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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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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!”

 

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will show you how to form the present tense of the third conjugation of Italian verbs. You’ll also learn about a special Italian grammar wonder called the “interfix.” Finally, we’ll tell you about when you’ll be able to shop and dine in Italy by sharing the typical hours for these Italian businesses with you. 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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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You are sitting in your class at the university in Italy today, and your professor promises a special challenge. You must admit, you are a little nervous. In the past, ’special challenge’ has meant anything from pop-quizzes to his grandmother’s secret recipe…blech, now THAT was a challenge! As your professor approaches the podium, he starts up the projector and begins showing slides of what appears to be animals from Australia. You are thoroughly confused now. He explains in Italian, “Your test results on the last exam were so bad that I decided I would give you an easy bonus grade. For each of these animals that you can name in Italian, I will give you five points on your exam…and believe me, you ALL need it!” With that, the class erupts into applause…but not you. You learned the names for common pets in Italy and even the Italian names of common zoo animals. But you NEVER thought about learning how to say ‘platypus’ or ‘kangaroo’ in Italian. Well, you’ll know when you retake his class next semester… 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 Australian animals 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!

 


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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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.”

 

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will show you how to use the second conjugation of Italian verbs. We’ll also let you in on a little secret about goods made in 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!