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		<title>Italian phonetic 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Italian phonetic isn&#8217;t difficult. Sounds are nice, pleasant. We have to learn some rules and every word will be easy to pronounce without problems. We start with the beginning in a simple and easy way. Italian alphabet has some vowels: A, O, U have a strong sound; E and I have a sweet sound. This <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-phonetic/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian phonetic 1</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Italian phonetic isn&#8217;t difficult. Sounds are nice, pleasant.</p>
<p>We have to learn some rules and every word will be easy to pronounce without problems.<span id="more-1030"></span></p>
<p>We start with the beginning in a simple and easy way. Italian alphabet has some vowels: A, O, U have a strong sound; E and I have a sweet sound.</p>
<p>This is very clear, when we read the letters &#8220;C&#8221; and &#8220;G&#8221;. The sound of these letters are sweet, if we read them alone: &#8220;ci&#8221; (remember the sound of English &#8220;cheese&#8221;) and &#8220;gi&#8221; (remember the sound of English &#8220;jolly&#8221;).</p>
<p>When we add the letter &#8220;A&#8221; to the letter &#8220;C&#8221;, the sound is different: it becomes hard, it&#8217;s the same of &#8220;KA&#8221;; the same happens with the letters &#8220;O&#8221; and &#8220;U&#8221; (the sound is &#8220;KO&#8221; and&#8221;KU&#8221;).</p>
<p>There is a difference when we have the union between &#8220;C&#8221; and &#8220;E&#8221; or between &#8220;C&#8221; and&#8221;I&#8221;. In these cases we listen a sweet sound: if you think about &#8220;CE&#8221;, I suggest to remember the sound of English &#8220;chest&#8221;; if you think about &#8220;CI&#8221;, I suggest to remember the sound of English &#8220;cheese&#8221;.</p>
<p>When we have these last letters and we add the letter &#8220;H&#8221;, the sound of &#8220;CHE&#8221; and &#8220;CHI&#8221; is hard, like &#8220;KE&#8221; and &#8220;KI&#8221;. The first expression allows to remember the sound of surname &#8220;Kerry&#8221;. The second expression allows to think the sound of &#8220;key&#8221;.</p>
<p>We can listen an Italian native speaker to read the different sounds about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFm8v2Pigg" target="_blank">the letter &#8220;C&#8221;</a>.</p>
<p>When we add the letter “A” to the letter “G”, the sound is strong: you read “GA” with the same sound of English “guy”. When we have “G” plus “O”, remember the sound of English “goal”. When we have “G” plus “U”, remember the sound of proper name “Gwen”. There are strong sounds.</p>
<p>When we have the letter &#8220;G&#8221; and the letter &#8220;E&#8221;, the sound is sweet. We can think about sound of proper name Jack. The same situation happens, when we have the letter &#8220;G&#8221; and the letter &#8220;I&#8221;. We can think about sound of word&#8221;genius&#8221;.</p>
<p>We can listen an Italian native speaker to read the different sounds about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53gU0mJg9ws">letter G</a>.</p>
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		<title>Exercises Italian reflexive verb</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuela Simoni]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Now we look some exercise about Italian reflexive verb. In the first step we read the short text, we translate the text and then we listen the voice. &#160; &#160; Mi preoccupo. I worry. Mi mordo la lingua ogni giorno. I bite the tongue myself everyday. Mi impongo di tacere. I force me to keep <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/exercises-italian-reflexive-verb/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Exercises Italian reflexive verb</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now we look some exercise about Italian reflexive verb.</p>
<p>In the first step we read the short text, we translate the text and then we listen the voice.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1014 aligncenter" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.theitalianword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Il-Diario-di-Diletta-2-dia-5.4.png?resize=300%2C225" alt="Il Diario di Diletta 2 dia 5.4" srcset="http://i1.wp.com/www.theitalianword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Il-Diario-di-Diletta-2-dia-5.4.png?resize=300%2C225 300w, http://i1.wp.com/www.theitalianword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Il-Diario-di-Diletta-2-dia-5.4.png?resize=768%2C576 768w, http://i1.wp.com/www.theitalianword.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Il-Diario-di-Diletta-2-dia-5.4.png?w=960 960w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p>
