Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! It’s the holidays, and you’re visiting your girlfriend’s family in Italy for the first time. Meeting the parents can be a bit awkward, so you ask your girlfriend in Italian for some advice. She tells you in Italian, “Be sure to tell them hello and look them in the eye when you speak Italian.” Not convinced, you probe further in Italian, “Should I shake your dad’s hand?” She laughs and responds in Italian, “That’s fine, but everyone else is going to come in for the kiss on the cheek.” You reply in Italian, “Seriously? The first time I meet them they’re going to go in for the kiss?” She advises you in Italian, “Yes, and you’ll be okay. Just roll with it and do what they do.” You shrug your shoulders and tell her in Italian, “Okay, but I’m limiting it to one kiss on the cheek per person. I have a bubble of personal space, you know!”
Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you basic Italian greetings, including how to say “hello” in Italian. We’ll also tell you what to expect when you first meet an Italian person so you start off your Italian relationships on the right foot. 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!

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27 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #1 - Greeting Your New Friends with Perfect Italian”
Monday at 6:30 pm
Benvenuti a questa nuova serie! Welcome to this new series!
Monday at 9:47 pm
Ciao!
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Thanks for all those great lessons!!
What is the difference between beginner, newbie, absolute beginner and survival phrases?
and when will we have the Intermediate serie
Arrivederci!
Tuesday at 2:18 am
Buon Anno a tutti! Thank you very much for this lesson ^^
Tuesday at 3:42 am
Yes, it’s particularly difficult figuring out the most appropriate sequence for approaching these lessons. Clearly this new series is indeed for the “absolute beginner”, as the name clearly indicates.
However, my confusion is regarding the “Newbie” vs the “Beginner” Series. I went through the complete “Newbie 1″ series and a fair amount of the “Beginner 1,” series, and it was never clear to me if this made sense, or if I should have moved onto Newbie 2??
Can someone please provide the learners with a set of general recommendations??
Thanks very much.
Stuart
Tuesday at 5:19 am
Molto Grazie!
Tuesday at 4:22 am
Tuesday at 10:29 am
Dear Steffen,
You can find all the information here.
http://www.italianpod101.com/help-center/the-courses/
Absolute Beginner is close to the Newbie level.
Thank you for listening to our lessons.
Buona giornata
Tuesday at 4:16 am
Ciao, i was wondering, when do you know when to say piacere and when to say piacere di conoscerla? Don’t they mean the same?
Tuesday at 1:54 pm
Ciao Talyr,
the meaning of “piacere” and “piacere di conoscerla” is exactly the same.
By the way we can use “piacere” in both a formal or a casual situation, while “piacere di conoscerla” is always referred to the third singular courtesy person “Lei” making it very formal.
Consuelo
Monday at 1:09 pm
I have been doing the newbie lessons for a while and now my daughter is learning with me, we are starting the absolute beginner lessons. I must say she is learning much faster than me
Tuesday at 11:18 am
Ciao Deb,
how old is your daughter?
You’re learning together, it sounds really fun!
Consuelo
Sunday at 5:04 am
In the Expansion with Audio files, the one for ‘E tu?’ seems to be missing :’(
Tuesday at 11:20 am
Ciao Snowy,
Thank you very much for pointing out. We’ll fix it asap!!
Grazie mille,
Consuelo
Saturday at 12:49 am
ciao consuelo,
you wrote “grazie mille”, but I have book to learn italian and it’s written”mille grazie” is there any difference ??!!
ciao
Saturday at 7:47 pm
ciao,
why there is no answer for my question
Monday at 1:19 pm
Ciao Karima,
sorry for the delay! Saying “mille grazie” or “grazie mille” is exactly the same.
Wednesday at 9:18 pm
grazieeee
Thursday at 11:05 am
Preeeeegooooo!!….for what? ah ah
Consuelo^^
Tuesday at 1:19 am
have started the lessons, and am pleased. I grew up speaking the dialect of my folks, and the came from Alessandria,Italy. The formal Italian is very different, and I am trying to catch up to date. So far, I am on the free side of things; and I am thinking about going further.Now, I must get back to my lesson. Thanks.
Wednesday at 10:58 am
Melisa says: hi, my name is Melisa cocks and you?:
Tuesday at 1:52 pm
How do I get this crap to download to my itunes so I can listen when I have time? I couldn’t care less about all your fluff. I just want to learn.
Tuesday at 3:21 pm
Hi Andrea,
Please take a look at our How to Download page for more information.
http://www.italianpod101.com/downloads/
This is the exact page that talks about the Basic and Premium feeds that you can use to download our lessons through iTunes:
http://www.italianpod101.com/basic-premium-podcast-feed/
Please let us know if you have any questions about downloading!
Saturday at 10:07 am
The user name and pass word you sent me does not work!!!!
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Sunday at 11:13 pm
looking foward to learning all I can in italian.Voglio viaggiare per il mundo.First word of the day I was emailed.viaggiare-to travel.And I want to travel the world.Actually something I want to do.
arrivederci!
Monday at 11:53 am
Ciao Marla,
Glad to have you here! Where would you like to travel?
Saturday at 4:50 am
ciao? how does this work? im trying to learn!!!!!!:???::???::???:
Thursday at 5:39 pm
HI nelly,
Please visit our First Steps page to find out how the lessons work and what you’re supposed to do:
http://www.italianpod101.com/helpcenter/getstarted/firststeps/
Please let us know if you have any questions!
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