1. Reflexive verbs like... «...Io mi chiamo».
I VERBI RIFLESSIVI
Reflexive verbs like...
«...Io mi chiamo».

2. How do they work?
The reflexive verbs have the same conjugation of verbs in -are, -ere, -ire, but before the verb we must put a reflexive pronoun. Pronouns like “myself”, “yourself” or herself. . .
In Italian MI TI SI CI VI SI...

3. ...Let’s see: first let’s the pronouns...Mi
Myself Ti
Yourself Si
Himself|Herself Ci
Ourselves Vi
Yourselves
Themselves

4. Let’s consider a normal verb like...
Lavare
(Io) lavo – I wash
(Tu) lavi – you wash
(Lui/lei) lava – he washes
(Noi) laviamo – we wash
(Voi) lavate – you wash
(Loro) lavano – they wash

5. Let’s now turn it into a reflexive verb
Lavare – non riflessivo
(Io) mi lavo – I wash myself
(Tu) ti lavi – You wash yourself
(Lui/lei) si lava – He-she washes yourself
(Noi) ci laviamo – We wash ourselves
(Voi) vi lavate – You wash yourselves
(Loro) si lavano – They wash themselves

6. The very important verb Chiamare
...non riflessivo
(Io) chiamo = I call
(Tu) chiami = You call
(Lui/lei) chiama = He/She calls
(Noi) chiamiamo = We call
(Voi) chiamate = You call
(Loro) chiamano = They call

7. Which comes to mean something else once turned into a reflexive verb
Io mi chiamo... My name is
Tu ti chiami... Your name is
Lui – Lei si chiama... His-Her name is
Noi ci chiamiamo... Our names are
Voi vi chiamare... You names are
Loro si chiamano... Their name are

8. Lui si bagna...

9. Loro si divertono

10. Lui si è perso e controlla la mappa

11. Lei si pettina

12. Loro si annoiano

13. Ed ecco una lista dei verbi riflessivi più comuni
abbronzarsi to tan
abituarsi a to get used to
accontentarsi di to be satisfied with
addormentarsi to go to sleep
allontanarsi to move away
alzarsi to get up
annoiarsi to get bored
arrabbiarsi to get angry
bruciarsi to burn oneself
cambiarsi to change clothes

14. & more chiamarsi to be named chiedersi to wonder comportarsi to behave
comprarsi to buy for oneself
coricarsi to go to bed
decidersi a to decide to
dirsi to tell oneself

15. & more farsi male to hurt oneself fidanzarsi to get engaged
farsi la barba to shave
farsi male to hurt oneself
fidanzarsi to get engaged
guardarsi to look at oneself
lamentarsi to complain
lavarsi to wash oneself
mettersi a to begin to
nascondersi to hide oneself
occuparsi di to take care of
pettinarsi to comb oneself

16. & more preoccuparsi di to worry about prepararsi a to get ready to
presentarsi a to introduce oneself
rassegnarsi a to resign oneself to
rendersi conto di to realize,
svegliarsi to wake up
tagliarsi to cut oneself
trovarsi to be, happen to be
truccarsi to put on makeup

17. & more aspettarsi di to expect battersi to fight
divertirsi to have fun
domandarsi to wonder
esprimersi to express oneself
farsi i capelli to do one's hair
farsi il bagno to bathe
vantarsi di to boast
vestirsi to get dressed

18. & no more... ricordarsi di to remember about /to riposarsi to rest
rompersi to break (one's leg, arm...)
sbagliarsi to be mistaken
sbrigarsi to hurry
sedersi to sit
servirsi di to use
sorprendersi di to be surprised at
specializzarsi in to specialize in
sposarsi con to get married to