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Class: Italian prepositions – Place

Italian prepositions class: Place

Tuesday Jan 18 at 9:00 AM (Italian time)

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2. Sign in into EDUFIRE  HERE (or register if it’s your first time, it’s free).

3. Register for the class and pay the 15$ fee.

4. At the day and time of the class go to your ‘My eduFire’ page and click the ‘Join Now’ link.

5. Follow the instructions and remember to use “edufire” as your classroom password.

“Place” is used here to refer to literal and metaphorical situationsconveying the place where something happens, or moving toward,from, through, etc., a place, a person, or a situation.

Vado a scuola. I’m going to school.

Sono in ufficio. I’m at the office.

Sono di Roma. I’m from Rome.

Emma ha divorziato. Emma got divorced da Renato from Renato.

English is rather strict in the use of prepositions of place. If you are moving toward something you have to use the preposition to or one of its compounds: into, onto, toward, etc.

If you are moving away fromsomething, you have to use the preposition from.  Italian is much more flexible in the use of prepositions.

In Italian, prepositions of place do not tell us whether the action regards movement or not, as English prepositions of place often do. Other words in the sentence, especially the verb, convey this information.

Compare the following:

Sono a scuola dalle otto all’una.  They are in school from8 A.M. to 1 P.M.

Vanno a scuola a piedi. They walk to school.

In Italian, the preposition is used to express other aspects of one’s position is space. For example, we use a when we talk about being in a position at a point (a casa) and we use in when we place something within a larger area (in Italia).

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Class: Italian prepositions – Possession and Specification

Italian prepositions class: Possession and Specification

Thursday Jan 13 at 9:00 AM (Italian time)

Phrases such as “my mother’s cat,” “a marble statue,” “the fear ofwar,” “a ten-month-old baby,” convey the idea that something/someonebelongs to someone or something else, or they add information about aperson or object: what material something is made of, what the object of our emotions is, how old something is, and so on.

To convey possession and specification (the complement that adds information about someone or something), Italian mostly uses the preposition di (and at times con, as English does with with).

HOW TO REGISTER AND ENTER INTO THE CLASS:

1. Make sure the timezone is set correctly in your profile. To check the time in your country use this TIME CONVERTER.

2. Sign in into EDUFIRE  HERE (or register if it’s your first time, it’s free).

3. Register for the class and pay the 15$ fee.

4. At the day and time of the class go to your ‘My eduFire’ page and click the ‘Join Now’ link.

5. Follow the instructions and remember to use “edufire” as your classroom password.

 

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Class: Practice Makes Perfect – Italian Prepositions

A 6-sessions online class on Italian prepositions.

The first one is FREE!

Click on this LINK to join the first FREE session.

Join  the other 5 sessions HERE.


HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASS AND ENTER THE CLASSROOM:
1. Select this LINK and sign in or register into EduFire community (it’s free!)
2. Make sure the timezone is set correctly in your profile.
3. Register for the class. The first one is FREE. If you want to join the other sessions, select this LINK, register and pay the 15$ fee.
4. At the day and time of the class go to your ‘My eduFire’ page and click the ‘Join Now’ link.

5. Follow the instructions and remember to use “edufire” as your classroom password.

About Class

Prepositions are invariable words that link the components of a sentence.

Each preposition can play different functions: “I’m at home”, or “He’s at ease”.

Conversely, different prepositions have similar uses: “in the morning”, “at dawn”. In other cases, it is the verb, noun, or adjective that determines the preposition to be used: “You’re responsible for your deeds.”, “We’ll arrive at London Heathrow”.

These general principles hold for Italian as well. However, in several instances the preposition used in one language is different from the one used in the other.

For example, both Italian and English use di (of ) to qualify or specify characteristics of things and persons: “Parlo della tua amica” (I’m speaking of your friend). But Italian uses a in the expression “Penso a lui”, while English uses of : “I’m thinking of him”.

Keeping in mind, therefore, that general rules do not always hold true, this class wants to show how to use Italian prepositions.

