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31. Play It Again, Sam (5 Minutes A Day)

 August 23rd, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Film dubbing is a big business in Italy. Almost all foreign movies are dubbed, and they are dubbed so well and so consistently that it is common for a single dubber to shadow the career of a foreign movie star for years. All major Hollywood stars are associated with very specific Italian voices and most of the times, when Italians hear the true voice of a movie star, they’re actually disappointed!

So, let’s have a lot of fun by listening and practicing some of the most famous movie lines ever, but… the way Italians heard them and love them. - The seven worldwide famous movie lines you’re about to hear will greatly improve your vocabulary, comprehension of Italian, and understanding of Italian culture. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #31

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• Topics: expressions, movies
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30. When The Phone Rings, Be Ready! (5 Min. A Day)

 August 15th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Talking on the phone can represent the ultimate challenge for someone learning a foreign language. In fact, on the phone you only rely on tone of voice and the words spoken, and you don’t have body language to assist you in understanding. That’s why talking on the phone in Italian is both indispensable (if you ever need to do it in real life) and a great exercise to dramatically improve your knowledge of the language.

So, let’s get the phone ringing and practice two great, “real-life” phone conversations in Italian. The two phone conversations you’re about to hear, one informal and the other formal, will greatly improve your vocabulary, comprehension of Italian, and understanding of Italian culture. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #30

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• Topics: conversations, phone
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29. From Animal Kingdom To Italian Saying (5 Min. A Day)

 August 8th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - One of the things that caught our attention while reviewing a long list of Italian sayings is how many of them, and surely some of the most famous ones, are made up using animal names. “Pulce” (flea), “mosca” (fly), “cane” (dog), “gatto” (cat), “elefante” (elephant), and “lupo” (wolf) are only few examples of animals that are used in popular Italian expressions.

So, let’s get ready to learn some great, “real-life” Italian sayings that you won’t find in books: these are idiomatic expressions that Italians use all the times in their everyday lives. The 12 Italian sayings you’re about to hear will greatly improve your vocabulary, comprehension of Italian, and understanding of Italian culture. Welcome to the (Italian) animal kingdom, everyone!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #29

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• Topics: animals, expressions
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28. The Big Italian Meal (5 Minutes A Day)

 August 1st, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Some says that the only two things you need when visiting Italy are “stomaco vuoto” (an empty stomach), and “un grande appetito” (a big appetite). It is a very well known fact that Italian meals can be long multi-course affairs, particularly when visiting, staying with a family, or celebrating any events.

Yes, Italians love long meals, and it’s definitely not by chance that Italian cuisine is considered “una delle migliori cucine del mondo” (one of the best cuisines in the world). — So, let’s have a lot of fun by reverse-engineering, course by course, a classic big Italian meal, all the while learning and practicing a lot of very useful Italian words, sentences, and grammar rules that are sure to make your Italian better. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #28

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• Topics: food, traditions
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27. Which Came First, The Egg or The Hen? (5 Min. A Day)

 July 25th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - This time, get ready for something special as we’re going to finally answer, once and for all, to an enigma that has bothered mankind forever, and we’re going to do it while learning a lot of useful Italian.

Here’s the question: “e’ nato prima l’uovo o la gallina?” (in English: “which came first, the egg or the hen?”). A team of scientists seems to have found the answer to this challenging question, and we are going to share the news with you.

So, let’s have a lot of fun by solving a timeless mystery, all the while learning and practicing a lot of very useful Italian words, sentences, and grammar rules that are sure to make your Italian better. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #27

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• Topics: adverbs, expressions
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26. L’Ora di Carosello (5 Minutes A Day)

 July 18th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - “Carosello” (in English: “Carousel” or “Merry-Go-Round”), was a very famous ten-minute advertising program broadcasted every evening from 8:50 to 9:00 PM on Italian national TV, and it ran for twenty years straight from the late Fifties until the late Seventies. “Carosello” was a huge success and, for generations of Italian kids, the end of a Carosello episode marked the time to go to bed.

So, let’s learn about one of the most famous Italian cultural icons ever, “Carosello”, all while learning and practicing a lot of very useful Italian words, sentences, and grammar rules that are sure to make your Italian better. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #26

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: fun, television
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