Alesha Allen
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Alesha is an Oxford University graduate of Italian who lived and worked in Rome as a language teacher and PR consultant. Back in the UK, she now runs Alesha’s Italian Masterclass: group Italian courses and private lessons at Italian cafes and restaurants in London and Surrey. You can contact her at italianmasterclass@hotmail.com or through Facebook. Her website is www.italianmasterclass.co.uk.
Articles by Alesha Allen
Adverbs - avverbi in Italian - are used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.There are different types of adverbs.
Adver…
Here are some useful words to help you ask questions in Italian:
Dove- Where
It can be followed by a single verb, for example:
Dove abita Anna?- Where…
There are two types of articles - the definite article and the indefinite article. The definite article is equivalent to ‘the’ and the indefinite arti…
You may have seen the passato remoto (remote past tense) in Italian books, it is often used in written Italian to talk about historical events or…
You may often have to guess the meaning of a word when learning a new language. At times the word is similar to an English one and therefore easy to g…
The verb ‘fare’ literally translates as ‘to do’ or ‘to make’, but depending on the context it can also mean ‘to have’, ‘to take’, ‘to go’, ‘to be’, ‘t…
The present conditional tense in Italian is equivalent to ‘would + verb’ in English. For example, I would like to go to Italy tomorrow - Vorrei andare…
Here is a language lesson on wine in Italy.
Italy is currently the largest wine producer in the world and Italian wines are well known around the worl…
Eating an authentic Italian pizza in Italy can be a real treat. Here is an Italian lesson on the different types of pizza available and how to order y…
This week we focus on Italian vocabulary related to animals, write these on flash cards to practice at home for further comprehension.
The word…
Easter, Pasqua, is a great time to visit Italy and it is coming up on Sunday, April 21st. It is a very important religious event in Italy, and Ea…
When asking how much something costs, you can use the following:
Quanto costa? How much does it cost?
Quanto costano? How much do they cost?
Qual’è il…
You can use i soldi (plural) or il denaro (singular) to speak about money in Italian
I have a lot of money: Ho molti soldi / Ho molto denaro
Other wor…
There are many beautiful churches and cathedrals to go to in Italy, whether for worship or sightseeing. You may know the word la chiesa to talk…
Would you like to be able to order a gelato in Italian? Here’s some useful vocabulary to get you started.
In Italy, you often have the option to top y…
We will all be familiar with the Italian for ‘please’: per favore, but here are some other ways to say please in Italian:
per piacere
per corte…
There are so many beautiful views to be seen in Italy - mountains, countryside, sea, rooftops, islands, monuments, cliffs - the list is never-ending!…
For many of us, Italy is a place where we can just sit back and relax. You can use the English word in Italian to refer to a state of relaxation - il…
There are lots of Italian breads, some widely known such as la foccaccia or la ciabatta, the flatbread la piadina and breadsticks i grissini.
If you w…
If you would like to watch Italian films, you may this vocabulary useful.
A film can be un film d’azione (an action film), un film dell’orrore (a horr…