Prepositions: I

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Preposition " IN ":

1.- As a preposition of place: It remarks that you are within an inner place. For example, you can say:

rimango in casa

I stay homw

In this example you remark that you stay in the interior and that you'll probably won't be out of your house.

lui è in macchina	he is in the car
lei è in cucina	she is in the kitchen

2.- Preposition of movement: used with the names of the countries, continents, islands:

vado in Germania	I go to Germany
vado in America	I go to America

ATTENZIONE:
IN + IL + male noun starting in consonant change to = NEL

nel giardino

in the garden

IN + IL / LA + noun starting with a vowel change to = NELL'

nell'automobile	in the car
nell'edificio	in the building

NEL + IL + male noun starting with double consonant or o i change to = NELLO

nello spazio

in the space

NEL in plural changes to NEI

nei giardini

in the gardens

NELL' and NELLO change in plural to NEGLI

negli edifici	in the buildings
negli spazi	in the spaces

NELLA y NELL' change in plural and become NELLE

nelle case	in the houses
nelle automobili	in the cars

3.- For the seasons and other expressions:

in primavera	in spring
in autunno	in autumn
in inverno	in winter

But:

d'estate

in summer

ATTENZIONE:
For the expressions of time using the months of the year you can use "A" or "IN" interchangeably

in / a febbraio	in february
in / a gennaio	in january

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Prepositions: A

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Let's keep working on our Italian lessons. Ready to start working with some prepositions.

If you know how to use prepositions it will be way easier for you to make more complex phrases in Italian.

Let's start with the Prepositionn "A":

1.- As a preposition of movement: to go somewhere:

Italian	English
vado a casa	I go home

With the names of the cities:

vado a Roma, Milano

I go to Rome, Milan

2.- Of time:

mangio sempre a quest'ora	I always at this hour
alle nove, alle dieci	at nine, at ten

3.- of state: with some frequent names as: casa (home), scuola (school), università (university), ospedale (hospital), porto (port), lezione (lesson), bar (bar) mare (sea), stazione (station), stadio (stadium).

sono a casa	I am home
rimango a casa	I stay home

4.- To compliment a structure:

regalare a qualcuno	Give a present to someone
dare a qualcuno	Give to someone

5.- To indicate an object that works a certain way:

una stufa a gas	A gas tove
una barca a vela	A sailing boat

6.- To indicate a flavour or a condiment:

gelato al limone	A lemon ice cream
pasta al ragú	pasta with ragú

ATTENZIONE:

andare a piedi	Go walking
andare a cavallo	Go on a horse
parlare a voce alta, bassa	Talk in high/low voice

So that's all for now.

If you keep reading, you will find some additional rules and exceptions for this prepositions.

I hope we'll work on these rules in some future lessons.

But for now, I hope you enjoy this introduction.

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Che bevande sono?

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Che bevande sono?

That means what drink is that.

Let’s find out how you name some popular drinks in Italy:

LA SPREMUTA DI POMPELMO

(The grapefruit juice)

IL CAPPUCCINO

(the cappuccino)

L’ACQUA MINERALE

(the mineral water)

IL BICCHIERE DI LATE

(the glass of milk)

LA BIRRA

(the beer)

L’APERITIVA

(The appetizer)

LO SPUMANTE

(The wine)

L’ARANCIATA

(The orange juice)

LA LIMONATA

(The lemonade)

IL COCKTAIL

 (The cocktail)

Do you have any other drink name in Italian?.  Don’t hesitate to share or look for more words to add to your vocabulary

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The store

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Ready for some Italian vocabulary about the stores.  This could be useful for using the formula "essere" or "andare" dal...

Italiano	English	Italiano	English
il negozio	the store	i mestieri	the jobs
fioreria	flower shop	fioraio	florist
parruccheria	hairdressing	parrucchiera / e	hairdresser
ambulatorio	hospital	dottore	doctor
frutteria	greengrocery	fruttivendolo	greengrocer
pescheria	fishery	pescivendolo	fisher
macelleria	butchery	macellaio	butcher
cartoleria	stationery	cartolaio	stationer
pasticceria	bakery	pasticcere	baker
farmacia	pharmacy	farmacista	pharmacian
edicola	kiosk	giornalaio	newsagent
tabaccheria	watertight	tabaccaio	watertight employee

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Possessives (Essere and Andare)

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Do you remember the verbs Esser and Andare?

In our previous lessons we have studied some of the Possessive forms in Italian

Look: frequently, when you indicate the verb to be in italian as for example to be in a store you can use the verbs "essere" or "andare" (to be or to go) plus "dal" and the name of the seller from the store:

Let's see an example to make it clear

Italian	English
essere dal fornaio	to be in the bakery
fornaio	bakery
andare dal calzolaio	go to the shoe store
calzolaio	shoemaker

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