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Vocabulary and Expressions · March 13, 2019

50 Helpful Italian Essay Phrases to Make Writing a Breeze

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Writing an essay can be nerve-racking. But doing it in a foreign language like Italian? Well, hello anxiety! But you don’t need to worry too much because here in this article, we’ve compiled some of the most useful Italian essay phrases to help you. Try sprucing up your essays with these phrases and take it from there.

Choose a connector for the relationship you need: addition, contrast, cause or conclusion. Do not insert one simply to make a sentence sound formal. Some entries are sentence openings and need completion.

50 Italian phrases for connecting essay ideas
English function Italian phrase
In order to Al fine di
In other words In altre parole
To put it another way Per dirla in un altro modo
That is to say Vale a dire che
To that end A tal fine
Moreover Inoltre
In addition In aggiunta
For this reason Per questo motivo
What’s more Per di più
Likewise Allo stesso modo
Similarly In modo simile
as well as come pure
Not only Non solo
Firstly In primo luogo
Secondly In secondo luogo
Thirdly In terzo luogo
not to mention per non parlare di
On the other hand D’altra parte
However Tuttavia
Having said that Detto questo
By contrast Al contrario
Then again D’altra parte
Even so Cionondimeno
despite malgrado
With this in mind Con questo in mente
In light of Alla luce di
nonetheless ciononostante
In particular In particolare
Notwithstanding Nonostante
for instance per esempio
To give an illustration Per fare un esempio
Significantly Significativamente
notably soprattutto
Importantly È importante sottolineare che
in conclusion in conclusione
Above all Soprattutto
The most compelling Il più convincente
All things considered Tutto sommato
Many claim that Molti sostengono che
There is no denying that Non si può negare che
It is often said that Si dice spesso che
These days Di questi tempi
It goes without saying that Va da sé che
It is universally accepted that È universalmente accettato che
We live in an age when many of us are Viviamo in un’epoca in cui molti di noi sono
People are divided in their opinion regarding Le opinioni sono divise riguardo a
It is one of the most important issues È una delle questioni più importanti
Whether Se
Nowadays Al giorno d’oggi
In this day and age Ai giorni nostri

Use the phrases in complete sentences

Al fine di takes an infinitive: Studiamo al fine di migliorare (“We study in order to improve”). Nonostante can precede a noun: Nonostante la pioggia, siamo usciti (“Despite the rain, we went out”). With a clause, its construction requires care: Nonostante piovesse, siamo usciti.

È importante sottolineare che means “It is important to emphasize that,” an idiomatic way to introduce an important point. Importante alone is an adjective, not the English adverb “importantly.” Il più convincente must agree with its noun: l’argomento più convincente, gli argomenti più convincenti.

After expressions followed by che, choose a verb tense and mood that fit the meaning. For example: Molti sostengono che questa soluzione sia efficace (“Many argue that this solution is effective”). Avoid universal claims unless your evidence supports them.

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