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Beginner Lesson #27 - Did you see? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/11/beginner-lesson-27-are-we-going-out-saturday-night/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/11/beginner-lesson-27-are-we-going-out-saturday-night/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursdayinformalpassato prossimotalking about boysusing passato prossimo Anna just came back home after a Saturday evening watching a soccer match with Peter and she is having a conversation about Peter with Elena. Anna jokingly asked about Peter’s brother again, and he didn’t seem too pleased about it.

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Absolute Beginner #10 - How to Pass the Time in Italy http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/08/absolute-beginner-10-how-to-pass-the-time-in-italy/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/08/absolute-beginner-10-how-to-pass-the-time-in-italy/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/08/absolute-beginner-10-how-to-pass-the-time-in-italy/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Tick, tock, tick, tock! You’ve been waiting and waiting for the annual sale at your favorite Italian shop, and today is the day! You spring out of bed in the morning, eager to be first in line to go into the Italian store. You think this Italian store opens early, but you’re not sure, so you decide to arrive early just to be on the safe side. You call your friend and tell him in Italian, “It’s time to go!” He sounds as if he just woke up, so you screech in his ear in Italian, “Our favorite store is having its yearly sale today!” Your friend asks in Italian, “What time is it?” You tell him in Italian, “That doesn’t matter. It’s time to get up!” Your friend responds in Italian, “Seriously, you need to get a grip. But I like you, so I’ll get up, and then you’re going to buy me some coffee.” You tell him in Italian, “That’s fine. Whatever it takes to get you to meet me. See you in half an hour!”

 

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Beginner Lesson S2 #3 - Past Conditional: I Would Have Come with You to Milan, But… http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/04/beginner-lesson-s2-3-past-conditional-i-would-have-come-with-you-to-milan-but/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/04/beginner-lesson-s2-3-past-conditional-i-would-have-come-with-you-to-milan-but/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursdaycondizionale passatoinformalinvitationsusing the condizionale passato Your Italian girlfriend wants you to take her shopping this weekend in Milan. You are still paying the bills from the last time you took her shopping in Italy! You have to think of something quick…or get another job in Italy. You could tell her in Italian, “I would have come with you, but I have to work.” Maybe you should say, “I would have come with you, but I think I am getting sick.” That excuse might make her stay and take care of you all day…but then you might owe her. It’s a good thing you spent all that time buried in your room “studying,” so you learned how to construct a good excuse in Italian. Oh…you don’t know how to use the past conditional tense in Italian? Where are you taking her in Milan again? Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! In this Italian Beginner lesson, you will learn how to use the Italian past conditional tense. This is helpful for expressing future actions that will not take place, such as taking your girlfriend shopping in Milan! Finally, we will talk about Caius Julius Caesar. Make sure you don’t miss this lesson! Stop by ItalianPod101 for more great Italian lessons-you have no excuses! Leave us a comment while you are there!


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Absolute Beginner #9 - If It’s Made in Italy, It’s Gotta Be Good! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/01/absolute-beginner-9-if-its-made-in-italy-its-gotta-be-good/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/01/absolute-beginner-9-if-its-made-in-italy-its-gotta-be-good/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/03/01/absolute-beginner-9-if-its-made-in-italy-its-gotta-be-good/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You enthusiastically tell your friend in Italian, “The shopping in Italy is just fantastic!” Your friend responds in Italian, “It’s a little too fantastic. My credit card is almost maxed out.” You tell her in Italian, “Well, it’s a good thing you have several others to choose from when you max out that one.” She laughs and says, “I guess that’s one way to look at it! There’s one more shop here; let’s see if I can’t polish it off.” You walk into the shop and are struck by the impeccable tailoring of the Italian suits. You tell your friend in Italian, “You have to buy one of these. Look how perfect they are!” She responds in Italian, “You’ve got to be kidding me. Look at that price tag.” You try to convince your friend by telling her in Italian, “Well, you have to pay for high quality. You’ll wear this a lifetime. And see, the label says it’s ‘Made in Italy.’ You can’t beat that.” Your friend seems to relent and says in Italian, “Let’s see if we can’t haggle a bit over the price at least.”