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<p>Mi preoccupo. I worry.</p>
<p>Mi mordo la lingua ogni giorno. I bite the tongue myself everyday.<span id="more-651"></span></p>
<p>Mi impongo di tacere. <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span class="">I force me to</span> keep quiet.</span></p>
<p>Mi dico che è meglio così: ho uno stipendio buono, tutti i miei familiari sono felici. <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" tabindex="-1">I say to myself it&#8217;s better so: I have a good salary, all my family are happy.</span></p>
<p>Diletta ha realizzato il suo sogno. <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span class="">Diletta</span> <span class="">has</span> realized her dream.</span></p>
<p>E&#8217; una bugia, che lascio credere a tutti, anche a Valerio. It&#8217;s <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en" tabindex="-1">a lie, I let everybody believe, even Valerio.</span></p>
<p>Mi vergogno e dentro di me mi ribello. <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span class="">I am ashamed</span> and inside me I rebel.</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>We can read some verbal forms: &#8220;mi preoccupo&#8221;, &#8220;mi mordo&#8221;, &#8220;mi impongo&#8221;, &#8220;mi dico&#8221;, &#8220;mi vergogno&#8221;, &#8220;mi ribello&#8221;. We can try to repeat the conjugation of the present indicative of these verbs: &#8220;preoccuparsi, mordersi, imporsi, dirsi, vergognarsi, ribellarsi&#8221;.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s listen the reading.</p>
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<h2>In the second step try to complete these sentences about Italian reflexive verb. You find the right answers in the end of the page. You have to remember the reflexive forms always uses the auxiliary verb &#8220;ESSERE&#8221; to create compound tenses. In these sentences you have to use the PRESENT INDICATIVE and COMPOUND TENSE PASSATO PROSSIMO.<!--more-->Try to complete with present indicative.</h2>
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<li>Io ________________ (preoccuparsi) molto per te.</li>
<li>Lui _________________ (sedersi) sulla sedia.</li>
<li>Lei _________________ (alzarsi) dal letto.</li>
<li>Noi ______________ (vestirsi) in fretta.</li>
<li>Loro ___________________ (consigliarsi) con il loro capo.</li>
<li>Beatrice _________________ (affidarsi) a te con fiducia.</li>
<li>La stilista___________________ (prepararsi) con cura.</li>
<li>Noi _____________________ (incontrarsi) con Sabina.</li>
<li>Loro __________________ (scusarsi) per il comportamento di Lino.</li>
<li>Io ____________________ (occuparsi) della situazione.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Try to complete with passato prossimo indicative.</h2>
<ol>
<li>Io ________________ (preoccuparsi) molto per te.</li>
<li>Lui _________________ (sedersi) sulla sedia.</li>
<li>Lei _________________ (alzarsi) dal letto.</li>
<li>Noi ______________ (vestirsi) in fretta.</li>
<li>Loro ___________________ (consigliarsi) con il loro capo.</li>
<li>Beatrice _________________ (affidarsi) a te con fiducia.</li>
<li>La stilista___________________ (prepararsi) con cura.</li>
<li>Noi _____________________ (incontrarsi) con Sabina.</li>
<li>Loro __________________ (scusarsi) per il comportamento di Lino.</li>
<li>Io ____________________ (occuparsi) della situazione.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>The right answers:</h2>
<p>Present indicative.</p>
<ol>
<li>Io _______mi preoccupo_________ (preoccuparsi) molto per te.</li>
<li>Lui ______si siede___________ (sedersi) sulla sedia.</li>
<li>Lei ______si alza___________ (alzarsi) dal letto.</li>
<li>Noi ____ci vestiamo__________ (vestirsi) in fretta.</li>
<li>Loro ____si consigliano_______________ (consigliarsi) con il loro capo.</li>
<li>Beatrice ___si affida______________ (affidarsi) a te con fiducia.</li>
<li>La stilista______si prepara_____________ (prepararsi) con cura.</li>
<li>Noi _____ci incontriamo________________ (incontrarsi) con Sabina.</li>
<li>Loro ___si scusano_______________ (scusarsi) per il comportamento di Lino.</li>
<li>Io _____mi occupo_______________ (occuparsi) della situazione.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Passato prossimo</p>
<ol>
<li>Io _____mi sono preoccupato___________ (preoccuparsi) molto per te.</li>
<li>Lui ____si è seduto_____________ (sedersi) sulla sedia.</li>
<li>Lei ____si è alzata_____________ (alzarsi) dal letto.</li>
