Archive for October, 2008
29. The Jackpot Fever (Culture Shot)
October 26th, 2008
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! This episode is about… winning the “SuperEnalotto jackpot” and become a legend! The SuperEnalotto is the Italian lottery, and that’s what 99% of Italians are thinking about this week as a record-breaking prize of one hundred million euros (more or less 140 million US dollars), is up for grabs! They say the fever for the game is so high in Italy that the Italian consumer rights group is demanding that the record jackpot for the popular game be seized because it is “too high”. - So, let’s learn a thing or two about this “SuperEnalotto’s Fever”, and let’s see what Italians do to “hit the jackpot” and change their lives forever!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr.29
28. How To Break The Ice (HTI)
October 19th, 2008
Antonio, a longtime LearnItalianPod VIP subscriber, responded to our survey making a very good point. He said: “When it comes to start and keep a conversation in Italian going, that’s where I get frustrated. Most of the time, I don’t know how to start a conversation, and I end up asking “yes or no” kind of questions, so the conversation is over before it begins. Add to it that when Italians speak, they speak fast! - Or, to try to be nice with me, they speak English! I want to speak Italian with them!” - No worries, Antonio, as LearnItalianPod comes to rescue! So, let’s find out how to ask someone to speak slower, to keep speaking in Italian, and finally, let’s learn and practice a few “icebreakers” that are sure to keep the conversation going. Enjoy!
How To Italian - Episode Nr.29
11. Mio Fratello e’ Figlio Unico (Advanced)
October 12th, 2008
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! Here’s episode number 11 of the new, fun, and exciting way to learn “Advanced Level Italian”. Based on famous Italian movies and almost entirely spoken in Italian, this series will help you in becoming fluent in Italian while discovering what Italian culture is all about! This time we are talking about “Mio Fratello e’ Figlio Unico” (”My Brother Is An Only Child” in English). Released just a year ago, the movie portrays in an incredibly effective way the dreams and disillusionments of two brothers who want to change the world, but in two very different ways. Enjoy!
Advanced Level - Lesson Nr.11
28. The Mama’s Boys (Culture Shot)
October 5th, 2008
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! This week’s episode is about… “the mama’s boys!” - Unbelievable but true, eight out of ten Italians aged between twenty and thirty still live at home, and the average age for moving out of the house is… thirty-six! In particular, well grow up men in their late thirties or even forties, with great jobs and disposable income, seem to love being taken care of by their “mamma”. There is even an Italian name for them: it is “mammoni”! So, let’s pay a “tongue and cheek” tribute to all “mama’s boys” out there, and their affectionate and loving mothers, of course. Enjoy!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr.28
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