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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Learn a little Italian everyday with the free Italian Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!buffo funny (adjective)Gli uomini stanno ridendo per qualcosa di buffo.The men are laughing at something funny.L'uomo buffo sta ballando senza pantaloni.The funny man is dancing without pants.film buffofunny movieridere per qualcosa di buffolaugh at something funnyguardare un programma buffowatch a funny showOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Italian Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Italian everyday with the free Italian Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!diecimila ten thousand (numeral)diecimila yenten-thousand yendiecimila dollariten thousand dollarsOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Italian Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

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

Imagine you have landed in Italy and are out and meeting people and exploring your surroundings. After you say "Ciao!" ( the equivalent to 'Hello' in English), your Italian friend may become more curious about you and your origins. And if your new friend asks you: Da dove vieni?  Don't be surprised! Your friend just wants to know where you come from. Da dove vieni? (informal) or Da dove viene? (formal), translates to "Where do you come from?"  In this case, you should answer with your country of origin. For example: Vengo dall'Italia (I come from Italy) You may also hear Di dove sei?, which also means  "Where do you come from?" , with the small difference that Di dove sei? requires a more specific location, and you should... Show more

The Focus of This Lesson is Italian Greetings for the Evening Buona sera. "Good Evening." Good Evening buona sera (also written buonasera) is the perfect equivalent for "good evening" and as such you should use this term when meeting someone. Instead, you may use buona serata (never written buonaserata) to wish someone a nice evening. You should not use this greeting when meeting someone for the first time or upon entering a place. When someone is about to go to bed, buona notte (also written buonanotte) is almost exclusively the word people use.

Imagine you have landed in Italy and are out and meeting people and exploring your surroundings. After you say "Ciao!" ( the equivalent to 'Hello' in English), your Italian friend may become more curious about you and your origins. And if your new friend asks you: Da dove vieni? Don't be surprised! Your friend just wants to know where you come from. Da dove vieni? (informal) or Da dove viene? (formal), translates to "Where do you come from?" In this case, you should answer with your country of origin. For example: Vengo dall'Italia (I come from Italy) You may also hear Di dove sei?, which also means  "Where do you come from?" , with the small difference that Di dove sei? requires a more specific location, and you... Show more

As you may have seen in Italian movies or during your stay in in Italy if you had the chance , you will notice that ciao is the easiest and most common Italian greeting people use to say "hello" or "goodbye." Usually though, you should only use this greeting with people whom you are well acquainted with, such as friends or relatives. As a special case, you may notice that it is common to address foreigners entering into Italy with ciao. The reason for this is that it's a friendly and easy way to greet them. Sometimes owners of casual, modern shops may greet customers with ciao as a way to keep social distances at a minimum and make talking easier and faster,thus making you feel more comfortable (and this way making their... Show more