by Monica Oliva | Oct 1, 2019 | Grammar
Pronominal means related to pronouns; therefore, a pronominal verb is always accompanied by a pronoun (eg. Sentirsela, farcela, cavarsela, andarsene, poterne etc.) Scegli e coniuga il verbo appropriato per ogni frase. SENTIRSELA – FARCELA – ANDARSENE –...
by Monica Oliva | Oct 1, 2019 | Idioms
Here are some common Italian idiomatic expressions with the word cabbage (cavolo) that will make you sound like a native speaker. – COL CAVOLO! Yeah right! No way! Col cavolo che smetto di studiare l’italiano. No way would I stop studying Italian....
by Monica Oliva | Oct 1, 2019 | Grammar, Uncategorized
In Italian we find many words which remind us of their English counterparts: la Tavola/the table, partire/to depart, la notte/the night…then there are those pesky ‘false friends,’ which trick us by resembling English words while meaning something quite different....