Italian with Elena

🇮🇹 Mini lesson: SAPERE vs CONOSCERE

sapere = to know a fact / how to do something
conoscere = to know a person, place, or be familiar with something

Esempi:
So parlare italiano. / I know how to speak Italian.
Conosco Roma. / I know Rome.

🇮🇹 Mini lesson: C’È vs CI SONO

Usa c’è con il singolare.
Use ci sono with plurals.

Esempi:
C’è un problema. / There is a problem.
Ci sono due studenti. / There are two students.

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🇮🇹 Mini lesson: ESSERE vs STARE

Molti studenti confondono questi due verbi.
• essere = identità, professione, origine
• stare = stato temporaneo o posizione

Esempi:
Sono italiana. / I am Italian.
Sto bene. / I’m well.

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🇮🇹 Mini lesson: A vs IN

Usa:
• a con città
• in con paesi e regioni

Esempi:
Vivo a Roma. / I live in Rome.
Vivo in Italia. / I live in Italy.

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𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 (𝐀𝟏–𝐂𝟏)

Hi everyone! 👋

If you’ve recently moved here in Italy (or are planning to) and want to start feeling truly at home, making local friends, and navigating daily life with confidence, I’d love to help you.

I’m Elena, a native teacher, and I offer relaxed, 1-on-1 online Italian lessons tailored completely to your lifestyle and goals. No rigid academic stress—just real-life conversation, useful grammar, and a safe space to make mistakes and build your confidence.

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐈’𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲!

If you want to see how other expats feel about our lessons, you can read their reviews right here on my page.

Drop a comment below or send me a DM if you'd like to chat and save your spot.

A presto!

𝟐.𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐔 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌! 🥹✨

Grazie di cuore a ognuno di voi! Siamo partiti da zero e insieme abbiamo raggiunto questo splendido traguardo su IG. 🌸

Ogni vostro messaggio rende magico questo percorso. E pensare che su Facebook siamo già più di 14.000... non ho parole per ringraziarvi abbastanza!

Questo è solo l'inizio. Grazie, grazie, grazie!

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2,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM! 🥹✨

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! We started from zero and together we reached this amazing milestone here on IG. 🌸

Every message makes this journey magical. Knowing that we are already over 14,000 on Facebook... I don't have enough words to thank you all!

This is just the beginning. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲" 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

You're saying "attualmente" but Italians literally hear "currently." 💀
Stop the direct translations. The native upgrade you need is "in realtà."

Quiz: How do you say "Actually, no"?

A) Attualmente no
B) In realtà no

Vote below! 👇

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐬𝐢̀", 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐏𝐂 😭

Swipe to see why "magari!" (I wish!) is the ultimate B2 fluency flex.
Save to upgrade your Italian! 📌 Used it yet? 👇

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 "𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧" 𝐚𝐧𝐝 "𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧" 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨! 🚀

Moving from the indicative to the subjunctive is a huge milestone for B1 learners. It shifts your speech from stating facts to sharing your inner world—your hopes, your beliefs, and your uncertainties.

💡 Today’s Challenge: Try to build a sentence using one of the triggers from the slides (e.g., Spero che... or Credo che...). Drop it in the comments below and I’ll help you check it! 👇

𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬…
𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 🇮🇹

✨ Sentito il rumore, uscì di casa senza pensarci due volte.

One short clause → time, cause, and action all together.

This is what makes advanced Italian sound
✔ natural
✔ fluid
✔ truly native-like

💡 This structure (absolute construction) is one of the keys to sounding sophisticated in Italian.

👉 Ready to move beyond basic sentences and start thinking like a native?

Comment C1 if you want more lessons like this 🔥