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### Saying "There" with Ci

When talking about a place that has already been mentioned, you can avoid repeating its name by using the locative pronoun **ci** (there).

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Because **ci** is a clitic pronoun, it cannot stand alone. It must be placed **immediately before** the conjugated verb.

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### Negation with Ci

To make the sentence negative, simply place **non** right before **ci**. The word order is always **non** + **ci** + verb.

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### Running Errands

**ci** is especially useful to avoid repetition when talking about daily errands to places like the butcher, hairdresser, pastry shop, or mechanic:

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The locative pronoun (ci)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
newsstand	l'edicola
there (clitic)	ci
The newsstand is nearby, I am going there to buy the newspaper.	L'edicola è qui vicino, ci vado a comprare il giornale.
If the newsstand is closed, we are not going there.	Se l'edicola è chiusa, non ci andiamo.
tobacconist	il tabaccaio
I must buy the tickets at the tobacconist. I am going there this morning.	Devo comprare i biglietti dal tabaccaio. Ci vado stamattina.
butcher shop	la macelleria
The tobacconist is open, but the butcher shop is closed.	Il tabaccaio è aperto, ma la macelleria è chiusa.
This butcher shop has the best meat, we are going there early.	Questa macelleria ha la carne migliore, ci andiamo presto.
to cut	tagliare
hairdresser	il parrucchiere
I want to get a haircut, I must go to the hairdresser.	Voglio tagliarmi i capelli, devo andare dal parrucchiere.
The hairdresser is very good at cutting hair, we go there often.	Il parrucchiere è bravissimo a tagliare i capelli, ci andiamo spesso.
to pick up	ritirare
dry cleaner	la lavanderia
I must pick up the coat at the dry cleaner. I am going there now.	Devo ritirare il cappotto in lavanderia. Ci vado adesso.
The dry cleaner is far away, today I am not going there to pick up the clothes.	La lavanderia è lontana, oggi non ci vado a ritirare i vestiti.
pastry shop	la pasticceria
florist	il fioraio
We are in the pastry shop and the florist is nearby.	Siamo in pasticceria e il fioraio è qui vicino.
This pastry shop makes very good desserts. Are we going there tonight?	Questa pasticceria fa dolci buonissimi. Ci andiamo stasera?
The florist has very beautiful flowers, I am going there to buy a gift.	Il fioraio ha fiori bellissimi, ci vado a comprare un regalo.
mechanic	il meccanico
The car is broken, are we going to the mechanic?	La macchina è rotta, andiamo dal meccanico?
The mechanic is free, I am taking the car there immediately.	Il meccanico è libero, ci porto subito la macchina.