La grammatica italiana = Italian Grammar

ƁƱΘNGIӨЯNӨ a tutti (ˆ◡ˆ) Hi everyone
Are you hungry? ▬► Hai fame? (to one person/friend)
In Italian, when expressing hunger, the verb 'to have' is used
In the verb 'to have' ▬►'avere' the final vowel is sometimes omitted
▬► aver fame ▬► to have hunger / to be hungry
ho fame ▬► I have hunger / I am hungry
hai fame? ▬► Are you hungry?
ha fame ▬► He/she/it has hunger ▬►He/she/it is hungry
abbiamo fame ▬► I have hunger / I am hungry
avete fame? ▬► Are you (plural) all hungry?
hanno fame ▬► They have hunger / They are hungry
The idiomatic use of 'to have' = 'aver' is used in a few everyday expressions in Italian which is formed with the verb + a noun> In English we express this in one of 2 ways - we either express this with either the verb to have + a noun or the verb to be/feel + an adjective

aver caldo ▬► to be/feel hot
aver freddo ▬► to be cold
aver coraggio ▬► to be courageous
aver paura ▬► to be afraid
aver fame ▬► to be hungry
aver sete ▬► to be thirsty
aver sonno ▬► to be/feel sleepy
aver fretta ▬► to be in a hurry
aver bisogno di ▬► to have need of
aver voglia di ▬► to feel like

(ˆ◡ˆ) When to use ▬► IN (ˆ◡ˆ) When to use ▬► A
✮Vado a + CITY/TOWN
✮ Vado + IN + COUNTRY/CONTINENT/REGION/STATE/ISLAND
I'm going to Venice ▬► Vado a Venezia
BUT ▬► MA
I'm going to Italy ▬► Vado in Italia

More examples ...
I'm going to Florence ▬► Vado a Firenze
I'm going to Perugia ▬► Vado a Perugia
I'm going to Roma ▬► Vado a Roma
BUT ▬► MA
I'm going to Italy ▬► Vado in Italia
I'm going to Tuscany ▬► Vado in Toscana
I'm going to Sicily ▬► Vado in Sicilia
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ƁƱΘNGIӨЯNӨ a tutti (ˆ◡ˆ) Hi everyone
Are you hungry? ▬► Hai fame? (to one person/friend)
In Italian, when expressing hunger, the verb 'to have' is used
In the verb 'to have' ▬►'avere' the final vowel is sometimes omitted
▬► aver fame ▬► to have hunger / to be hungry
ho fame ▬► I have hunger / I am hungry
hai fame? ▬► Are you hungry?
ha fame ▬► He/she/it has hunger ▬►He/she/it is hungry
abbiamo fame ▬► I have hunger / I am hungry
avete fame? ▬► Are you (plural) all hungry?
hanno fame ▬► They have hunger / They are hungry
The idiomatic use of 'to have' = 'aver' is used in a few everyday expressions in Italian which is formed with the verb + a noun> In English we express this in one of 2 ways - we either express this with either the verb to have + a noun or the verb to be/feel + an adjective

aver caldo ▬► to be/feel hot
aver freddo ▬► to be cold
aver coraggio ▬► to be courageous
aver paura ▬► to be afraid
aver fame ▬► to be hungry
aver sete ▬► to be thirsty
aver sonno ▬► to be/feel sleepy
aver fretta ▬► to be in a hurry
aver bisogno di ▬► to have need of
aver voglia di ▬► to feel like
by Enza Currenti ©2015

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(ˆ◡ˆ) When to use ▬► IN (ˆ◡ˆ) When to use ▬► A
✮Vado a + CITY/TOWN
✮ Vado + IN + COUNTRY/CONTINENT/REGION/STATE/ISLAND

I'm going to Florence ▬► Vado a Firenze
I'm going to Perugia ▬► Vado a Perugia
I'm going to Roma ▬► Vado a Roma

BUT ▬► MA
I'm going to Italy ▬► Vado in Italia
I'm going to Tuscany ▬► Vado in Toscana
I'm going to Sicily ▬► Vado in Sicilia

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