You’re excited about learning Italian, you’ve got some essential phrases andyou’ve started learning about the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. There are different expressions you can use depending whether the situation is formal (business meeting) or informal (meeting someone at a restaurant). For many learners, verb conjugation is the most intimidating thing about Italian: one look ata list of Italian verbs and you might worry that you’ll never fit it all in your brain.

I didn’t know how to learn words quickly, or that I should pay attention to things like prepositions. Despite the ongoing transformation of the language, these rules remain the foundation that stabilizes it. The trick is to create a little memory hook, by linking the sounds and meaning of the new word to words you already know. Knowing Italian greetings can make a good impression, whether you’re speaking Italian for business or while traveling.

Notice that most of the idiomatic expressions with avereare translated with the verb to bein English. Based in Milan, Italy, when she’s not huddled behind her desk writing or learning languages, you’ll probably find her sitting out on the terrace with a beer in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other.

Verb conjugation is just a fancy way of describing how verbs changedepending on who’s doing the action (just in case you need a little reminder, verbs are words which describe actions or states, like jump, speak or be ). com/v2/authors/9661"}},{"authorId":9662,"name":"Francesca Romana Onofri","slug":"francesca-romana-onofri","description":"

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