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LearnItalianPod.com Says:

It can be with or without apostrophe.

We have left the article “una” without an apostrophe to 1) give emphasis to the title, and 2) clearly indicate the noun “estate” is feminine.

In the everyday usage “un’estate” with apostrophe is more common.

One example: the title movie “Summer Catch” was translated in Italian as “Il sogno di una estate” (The dream of a summer).

karina Says:

oh, i see. that’s new to me. cool!

Dave Says:

Thanks for the link Gabor. It’s the first time I’ve seen Egli, ella, essi and esse! Then I noticed on their FAQ page:
“Egli, ella, essi and esse are rare in the everyday’s use of the Italian language, both spoken or written. They are replaced by lui, lei and loro.” Actually, come to think about it, I am familiar with - ella ha detto/she told me - but I think it’s a dialect. learnitalianpod, auitami per favore!

Buona natale a tutti.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Dave, that is correct: ella ha detto = she said.

But almost no one in Italy would use “ella” - it’s very rare and replaced by “lei”.

So the correct way to say would be “lei ha detto” = “she said” (or “you said” FORMAL).

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

“Vorrei divertirmi” is “I would like to have fun”, while “voglio divertirmi” is “I want to have fun”.

Both sentences mean the same thing, but express two different state of mind - while the first shows desire, the second shows certainty.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Michelle, that could be a nice add-on to LearnItalianPod subscribers area!

Phonetics are not included on the current Learning Center.

Speaking of which - we are about to release a new version of the Learning Center in a few days - it will include more interactivity, and a better organization of the learning materials.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Steve, thanks for pointing it out - it’s now working fine.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

Congratulazioni Lucy!!