<li>Noi ____ci siamo vestiti__________ (vestirsi) in fretta.</li>
<li>Loro ____si sono consigliati_______________ (consigliarsi) con il loro capo.</li>
<li>Beatrice ___si è affidata______________ (affidarsi) a te con fiducia.</li>
<li>La stilista____si è preparata_______________ (prepararsi) con cura.</li>
<li>Noi _______ci siamo incontrati______________ (incontrarsi) con Sabina.</li>
<li>Loro ____si sono scusati______________ (scusarsi) per il comportamento di Lino.</li>
<li>Io _____mi sono occupato_______________ (occuparsi) della situazione.</li>
</ol>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Try to complete these sentences with Italian compound tense &#8220;passato prossimo&#8221;. In the end of the page you find the right answers. You must remember the ending of the regular past participle: the verbs of the first conjugation have ending &#8220;ATO&#8221; (example: amare &#8211; amato); the verbs of the second conjugation have ending &#8220;UTO&#8221; (example: <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-compound-tense/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian compound tense: exercises</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try to complete these sentences with Italian compound tense &#8220;passato prossimo&#8221;. In the end of the page you find the right answers. You must remember the ending of the regular past participle: the verbs of the first conjugation have ending &#8220;ATO&#8221; (example: amare &#8211; amato); the verbs of the second conjugation have ending &#8220;UTO&#8221; (example: temere &#8211; temuto); the verbs of the third conjugation have ending  &#8220;ITO&#8221; (example: salire &#8211; salito).<span id="more-824"></span></p>
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<ul>
<li>Noi _____________________ (preparare) la valigia.</li>
<li>Lui __________________ (partire) ieri.</li>
<li>Beatrice _________________ (telefonare) a Paola.</li>
<li>Lucia e Monica ________________ (arrivare) a Mantova.</li>
<li>Anna _____________ (guidare) la macchina.</li>
<li>Il medico ________________ (consigliare) la cura.</li>
<li>Il farmacista _________________ (vendere) la medicina.</li>
<li>Mio padre ________________ (parlare) con mio fratello.</li>
<li>Mia sorella ________________ (comprare) una casa in montagna.</li>
<li>Mia madre _________________ (lavorare) molto.</li>
<li>Il tecnico ______________ (riparare) la televisione.</li>
<li>Io _______________ (leggere &#8211; past participle: letto) il tuo messaggio.</li>
<li>Loro _______________ (chiudere &#8211; past participle: chiuso) la porta.</li>
<li>L&#8217;impiegato _______________ (rispondere &#8211; past participle: risposto) alla mia domanda.</li>
<li>Le mie sorelle _____________ (uscire) due ore fa.</li>
<li>Il sole __________________ (tramontare) alle nove.</li>
<li>Il sole __________________ (sorgere &#8211; past participle: sorto) alle sei.</li>
<li>Il cassiere ______________ (dare) mille euro al cliente.</li>
<li>La segretaria _____________________ (andare) all&#8217;ufficio postale.</li>
<li>Paolo ________________ (nascere) il quattro aprile millenovecentosettantacinque.</li>
</ul>
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<p>The right sentences.</p>
<ul>
<ul>
<ol>
<ol>
<ol>
<ul>
<li>Noi abbiamo preparato la valigia.</li>
<li>Lei è partita ieri.</li>
<li>Beatrice ha telefonato a Paola.</li>
<li>Lucia e Monica sono arrivati a Mantova.</li>
<li>Anna ha guidato la macchina.</li>
<li>Il medico ha consigliato la cura.</li>
<li>Il farmacista  ha venduto la medicina.</li>
<li>Mio padre ha parlato con mio fratello.</li>
<li>Mia sorella ha  comprato una casa in montagna.</li>
<li>Mia madre ha lavorato molto.</li>
<li>Il tecnico ha riparato la televisione.</li>
<li>Io ho letto il tuo messaggio.</li>
<li>Loro hanno chiuso la porta.</li>
<li>L&#8217;impiegato ha risposto alla mia domanda.</li>
<li>Le mie sorelle sono uscite due ore fa.</li>
<li>Il sole è tramontato alle nove.</li>
<li>Il sole è sorto alle sei.</li>
<li>Il cassiere ha dato mille euro al cliente.</li>
<li>La segretaria è andata all&#8217;ufficio postale.</li>
<li>Paolo è nato il quattro aprile millenovecentosettantacinque.</li>
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</ol>
</ol>
