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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!
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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.
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 ask the cost of items in Italian. You’ll also learn why you should always be suspicious when an Italian store doesn’t have its price tags visible. 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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Today Elena has gone to Pisa, the fashion capital of Italy. Yes, we know that it’s not the fashion capital of Italy, but Elena seems to have got it into her mind that it is. Yes, we tried talking her out of it, but she wouldn’t listen. What’s that? You hear her car in the driveway? Oh, here she is. I wonder how it went…
In today’s lesson we will see how to translate an English negative sentence in Italian, how to use the clauses nonand niente, and the usage of the word magari to express wishes and desires. We will also study another interrogative adverb we use in Italian in place of perché. For more useful material, review questions, a full PDF writeup and more, visit ItalianPod101.com!
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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! As you speak to the beautiful Italian stranger, she begins to look at you oddly. The more you talk, the more intrigued this Italian beauty seems to become. Finally, she stops you from prattling on and says to you in Italian, “You’re not from Italy, are you?” You respond in Italian, “No, but I wish I were because I love it here so much.” She inquires further in Italian, “Well, where are you from? I can tell from your accent that you’re not a native Italian speaker, though you do speak the Italian language very well.” You respond in Italian, “Actually, I’m from Long Island, near New York City in the United States.” She responds in Italian, “Really? Tell me more about the island. Is it a paradise with many beaches?”
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 tell someone where you’re from using Italian. We’ll give you the breakdown of these important Italian phrases in both formal and informal Italian so you’ll be prepared no matter who your conversation partner might be. 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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You have traveled so far to visit with the side of your family that lives in Italy. You can’t wait to explore your Italian roots, visit the place where your Italian family began, and get caught up with your Italian family. They are very gracious hosts and invite you into their home in the Italian countryside. Your Italian great uncle Gianni begins right after dinner by asking you in Italian, “come stai?” He patiently sits through your twenty-minute conversation in which you tell him everything from where you go to college to what you enjoy doing in your spare time…switching back and forth between English and Italian the entire time! After you are done, he laughs and explains that many people learning Italian make the same mistake, but he only asked how you are in Italian! Well, don’t feel too bad…they were going to ask that anyway!
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 ask the questions, “how are you,” and “what are you like,” in Italian and be sure you know the difference between the two! Then you will learn how to say you, food, places, and events are fine in Italian! Remember to visit ItalianPod101 for other great Italian learning materials!

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