A2 · Section 4 of 10

How often

Say how often things happen.

Four small words — sempre, spesso, a volte, mai — turn a plain sentence into a picture of your week.

• sempre

  (sehm-preh)

  = always

• spesso

  (spehs-soh)

  = often

• a volte

  (ah vohl-teh)

  = sometimes

• non… mai

  (non mahy)

  = never (non goes before the verb, mai after)