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 writes to the friend. he buys coffee to the friends. Excellent! 😊 For inquries about private tutoring, contact us at: italianlessons (at) gmx.com! And support us to make it possible to continue this series - on: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 caffè. Un libro di letteratura. Perfetto! 😊 For inquries about private tutoring, contact us at: italianlessons (at) gmx.com! And support us to make it possible to continue this series - on: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 an "a" afterwards when used before another verb. Imparo a scrivere. Cominciamo a viaggare il prossimo mese. For "pensare" we use: "pensare a" for thinking about something/someone "pensare di" for thinking about doing something. In Italian, when meaning "in order to" or "with the purpose of" something, use "per": Viaggiano per imparare. Studia per avere un grande futuro. Bravissimi!! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 after. 3 colors that don't change in plurals: blu, rosa, viola. Great work! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 yellow sun. Perfetto! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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? - ........... Excellent work! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 book the beautiful sister the beautiful studio the beautiful tree the beautiful appartments the beautiful boys/guys the beautiful girls the beautiful sports Sentences: We have beautiful weather We have beautiful days They have a beautiful studio You (plural) have beautiful apartments Note! If "bello" is after the noun, f.ex. with a modifier - it follows the standard ending: "bello", "bella", "belli", "belle". Try: the very beautiful book the very beautiful studio the very beautiful appartments the very beautiful houses Sum up: "bello" - when in front, endings follow pattern of specific articles, both sing./plural. When after; standard endings. Excellent work! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes, and to listen ad-free: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 good book the good student the good pizzas the good beginnings Sentences: Today I would like a good pizza. They have a good studio. We have the good tickets. Sum up; Ending of "buono" follows the unspecific/undetermined article, in the singular form. Great work! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes, and to listen ad-free: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 vacanza gli altri giorni le belle case gli stessi libri i lunghi fiumi i primi giorni piccoli caffè nuovi amici giovani zii grandi piazze le ultime sere buone vacanze Solutions sentences: Sono uno studente italiano. Oggi è un lungo giovedì. Sono in una grande piazza. Gli amici hanno gelati speciali. Abbiamo una bella giornata! Great work! ... For extra episodes and more exercises, subscribe to this podcast on Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 porte chiuse una casa perfetta un vestito tradizionale vestiti tradizionali una vacanza drammatica giorni drammatici un libro incredibile biciclette originali la libreria aperta librerie aperte una penna speciale penne speciali un lunedì normale giorni normali una piazza italiana piazze italiane Solutions Part II uno studente americano un libro aperto un biglietto speciale un parco chiuso mare azzurro gli studenti americani i libri aperti i biglietti speciali i parchi chiusi mari azzurri Excellent work! 😊 .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 strong emotions a green park an available flat elegant outfits a strong coffe the special days the possible travels .. And Solutions! Uno studente americano Una studentessa americana una chiesa nota una piazza pubblica un parco pubblico un esercizio duro la porta chiusa case chiuse una storia viva il ragazzo attento la ragazza attenta un libro completo studenti contenti un giorno splendido una vacanza splendida il mare azzurro una domanda misteriosa la ragazza felice un libro importante una macchina veloce le macchine veloci una vacanza interessante un film triste una domanda intelligente esercizi facili emozioni forti un parco verde un appartamento disponibile vestiti eleganti un caffè forte i giorni speciali i viaggi possibili Great work! .. For more Italian Grammar episodes: https://patreon.com/ItalianGrammar Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 ultimo Ex: un altro giorno un lungo fiume Try: a small house the first day .. If adjective BEFORE the noun - it determines the article: uno studente un bravo studente gli amici i nuovi amici With modifier (molto, poco, abbastanza, un po'); both are placed AFTER the noun. a very new book - un libro molto nuovo. a very smalll cup - una tazza molto piccola In short: The general rule: after. Sometimes, first. (Which determines the article) With modifier, always after. Great work! 😊 ... For extra episodes and more exercises, subscribe to this podcast on Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar Welcome! .. 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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, "-i" in plurals. Ex: un giorno importante una storia importante libri importanti città importanti Try: a new river a new light new doctors new keys In short: "o" changes to: o,a,i,e "e" has "-e" in singulars, "-i" in plurals. Excellent work! 😊 ... For extra episodes and more exercises, subscribe to this podcast on Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/ItalianGrammar or Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/italian-grammar Welcome! .. 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 lunedì. Tutti i lunedì. - Bene. Avete dieci lezioni? - No, abbiamo dodici lezioni. E voi? - Abbiamo dieci lezioni. Le lezioni d'arte sono tutte le domeniche. - Benissimo. Oggi è giovedì. Dove sono gli amici? - Gli amici sono in biblioteca. Dov'è Dante? - Dante è a casa. Cosa leggi? - È un libro di Virgilio, l'Eneide. È molto buono. - Perfetto. Ci vediamo domenica, ciao! - Ciao! 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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/5763-night-in-venice/ License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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? - Sì, 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? - Molto simpatici. - Bene. Ci vediamo, ciao! - Ciao!! Great! 😊 .. 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ciao! In this episode we'll look at the weekdays and their meaning, and the numbers 1-100. :) .. I giorni della settimana: lunedì martedì mercoledì giovedì venerdì 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 course ten Mondays I'm in Venice three Sundays Great! 😊 ... 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 last letter: stress on the last syllable A handful of exceptions stress the third to last. Ex: sabato, facile, tavola. 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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: What is Santa Maria del Fiore? Who is Brunelleschi? When are you in the piazza? Where are you today? Perfetto! 😊 .. 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-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy