TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
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#1457
Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
Well, "alibi" is just Latin for "elsewhere". If you were elsewhere you couldn't have committed the crime. Has that changed?
"Democracy" comes from the Greek "rule by the people". Everyone has their own interpretation of how exactly the people rule! If the parties had a democratic internal regime and were responsive to what people around them wanted, we might say that partitocracy and democracy were the same thing... some hope!
"Democracy" comes from the Greek "rule by the people". Everyone has their own interpretation of how exactly the people rule! If the parties had a democratic internal regime and were responsive to what people around them wanted, we might say that partitocracy and democracy were the same thing... some hope!
#1463
Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
non ho nessuna voglia di fare .......................
non ho proprio voglia di andare ..................... etc.
#1464
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Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
Thanks Lorna.
Can I try another question? As I understand it, "mi faccio vivo" means something like "I'll let you know". So if I ask somebody to let me know e.g. when they're able to come, can I say "ti fai vivo quando puoi venire"?
Can I try another question? As I understand it, "mi faccio vivo" means something like "I'll let you know". So if I ask somebody to let me know e.g. when they're able to come, can I say "ti fai vivo quando puoi venire"?
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Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
Hi
Is there any easy way of forming the imperativo in Italian or is just a case of learning each of the different forms depending on the verb group?
I am happy with the negative form
Thank you in advance
Is there any easy way of forming the imperativo in Italian or is just a case of learning each of the different forms depending on the verb group?
I am happy with the negative form
Thank you in advance
#1466
Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
Mi faccio vivo is more like -------------- I'll be in touch, so it would be ------- fatti vivo. I'd probably say, fatti vivo se hai intemzione di venire or fammi sapere se puoi venire.
#1467
Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
The only helpful thing is that most verbs finish in the same way for each person:
Tu) mangia (Noi) mangiamo (Voi) mangiate
(Tu) credi (Noi) crediamo (Voi) credete
(Tu) parti (Noi) partiamo ( Voi) partite
The negative is easier because it isn't formed with the imperative but the infinitive so it's simply: non mangiare. Non partire. Non andare. Non parlare. Non pagare.
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Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
Thank you for the prompt reply I am happy with Italian verbs generally and most of the tenses it is just the imperative that seems so complicated I suppose I could just stop going around telling people what to do