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		<title>Italian compound tense: passato prossimo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The first Italian compound tense is &#8220;Passato prossimo&#8221; ; it is born in this way: present indicative auxiliary verb &#8220;AVERE&#8221; + past participle ho pensato hai pensato ha pensato abbiamo pensato avete pensato hanno pensato (in this case the past participle is always the same &#8211; example: pensato) OR present indicative auxiliary verb &#8220;ESSERE&#8221; + <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-compound-tense-passato1/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian compound tense: passato prossimo</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first Italian compound tense is &#8220;Passato prossimo&#8221; ; it is born in this way:</p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">present indicative auxiliary verb &#8220;AVERE&#8221; + past participle</h4>
<p style="text-align: center;">ho pensato</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">hai pensato<span id="more-826"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ha pensato</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">abbiamo pensato</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">avete pensato</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">hanno pensato</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(in this case the past participle is always the same &#8211; example: pensato)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">OR</p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">present indicative auxiliary verb &#8220;ESSERE&#8221; + past participle</h4>
<p style="text-align: center;">sono partito</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sei partito</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">è partito</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">siamo partiti</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">siete partiti</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sono partiti</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(in this case the past participle changes its forms &#8211; there are masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular, feminine plural)</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">When you must use auxiliary verb &#8220;AVERE?</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You have to use in generally auxiliary verb &#8220;AVERE&#8221; when you have a transitive verb. A transitive verb introduces an action that connects subject and object of the sentence. Look this example: &#8220;Io apro la finestra&#8221; (I open the window). The action of &#8220;apro&#8221; connects &#8220;io&#8221; and &#8220;finestra&#8221;. What do I open? &#8220;La finestra&#8221;. When the verb answers the question &#8220;what&#8221; or &#8220;who&#8221;, it is transitive. Unfortunately there are some transitive verbs that don&#8217;t use this auxiliary verb.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You use this auxiliary verb with some intransitive verbs, like &#8220;dormire, viaggiare, lavorare&#8221;. A particular example is &#8220;parlare&#8221;, that has two forms, intransitive and transitive: it uses &#8220;avere&#8221; (intransitive: &#8220;oggi ho parlato troppo&#8221;; transitive: &#8220;parli la lingua tedesca&#8221;).</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">When you must use auxiliary verb &#8220;ESSERE?</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You must use auxiliary verb &#8220;ESSERE&#8221;, when you have a reflexive verb: &#8220;io mi sono preparato bene&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You use in generally this auxiliary verb, when you have a verb of movement: &#8220;andare, venire, partire, arrivare, tornare, entrare, uscire&#8221;. Example: &#8220;io sono partito per Madrid&#8221;. An exception is &#8220;camminare&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You use this auxiliary verb, when you have a verb of state: &#8220;vivere, stare, restare, rimanere, nascere, morire&#8221;. An example: &#8220;io sono nato a Mantova&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You use this auxiliary verb, when you have a verb of change: &#8220;diventare, crescere&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You use this auxiliary verb, when you have a particular transitive verb, like &#8220;piacere, costare, succedere, sembrare&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s important to remember a thing: in this case the past participle changes like an adjective with four forms. An example: &#8220;diventato&#8221; for masculine singular (Luigi è diventato un medico famoso); &#8220;diventata&#8221; for feminine singular (Elena è diventata importante); &#8220;diventati&#8221; for masculine plural (Livia e Franco sono diventati ballerini); &#8220;diventate&#8221; for feminine plural (Sandra e Carla sono diventate amiche).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These are some rules. The practice and the exercise allow to understand and memorize the right use of the auxiliary verb. It&#8217;s very useful the use of monolingual dictionary, where you find the auxiliary verb to use and the irregular past participle.</p>
