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40. The Fox and The Crow (Culture Shot)

June 28th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Longtime VIP Member Patricia from Boston sent us a terrific email. She writes: “One of the fondest memories I have of my recent trip to Italy is the discovery of some great Italian tales written by an ancient author called Fedro. It all happened one night, by absolute chance, as I heard my Italian friend Luisa reading two fables to her children, before they went to sleep. Such a fascinating moment… and a great idea for a Culture Shot, right Jane & Massimo?”

Absolutely, Patricia! So, let’s feature a terrific, super famous, ancient Italian tale: “La Volpe e Il Corvo” (The Fox and the Crow). On the grammar section, we’ll be reviewing the hypothetical constructions, and we’ll learn and practice some more useful Italian sentences. Enjoy!

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Culture Shot - Episode Nr.40

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, fables
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3. Quando, Quando, Quando (Canta Che Ti Passa)

June 21st, 2009

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Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “Canta Che Ti Passa”, episode #3! This time we feature a very famous, happy and joyful Italian pop song called “Quando, Quando, Quando”.

Presented at the Festival di Sanremo contest in 1962 by great singer and music producer Tony Renis, “Quando, Quando, Quando” didn’t win the contest, but went on to become a huge success all over the world, recorded by hundreds of different artists. The sung Italian of this great song is so clear and precise that you are sure to greatly improve your Italian pronunciation by practicing these lyrics. Happy singing, everyone!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, lesson #3 (which includes audio file and PDF transcript) of the new mini series “How Would You Say It”. This lesson is entitled “At The Restaurant”, and that’s a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you need to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English.

Canta Che Ti Passa - Episode Nr.3

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• Difficulty Level Canta Che Ti Passa
• Topics: food, music
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19. Say It With Food (Upper Intermediate)

June 14th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Italians love food, and love to eat… that’s a fact. For them, food is pleasure as much as nourishment. What they also love to do is to express opinions about people or things using food names that best describe them! So, let’s follow Lucia and Italo as they play this little funny game called “Say It with Food”: the first that cannot come up with a popular idiomatic sentence that uses food names to express opinions about people or things loses. Get ready to learn and practice some of the most common popular Italian idiomatic expressions you’ll ever hear, a lot of food names, and have lots of fun!

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Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.19

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: expressions, food
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2. Nessun Dorma (Canta Che Ti Passa)

June 7th, 2009

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Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “Canta Che Ti Passa”, a terrific new series that will teach you how to dramatically improve your Italian through its most famous songs!

In this second episode of the show, we are going to feature one of the best known songs in all opera history, an all Italian song (”aria” in the world of opera) called “Nessun Dorma”, made hugely famous all over the world by the great Luciano Pavarotti. So, let’s learn pronunciation, idiomatic expressions, cultural facts, and more about this great song! Happy singing, everyone!

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Canta Che Ti Passa - Episode Nr.2

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• Difficulty Level Canta Che Ti Passa
• Topics: lodging, music
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1. Volare (Canta Che Ti Passa)

May 31st, 2009

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Welcome to all of you Italian learners to the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “Canta Che Ti Passa”, episode #1! One of the easiest and most fun way to improve every aspect of your Italian, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and expression, and at the same time to learn more about Italian culture, is through…Italian music!

So here it is, the newest LearnItalianPod show that will teach you how to dramatically improve your Italian through its most famous songs! In this first episode of the show, we start with the all time Italian classic, perhaps the most well-known Italian song ever: that is “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu”, also known as “Volare”, sung by the great Domenico Modugno. So, let’s learn pronunciation, idiomatic expressions, cultural facts, and more about this great song! Happy singing, everyone!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, lesson #1 (which includes audio file and PDF transcript) of the new mini series “How Would You Say It”. That’s a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you need to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English. You will be amazed at how effective this new “How Would You Say It” series can be!

Canta Che Ti Passa - Episode Nr.1

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• Difficulty Level Canta Che Ti Passa
• Topics: culture, music
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18. At The Galleria degli Uffizi (Upper Intermediate)

May 25th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #18 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “At The Galleria degli Uffizi” - Let’s follow Lucia and her colleague Tina, who is an architect from New York in Italy for business, as they visit the “Galleria degli Uffizi” in Florence, one of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture in the world. We will review and practice almost everything you need to say when visiting an Italian museum - and we’re pretty sure that if you ever travel to Italy, you will definitely find this lesson super useful. Enjoy!

[Two Great Extra Bonuses for LearnItalianPod VIP Members!] Login to the Learning Center to download: - 1) an audio file and PDF transcipt containing the sixty-four (64) most popular, must-know Italian words related to art (words like trecento, quattrocento, terracotta, quadro, cupola, incisione, and so…), with definitions and the addition of blank spaces after each word instance so you can repeat it over and over. That’s the ultimate way to learn the Italian artistic vocabulary! - 2) Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” irregular verb “Vedere” (To See).

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.18

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: art, culture
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