Hello Listener, The Summer of Italian is in full swing at ItalianPod101. That means we’re helping thousands of people like you to learn Italian this summer! Yes, we are helping to make your dream of learning Italian easier and more affordable with a LIMITED TIME 29% OFF Basic and Premium. Up to $69.60 in savings! Click here to get a BIG 29% OFF! Ready to learn Italian? During our Summer of Italian Sale, you gain full access to our ENTIRE learning system – 170+ hours of Italian audio and video lessons from real Italian teachers, exclusive apps, plus loads of additional study tools and resources for just... $7.10/Month for Full Access to Our Premium Plan $2.84/Month for Full Access to Our Basic Plan But you might be... Show more

1. Schedule your time. One of the most important factors in keeping your motivation up is developing it into a habit. Whether it be 20 minutes or 3 hours, schedule time to study every day and stick to it. Regular exposure solidifies what you learn and keeps you progressing. To make sure you stick to your routine, a great idea is to build a schedule for your day and decide that every day/Monday/weekend, you study from 6pm to 8pm. Just remember that 30 minutes a day, every day, is better than a binge 8-hour study session at the end of the week (though it’s obviously better than nothing). 2. Learn a word a day with our great Word of the Day learning tool. Trying to learn everything at once and getting overwhelmed by the sheer number... Show more

Hi Listeners, Done with a lesson? Take a look back at the new conversation, grammar, and vocab you’ve mastered. It’s always great to stop and see the results in your language learning! Or rather, hearing the results when you’re speaking a new language! Likewise, for us, it’s great to know that someone’s language is progressing with the help of our lessons. This past July, we've been graciously listed in Top 10 US podcasts for road trip listening in TheGuardian.com, one of the most read newspapers in the UK. Below is an excerpt: ItalianPod101.com I'm sure people think I'm crazy when they see me talking to myself as I drive. Imagine what they'd think if they knew I was doing it in Italian? Listen to native speakers... Show more

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Premium Members, your Premium Account just got a whole lot more powerful! My Flashcards now allows you to study the Italian words you want by importing lists from audio and video lessons, your My WordBank and the Italian Core Word Lists 2000. Here's a quick rundown of the new features: My Flashcards Dashboard: My Flashcards have a brand new interface. Import words from any audio and video lesson, My WordBank and the Core Word Lists. Create, edit and delete as many decks as you want! Create a New Deck: How you want to study is completely up to you! You control what displays on the front and back of cards. Create new decks out of the existing words in My Flashcards. Simple pick the words, name your deck and you're ready to study.... Show more

"Waiter, there's a fly in my cup!" How many times have we heard jokes and real anecdotes of this nature? However, did you know that in Italy, some people like to drink their coffee "with the fly"? Coffee is always present in a typical Italian breakfast, which usually consists of light pastries, croissants, and the simple bread, butter and jam. Italian style coffee though, has many variations and is usually much more concentrated and strong that the American one, and is usually served in a smaller cup. In Italy, your coffee can be served in many variations, the most popular ones being the espresso, made by machine; and the napoletano, prepared home-made style and in small kettles. Furthermore, coffee can be machiato (spotted, with... Show more

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone here at ItalianPod101.com! We're grateful to have listeners just like you, and we're eagerly waiting for the upcoming year to learn Italian together! And when the New Year comes around, be sure to make a resolution to study Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Have a healthy and happy holiday season. From the ItalianPod101.com team!