10 Must-Know Italian Idioms for Language Learners

Learning a new language can be both exciting and challenging. While mastering grammar and vocabulary is essential, understanding and using idiomatic expressions can truly elevate your language skills and make you sound like a native speaker. What are idioms? Idioms are phrases that have a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning of […]

How long does it take to learn Italian?

You wanted to learn a new language and chose Italian. How long does it take to learn Italian? In this article, we will answer the question. Learning Italian: how long does it take? This question is not easy to answer because there is no fixed time period. There are many factors that affect learning speed. […]

Best Italian Conversation Exercises for Foreign Students

During Italian language classes at Scuola Clidante, there always comes a time when, in order to maximize all that has been learned, it is absolutely necessary to have conversations in Italian. This allows one not only to fix well in mind all the grammar rules learned in class, but also and above all to begin […]

The Italian Verb “Essere” (To Be)

Introduction In Italian, the verb “essere” – equivalent to “to be” in English – is a fundamental and frequently used verb. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced learner, mastering its conjugation is essential for expressing existence, identity, characteristics, and more. Conjugation of “Essere”: the present tense Let’s explore the present tense conjugation of “essere,” […]

Italian grammar lessons: the infinitive

In this Italian grammar lesson we are going to discover the Italian infinitive. This can be considered an indefinite mode, because when we use the infinitive we do not make explicit the people acting or the period (past, present or future) of the action.  How to use the infinitive in Italian To understand how to use the infinitive in Italian we […]