 

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Video S2 #8 - If This Italian Video Lesson Makes You Feel Froggy, Then JUMP! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/26/video-s2-8-if-this-italian-video-lesson-makes-you-feel-froggy-then-jump/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/26/video-s2-8-if-this-italian-video-lesson-makes-you-feel-froggy-then-jump/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Video http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/26/video-s2-8-if-this-italian-video-lesson-makes-you-feel-froggy-then-jump/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You are enjoying what was a quiet picnic lunch in a quiet Italian park, when suddenly, your children come barreling towards you screaming! It seems like it takes ten minutes to calm them and their friends down enough so that you can concentrate on one voice at a time! Your son yells in Italian, “Mom, mom!!! We were at the pond and we saw something moving in the water!!” His friend, equally excited, continues in Italian, “Come see, come see!! Pleeeease! What IS it?” Laughing, both out of relief and because they are adorable, you agree to go explore the depths of the pond with them. As you reach the edge of the water, both boys are tugging at you and screaming in Italian, “See it? There it is!! What is that???” You move a little closer to get a better look, almost stumbling into the water (which you are SURE they would have enjoyed tremendously), when you realize what it is they are talking about. You point to the little swimmer in the water and tell the boys in Italian, “That is a frog…and that one there, that is a newt.” The boys stare into the water with a newfound fascination; you can almost hear the wheels spinning in their heads, when they turn and look at you and both reply in Italian, “Can we keep him, can we keep him? PLEEEEEAAAASE???” Well, ItalianPod101.com can’t prepare you for everything, you know? Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about amphibians and reptiles in Italian. In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn Italian by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at Italianpod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


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Beginner Lesson S1 #7 - Hurry! Listen To This Italian Lesson before You Are Late! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/25/beginner-lesson-7-hello-this-is-peter/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/25/beginner-lesson-7-hello-this-is-peter/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursday to come to hurryanswering a phone callinformalphone callto arrive You agreed to meet some Italian friends at an Italian theater across town. Your wife has taken two hours to get dressed and the babysitter has not shown up. You are terribly late and afraid you might miss the Italian play! Frantic, you call the Italian babysitter to find out where she is! However, you have no idea how to ask in Italian if she is coming so you just mumble in English. Hearing the hesitation in your voice and knowing some English, the babysitter tells you she is arriving soon! Relieved, you suddenly face the fact that you still don’t know how to tell your friends you are hurrying in Italian. Just then, the babysitter bursts through the door! You thank her in Italian and begin to head out the door. She stops you and tells you that for an extra ten Euros she will call your friends on her cell phone to tell them you are on your way in Italian! Ooh, that’s going to cost you! What an expensive little Italian entrepreneur!

 

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Absolute Beginner #8 - How Much Does That Italian Accessory Cost? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/22/absolute-beginner-8-how-much-does-that-italian-accessory-cost/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/22/absolute-beginner-8-how-much-does-that-italian-accessory-cost/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/22/absolute-beginner-8-how-much-does-that-italian-accessory-cost/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’re walking around a great little Italian boutique with your friends, inspecting the Italian merchandise for sale. You’re in the market for some Italian accessories to match an outfit you bought at another Italian clothier, but so far, you’ve had no luck till now. You find a great necklace and a scarf, but there is no Italian price tag on the items. Puzzled, you flag down an Italian salesperson who is eyeing you and following you closely around the store. You ask the salesperson in Italian, “How much is this necklace?” He responds in Italian, “It’s four hundred euros.” Aghast, you reply in Italian, “For a beaded necklace?” He insists in Italian, “It’s handcrafted by Italian artisans.” You tell him in Italian, “Well, no thanks. What about this scarf?” He responds in Italian, “It’s also handmade here in Italy, so it’s more expensive.” You ask in Italian, “What, did the silkworms grow up here too?” With that, you storm out of the store and march onto the next Italian merchant.

 

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Lower Intermediate Lesson S2 #14 - The Best Part of Waking up Is Italian Coffee in Your Cup! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/18/lower-intermediate-lesson-s2-14-the-best-part-of-waking-up-is-italian-coffee-in-your-cup/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/18/lower-intermediate-lesson-s2-14-the-best-part-of-waking-up-is-italian-coffee-in-your-cup/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursday  

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Yawn. You’re having a slow start to your Monday morning, so you amble out of your Italian hotel room down to the local café. You walk in, and the barista greets you with a cheery “Good morning!” in Italian. “What can I get for you?” he asks in Italian. “The strongest thing you’ve got,” you reply in Italian. “Are you sure?” he queries in Italian, with one eyebrow raised. “Lay it on me, and make it a venti,” you exclaim in Italian, confident you can handle the caffeine buzz you’re about to get. “Oh,” he chuckles. “The venti is just our medium size in Italy. That’s all you want?” he asks. “No, I thought the venti was your largest. Give me the largest and strongest coffee you’ve got,” you request in Italian. After enjoying your Italian coffee, you manage to stay awake for three whole days. Next time, maybe you’ll ask for the small!

