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29.8.15

The present tense of the verb "avere" "to have"

Now here it is the present tense of the verb "avere" "to have"

Affirmative form:

Io ho I have
Tu hai / Lei ha You have
Lui haHe has
Lei ha

She has

Esso haIt has
Voi avete You have
Loro hanno They have

For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson.

29.7.15

The present tense of the verb "avere" "to have"

Interrogative form:

Io ho?Have I?
Tu hai? / Lei ha? Have you?
Lui ha? Has he?
Lei ha? Has she?
Esso ha? Has it?
Noi abbiamo? Have we?
Voi avete? Have you?

Loro hanno?

Have they?

Also, see the present tense of "essere" " to be": interrogative form.
For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson.

13.7.15

The present tense of the verb "avere" "to have"

Negative-interrogative form:

Io non ho? Have I not?
Tu non hai? / Lei non ha? Have you not?
Lui non ha? Has he not?
Lei non ha? Has she not?
Esso non ha? Has it not?
Noi non abbiamo? Have we not?
Voi non avete? Have you not?
Loro non hanno? Have they not?

Also, take a look at the present tense of "essere" "to be": negative-interrogative form

For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson.

3.9.14

The present tense of the verb "essere" "to be"

Negative-interrogative form:

Io non sono? Am I not?
Tu non sei? / Lei non è? Are you not?
Lui non è? Is he not?
Lei non è? Is she not?
Esso non è? Is it not?
Noi non siamo? Are we not?
Voi non siete? Are you not?
Essi non sono?Are they not?

See also the other three forms: affirmative, negative and iterrogative.

For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson!

20.9.13

Greetings and parting expressions

We have already learnt how to greet people and what to say when you leave them (see: Just to start ).

Let's carry on with more greetings and parting expressions.

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Ciao! (informal)

Hello! / Hi!

Salve! (formal)

Hello!

Arrivederci! (formal)

Goodbye!

Ciao! (informal)

Goodbye!

A presto!

So long!

A più tardi!

See you later!

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Note that "Ciao" is a friendly and informal greeting or parting salutation meaning either "Hello" or " Goodbye".
For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson!

3.10.12

Numbers

Shall we go on?

Let's learn to count from zero to ten.

0

Zero

Zero

1

Uno

One

2

Due

Two

3

Tre

Three

4

Quattro

Four

5

Cinque

Five

6

Sei

Six

7

Sette

Seven

8

Otto

Eight

9

Nove

Nine

10

Dieci

Ten

For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson.

18.10.11

Italian alphabet

The Italian alphabet is constituted by 21 letters:
A a
B bi
C ci
D di
E e
G gi
I i
O o
P pi
Q qu
T ti
U u
V vi or vu
There are also 5 more non Italian letters (they integrate the Italian alphabet) used to spell out foreign words: J i lunga K cappa W doppia vi or doppia vu X ics Y ipsilon For now that's all, see you at the next little lesson.