News in slow Italian for beginners

Ci metto: Explained Many students struggle the use of the particle ci in Italian, because ci has several different meanings. This lesson focuses on a very common use of ci: the idiomatic expressions metterci, such as in ci metto. Being an idiomatic expression, its meaning is not related to the verb mettere (= to put), […]

Ci vuole: Explained Many students struggle with understanding when and how ci should be used in Italian, because this particle has several different meanings. This lesson focuses on a very common use of ci: the idiomatic expressions ci vuole / ci vogliono (the infinitive form is volerci). This can be confusing, because the original meaning […]

Portare vs prendere: How to use them The verb portare is usually translated in English using the verb “to bring”, while prendere normally translates “to get”. For example: Mi puoi portare un libro? Can you bring me a book? Alessandra ha detto che porterà una bottiglia di vino. Alessandra said she will bring a bottle […]