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		<title>Italian present indicative Part 3</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Italian present indicative of the third conjugation An example of the regular conjugation is &#8220;partire&#8221;: io parto (pàrto) tu parti (pàrti) lui parte (pàrte) noi partiamo (partiàmo) voi partite (partìte) loro partono (pàrtono) &#160; We have some verbs with the suffix &#8220;ISC&#8221; after the root. An example is: finire (root FIN &#8211; ending of  infinitive <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-present-indicative-part-3/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian present indicative Part 3</span></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">An example of the regular conjugation is &#8220;partire&#8221;:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>io parto (pàrto)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>tu parti (pàrti)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>lui parte (pàrte)</strong></span><span id="more-817"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>noi partiamo (partiàmo)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>voi partite (partìte)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>loro partono (pàrtono)</strong></span></p>
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<p>We have some verbs with the suffix &#8220;ISC&#8221; after the root. An example is: finire (root FIN &#8211; ending of  infinitive mood IRE)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>io finisco (finìsco) (fin-isc-o)<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>tu finisci (finìsci)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>lui finisce (finìsce)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>noi finiamo (finiàmo)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>voi finite (finìte)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>loro finiscono (finìscono) </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Also the present indicative of &#8220;capire&#8221; has for some forms the suffix &#8220;ISC&#8221; after the root &#8220;CAP&#8221;:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>io capisco (capìsco)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>tu capisci (capìsci)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>lui capisce (capìsce)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>noi capiamo (capiàmo)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>voi capite (capìte)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>loro capiscono (capìscono) </strong></span></p>
<p>We read some sentences:</p>
<p>Noi partiamo per Mosca.</p>
<p>Tu capisci sempre tutto.</p>
<p>Lui dorme poche ore.</p>
<p>Noi saliamo le scale.</p>
<p>Paolo impedisce una rissa.</p>
<p>Voi non capite nulla.</p>
<p>Loro sentono la musica.</p>
<p>Tu finisci la pasta.</p>
<p>Noi non capiamo le spiegazioni.</p>
<p>Noi sentiamo i rumori della strada</p>
<p>Loro salgono per le scale di casa.</p>
<p>Io parto domani sera con il treno.</p>
<p>Noi finiamo di vedere il film e poi partiamo.</p>
<p>Tu parti da Milano dopo pranzo.</p>
<p>Io finisco di lavorare alle tre del pomeriggio</p>
<p>Loro sentono il tuo discorso.</p>
<p>Io salgo le scale.</p>
<p>Tu parti in treno.</p>
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		<title>Italian demonstrative adjective: stesso</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We talk about the Italian demonstrative adjective &#8220;stesso&#8221;. &#8220;Stessa&#8221; is feminine singular; &#8220;Stesso&#8221; is masculine singular; &#8220;Stesse&#8221; is feminine plural; &#8220;Stessi&#8221; is masculine plural. The Italian demonstrative adjective creates a connection: in this case we have a connection of identity. We have to use the definite article with this adjective (you must remember to use <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-demonstrative-adjective/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian demonstrative adjective: stesso</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;">We talk about the Italian demonstrative adjective &#8220;stesso&#8221;.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Stessa&#8221; is feminine singular;</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Stesso&#8221; is masculine singular;</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Stesse&#8221; is feminine plural;</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Stessi&#8221; is masculine plural.</div>
