43: Capeesh?! The other -ire verbs in Italian

You know "capeesh?!" from gangster movies? Turns out it's not Italian! Learn how Italians really use the verb "capire" (understand) + other -ire verbs. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/ire-verbs-italian-capire Practice chatting Italian with Matteo and Katie in the private 5MI Facebook group. Request to join here: www.facebook.com/groups/1530878703636977/ Today’s Italian Words and Phrases Capisco il francese = I understand French Ma non lo parlo = But I don’t speak it. Capisco = I understand Pulisco = I clean Finisco = I finish Perché lo capisci ma non lo parli? = Why do you understand it but you don’t speak it? (literally: why it understand, but not it you speak?) Capisci = You understand Pulisci = You clean Finisci = You finish Non mi capiscono = They don’t understand me Capiscono = They understand Puliscono = They clean Finiscono = They finish Capisce = He/she understands; You understand (formal) Pulisce = He/she cleans; You clean (formal) Finisce = He/she finishes; You finish (formal) Capiamo = we understand Puliamo = we clean Finiamo = we finish Capite = you all understand (plural you) Pulite = you all clean (plural you) Finite = you all finish (plural you)