Italian Language

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

//--> //--> //--> 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”…

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…

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