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<p>The Italian demonstrative adjective creates a connection: in this case we have a connection of identity. We have to use the definite article with this adjective (you must remember to use the definite article &#8220;lo&#8221; with &#8220;stesso&#8221; and the definite article &#8220;gli&#8221; with &#8220;stessi&#8221; &#8211; this is very important also when you use the prepositions with article).</p>
<p>We can create some sentences.</p>
<p>Noi abbiamo le stesse idee.<br />
Loredana e Carla vivono nello stesso condominio.<br />
Le figlie di Marco hanno gli stessi occhi.<br />
Il medico prescrive la stessa medicina.<br />
Noi abbiamo le stesse abitudini.<br />
Loro vivono nelle stesse condizioni.<br />
Carlo e Pino lavorano nello stesso reparto.<br />
Camilla e Jack hanno avuto gli stessi insegnanti.</p>
<p>We have to remember a thing:<br />
we can use &#8220;stesso, stessa, stessi, stesse&#8221;, but we can change it with &#8220;medesimo, medesima, medesimi, medesime&#8221;. They have the same meaning. We have to use the definite article with this adjective.</p>
<p>Noi abbiamo le medesime idee.<br />
Loredana e Carla vivono nel medesimo condominio.<br />
Le figlie di Marco hanno i medesimi occhi.<br />
Il medico prescrive la medesima medicina.<br />
Noi abbiamo le medesime abitudini.<br />
Loro vivono nelle medesime condizioni.<br />
Carlo e Pino lavorano nel medesimo reparto.<br />
Camilla e Jack hanno avuto i medesimi insegnanti.</p>
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		<title>Italian demonstrative adjective: Altro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This Italian demonstrative adjective has four forms: &#8220;altro&#8221; for masculine singular; &#8220;altra&#8221; for feminine singular; &#8220;altri&#8221; for masculine plural; &#8220;altre&#8221; for feminine plural. Questo aggettivo ha quattro forme: &#8220;altro&#8221; per il maschile singolare, &#8220;altra&#8221; per il femminile singolare, &#8220;altri&#8221; per il maschile plurale, &#8220;altre&#8221; per il femminile plurale. The Italian demonstrative adjective &#8220;altro&#8221; creates a <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-demonstrative-adjective-altro/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian demonstrative adjective: Altro</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Italian demonstrative adjective has four forms: &#8220;altro&#8221; for masculine singular; &#8220;altra&#8221; for feminine singular; &#8220;altri&#8221; for masculine plural; &#8220;altre&#8221; for feminine plural. Questo aggettivo ha quattro forme: &#8220;altro&#8221; per il maschile singolare, &#8220;altra&#8221; per il femminile singolare, &#8220;altri&#8221; per il maschile plurale, &#8220;altre&#8221; per il femminile plurale.<span id="more-821"></span></p>
<p>The Italian demonstrative adjective &#8220;altro&#8221; creates a connection of difference. We can talk about something different or new. L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo italiano &#8220;altro&#8221; crea una connessione di differenza. Parliamo di qualcosa di differente o nuovo.</p>
<p>With this demonstrative adjective we can use the article (definite, indefinite, partitive). Con questo articolo dimostrativo possiamo usare l&#8217;articolo (determinativo, indeterminativo, partitivo).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Look these sentences.</p>
<p>Le altre ragazze ti aspettano al cinema. The other girls are waiting you at cinema.</p>
<p>Gli altri parenti arrivano oggi. The other relatives are arriving today.</p>
<p>L&#8217;altro vestito è nuovo. The other suit is new.</p>
<p>L&#8217;altra confezione è chiusa. The other package is closed.</p>
<p>Non c&#8217;è un altro modo. There isn&#8217;t another way.</p>
<p>Non c&#8217;è altro modo. There isn&#8217;t another way.</p>
<p>Non ci sono altri modi. There aren&#8217;t another ways.</p>
<p>Puoi comprare degli altri vestiti. You can buy another dresses.</p>
<p>Puoi darmi delle altre lezioni. You can give me another lessons.</p>
<p>Vuoi dell&#8217;altro caffè? Do you want other coffee?</p>
<p>Vuoi altro caffè? Do you want other coffee?</p>
