Learn Italian Informal Commands

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Channel: Wolters World · 2010 · Education

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Learn Italian Informal Commands
To tell someone to do something you can be polite and ask nicely or you can command it. These are the commands in the informal.
-are verbs: you use the third person singular and the second person plural with emphasis to give informal commands. Parlare  to speak, Parla! Speak! Parlate! Speak you guys!
-ere and ire verbs use second person singular and plural and put extra emphasis on the word to show that it is a command. Capire  understand: Capisci! Understand! Capite! Understand you guys! Vedere  to see: Vedi! See! Vedete! See you guys!!!
There are many irregulars though. 
Andare  to go: Va! Andate!
Avere  to have: Abbi! Abbiate!
Dare  to give: Da! Date!
Dire  to say: Di! Dite!
Essere Sii! Siate!
Fare  to do: Fa! Fate!
Sapere  to know: Sappi! Sappiate!
Stare  to be/remain: Sta! State!

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