In Italian, when we use informal imperative  in  positive senteces with a direct, indirect and double object pronouns and also with ci and ne, we use these pronouns and particles as  suffix and join them together to the imperative  forming a  single word. Example:   Guardalo!; Diteglielo!; Andiamoci!; Parlane! Parlagliene!
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In Italian,  when the present perfect (passato prossimo) is made with the auxiliary verb essere, we have to make the past participle (participio passato) agree with the gender and the number (masc. sing., masc. plur., fem. sing. and fem. plur.).  On the contrary, when  the auxiliary verb is avere the past participle ends always in [...]

How do you say in Italian: “Paolo è più bello di or che Luca?”. Which word (di or che) do we use to express the comparison of majority or minority?
The answer is simple: it depends on what we compare!
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It is always difficult to understand the use of “h” in Italian, also because its pronunciation is always mute. It is for this reason that students of Italian language find often difficulties to understand when they have to use it, and when not.
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When in English the present continuous expresses an action happens at the moment of speaking, we use in Italian the present tense of the verb stare + the gerund of the verb.
The gerund is formed in Italian from the infinitive of the verb.
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Che and cui are two Italian relative pronouns that are used to join phrases with a common element, and che or cui replace it.
We use che (invariable relative pronoun) to replace a subject or a direct object ( i.e. without a preposition), example:
Il libro che ho letto è molto interessante
la ragazza che beve il caffè [...]

Cavarsela is an Italian  pronominal verb. Pronominal verbs are verbs with one or two pronouns that change a little the original meaning of the  verb. Italians use  very often this verbs in the spoken language.
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I know that it is not so easy the use of prepositions in Italian language.  I would like to explain you which prepositions we use when we speak about places.
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The Use of subjunctive in Italian is an important step  towards a good italian knowledge. My opinion is that italians don’t know exactly the use of subjunctive in their own language and therefore is very difficult for a foreign to understand when he has to use this verbal mode.
I have to say that the subjunctive [...]

When I teach Italian and my students introduce themself, I often listen to say: “vengo dalla Germania” (ok) and also: “Sono dalla Germania” or “Sono da Francoforte”.
If we have to indicate the origin: with the verb venire we use the preposition da, but we can also use the verb essere, if we want to express [...]