Category Archives: Italian Lessons
Italian Lesson 28 – Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are verbs when the subject of the sentence performed an action upon himself (herself) (itself). Some examples would be: “I washed myself.” “He washed himself.” Depending on the verb ending will determine how you form a reflexive verb in Italian. are verbs will become arsi ere verbs will become ersi ire verbs will […]
Italian Lesson 29 – Irregularities in Regular Verbs
Just like everything else in life, there are exceptions to every rule! Here are some irregularities when it comes regular Italian verbs particularly when they end in “ciare” or “giare”. A little bit of memorization is required to fully comprehend these cases. Italian Lesson Audio
Italian Lesson 30 – Past Indefinite Tense of Verbs
This lesson will start building upon our foundation of the present tense of verbs by now looking at the past tense. You may want to review the previous lesson regarding avere and essere. That was back in Lesson 7. Past Indefinite Tense Lesson
Italian Lesson 31 – Irregular Past Participles
Here is a lesson on irregular past participles regarding (surprise surprise) Italian verbs. Verbs are almost like spinach, everyone hates them, but the more you consume the stronger you will become in your quest to learn Italian. This lesson is divided into two parts. Audio Lesson #1 Audio Lesson #2
Italian Lesson 32 – Verbs used with Essere
Here is a listing of some verbs (regular and irregular) that are used with the Italian verb essere. Listen to this Italian Lesson
Italian Lesson 33 – Meals and Food Vocabulary Words
Here is a tutorial regarding Italian food and meals. We all know how important food is to the Italian culture. This lesson contains some handy vocabulary that will certainly help you on your trip to Italy. Audio Lesson on Italian Food and Meals
Italian Lesson 34 – Servire and Piacere
This lesson we’ll look at a couple of Italian verbs: Servire – To need, to be of service Piacere – To please, to like Listen to these Italian Verbs