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Posts Tagged ‘Italian common phrases’

common phrases – modi di dire: il mare

Posted by Monica Corrias on November 2, 2008

Oggi vedremo qualche espressione legata al “mare”:

- Cercare per mare e per monti = to look high and low for

- Essere in alto mare= to be all at sea

- Promettere mari e monti = to promise the moon and the stars

- Essere in un mare di guai = a sea of troubles  [tipica l'espressione informale: S'è cacciato (o ficcato) in un mare di guai = He's gotten himself into a sea of troubles]

foto: scoglio 1 Inserito originariamente da mc_2

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Italian modal verbs: how can I use it?

Posted by Monica Corrias on April 28, 2007

How can I say in Italian:

  • Can you repeat that, please?”  You have to say: ” Puoi ripetere, per favore?”

and also,

  • “I’m not able to come” = non posso venire
  • “This evening I have to work and I can‘t go out” = Questa sera devo lavorare e non posso uscire
  • Can you help me?” = “Puoi aiutarmi?

To say these sentences  you need the Italian verbs “potere” and “dovere”.

I posted some useful sentences for you with Italian verbs  “Dovere“,”Volere” and “Potere” in the blog-page “Classes“.

Potere, Dovere e Volere are modal verbs and usually they are used before a verb in the infinitive.

I hope you are happy to study and learn Italian language on line.

Take care and have a good time!

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