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The Italian letter A is pronounced "ah", as in father or wander. A1 – Beginning Italian
A1 Italian Lessons and Practice – Beginning Italian
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The Italian letter A is pronounced "ah", as in father or wander. Accents
While Italian uses many of the same letters as English, the vowels may have little decorations that can make them look and sound very different. In Italian, accents are essential: they’re there for a reason, so you must include them when writing. A1 - Beginning Italian • spelling
Accessories and Jewelry
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Adjectives
One of the eight parts of speech, adjectives are a type of modifier; that is, they modify or describe nouns in a certain way, letting you know the size, shape, weight, color, nationality, or any of a myriad other possible qualities of nouns. A1 - Beginning Italian • agreement
Adverbs
An adverb is an invariable word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs can provide additional information about manner, quantity, frequency, time, or place – they explain when, how, where, how often, or to what degree something is done. Airport
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Alphabet
If you want to read and write in Italian, one of the first things you should learn is the Italian alphabet, which has 21 letters. You know them all from the English alphabet but they are pronounced differently, so take a moment to learn the Italian alphabet. A1 - Beginning Italian • spelling
And + Or
The words "and" and "or" are coordinating conjunctions. In Italian, there are two different forms for each of these two words depending on the word that follows them. Andare – to go
Andare – to go – is one of the most common irregular Italian verbs. It’s used much like its English equivalent. Avere – to have
Avere is one of the most common and useful Italian verbs and has irregular conjugations in just about every tense and mood. Avere literally means “to have,” but also serves an an auxiliary verb and is found in many idiomatic expressions. 