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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!
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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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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!
Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian lesson will teach you how to say “I’m arriving” and “I’m hurrying” in Italian. You will also learn some interesting facts about Italian cell phone usage, including where to get the best deals on cell phones while you travel in Italy. Don’t forget to visit ItalianPod101 to pick up other great Italian learning materials. Leave us a comment while you are there!
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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!”
Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you how to use Italian definite articles. We’ll show you the rules of matching these Italian articles with their singular, plural, masculine, and feminine Italian nouns. We’ll also tell you why if someone offers you an Italian sandwich, you probably shouldn’t pass it up. 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! 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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