Holidays and Celebrations

Halloween

Halloween is not an Italian holiday, but learning the Italian translations for Halloween vocabulary can be fun, especially for younger students. Happy Halloween!

Vocabulary Lists

Greetings

Learn how to greet people in Italian, at any time of day or night.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • formalities • informalities • politeness • travel Italian 

Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns reiterate the subject, which may seem redundant, but in fact serves an important purpose: it indicates that the subject of the verb is performing that action on itself.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • agreement 

Pronunciation Guides

S

The letter S has two pronunciations in Italian as in English. Most words follow specific rules that spell out which pronunciation is correct.

  A1 - Beginning Italian 

Verbs

Dovere – must, to have to

Dovere is a very common Italian verb with irregular conjugations and an unusual relationship to some of its English equivalents. It has several meanings related to obligation, supposition, and expectation.

  A2 - Low-Intermediate Italian 

Vocabulary Lists

Accessories and Jewelry

List of Italian names for assorted accessories and jewelry, with sound files.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • travel Italian 

Adverbs

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place express where the action of a verb occurs.

  A2 - Low-Intermediate Italian 

Pronunciation Guides

R

The Italian letter R is rolled, similarly to the Spanish R.

  A1 - Beginning Italian 

Verbs

-urre Verbs

Italian has a few verbs with an irregular infinitive that ends in -urre, a contraction of the original infinitive ending -ucere. Many conjugations for these verbs are based on that original infinitive.

  conjugation lessons 

Vocabulary Lists

Languages

Parla italiano? What about another language? Here’s how to say the most commonly spoken and studied languages in Italian, plus a few more for good measure.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • travel Italian