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11. What’s With The Last Name? (5 Minutes A Day)

 March 15th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #11 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is entitled “What’s With The Last Name?”. What’s really interesting about Italian last names is that the vast majority of them were created from a few very specific sources: from a parent’s name, from a job or trade, from a nickname describing a unique quality, or from a location’s name. For this reason, they usually yield some important clues about family heritage.

So, let’s learn some very interesting cultural facts about Italians and let’s find out what those Italian last names really mean! — On the practice section of this lesson, you will also find a thorough grammar explanation of the important “present and past participle of verbs” with lots of extra example sentences.

[How Would You Say It: Weather and Seasons - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Weather and Seasons“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this, and weather won’t be an issue in Italy!

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: culture, people
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10. Che Bella Figura! (5 Minutes A Day)

 March 7th, 2010

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Episode #10 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Che Bella Figura!”. Italian author Beppe Severgnini in his interesting book “La Bella Figura - A Field Guide To The Italian Mind” says that only in Italian does there exist an expression like “fare bella figura”. It corresponds to the English “to look good, to make a good impression”, but it literally means “to make a good figure” and it’s more of an aesthetic judgment (and it also says a lot about how Italians think and act). — Practice this lesson, and discover how you can make a “bella figura” and impress your Italian friends!

[How Would You Say It: Let’s Talk Colors - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Let’s Talk Colors“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Colors can boost our mood instantly and cheer us up - so let’s practice them!

5 Minutes A Day - Episode #10

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: culture, verbs
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9. 25 Great Ways To Be Romantic

 February 28th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #9 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “25 Great Ways To Be Romantic”. It has been said many times that Italian is the language of love. So, what better way to celebrate the end of the “month of love”, February, than to learn and practice 25 terrific Italian sentences you can use when you want to be romantic with the one you love!

[How Would You Say It: Courtesy Expressions - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Courtesy Expressions“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this great extra bonus, and be courteous to your fellow Italians!

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: dating, romance
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8. 7 Conversation Starters That Never Fail (5 Minutes A Day)

 February 21st, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #8 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “7 Conversation Starters That Never Fail”. We’re sure there are times when you wish to start conversing in Italian, but you do not find the right words or topics to begin the conversation. That’s really a shame, because even one simple conversation with a native Italian will greatly improve your knowledge of the language. - So, LearnItalianPod.com comes to rescue and here you have it, 7 great ideas of “always-working” conversation starters that will get the conversation going!

[How Would You Say It: Shapes and Sizes - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Shapes and Sizes“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this great extra bonus, and get ready for some serious (Italian) measurement!

5 Minutes A Day - Episode #8

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: conversations
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7. Twisting Your Tongue… The Italian Way! (5 Minutes A Day)

 February 14th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #7 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Twisting Your Tongue… The Italian Way!”. Tongue twisters are a great way to practice pronunciation, and they’re useful to sharpen your ability to articulate words and sentences. — And let’s face it, just trying these tricky phrases is usually… a lot of fun! — So today, let’s have fun by learning and practicing three super-famous, terrific Italian tongue twisters that are sure to make your tongue twist, your brain work, and will definitely put a smile on your face!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #7

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: fun, pronunciation
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6. The Top Ten Italian Verbs (5 Minutes A Day)

 January 31st, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #6 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “The Top Ten Italian Verbs”. Anyone learning Italian will soon discover how important it is to learn and practice verbs - in fact, your knowledge of Italian verbs will truly determine your real level of Italian language. — Let’s have fun by learning and practicing the top 10 Italian verbs, the ones you absolutely must know in order to be able to understand and speak “la bella lingua”!

[How Would You Say It: Shopping is Fun! - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Shopping is Fun!“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Let’s practice lots of great sentences you can use when shopping (and bargaining for a discount) in Italy.

5 Minutes A Day - Episode #6

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: verbs
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