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Italian for Beginners

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You are about to enjoy a charming theatrical performance, and, while doing so, you will learn to understand and, eventually, speak Italian. As the play unfolds, you'll get a chance to see first hand how the language works. Plus, you will discover captivating nuances of Italian culture and experience the thrill of a theatrical performance in the language you are learning. Now, let's take a step back and devote a few words to the format of the show. An Italian teacher, Silvia, is about to meet Connor, her new student. Connor does not speak Italian. He only knows a couple words he learned as a kid from his maternal grandparents, who, as we'll see, are both very proud of their Sicilian heritage. Connor is really keen to start learning Italian. Why? Well, he has a special dream he wants to accomplish! The curtain is up now. Act 1 is about to begin (https://www.newsinslowitalian.com/series/guts/1/opening). Here's Silvia and Connor, sitting in a cozy room, sipping coffee. Many colorful books are lined up on a wooden bookcase. A map of Italy hangs from the wall. Looks like a language school. Well, let's see what happens...

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Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

- personal pronouns - present of ESSERE - negative form - introductions - omission of subject   Expression: Mamma mia!

Apr 15 2015
17 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 2 - La dolce vita

- gendered adjectives and nouns - present indicative of STARE - Lei/tu - interrogative form   Expression: Non capire un'acca

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!

- indefinite articles - c'è/ci sono   - numbers and idiomatic expressions

Apr 15 2015
20 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Movie Set Travel Agency

- avere - idiomatic expressions with avere - ce l'ho and dov'è   Expression: In bocca al lupo

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!

- verbs in the first conjugation - definite articles - alphabet   Expression: Assolutamente

Apr 15 2015
22 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Fare bella figura

- verbs in the second conjugation - present indicative of fare and sapere - sounds /k/, /g/, /tf/, /dz/   Expresson: Fare bella e brutta figura

Apr 15 2015
26 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?

- verbs in the third conjugation - questo/quello - molto - diphthongs - vowels   Expression: Il dolce far niente

Apr 15 2015
24 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Spaghetti, calamari e… pastella!

- possessives - direct object pronouns (mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le) - present indicative of andare and potere - colors - double consonants   Idiomatic Exp

Apr 15 2015
24 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 9 - Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

- preposizioni articolate - present indicative of venire and dire - capitalization - time   Expression: Non vedere l'ora

Apr 15 2015
25 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 10 - Briscola

- reflexive verbs - modal verbs - personal pronouns with prepositions (con me, per te, a lui/lei, con noi, per voi, con loro) Expression: Volere è potere

Apr 15 2015
19 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Marmo di Carrara

- il partitivo - prepositional phrases - seasons - date (month, year, day, etc.)   Expression: Alle calende greche

Apr 15 2015
22 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Volere è potere!

- adverbs of frequency (tutti i giorni, sempre, spesso, qualche volta, raramente, mai) - vorrei - irregular nouns   Food and idiomatic expressions - Part I

Apr 15 2015
23 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 13 - Buon viaggio, Connor!

- il passato prossimo (ausiliare essere e avere, participi regolari) - accordo del participio col soggetto - avverbi di tempo (la settimana scorsa, due giorni fa, ier

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Buon viaggio, Connor!: Lesson 14 - Santa Maria in Trastevere

- irregular participles in the passato prossimo - reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo - rooms in a house   Expression: Prendere il toro per le corna

Apr 15 2015
22 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 15 - Polignano a Mare

- direct object pronouns and passato prossimo - preposizioni da - conoscere vs. sapere Expression: L'arte di arrangiarsi

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Pozzi e fagioli

- the imperfect - the imperfect of essere, fare, and stare - special suffixes Expression 1: Buona notte al secchio   Expression 2: Capitare a fagiolo

Apr 15 2015
20 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 17 - Saggezza popolare

- indirect object pronouns (mi, ti, le, gli, ci, vi, gli) - personal pronouns and the verb Piacere   Everyday idiomatic expressions: Dai, Meno male, Da morire.

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Un aperitivo con gli amici

- the gerund - ci (di luogo) - chiedere and domandare   An Italian Tradition: l'aperitivo

Apr 15 2015
21 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Valentine

- the passato prossimo and the imperfetto together - Modal Verbs in the passato prossimo and the imperfetto - Si impersonale   Expression: Spada di Damocle

Apr 15 2015
20 min

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 20 - L'oasi dei fenicotteri

- The Future - Irregular Verbs in the Future - Idiomatic Phrases Expressing Need   Expression: Mosca bianca

Apr 15 2015
23 min

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#43 ▲ 8 Language Learning US

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This was a great way to learn Italian! I’m only 11 years old but I am trying to learn Italian as a New Years resolution. It is such a beautiful language! It’s cool how they are acting like they are teaching someone in this podcast. I’ve never seen anyone do that before. If you are young like me and want to learn Italian I would definitely suggest listening to one of these lessons at night time🙂 Good luck😀

Cooper Bridges · Feb 2019

One of the best podcasts for learning Italian. Extremely helpful and easy to listen to!

Kitsune9Tails · May 2015

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