Syllabus

01 Session (FREE): The Most Commonly Used Prepositions
- Other Parts of Speech That Function as Prepositions
- What Is a Preposition?
- Prepositional Locutions
- Prepositions and Subordinate Clauses
- Classification of Prepositions

02 Session: Possession and Specification
- su (on), circa (about), riguardo (concerning)
- di (of ), tra/fra (between/among)
- del, dello, della, dei, degli, delle: Specification and Partitive Article
- Specification Without di (of)
- Verbs + di

03 Session: Place
- a and in
- in (in) and su (on)
- su (on), sopra (over/above), and sotto (under/below)
- Place and Function: in, da, a
- da and di (from, out of, and off)
- Place Where, Motion Toward, and Motion From: da (from) da, per, tra/fra (through, all around, and between/among)
- Qui, Qua, Lì, Là (Here and There)

04 Session: Time
- Moments in Time: a (at) and di/in (in)
- Expressing Time Without Prepositions
- From the Past to the Present: da (for and since/from), per (for)
- How Long It Takes: in, tra, and entro (in, by, and within)
Adverbs Used as Prepositions: prima di (before) and dopo (di (after)

05 Session: Purpose, Company, and Agency
- a (to) and per (for)
- con, insieme con/a (with)
da (by) and the Passive Voice

06 Session: Means, Qualities, and Causes
- Means: con and in (with)
- Functions and Characteristics: barche a vela and carte da gioco
- Qualities
- Causes: di, a, con, da, in, per (of, at, with, in, from, for)

Prerequisites

- Having already attended a beginner Italian class (level A1 – A2)
- Having already attended a Student’s tutoring session (highly recomended! It’s FREE!)
- Extra material will be sent to the participants at the end of every session (not valid for the first FREE one).

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Free Italian class for beginners!

Join this Italian class on EduFire! It’s FREE and I’ll be your Italian teacher!

FREE ITALIAN CLASS for BEGINNERS!

Welcome to the Italian intro lessons set for absolute beginners! If you’re brand new to Italian, this level is for you. This course is the best place to start whether you aim to master the language or just want a few phrases under your belt for a trip to Italy.

Tue.  14 Sept, 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm on EDUFIRE.

The time displayed is the TIME IN ITALY (GMT+1: Rome, Paris, Berlin time).

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HOW TO JOIN THE CLASS

1. Open this page at EDUFIRE.

2. Select the upper-right orange button FREE-REGISTER FOR CLASS.

3. Sign in/ register  in EDUFIRE (do not worry, it’s free and will respect your privacy).

4. Attend the class on Sept the 6th. The EDUFIRE system will send you an email few hours before the class will start.

5. ENJOY!

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Italian Culture Talk 4 (FREE class for intermediate/ advanced)

It’s the fourth of an online global chat serie at EDUFIRE, in Italian. The topic to discuss this time would be a video in Italian (Italian music, culture, history, …).

Sun. 19 Sept, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm on EDUFIRE.

The time displayed is the TIME IN ITALY (GMT+1: Rome, Paris, Berlin time).
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HOW TO JOIN THE CLASS

1. Open this page at EDUFIRE.

2. Select the upper-right orange button FREE-REGISTER FOR CLASS.

3. Sign in/ register in EDUFIRE (do not worry, it’s free and will respect your privacy).

4. Attend the class on Sept the 19th. The EDUFIRE system will send you an email few hours before the class will start.

5. ENJOY!

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Italian Culture Talk 4 (FREE class for beginners)

It’s the fourth of an online global chat serie at EDUFIRE, in Italian. The topic to discuss this time would be a video in Italian (Italian music, culture, history, …).

Sun. 19 Sept, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm on EDUFIRE.

The time displayed is the TIME IN ITALY (GMT+1: Rome, Paris, Berlin time).
…
To check the time in your country, use the time converter.

HOW TO JOIN THE CLASS

1. Open this page at EDUFIRE.

2. Select the upper-right orange button FREE-REGISTER FOR CLASS.

3. Sign in/ register in EDUFIRE (do not worry, it’s free and will respect your privacy).

4. Attend the class on Sept the 19th. The EDUFIRE system will send you an email few hours before the class will start.

5. ENJOY!