Mostly phonetic, with a few tricky sounds
il/lo/la and un/uno/una
-o → -i, -a → -e
io, tu, lui ... (often dropped)
The two key irregular verbs
The largest verb group
Agreement and placement
non and double negatives
Intonation and question words
Counting and the calendar
The other two groups
Preposition + article merge
The compound past
Movement verbs and agreement
Background and habits
Direct and indirect
Replacing a- and di-phrases
verbi riflessivi
Simple future
Comparing things
congiuntivo presente
condizionale
che, cui, chi
periodo ipotetico
Backshift and 'would have'
Combining indirect + direct
Avoiding or omitting the agent
The literary past and the pluperfect
The -ndo forms
Pronominal verbs and formality
