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!

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You and your Italian roommate are spending the day shopping in Milan. She said she wanted to leave early…but you left so early this morning you couldn’t even grab a bite to eat! At least you managed to grab your Italian cappuccino to take with you! By 10:30 in the morning, you have already rummaged through every shelf in at least five of the most amazing Italian shops! Your Italian friend seems to gather more strength with each new Italian shop you enter! You, on the other hand, are about to drop from exhaustion and hunger. You have no idea how to tell her in Italian that you have to stop for some food! You have tried waving at Italian restaurants and rubbing your stomach, but she just thought you were waving at friends and your stomach hurt! You thought for sure she heard your stomach growl a few streets back, but she just asked you in Italian if you heard that dog! This is not going well! Maybe you should just try walking into an Italian restaurant…if she doesn’t follow you then at least you can grab a croissant for the road!

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Beginner lesson will teach you how to ask people what is wrong in Italian. You will also learn how to tell people in Italian when you are hungry, or thirsty, or sleepy. Finally, we will discuss the importance of food in Italy. Please, visit ItalianPod101 where you will find tons of helpful Italian learning materials! Leave us a comment while you’re 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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