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Archive for June, 2008  

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com. A little Italian can go such a long way! Whether you’re traveling, visiting, or sightseeing, ItalianPod101.com has all the essential travel phrases just for you! Today we are going to learn how to count in Italian. counting in Italian numbers

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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! With all the history, art, and food in Italy, choosing what to see and when to rest in Italy could be hard to do. This could become even more stressful if you are vacationing with your friends or a pushy spouse in Italy! You would need weeks to see everything Italy has to offer and still sleep! Make sure you know how to say important things in Italian such as “I need to sleep!” Other important phrase to learn might be “I prefer to leave early” or “I prefer to stay out all night,” depending on your energy level! Make sure you can communicate what you want in Italian!

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Newbie lesson will teach you how to communicate using simple Italian -ire verbs in the third-and final-conjugation, such as dormire (”to sleep”) and preferire (”to prefer”), among many others, in the presente indicativo tense. You will also learn about the Italian third conjugation’s interfix and how and where it applies. Finally, we will give you a little history of Santa Maria Novella Square in Florence, Italy. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Italian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


Your friend has been raving about this quaint little Italian bakery in Naples for weeks now. Today, she insists the two of you stop in for a bite to eat at lunch. She was wrong…it’s even more beautiful than she told you! As you pull up a chair outside to sit in the warm Italian sun, a tall, handsome Italian man approaches you. He gazes into your eyes and asks in Italian, “what would you like?” You struggle to regain composure-lost in the Italian man’s stunning good looks-and finally answer him in Italian. You tell him, “I would like a big wedding.” The Italian man smiles, obviously speechless-as is your friend! You continue to tell him in Italian, “I would like a house in the Italian countryside with three kids and to spend summers on the beach.” Your incredibly embarrassed friend stops you there as she apologizes to your Italian waiter! She tells you in Italian, “I think he would like to take our order.” Can you crawl under the table without anyone noticing?

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian lesson will teach you how to express your desires in Italian using the Italian verb volere. You will also learn how to ask, “how much is it” in Italian. Finally, we will tell you a little bit about Italian bread. If you are hungry for more great Italian lessons and learning resources, then visit us at ItalianPod101! Leave us a message while you are there!

 

 Italian bread Pane italiano

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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Today, is our seventeenth Advanced Italian Audio Blog. Today Cinzia talks about Massimo Troisi! This blog is all in Italian, with an accompanying vocabulary section. Be sure to learn more about Italian Cinema from the Italian Cultural Insight section inside the PDF. In this series, we’ll use all Italian blogs to explore the people and places of Italy. Today immerse yourself in Italian, and learn about the great Massimo Troisi, while learning Italian.

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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com. Learning Italian idioms and proverbs offers better insight into the Italian way of thinking and Italian traditional culture! Sorry about today’s proverbs as they may seem a little gloomy. But they are really interesting! Buon ascolto! rain pioggia wet bagnato