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Ciao…I have been studying Italian for 2 years…very slowly…and I always have this issue regardless of where I am with my studies. When do I use the correct form of “essere” when it comes to actions I am taking?io, sono, mi, sto…it is giving me anxiety all ...
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - December 17, 2021
Ciao a tuttiIn this conversation the “ Lei and voi” are in brackets. Does this mean they don't need to be said? As well as the “ Ii ho pasatto”. Just want to clarify. Io needn't be said due to the verb forms implying that.CiaoSebongela
3 replies - Last post by Margaret-RocketLanguages - November 28, 2021
Hi,I was looking for the lesson on Conditional Tense (condizionale) . I remember seeing it in the old course, but unable to find it in the new one, going by the titles in the Language and Culture section. I did a search and came up with one reference, bu...
3 replies - Last post by MarkL57 - November 17, 2021
Hi andiamo pescando instead of peschiamo.You say activities like this, but what is the distinction? I know this is not meant to give you everything, but one example is not very helpful. As the rest of the sentences are all ando or endo. Is this just case ...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - November 1, 2021
Ciao a tuttiThe verb approfittare looks like a regular verb in conjugations.My question is is regularity ruled only by the present tense? In other words is that where verbs are deemed regular or irregular.I just have not been able to find confirmation of ...
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - November 1, 2021
Hi, Just to clarify, is "molte" the feminine form of noun? Grazie.
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - November 1, 2021
CiaoHa scritto sopra il suo nameHow come it is “ha not hai” if in the translation it has “You” in brackets. All these idiosyncrisies drive me a little crazy. I guess English is the same. Sebongela
2 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - November 1, 2021
I'm a bit confused by the conditional. I understand the conjugations and when to use them, but grammatically - is it a mood or a tense? A LOT of material about the conditional from level 2 is gone now, but still shows up when you use the search function. ...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - November 1, 2021
Ciao ragazzi, Hoping someone can help explain the subtle differences between “quello che/quelli che/ciò” I've seen these expressions a lot in written Italian and by listening to Italian audio. If I'm not mistaken/understand correctly;Quello che = thatQue...
2 replies - Last post by MichaelC1888 - October 18, 2021
Are there any lessons in Italian 3 that focus on using the pronouns ci, ne and ce?Thank you!
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 15, 2021
Back before level 2 was updated, there was a lesson on partative articles (when you want “some” or “a part of” something. According to my notes there are a few ways to say this, but there was a handy table on combining “di + definite article” that I can't...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - October 11, 2021
Dear allHaving worked your way through Italian to level 3, how have you found learning the grammar, especially those who can compare it to Spanish?What method - aside from following Rocket obviously - did you find most useful?I ask (a) because I'm finding...
4 replies - Last post by ChrisM108 - October 9, 2021
Lesson sending a package home. Lo Metta Sulla bilancia. Put it on the scaleThen mettere to putMettere to takeIs this part of the same verb, meaning take or put?
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - October 4, 2021
Question about a phrase I came across in the pre-lesson dialogues:“… quando si viaggia sia per piacere che per affari.”“… when one travels both for pleasure and for business.” I don't remember coming across these combinations in the grammar lessons. I'm u...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - September 21, 2021
Is “la sua casa” the same as ”Casa sua"? After struggling so much to wrap my head around lesson 4.7, lesson 4.8 throws the second variation at me! Please say it is interchangeable!
2 replies - Last post by LuzM18 - September 16, 2021
In Lesson 8.8 we learn that there are two constructions that we can use when talking about a length of time that started in the past but is currently ongoing. They are: (i) [present action] + da + [length of time] and (ii), essere + [length of time] + ...
6 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 30, 2021
Lesson 9.3 includes the phrase, “che vengono ad abitare nel Torinese per qualche mese quest’estate.” I always thought that, “qualche” must be used with a singular noun, but the above phrase uses it with the plural, “mese." Why isn't the correct phrase, ...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 26, 2021
Ciao a tuttiLavoro piu di te. Are we using di instead of che because of the I work as in the comparison is about the “I” not the lavoro.So confusingA prestoSebongela
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 26, 2021
Ciao a tuttiAm doing the lesson on “What is better”Lavoro piu di te.According to your notes Piu/meno… che. Use with a verb.Why is this then di and not che?So confusingSebongela
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 26, 2021
Not sure I have got this correctly. If the “Le” is informal then why is she using it with a client that she doesn't know and not a formal version. If there is one
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 10, 2021
Ciao, ho una domanda a chiedere Does it follow that every Italian noun that ends with -o means that it is a Masculine noun and vice versa, nouns that end with -a imply that they belong to the feminine? Example: il zaino, il bagno, il mano, il tavolo Gr...
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - August 10, 2021
One of the ‘Know Its’ for 4.9 asks for the direct object pronoun for ‘Gabriele holds it’. The answer given is ‘Gabriele lo tiene’. Doesn't the ‘lo’ imply that what she is holding is 'male' - but how can you tell that from the question. There are numerous ...
0 replies - Last post by johnnorthrop549 - August 9, 2021
Hello,I heard “si" (not sì) is used as a term for a general “you” like, “one would do this”.However, I don't see much on the internet or even Rocket Italian regarding it's usage.“si può perdere” “you will lose it" is an example I online recently watching...
3 replies - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - July 27, 2021
In two different instances I see “di” used to mean “from” and “da” to mean “from”, and I don't understand the distinction. Can you explain this to me?
