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ITALIAN STUDENTS COMMON MISTAKES
1. A me piaceviaggiare.
wrong To me I l ike to travel .
right I l ike to travel .
2. Giul ia la miamigl iore amica.
wrong Giul ia is the my best fr iend.
right Giul ia is my best fr iend.
3. Se studieraiabbastanza, passerai l esame.
wrong If you wi l l study enough, you wi l l pass the exam.
right I f you study enough, you wi l l pass the exam.
4. Quandof inir i miei compit i , uscir.
wrong When I wi l l f in ish my homework, I l l go out.
right When I f inish my homework, I l l go out.
5. Appenaarrivera casa, t i te lefoner. wrong As soon as I wi l
l arr ive home, I l l phone you.
right As soon as I arrive home, I l l phone you.
6. Smisedi lavorareal le 10.
wrong He stopped of to work at 10.
right He stopped working at 10.
7. Non homoltisoldi .wrong I haven t got many money.
right I haven t got much money.
8. Debbo andarea casa, tardi .
wrong I must go to home, i t s late.
right I must go home , i t s late.
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ITALIAN STUDENTS COMMON MISTAKES
9. Facciosempre lo stesso errore. wrong I always do the same
mistake.
right I a lways make the same mistake.
10. Carlonon fa niente tutto i l g iorno.
wrong Carlo doesn t do nothing al l day.
right Carlo doesnt do anything al l day.
right Carlo does nothing al l day.
11. Marco nonstudiaabbastanza.
wrong Marco doesn t studies enough.
right Marco doesn t study enough.
12. Io dicosempre la veri t.
wrong I say always the truth.
right I a lways speak the truth.
13. Non lo so. Chiedilo amio padre. wrong I don t know. Ask to
my father.
right I don t know. As k my father.
14. Saragli disseche lo amava molt issimo.
wrong Sara said him that she loved him very much.
right Sara said to him ( told him) that she loved him very
much.
15. Non direstupidaggini ! wrong Dont say nonsense!
right Dont talk nonsense!
16. Un giorno, mi piacerebbe comprare una Ferrar i .
wrong A day, I would l ike to buy a Ferrar i .
right One day, I would l ike to buy a Ferrar i .
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ITALIAN STUDENTS COMMON MISTAKES
17. Maria sa suonaremolto bene la chi tarra. wrong Maria can
play very wel l the gui tar.
right Maria can play the gui tar very well .
18. Abbiamomolto tempo.
wrong We have much time.
right We have a lot of t ime. / plenty of
19. Non sonuotare.
wrong I can t toswim.
right I can t swim .
20. Ogni matt inadebbo alzarmimolto presto.
wrong Every morning I mustto get up very early.
right Every morning I must get up very early.
21. Carlo una personaonesta.
wrong Carlo is ahonest person.
right Carlo is an honest person.
22. Marco arr ivunorapi tardi .
wrong Marco arr ived ahour later.
right Marco arr ived an hour later.
23. Secondo me, Jul ia Roberts una donna affascinante.
wrong According to me, Jul ia Roberts is a charming woman.
right In my opinion , Jul ia Roberts is a charming woman.
24. Secondo noi, Benigni un grande attore.
wrong According to us, Benigni is a great actor.
right In our opinion , Benigni is a great actor.
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