Archive for December, 2016
Combining Prepositions With Articles – Part 5. Posted by Serena on Dec 14, 2016
In today’s exercise, we’re going to focus on combining the Italian definite articles il, lo, la, i, gli, and le (the) with the preposition ‘su‘ (on, in, about). We’ll begin by reviewing how we construct these preposizioni articolate (preposition/article combinations). This will be followed by an exercise that requires you to fill in the blanks…
Istruzioni – The Answers Posted by Geoff on Dec 12, 2016
So … did this quiz test your Italian comprehension skills? It was certainly quite tricky! Let’s find out how you got on. Where would you find the following istruzioni (instructions)? Match each phrase to one of the locations given below. 1. Tenere fuori dalla portata e dalla vista dei bambini Keep out of reach and…
Istruzioni – A Quiz Posted by Serena on Dec 9, 2016
Warning: This quiz will test your Italian comprehension skills! Where would you find the following istruzioni (instructions)? Match each phrase to one of the locations given below. 1. Tenere fuori dalla portata e dalla vista dei bambini 2. Per una maggiore riservatezza la preghiamo di attendere qui il suo turno 3. Da consumarsi preferibilmente entro…
Ancora Qui Posted by Geoff on Dec 7, 2016
Ancora can be translated as: yet, more, again and still. Let’s have a look at a few examples of each of these translations … and a beautiful song. 1. yet Marco non è ancora arrivato a casa = Marco hasn’t got home yet non hai ancora finito di aggiustare la macchina? =haven’t you finished fixing…
Combining Prepositions With Articles – Part 4. Posted by Serena on Dec 6, 2016
In today’s exercise, we’re going to focus on combining the Italian definite articles il, lo, la, i, gli, and le (the) with the preposition ‘ in‘ (in, to). We’ll begin by reviewing how we construct these preposizioni articolate (preposition/article combinations). This will be followed by an exercise that requires you to fill in the blanks…
At The Fishmonger in Italy Posted by Serena on Dec 2, 2016
Have ever tried to buy fish in Italy? Here’s an opportunity for you to work on your fish shopping vocabulary. The setting la pescheria del nostro amico Beppe (our friend Beppe’s fishmonger’s) The characters Serena, Geoff, Beppe il pescivendolo e sua moglie Gabriella (Serena, Geoff, Beppe the fishmonger and Gabriella, his wife) Serena e Geoff…