Andare is one of those Italian verbs that you'll definitely need.

Absolutely. It's a verb that will really take you places.

Sorry, bad joke.

Terrible joke, but it's also true.

You'll use it to talk about where you're going in Italy,

so whether it's a big trip to Roma or just to the supermarket

around the corner it's also a great way to make more talk Italians love asking

where you're visiting in Italy and it's fun to swap travel stories with other

Italian learners.

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There's something important that you should know about Andare.

Although it mostly works like Go in English, it's irregular so it doesn't follow the usual rules.

Since it's a bit tricky, hearing it in contexts a few times really helps it click.

In this conversation, you'll hear me asking Matteo where he's going.

I tend to get completely absorbed in what I'm doing and lose track of everything else,

and Matteo calls it the hole.

It's nearly impossible to get Katie out of the hole so I've learned to adapt.

Here's a typical conversation we have on Friday evenings. You'll hear lots of different forms of the

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