 

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Absolute Beginner #7 - Italian Sandwiches Free to a Good Home http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/15/absolute-beginner-7-italian-sandwiches-free-to-a-good-home/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/15/absolute-beginner-7-italian-sandwiches-free-to-a-good-home/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/15/absolute-beginner-7-italian-sandwiches-free-to-a-good-home/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! While you’re out shopping in the Italian market, you come across a person shouting in Italian on the street. You can’t hear from far away, so you and your friend decide to approach him so you can understand his Italian. As you get closer, your friend tells you in Italian, “I think he’s shouting something about sandwiches.” A few paces later, you respond to your friend in Italian, “Yes, I think so too. And I think he’s saying something about them being free.” Your friend replies in Italian, “They’re giving away free sandwiches? I’m starving…we have to go investigate!” You and your friend start walking faster, and you discover the man is standing outside a new Italian deli. He’s screaming in Italian, “Free sandwiches. Get your free sandwiches here. Italian sandwiches for free to a good home!” You tell your friend in Italian, “I can think of no better home for a sandwich than my stomach! Let’s go in the store!”

 

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News #32 - Tell Them ‘I Love You’ This Valentine’s Day…in Nine Different Languages! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/14/news-32-tell-them-i-love-you-this-valentines-dayin-nine-different-languages/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/14/news-32-tell-them-i-love-you-this-valentines-dayin-nine-different-languages/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com News http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/14/news-32-tell-them-i-love-you-this-valentines-dayin-nine-different-languages/ Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! If you’re like most people, this is just about the time you begin to panic, in search of that one truly romantic, unique gift to express just how much you love your significant other. Chocolates? Flowers? A really sappy card? An eight-carat diamond anniversary ring? All those things are nice, but if you’re looking for something really special, something that says you spent some time actually thinking about your special someone, ItalianPod101.com has something BREATHTAKING for you!! ItalianPod101.com has put together an extraordinary Valentine’s Day YouTube Video! Imagine eating dinner on Valentine’s Day with the one you love, you reach across the table, take his or her hand in yours, and you whisper ‘I love you’, first in French, then Korean, then Japanese, then Italian… You get the picture. Suddenly, your love is swooning at the romantic gesture. Does it get more romantic than that?? And with ItalianPod101.com’s new Valentine’s Day YouTube Video, it couldn’t get any easier to impress the one you love either!

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Video S2 #6 - Video S2 #6 - This Italian Lesson Is NOT Just for the Birds!! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/12/video-s2-6-video-s2-6-this-italian-lesson-is-not-just-for-the-birds/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/12/video-s2-6-video-s2-6-this-italian-lesson-is-not-just-for-the-birds/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Video http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/12/video-s2-6-video-s2-6-this-italian-lesson-is-not-just-for-the-birds/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! There absolutely could not be a more beautiful day than today. The weather is perfect, the sun is shining, and you are in Italiany! Even the birds seem to notice what a great day you are having! As you casually stroll along a park in Berlin on your way to meet a friend, the beauty of the day overwhelms you. As you reach the café in your dreamy state, your friend looks at you questioningly as you approach and asks in Italian, “Are you okay?” Bursting with the excitement of the day, you begin to tell her in Italian all about how beautiful the day has been. However, when you get to the part about the birds singing, you stop abruptly at a complete loss for the appropriate Italian words. Again, noticing the sudden disappointment on your face, your friend asks in Italian, “You still okay?” Deeply saddened by your inability to express the beauty of the swans in the pond or the beautiful peacock with its colorful display that you experienced today, you drop your head and answer in Italian, “Well, there were these birds, and they were pretty.” Your friend looks at you as if you have lost your mind, replying in Italian, “Oh, that’s nice.” Another lost opportunity… Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video lesson will teach you the Italian vocabulary you need to talk about some beautiful birds and their actions in Italian. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your beautiful day with your friends in Italian! In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!


