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by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 07/15/2010 - 10:14

Words by Pat Eggleton - In this photo: a blue dress by Roberto Cavalli//Now it’s time to look at adjectives. Most Adjectives in Italian are placed after the…

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The suffixes -ino and -one

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 07/13/2010 - 10:23

The suffix –ino [masculine] or – ina [feminine] means “little”:sorella – sister;sorellina – little sistercaro – dear;carino – dear in the sense of “cute”The…

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Plural of nouns

by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 07/08/2010 - 06:19

Words by Pat Eggleton//Masculine nouns ending in –o form their plural in – i:il libro – i libriun arco - gli archiMasculine nouns ending in unstressed – a [-a…

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How do you reply to "Buon Appetito"?

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 07/06/2010 - 04:38

Words by Pat Eggleton You will all know that an Italian wouldn’t dream of beginning a meal without wishing everyone else at the table “Buon appetito” – the…

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Do you sell...?

by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 06/30/2010 - 07:05

Words by Pat EggletonTo ask if something is sold in a shop, we saysi vende plus objectif we are asking about one thing. - "si vende il pane? Do you sell bread…

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A conversation at the greengrocer's

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 06/25/2010 - 04:24

Words by Pat Eggleton//If you’ve been following our language lessons and tips for the past few weeks, you are ready to complete this conversation in Italian.…

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More false friends

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 06/22/2010 - 04:54

Words by Pat EggletonNervoso doesn’t mean “nervous”. It means “irritable”. If you want to say you are nervous, you should say, Sono ansioso / a. Una camera…

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How to say "of the" and "some"

by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 06/17/2010 - 06:55

//Last week we looked at the singular indefinite article [“a” in English] un, uno, una or un’. Now we need to look at how to say “of the” or “some”. This is…

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Prego - a useful word

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 06/15/2010 - 09:47

Words by Pat Eggleton“Prego” often causes confusion because it is used a lot. It can be used to mean “You’re welcome” or “Don’t mention it” after someone has…

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How to say "A"

by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 06/10/2010 - 11:24

// The rules for the indefinite article – “a” – are simpler than the ones for the definite article [“the”]. Masculine nouns: Most masculine nouns use un for…