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How hard is it to understand spoken Italian? Movies, TV series, YouTube videos… sometimes it seems impossible. The truth is that “real” Italian is very different from that of grammar books. With this article you will discover authentic Italian expressions taken from Italian TV series, organized by level from A1 to C2.

Do you want to speak Italian fluently and naturally? Then you need to stop translating in your head from your native language to Italian and start thinking directly in Italian. In this article, you’ll discover why translating is a problem and how to change this habit with practical strategies.

Have you ever wondered why, when you speak Italian, even if you use perfect grammar, Italians look at you a little puzzled? The problem might be that you are translating literally from your own language… or that you are not using the idiomatic expressions that native speakers use every day. With this guide, you will learn 30 Italian expressions that you can use in real conversations to sound more natural and fluent.

“Ieri mi sono mangiato una pizza gigante e poi mi sono bevuto una birra ghiacciata!” [Yesterday I ate a giant pizza and then I drank an ice-cold beer!] Does this sound like a strange sentence to you? Actually, when an Italian says “mi sono bevuto un caffè” [I drank a coffee] instead of “ho bevuto un caffè” [I drank a coffee], they’re not making a mistake: they’re using a structure called the affective pronominal use of transitive verbs.

In Italian, there are many words that look similar, sometimes almost identical, but have very different meanings. Using the wrong one can create embarrassing, funny, or simply confusing situations. In this article, you’ll discover 10 groups of words that are constantly confused: by the end, you’ll know exactly which word to use in every situation!

Passato prossimo or imperfetto? How many times have you asked yourself this question? This is one of the most difficult topics in Italian grammar, and even the most advanced students keep making the same mistakes. In this article, you will learn to recognize and avoid the 5 most common mistakes that foreigners make when choosing between passato prossimo and imperfetto, discovering why they are wrong and, above all, how to correct them.