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Beginner Lesson #18 - Using the Italian Imperative: Wake Them Up! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/11/beginner-lesson-18-you-have-to-go-to-the-museum/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/11/beginner-lesson-18-you-have-to-go-to-the-museum/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursday dovereinformalpresent indicativesuggesting somethingwake up Anna is sleeping and her friend Elena decides to wake her up. She goes to Anna’s room and wakes her nicely. She then tells Anna that she has to get ready for a busy day, since she has to pay a visit to the museum. Anna acknowledges what her friend is saying, although she is still sleepy. In today’s lesson, we will be discussing the different uses of the verb dovere along with the tenses we should employ with it. Moreover, we will see the most common forms regarding how to wake people up. sbrigati hurry up


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Absolute Beginner #6 - Would You Describe Me As Clumsy in Italian? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/08/absolute-beginner-6-would-you-describe-me-as-clumsy-in-italian/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/08/absolute-beginner-6-would-you-describe-me-as-clumsy-in-italian/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/08/absolute-beginner-6-would-you-describe-me-as-clumsy-in-italian/  

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! “There’s nowhere in the world better to buy shoes than Italy,” you tell your friend in Italian. He agrees wholeheartedly, saying in Italian, “The best leather in the world is in these Italian shops. Do you see anything you like?” You respond in Italian, “Yes, here’s a great high heel pump in this window. It’s beautiful. What do you think?” You friend tells you in Italian, “It IS a beautiful shoe, but look how high its heel is-that’s at least five inches tall.” You respond in Italian, “Yes, but I wear high heels all the time. It might be just a little bit taller than my boots.” Your friend replies in Italian, “That may be true, but don’t you have enough problems walking in your other tall shoes? Maybe you should consider some flats.” You turn, put your hands on your hips, and say in Italian, “Are you trying to tell me I’m too clumsy to pull off these heels? Watch me!”

 

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Video S2 #5 - You Don’t Have to Go on Safari to Pick-up the Italian Vocabulary to Talk About it! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/05/video-s2-5-you-dont-have-to-go-on-safari-to-pickup-the-italian-vocabulary-to-talk-about-it/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/05/video-s2-5-you-dont-have-to-go-on-safari-to-pickup-the-italian-vocabulary-to-talk-about-it/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Video http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/05/video-s2-5-you-dont-have-to-go-on-safari-to-pickup-the-italian-vocabulary-to-talk-about-it/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You are finally in Italy, and while others might be happy with “normal” sightseeing tours, you want to experience EVERYTHING Italy has to offer! On today’s agenda - the zoo in Italy! You can’t wait to see how different the zoo might be from the one back home you have seen since you were two. As you walk through the zoo, you overhear people chatting about the animals in Italian. A lady looking at the monkeys says excitedly in Italian, “Look honey! The monkeys are eating ants with a stick!” You rush over to the monkeys; you have only seen them use tools on TV! How exciting! Moments later, you hear a man telling his son in Italian, “Look at what that baby elephant is doing!” Excited to see something new again (and feeling a little like a kid again), you rush to the elephants where you see the baby throwing dirt all around him. How cute is that? Throughout the day, you witness amazing things from wild animals that you have never seen before! And none of this would be possible if you hadn’t learned Italian. This was definitely a great idea! Good thing you came prepared! Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the Italian vocabulary to talk about safari animals. Whether it’s to enrich your vacation or to tell the police where the black rhinoceros hit your car, this video lesson is sure to help you tame the wild beast…well, at least the vocabulary for it! In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn Italian by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

 

 


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Beginner Lesson #32 - Were you hanging around last night? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/04/beginner-lesson-32-were-you-hanging-around-last-night/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/04/beginner-lesson-32-were-you-hanging-around-last-night/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursdayidiomatic expressionsinformalpreposition diwhat did you do yesterday? One of the best things about Italian nightlife isn’t going out, but staying in. Just as in other countries, Italians often enjoy staying at home, turning on the TV or firing up the video game console, and relaxing. But the best thing about staying home in Italy is the pizza. Instead of the tough cardboard covered in rubbery “cheese” and “tomato” paste, served outside of Italy’s borders, each Italian pizza delivered to each Italian home is a gift from the divine. In today’s dialogue, Anna doesn’t have anything on either, and enjoys a pizza.
Today we have a dialogue full of idiomatic expressions, we are going to study how to use the preposition di, see the Italian word giro and its different usages and the corresponding English translation. So why did Anna spend the night in and didn’t hang around with Luca and Peter? In today’s dialogue Peter asks Anna about the night before.

