Italian - in both the singular and plural forms. :) ... For the singular : "il" - standard masculine "lo" - masculine, same as with "uno" (four cases: before z, s+consonant, ps, gn), plus before vowels. Ex: il giorno lo sport lo studente "la" - standard feminine: la casa la sera If "lo" and "la" come before a vowel - we shortened both to " l' ": l'apartemento l'amico l'amica .. For the plurals : "i" - standard mas...

Mar 09, 2022•10 min

Italian Grammar #6 - The unspecific/indefinite Article, for Nuons: Un, Uno, Una!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at when to use "un", "uno" and "una" as the unspecific article for nouns. :) ... un - standard masculine: un libro un treno un giorno uno : 4 main cases: before z, s+consonant, ps, gn. z: uno zio, uno zucchero s + consonant: uno sport, uno spaghetto, uno spettacolo gn: uno gnomo ps: uno psicologo una - feminine: una casa una sera .... mela .... ragazza .. and "una" before a vowel is shortened to "un' " - f.ex "un'amica" - a female friend. Ex: sorella amico studen...

Mar 09, 2022•6 min

Italian Grammar #5 - Extras!

Ciao! Some extra practice on how to find the gender of a noun, and how to change a singular to a plural (building on Grammar Episode #4 and #5!) stanza acqua camicia ragazzo uovo strada sole caffè fiume zio energia cliente banca olandese mare chiave Well done! 😊 .. Intro-music is "Night in Venice" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice/ License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-...

Mar 08, 2022•6 min

Italian Grammar #5 - Changing from singular to plural

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at how to change the endings of the nouns, when going from singular to plurals. :) .. For the three different main endings: "o" singular, becomes "i" bigletto - bigletti treno - treni "a" goes to "e" sera - sere casa - case "e" goes to "i" fiume - fiumi notte - notti .. And some nouns do not change in the plurals, f.ex imported words ending on a consontant (bar, sport, film), and nouns ending on an accented vowel (città, virtÚ, caffè). Great work! .. Intro-music ...

Mar 08, 2022•7 min

Italian Grammar #4 - Nouns and Genders. Endings with -o, -a and -e!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the two genders for Italian nouns, and the three different endings "o", "a" and "e". :) .. In general, "o" is for masculine and "-a" is for feminine: il libro il ragazzo la casa la chitarra If a noun ends on "-e", it could be either feminine or masculine: il fiume il nome la notte la luce And some nouns on "-e" depends on the gender of the person it describes, for example: il cliente or la cliente = the customer/client il parente or la parente = the relative a...

Mar 08, 2022•7 min

Italian Grammar #3 - "Ci" for "there", and how to use Ecco!

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at how to use "ci è", "ci sono", and "ecco". :) .. In the context of this episode "ci" translates to "there". "Ci è" means "there is", and is usually shortened to "c'è" "Ci sono" means "there are". Ex: C'è un treno oggi? Ci sono posti liberi? .. "Ecco" means "here!", "here it is!", "look!", "there it is!", and is a way of drawing attention to something. Ecco il caffé! Ecco il treno! Well done! 😊 .. Intro-music is "Night in Venice" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://...

Mar 07, 2022•5 min

Italian Grammar #2 - Casual and Formal form, and when to use the subject pronoun!

Ciao! In the episode we'll look at when to use the formal and causal forms, and when to use the subject pronoun. :) Part 1: In general with the casual and formal forms: "tu/voi" is used between young people, adults talking to young people, and when talking to relatives or friends. "Lei/Loro" is used when talking to adults, or between adults who don't know each other well (more formal, more distance). When using the formal form: "tu" changes to "Lei" (for you) "voi" changes to "Loro" (for you in ...

Mar 07, 2022•7 min

Italian Grammar #1 - To be: "Essere", and the pronouns!

Ciao! Here are the forms of "essere": io sono tu sei lui,lei è noi siamo voi siete loro sono ... Examples: Io sono americano. Tommaso è italiano. Marco e io siamo in un caffè. Tommaso e Marco sono amici. I am a student (uno studente / una studentessa). You are american. We are from Dallas (di Dallas). They are students (studenti). Marco non è americano. Tommaso is not English (inglese). ... For more Italian Grammar episodes, and to listen ad-free: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising I...

Mar 05, 2022•6 min

Warmup episode 2 - What's your name?

Welcome back! In the episode we're expanding the dialogue with the phrases for "What's your name?" and "My name is ...", and also the word for "Pleasure!" .. Episode transcript: - Ciao, come stai? - Bene grazie, e tu? - Bene, grazie! - Come ti chiami? - Mi chiamo Dante. E tu? - Mi chiamo Beatrice. - Piacere! - Molto piacere. - Ciao! - Arrivederci, ciao!! :D ... For more Italian Grammar episodes, and to listen ad-free: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...

Mar 05, 2022•3 min
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