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - July 19, 2021
Mamma mia e troppoWow ChrisM41, you were right, level 2 is one big grammar festival.I think I am going to go through the grammar first. Maybe not as daunting as I think it is going to be. Hopefully or wishful thinking at any rate
4 replies - Last post by sebongela - July 1, 2021
Revising this lesson and wondered why it is “Ad Allessandro piace il libro”, but the following sentence is “a Chiara piacciono i cioccolatini”The Grammar is driving me a bit crazy. I will eventually get it, but keep on going back and revising, very slow g...
4 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - June 21, 2021
I'm starting get a feel of when to use essere and stare. But there are a couple of examples in lesson 4.6 I'm not sure of.When you say "Il ragazzo è in piedi." Does that mean the boy is performing the action of standing up from a sitting position?Also, d...
2 replies - Last post by MarkL57 - June 5, 2021
Was revising the trip to the tourist office.If you use “ Fare colazione” Does the same apply to Cena and pranzo. As in “ fare Cena”?Have a great day
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - May 31, 2021
Sì. Quanto costano quelli là?Yes. How much do those over there cost? Sì. Quanto costano quelli là?Yes. How much do those over there cost?Why not queiMasculine consonant so why quelli not queiFind this so confusing
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - May 17, 2021
Why viene and not vengo for IMi viene da piangere adesso.I feel like crying right now.So confusing at times. I know there must be a logical explanation, just for the life of me can't think what
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - May 17, 2021
I've been working through level 1 of Rocket Italian and I'm loving the format! I have a great routine going and I feel like I'm learning and retaining the content well.The only problem I've been running into is the language and culture lessons. I LOVE tha...
2 replies - Last post by sebongela - May 7, 2021
Guardando il mare Penso alle vacanze.Gauardandolo Penso alle vacanze.Not sure if this is correct then.Lo guardando Penso alle vacanze. ( This one- is it acceptable too.
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - May 6, 2021
Tenete in mente quello che vi dico.(You) remember what I tell (you all).Why tenete and not tieni for the “YOU”
7 replies - Last post by sebongela - May 4, 2021
Finalmente, I am finally getting to grips with these horrors, been waking up at night trying to remember sentences. About to tackle the indirect ones. Frankly have been procrastinating.Found a good explanation on You TubeProblemi99. He explains all sorts ...
3 replies - Last post by sebongela - April 13, 2021
Tried to post before and did not seem to post.In lesson 2.7 in “Know It” there seems to be no distinction when to use hai or avete. So keep on getting it incorrect.Does this really matter? Frustrating though at any rate
6 replies - Last post by sebongela - April 8, 2021
Can one use necessario instead of bisogna. As in bisogna bollire le lasgana.
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - April 7, 2021
Ciao a tutti,Nella lezione 4,5, perche e la frase, ‘Porto la macchina fotographica per questa gita’, e non, ‘Porto la mia macchina fotographica per questa gita’? Per sottolineare e la mia e non la.Scusa nessun accento sul mio computer.Grazie milleCiao, Gary
2 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - April 7, 2021
These 2 words have me totally flummoxed. The pronunciation is driving me a bit crazy. Can say it when it is fresh in my mind and have listened to it. Keep on repeating in. I think even in my sleep. Was watching a you tube video on learning new languages, ...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 22, 2021
In lesson 16.10, an example was given to demonstrate the imperfect subjunctive. It was: "Sarebbe bene che ti prendessi un'aspirina." Is prendere a reflexive verb in this example or should "ti" really be "tu?" Thanks for your help.
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 11, 2021
I know the general principles governing which syllable gets the stress.. There are exceptions, and often there are guidelines which help you out. However, with the words accomodare, accomodati, and accomodatevi I'm not sure why the stress falls where it d...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 11, 2021
Hi all.I am on 4.9 ‘Yours and Mine'Le sue scarpe is his shoes. I understand that it is le sue to match scarpe (femine, plural). However how do I know that it is ‘his' and not 'her' if it's not obvious. For example if there are a group of people of mixed g...
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 10, 2021
Hi, in lesson 4.9.la vostra amica e bellissima is translated as your friend is beautiful. Why is not la tua amica since we are only talking about a singular person?ThanksGary
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 10, 2021
In lesson 1.1 we are taught the phrase "Tu di dove sei" for “Where are you from?” However, in Lesson 3.8 we are taught that when a preposition appears in the sentence, the pronoun used for emphasis must come at the end: “Di dove sei tu?” Which is correct?
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 10, 2021
Why and when does the noun la Cucina change to CucinanoGrazie
1 reply - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 10, 2021
Hi Can anyone tell me in lesson 5.6 why “Leggo i fumetti ogni giorno”Li leggo tutti i giorni"Why does it change to plural?Thanks in anticipation.
3 replies - Last post by caterina-rocket-italian-tutor - March 10, 2021
How come when I googled Italian prepositions for Di and AIt came up with a Rocket Italian link with explanations and sentences, but when I searched the Rocket Italian site nothing came up. Am I missing something here?
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - March 9, 2021
Ciao a tutti.This lesson 4.9 has been the most difficult lesson to get my head around!! I am finding it difficult to think quickly enough to come up with a sentence and in the correct order.Any tips or advice?RegardsGary
3 replies - Last post by sebongela - February 15, 2021
In lesson 8.3 Roberto uses the phrase Io credo di aver perso. Why is this form used instead of ... ho perso?
8 replies - Last post by Tony1248 - December 23, 2020
I'm a bit confused in lesson 5.5 where it has metterò = (I) will take. Mettere means to put so future tense first person would be metterò = I will put. Prendere means to take so future tense first person would be prenderò = I will take. Is using me...
1 reply - Last post by MichaelS185 - November 16, 2020
Can anyone tell me why in Rocket buongiorno, and some other greetings are written as 2 words. Have noticed in several other learning programs written as one word.
1 reply - Last post by jillian-c2 - November 11, 2020