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How do you read it (10)

How do you read it (words’ accents and meanings).

These are words that in Italian are written without an accent, but according on how you read them (on what accent or where you put the accent), may change their meaning. You can guess their meaning also by the sentence's/topic's subject. Find the whole serie on @sayitalianohome

PORCI

Pórci (v.)= to put/place ourselves, to ask/pose ourselves

(how is it buildt: verb porre = to put, to place, to set, to suppose, to pose, to plant. [ending removed: por]+ "ci" = pronoun that is used for the 1 plural person "us" [por + ci]. Being used at the infinitive it means it needs to be introduced by another conjugated verb.)

e.g. Dobbiamo porci delle domande/un quesito = We need to ask/pose ourselves some questions/one question.

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Pòrci (n.) = pigs

e.g. Siete proprio dei porci! = You are really a bunch of pigs!

(porci can be used also figuratively for people as degenerates and slobs in particular but also people who eat displaying bad manners -could be Regional tbh)

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How Do You Read It? (5)

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AMATI

àmati = love yourself

amàti = loved, beloved (adj. for something masculine/plural) e.g. I miei amati libri! = My beloved books!

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Similar words / How do you read it (9)

Volgere = direct, become, turn /towards / into, approach

Svolgere = unroll, develop, occur, conduct

Volere = want, desire, wish, demand, decide

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These three verbs are pretty similar in their written form, both at the infinitive and in their conjugations: pay attention when you say and write them.

Let's see the present simple conjugations, for example.

On a side note: vòlgo =/= vólgo

ò aperta (vòlgo): from the verb "volgere",

e.g. Io volgo = I turn towards

ó chiusa (vólgo): noun; from the Latin "vulgar", volgare = of the population.

Translates as "common people", usually with a negative acception (plebs).

e.g. Il volgo ha molti pregiudizi = The population has lot of prejudices.

Sorry about the dark video, next one will be better

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LAVATI

làvati = wash yourself / something yours e.g. Lavati la faccia = Wash your face

lavàti = washed (adj. for something masculine/plural) e.g. I panni sono stati lavati accuratamente = clothes have been washed accurately

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APRILE

àprile = open them (apri+le -> le = loro (feminine, plural), pronoun) e.g. Ci sono delle buste per te, aprile. = There are some envelopes for you, open them.

aprìle = April e.g. il pesce d'aprile = April fool

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VALUTA

Vàluta (v.)= evaluate, s/he evaluates

(verb: valutare = to evaluate. 2nd singular person imperative mood; 3rd singular person simple present mood)

e.g. Valuta tu la situazione = Evaluate the situation

Lucia valuta i risultati del test = Lucia evaluates the test's results

Valùta (n.)= currency

e.g. La valuta italiana attuale è l'euro = Italian present currency is Euro

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“Si figuri” imperativo uso formale. Per più di due persone, posso usare “Si figurino”?

Ciao! Certo, è la terza persona plurale della coniugazione verbale di "figurarsi" (da cui ha origine questa forma di cortesia), per cui dire "si figurino" è giustissimo se devi rivolgerti a due persone o più. e.g. "Si figurino, lor signori". In questo caso è forse troppo formale (soprattutto perché c'è anche "lor signori" alla fine, che è una forma di grandissimo rispetto), ma viene a volte usata, per esempio, in alberghi e ristoranti di un certo livello.

Attenzione però all'accento, perché "si figùrino" (v.) = my pleasure, you'e welcome, etc; while "un figurìno" (n.) = a sketch, a model, a fine looking (young) man (but woman too, tbh).

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How do you read it (words’ accents and meanings)

PRINCIPI

Prìncipi = princes (king's sons) e.g. I principi azzurri = princes charming

Princìpi = basics, principles e.g. I principi della fisica = physics principles