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Both of these words mean 'some', however 'qualche' is ALWAYS singular and 'alcuni' is ALWAYS plural. Example: 'I have some friends' Ho qualche amic o Ho alcuni amic i They both mean the same thing!!! Just do...

The possessive in Italian depends on the number and gender of the object, not the subject. For example, "Il suo gatto" / "His/her cat" ( nm ) "Le sue scarpe" / "His/her sho...

In the English language we always use I, you, etc before each verb to indicate who is doing a particular action. When speaking Italian, it's not always necessary to use a pronoun. E.g. "I eat apples eve...

Petrarch actively rejected the present because his passion for antiquity led him to claim a privileged relationship with Classic culture. He believed that reading Classical literature was a way for mankind t...

Differently from English, Italian has a specific form to use when addressing people in a formal way. Generally speaking you have to use the third singular person of a verb (Egli-Ella-Lui-Lei) instead of the ...