How to use the Gerund https://youtu.be/5dBWDlxyPCk?si=XL5rZ-LJOgFlVnox What are these people doing? Stanno mangiando e la ragazza sta correndo. Do you know this verb tense? ‘Sta correndo’ is called gerund. Hi, my name is Maria and I am a teacher of Italian, English, and Spanish. I created this channel to help those who are […]
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Bene, Bravo, Bello e Buono. HOW TO USE THESE WORDS (WELL) IN ITALIAN
Bene, Bravo, Bello e Buono. HOW TO USE THESE WORDS (WELL) IN ITALIAN https://youtu.be/fdthBiexJOc Hello, I’m Maria, and I’m a teacher of Italian, English, and Spanish. Today I want to talk to you about the difference between “bene”, “bravo”, “buono”, and “bello”, because it’s something that my students, especially English speakers, often confuse. This is […]
Prepositions of place A – IN
Prepositions of place A – IN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCtl3VbdS5w&t=23s When you talk about a place what preposition do you use? Do you go IN piscina or A piscina? Are you IN or A casa? Today we are talking about prepositions! Prepositions are particles that serve to link words, specifying the relationship between them. Prepositions of […]
Verbi riflessivi e verbi reciproci
Verbi riflessivi e reciproci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bsDS6pvr90 Questa mattina mi sono svegliata alle 7, mi sono alzata, mi sono lavata, mi sono vestita… (This morning I woke up at 7 a.m., got up, washed myself, got dressed…)and then I asked myself: what is it that my Italian students find difficult? Of course, reflexive verbs!!! I decided to […]
Quindi, infatti, davvero, inoltre – how do you use them?
When I start a class I always have a chat with my students, both to get them to practice normal everyday conversation and to build rapport with them. Then, when it’s really time to start, most of the time I start by saying, “Quindi… iniziamo la lezione!” (“So, let’s start the class!”) Punctually, by the […]
