Hope everyone had a good weekend!
It was warm and sunny here in Bologna but the forecast is for cooler, wetter weather over the next ten days.
So perfect for studying Italian.
And here, right on cue, is the next lesson in our series of free Italian lessons.
Today we’re taking a look at adjectives, their types, and in particular their position relative to the noun they refer to.
In Italian, you’ll often hear adjective/noun combinations such as ‘a Ferrari red’.
So if you go around saying ‘a red Ferrari’, as you would in English, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb.
Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just reversing the order of adjective and noun…
Here are the links you need to polish up your Italian adjectives:
Right, what else do I have for you today?
Of course – a new ‘Book Of The Week’ offer!
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Here’s the back cover blurb:
Antonino is newly-retired and is finding that, now he has as much leisure time as he could desire, his days pass rather too slowly. Depression threatens.
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