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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’re attending an Italian festival with some of your native Italian friends, and it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen. Your friend tells you in Italian, “Let’s go watch the football exhibition.” Your friends assent, so you walk over to the soccer pitch and see the Italian players taking the field. You notice something odd about this game though, aside from the sand pit the Italian players are playing in. You ask your friend in Italian, “Is this the normal way Italians play soccer?” Your friend replies in Italian, “No, not really. This is historic Italian football, so as you can see, today’s rules have changed a little since ancient times.” You respond in Italian, “I guess so…I’ve never seen anyone play soccer with their hands back home! This looks more like a rugby match with a soccer ball!”

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you the first of three modal verbs, potere. We’ll also tell you about several historic Italian festivals you should check out. Finally, you’ll learn how to add a little something extra to every Italian description. 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!


Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! As soon as you sit down at your table at the restaurant, your waitress arrives and greets you in Italian. She continues in Italian, “You’re in luck today! We’re having a special dinner tonight, and we’re serving a five-course meal with a flight of either white or red Italian wine.” She hands you and your guests the menu, and she suggests in Italian, “All of our food is delicious, but this dinner is pretty special.” You discuss the options in Italian with your friends, and one remarks in Italian, “Look at this course and the wine paired with it! This is from the Italian winery I was telling you about. You simply must try it!” Your other friends reply in Italian, “We’ll, it’s settled then. We’ll all get the dinner and try the wine. It sounds fabulous!” You comment in Italian, “Okay, but we won’t be able to drive ourselves home tonight after all the wine!”

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you the next in our series of three Italian modal verbs. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Italian verb dovere, which means “to have to” or “must.” We’ll also tell you about some Italian wines to try and tell you the difference between two similarly defined advice-related Italian verbs. 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!


Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You have been hard at work at your job in Italy all day. By three o’clock in the afternoon, you’re starting to get tired and your eyes need a break from your computer screen, so you suggest to your colleague in Italian, “Do you want to take a coffee break?” Your colleague responds in Italian, “Well, I don’t drink coffee after noon, but I’ll go with you. I want to stretch my legs.” You walk downstairs to the café in your building, and the barista asks you in Italian, “What can I get for you guys?” Your friend replies in Italian, “I’ll just have a water,” and you tell the barista in Italian, “I’d like a mocha.” The barista inquires in Italian, “Do you want that with regular milk? Do you want whipped cream on top? And what size do you want?” You respond in Italian, “What I really want is not to have to make five decisions about a simple cup of coffee!”

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you the third Italian modal verb, volere, which means “to want” or “to wish.” You’ll also learn how to say a “coffee break” in Italian and how to change the topic during an Italian conversation. 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!


Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! No matter what you try in your Italian class, you’re too tired to focus on what your Italian professor is saying. You’re attempting to maintain the illusion of being focused on the lesson on verbs so your Italian teacher doesn’t call on you, but it’s hard to appear engaged when you’re so hung over. You think to yourself in Italian, “I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed myself quite so much at that party last night.” You hear your Italian professor continuing to lecture in Italian, but you remark to yourself, “At least I remembered to dress myself properly before coming to class.” You pat yourself on the back for using an Italian reflexive verb properly, which is the subject that your professor seems to be concerned about today. But then you inspect your shoes and notice that one is brown and one is black. Oops!

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you about reflexive Italian verbs. We’ll also show you how to wish someone “congratulations” in Italian and tell you the unique Italian way to say that you’re taking a bath or a shower. 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!


Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Okay, you can admit it…dancing to Italian music is your passion. Of course, the very fact that you love it so much probably means that you’re a horrible dancer, but you don’t care. Every time you hit the dance floor, you remind yourself in Italian, “It’s always about confidence. If you look like you know what you’re doing, then you will look like a good dancer.” When one of your friends expresses in Italian, “I’m usually too shy to hit the dance floor,” you decide to share your advice. You tell your friend in Italian, “The secret is not caring what others think and being confident in what you do. Just watch me and follow along.” You take the dance floor and start flailing to the Italian music. You look for your friend on the side of the dance floor and beckon him to join you. After noting all the other Italian patrons pointing and laughing at you, he mouths to you in Italian, “I’m going to get a drink instead!”

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you the Italian adverbs of frequency. We’ll also review how to tell someone you “don’t mind” doing something. Finally, we’ll tell you how to tell someone that you love to dance in Italian. Come and get your Italian groove on! 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!