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Hi everyone, I'm felice
Ciao a tutti, sono Felice!
Welcome to the Italian Whiteboard Lessons!
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the verb STARE.
Let's get started!
Sto bene!
First, we have the verb STARE
conjugated in the first person singular,
sto.
Next is an adverb, here it's bene.
Literally, I stay fine,
meaning
I'm fine.
Sto
adverb.
Now, let's look at the different forms of the verb STARE.
In the present, remember that in Italian
we usually omit the personal pronouns.
We only use them to express emphasis or opposition.
The first person singular is sto.
The second person singular is stai.
The third person singular is sta.
The first person plural is stiamo.
The second person plural is state.
And the third person plural is stanno.
Let's look at the dialogue.
When I read, I want you to pay attention to the verb STARE.
Find it and see how it's used in the dialogue.
The dialogue uses informal Italian.
Come Stai?
How are you?
Sto Bene, Grazie!
I'm Fine, Thank you
Now, let's look at another example.
This time, the dialogue uses formal Italian.
Come sta?
How are you?
Sto abbastanza bene, grazie.
I'm pretty well, thank you.
STARE and essere are often confused,
but they are not interchangeable.
Here, STARE is used to talk about well-being.
In Italian, the formal UR, lei sta,
is conveyed using the third person singular, sta.
The lei in the formal lei sta is always capitalized when written.

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