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31. Home Sweet Home

March 20th, 2006

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Home Sweet Home

Some says “There’s nothing like home sweet home”. We agree. In today’s lesson, we are going to learn some very useful words and expressions you can use when describing a house or an apartment.

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6 Responses to "31. Home Sweet Home"

Lyna Says:

July 31st, 2007 at 6:19 am

Massimo and Jane,

I was wondering why, for example,
In this lesson, “La mia casa ha una cucina” is used.
While in lesson twelve “Mia sorella e’ bella” is used.
When do we add a “la” before the “mia”?

Thanks!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

July 31st, 2007 at 9:16 pm

As a general rule, possessive adjectives always need an article (definite or indefinite) except when the possessed noun is a specific family relative.

la mia automobile e’ veloce = my car is fast
mia madre e’ giovane (NOT “la mia madre”) = my mother is young

canice Says:

October 16th, 2007 at 10:21 pm

Jame and Massimo,

Thanks for the great website. In this lesson, I would like to know when to use “vivo” and “abito” when taking about where you live.

Thanks

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

October 17th, 2007 at 9:46 am

In the “everyday” Italian, there is not really too much of a difference between “abitare” and “vivere”.

However, “abitare” means “to reside, to occupy” (in a place, in a house, etc.) - Examples: “abito a Milano”, “abito in campagna”.

“Vivere means “to exist” (in a place, in a situation, etc.) - Examples: “vivo a Roma”, “vivo in un appartamento”, “vivo solo”.

Erinlad Says:

January 9th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

I am uncertain when to use the personal pronoun in front of the verb. I see in this lesson that you use “Io” alot. Can it be left off (since the congugated verb indicates the pronoun)? I thought it should only be used for emphatic sentences, but I see it used in many sentences…not just on is site. For example, I often see both “vorrei…” and “Io vorrei…” (I would like…) written.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

January 10th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

Erinlad - yes, the personal pronoun in front of the verb can be left off - as a matter of fact, you’ll find that it is left off the majority of the times.

We have decided to use it a little more than the average on the beginner series as it makes it easier, especially for English speaking students, to learn and memorize verbs.

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