Archive for April, 2007

38. Emergency: Call 118! (Intermediate)

April 29th, 2007

Emergency: Call 118! - Emergenza: Chiami il 118

Learn intermediate level Italian with Podcasts! Today’s episode is about… how to deal with emergencies. Inspired by yet another feedback from one of our listeners — this time is Maria from England, today’s episode will show you how to ask for help in a emergency situation. This episode will complement and expand lesson 38 beginner level that was also dealing with emergencies. As we said already previously, we hope you’ll never need this lesson… but, as Maria says, “better safe than sorry, right?” — We agree, Maria.

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 38

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11. The Pizza Olympic Games (Culture Shot)

April 22nd, 2007

The Pizza Olympic Games - Le Olimpiadi della Pizza

Learn Italian with our eleventh Culture Shot, inspired by an email that we received about a week ago from Laura. She lives in New Zealand and a while ago she met a cool Italian pizza maker. His dream? To participate to the Pizza Olympic Games! “I thought he was kidding”, says Laura, “but he told me it’s for real! Are there such things as Pizza Olympic Games?” — There are, dear Laura, there are… and we’re telling you all about it. Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 11

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37. To Be or To Stay? (Intermediate)

April 15th, 2007

To Be or To Stay? - Essere o Stare?

Learn Italian with Podcasts! Today’s episode is inspired by an email that we recently got from one of our listeners — that’s Gary from New York, grazie Gary! — in the email, Gary suggested us to create a story that explains when and why the verb “stare”, “to stay” is used versus the verb “essere”, “to be”. — Ottima idea, Gary! Oggi vedremo la differenza tra il verbo essere e il verbo stare. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 37

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10. The Easter Egg (Culture Shot)

April 8th, 2007

The Easter Egg - L'Uovo di Pasqua

Learn Italian language with our tenth “Culture Shot”, a weekly small bite of culture coming directly from Italy! Today we are telling a story about “Pasqua” (Easter). We’ll learn one of the most well known Italian proverbs, one that says a lot about Italians and their philosophy of life. In the meantime, we’ll review and practice some useful expressions like “vicino” (near), “lontano” (far), and the use of the particle “che” (that, which). Happy Easter, everybody!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 10

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36. A Fish On His Back (Intermediate)

April 1st, 2007

A Fish On His Back - Un Pesce Nella Schiena

Learn Intermediate Italian with Podcasts! Today’s episode is about… “il Pesce d’Aprile” (April Fool’s Day). Jane has prepared a practical joke for Massimo: will the good old “piece of paper cut in the shape of a fish onto his back” work one more time? Let’s find out while reviewing and practicing indirect object pronouns and quite a few more useful expressions. Happy April Fool’s Day everybody!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 36

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