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		<title>Italian demonstrative adjective quello</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Italian demonstrative adjective creates a connection. L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo crea una connessione. In this case we have a connection of space, because &#8220;quello, quella, quei, quelle, quegli&#8221; (that, those) are used for indicating someone or something far from the one who talks and the one who listens. In questo caso noi abbiamo una connessione di <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-demonstrative-adjective-quello/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian demonstrative adjective quello</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The Italian demonstrative adjective creates a connection. L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo crea una connessione.</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In this case we have a connection of space, because &#8220;quello, quella, quei, quelle, quegli&#8221; (that, those) are used for indicating someone or something far from the one who talks and the one who listens.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In questo caso noi abbiamo una connessione di spazio, perché &#8220;quello, quella, quei, quelle, quegli&#8221; sono usati per indicare qualcuno o qualcosa lontano da chi parla e da chi ascolta.<span id="more-847"></span></p>
<p>We have to use:</p>
<p>&#8220;quella&#8221; with feminine singular word;<br />
&#8220;quelle&#8221; with feminine plural word;<br />
&#8220;quel&#8221; with masculine singular word that starts with the majority of consonants ( B, C, D);<br />
&#8220;quello&#8221; with masculine singular word that starts with these consonants : &#8220;Z, S + other consonant, X, Y, PS, PN (*less common use), GN&#8221;.<br />
&#8220;quei&#8221; with masculine plural word that starts with the majority of consonants;<br />
&#8220;quegli&#8221; with masculine plural word that starts with these consonants : &#8220;Z, S + other consonant, X, Y, PS, PN (*less common use), GN&#8221;.</p>
<p>Noi dobbiamo usare:</p>
<p>&#8220;quella&#8221; con parola femminile singolare;<br />
&#8220;quelle&#8221; con parola femminile plurale;<br />
&#8220;quel&#8221; con parola maschile singolare che inizia con la maggioranza delle consonanti (B, C, D&#8230;);<br />
&#8220;quello&#8221; con parola maschile singolare che comincia con queste consonanti : &#8221; Z, S + altra consonante, X, Y, PS, PN (*uso poco comune), GN&#8221;.<br />
&#8220;quei&#8221; con parola maschile plurale che inizia con la maggioranza delle consonanti (B, C, D&#8230;);<br />
&#8220;quegli&#8221; con parola maschile plurale che comincia con queste consonanti : &#8221; Z, S + altra consonante, X, Y, PS, PN (*uso poco comune), GN&#8221;.</p>
<p>The demonstrative adjective has to be matched with the noun like gender and number.<br />
L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo  deve essere abbinato con il nome come genere e numero.</p>
<p>*In the daily language the nouns, that start with PN, like &#8220;pneumatico&#8221;, use &#8220;quel, quei&#8221;.<br />
Nel linguaggio quotidiano i sostantivi, che iniziano con PN, come &#8220;pneumatico&#8221;, usano &#8220;quel, quei&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>Italian demonstrative adjective: questo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The demonstrative adjective creates a connection. L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo crea una connessione. In this case we have a connection of space, because &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221; (this, these) are used for indicating someone or something near the one who talks. In questo caso noi abbiamo una connessione di spazio, perché &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221; sono usati <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-demonstrative-adjective-questo/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian demonstrative adjective: questo</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The demonstrative adjective creates a connection. L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo crea una connessione.</p>
<div style="text-align: justify;">In this case we have a connection of space, because &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221; (this, these) are used for indicating someone or something near the one who talks. In questo caso noi abbiamo una connessione di spazio, perché &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221; sono usati per indicare qualcuno o qualcosa vicino a chi parla.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">The demonstrative adjective has to be matched with the noun like gender and number.<br />
L&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo  deve essere abbinato con il nome come genere e numero.</p>
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<p>Look these sentences.<br />
Guarda queste frasi.</p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Questa situazione è stressante.  This situation is stressful.<br />
