Ciao a tutti! Sono Taras – Hi everybody, I’m Taras.

È voi? – And you?

Okay, as we know already, there are 3 modal verbs + 1 semi-modal helper in Italian:

1. potere – can
2. volere – want
3. dovere – have to
4. sapere – to know

Volere (want) – modal irregular verb

• io voglio – I want ([v'olio] – see, no ‘g’ in transcription!)
• tu vuoi – you want
• lei/lui vuole – she/he wants
• noi vogliamo – we want
• voi volete – you want (plural)
• loro vogliono – they want

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Ciao a tutti! – Hello all!

Last time we tried to learn 10 new verbs and all theirs forms. And, I know, it’s a lot of words, and it’s difficult. Happily, there’s a trick how to build sentences in Italian easily – sentences with modal verbs (Verbi Modali).

There are 3 modal verbs in Italian + 1 semi-modal helper:

1. potere – can
2. volere – want
3. dovere – have to (obligation)
4. sapere – to know (semi-modal)

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