I didn't see you, Non ti ho visto


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Absolute Beginner #5 - I Can’t Believe You Just Asked How Old She Is in Italian! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/01/absolute-beginner-5-i-cant-believe-you-just-asked-how-old-she-is-in-italian/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/01/absolute-beginner-5-i-cant-believe-you-just-asked-how-old-she-is-in-italian/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/02/01/absolute-beginner-5-i-cant-believe-you-just-asked-how-old-she-is-in-italian/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! While you’re enjoying the local Italian festival with your friends, you spot a beautiful woman a few feet away with a couple of kids. You tell your friends in Italian, “Now there’s an attractive lady.” Your friends look at her, look back at you, and say in Italian, “Are you serious? She looks a little too old for you.” You respond in Italian, “Nah, look at her! She’s in good shape. And she’s probably just babysitting those kids. I’m going to go talk to her.” You walk away from your friends, stop to buy a flower, and bring the flower to the lady. You hand her the flower and tell her in Italian, “Here’s a pretty flower for a beautiful lady.” The lady looks at you, laughs, and says in Italian, “Thank you, that’s very sweet.” You hand her a piece of paper and tell her in Italian, “Here’s my phone number. Call me: I’d like to take you out sometime.” She responds in Italian, “Thanks, but I think I’m a little too…mature…for you.” You respond in Italian, “Nah…how old are you, anyway?” Your friend punches you in the ribs and whispers in Italian, “Were you raised in a barn? I can’t believe you just asked her that! You’re so rude!” Blushing, you excuse yourself before she can respond and walk away to the next Italian booth at the market with your friends.

 

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Video S2 #4 - Italian Vocabulary for Insects Doesn’t Have to Bug You Any Longer! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/29/video-s2-4-italian-vocabulary-for-insects-doesnt-have-to-bug-you-any-longer/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/29/video-s2-4-italian-vocabulary-for-insects-doesnt-have-to-bug-you-any-longer/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Video http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/29/video-s2-4-italian-vocabulary-for-insects-doesnt-have-to-bug-you-any-longer/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! After getting everything unpacked and moved in to your new home in Italy, you decide to tackle that yard. You spend all afternoon planting tons of flowers and even a small garden. And just in time, too - today, you have your five year old niece to watch. You follow her into the backyard as she runs out to play. First, she runs to a patch of flowers and yells back in Italian, “LOOOK! Bees are on the flowers!” Thinking she has been hurt or something is wrong, you run over to the patch of flowers and stare blankly into the beautiful blooms. Meanwhile, your niece has move on to bigger things - at the gate to the yard, she yells back in Italian, “OOOOHHH! An inchworm is on your fence!!” Trying desperately to keep up with her, she dashes off to your garden, yelling back in Italian, “The ladybugs are everywhere!” Realizing at this point that she is not hurt (just excited), you ask in your best Italian you can muster, “What are you so excited about honey? Please show me.” She replies in Italian, “Ha ha! I know Italian better than you do!!!” Something tells you that you won’t learn anything from her today! Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the Italian vocabulary you need to protect yourself and your belongings from everything creepy-crawly you might find, well, anywhere! And you can learn this helpful Italian insect vocabulary without the help of your pesky niece!! In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn Italian by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

 

 


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Beginner Lesson #14 - Italian Negative Commands: Don’t joke! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/28/beginner-lesson-14-dont-joke/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/28/beginner-lesson-14-dont-joke/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursdayimperativo negativoinformalnegative imperative verbal modeusing the negative imperative Tonight has been magical! Your first date, well, the first successful one that you have had in Italy has gone very well! It took some coaching though! Let’s just say you owe your Italian roommate a huge debt of gratitude! He has spent the past two months explaining to you in Italian why each of your disastrous dates have failed and what it is that you need to do differently the next time! After the first date, he told you in Italian “do not talk about your ex-girlfriend!” After the second, he explained in Italian “don’t wipe your hands on your clothes…or hers!” Wow. And most recently he yelled in Italian while frantically pulling his hair out, “do not tell her you are broke from the last five bad dates!” But after months, he thinks you are finally ready. This date has gone very smoothly. You knocked on her door at 7:00 PM sharp, not a second late…nice start! You showered and wore clean clothes. You even used your napkin at the posh Italian restaurant. But did you really think it was going to be this easy? Upon dropping her off at her house, her sexy younger Italian sister opens the door to see who is outside. Joking, you ask her in Italian, “is she available tomorrow night?” Did you know doors could shut that fast? Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for you!