&#8220;Questa situazione&#8221; is feminine singular (è femminile singolare).</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Questo comportamento cambia il mio pensiero. This behaviour changes my thought.<br />
&#8220;Questo comportamento&#8221; is masculine singular (è maschile singolare).</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Questi atteggiamenti sono negativi.These attitudes are negative.<br />
&#8220;Questi atteggiamenti&#8221; is masculine plural (è maschile plurale).</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Queste idee sono stupide. These ideas are stupid.<br />
&#8220;Queste idee&#8221; is feminine plural (è femminile plurale).I&#8217;d like to remember these expressions:<br />
Stamattina = questa mattina &#8211; this morning<br />
Stasera = questa sera &#8211; tonight<br />
Stanotte = questa notte  &#8211; tonight</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">When you use the demonstrative adjective &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221;, you don&#8217;t use the article (definite, indefinite, partitive). Quando tu usi l&#8217;aggettivo dimostrativo &#8220;questo, questa, questi, queste&#8221;, tu non usi l&#8217;articolo (determinativo, indeterminativo, partitivo).</div>
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		<title>Italian verbal expression: mi piace</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuela Simoni]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s very important to understand the construction of this Italian verbal expression: &#8220;mi piace&#8221; means &#8220;piace a me&#8221;. What is the subject of this verb? Let&#8217;s go to look some examples. Mi piace il mare. I can say &#8220;il mare piace a me&#8221;. The subject is &#8220;il mare&#8221;, the verb is &#8220;piace&#8221; and the indirect <a href="http://www.theitalianword.com/italian-verbal-expression-mi-piace/" class="more-link">&#8230; <span class="screen-reader-text">Continue reading Italian verbal expression: mi piace</span></a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s very important to understand the construction of this Italian verbal expression: &#8220;mi piace&#8221; means &#8220;piace a me&#8221;. What is the subject of this verb? Let&#8217;s go to look some examples.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Mi piace il mare.</span></strong> I can say &#8220;il mare piace a me&#8221;. The subject is &#8220;il mare&#8221;, the verb is &#8220;piace&#8221; and the indirect complement is &#8220;a me&#8221; . You must memorize what is the subject, because the verb &#8220;piacere&#8221; is connected to this subject. If I have the word &#8220;regali&#8221; (gitfs) and I want to use the expression &#8220;mi piace&#8221;, I&#8217;ll say <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Mi piacciono i regali</span></strong>. Why? Because the subject is &#8220;regali&#8221; and this word is plural. &#8220;Mi piacciono i regali&#8221; means &#8220;I regali piacciono a me&#8221;.<span id="more-607"></span></p>
<p>Right now we look another examples.</p>
<p>Mi piace la cucina italiana.</p>
<p>Mi piacciono gli spaghetti.</p>
<p>Mi piace mangiare bene.</p>
<p>Mi piacciono i viaggi.</p>
<p>Mi piacciono i dolci.</p>
<p>Mi piace cucinare.</p>
<p>You can look the different use of &#8220;mi piace&#8221; and &#8220;mi piacciono&#8221;.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the same, if I say &#8220;gli piace&#8221;, &#8220;gli piacciono&#8221;: these expressions wants to say: &#8220;piace a lui&#8221;, &#8220;piacciono a lui&#8221;.</p>
<p>I can use: &#8220;le piace la pizza&#8221;, &#8220;le piacciono i gelati&#8221;: I want to say &#8220;la pizza piace a lei&#8221;, &#8220;i gelati piacciono a lei&#8221;.</p>
<p>I can use &#8220;ti piace il colore blu&#8221; or &#8220;ti piacciono i colori&#8221;,  to say &#8221; il colore blu ti piace&#8221; or &#8220;i colori ti piacciono&#8221;.</p>
<p>I can use &#8220;ci piace la corsa&#8221;, &#8220;ci piacciono le macchine&#8221;, to say &#8220;la corsa ci piace&#8221;, &#8220;le macchine ci piacciono&#8221;.</p>
<p>We have the same result, if we use &#8220;vi piace mangiare il cibo italiano&#8221;, &#8220;vi piacciono i vini italiani&#8221;: the meaning is &#8220;il cibo italiano piace a voi&#8221; and &#8220;i vini italiani piacciono a voi&#8221;.</p>
<p>When we say &#8220;i vini italiani piacciono a loro&#8221;, we can change with &#8220;a loro piacciono i vini italiani. There is the same result with &#8220;viaggiare in Italia piace a loro&#8221; and &#8220;a loro piace viaggiare in Italia&#8221;.</p>
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