 

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 Hai delle sorelle? Do you have sisters?


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Absolute Beginner #4 - By Chance, You Aren’t Italian, Are You? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/25/absolute-beginner-4-by-chance-you-arent-italian-are-you/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/25/absolute-beginner-4-by-chance-you-arent-italian-are-you/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Absolute Beginner http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/25/absolute-beginner-4-by-chance-you-arent-italian-are-you/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’re sitting at the bar in an Italian restaurant with your friend waiting for a table. Suddenly, your friend excuses herself to visit the ladies’ room. Feeling a presence to your left, you turn and notice that a dashing stranger, who you presume is Italian, has taken the seat beside you. He smiles and says in Italian, “Are you from around here?” Even though he’s using the oldest pick-up line in the book, you decide to play along and have some fun while you’re in Italy. You respond in Italian, “No, I’m actually American. How about you?” His smile gets even larger and he says in Italian, “I’m American too, and I’d recognize your accent anywhere. You’re from the south, aren’t you?” You respond in Italian, “Yes, I am.” Seeing that your girlfriend has returned, you introduce her in Italian to your new acquaintance. You also tell him in Italian, “She was my roommate in college, and she’s from America but her parents are French and Italian, so we are visiting them.” He nods in greeting and says in Italian, “Since we’re all from America, why are we still speaking Italian?”

 

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News #31 - Meet the Team and Find Out Who’s Behind the Scenes of all Our Great Italian Lessons! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/24/news-31-new-lesson/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/24/news-31-new-lesson/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com News http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/24/news-31-new-lesson/ When you listen to the podcasts from ItalianPod101.com, do you picture in your mind what the voice-actors look like? Do you ever wonder who creates the incredible Italian lessons you have come to know and trust? Well, wonder no more! We have an amazingly talented team at ItalianPod101.com, and we are very excited to introduce them to you!

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Video S2 #3 - ItalianPod101.com Will Help Keep You Afloat with Italian Marine Life Vocabulary! http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/22/video-s2-3-italianpod101com-will-help-keep-you-afloat-with-italian-marine-life-vocabulary/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/22/video-s2-3-italianpod101com-will-help-keep-you-afloat-with-italian-marine-life-vocabulary/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Video http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/22/video-s2-3-italianpod101com-will-help-keep-you-afloat-with-italian-marine-life-vocabulary/ Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Today, you are spending a relaxing day on the beach in Italy. You have everything you need within reach to make sure you can get through the day with as little actual movement as possible! Suddenly, from across the beach, you hear lifeguards screaming in Italian! A tall, good-looking lifeguard runs past you and yells in Italian, “Sharks - they are hunting in the shallow water!!” You just sit there though, not sure if his screams are excitement…or warning. You look around the beach and people are running from the water - he MUST be warning! But what? What could be so dangerous on this beautiful beach on this beautiful day in Italy? Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the Italian vocabulary for marine life that you need to both keep you safe AND enjoy some of the most beautiful sights a day on the beach can bring you. In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn Italian by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

 

 


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Beginner Lesson S1 #17 – When Does Your Vacation in Italy Begin? http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/21/beginner-lesson-17-when-do-your-summer-vacations-start/ http://www.italianpod101.com/2010/01/21/beginner-lesson-17-when-do-your-summer-vacations-start/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ItalianPod101.com Throwback Thursday dates and months sul serioAsking about vacationsinformalquandoSummer vacations  

Your family in Italy cannot wait to spend time with you! In fact, since you moved to Italy they have been very patient! It seems you have done nothing but work since you arrived in Italy three months ago. Oh sure, you have stopped in for a home-cooked Italian meal a few times, but they want some real quality time with you! So tonight, they are going to pressure you for an answer…an answer you don’t know! As soon as you walk in the door, your normally sweet grandmother asks you sternly in Italian, “when do you plan to take vacation in Italy?” Shocked, you don’t know what to say. You haven’t asked the manager of the Italian company you work for “when you might take vacation!” That’s not good enough for her! She pushes on in Italian, “on the first, the third?” If you want to eat, you might want to give her what she wants and then beg your Italian boss later! It sure smells good in here!

 

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vacanze! vacations!


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