Archive for February, 2009
34. Honey, We’re Having A Baby! (Culture Shot)
February 22nd, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Our good friend and VIP member Juliet sent us a wonderful email. She says: “I love the podcast, and have been listening to it ever since I met and married my lovely Italian husband. Every time we go back to see his family, my Italian has improved. Would you consider doing an episode on having a baby? We are, and I’ve learned that there are seemingly endless ways of telling this to people.” - Juliet, first of all congratulations for having a baby, and second, what a terrific suggestion! - So, on this Culture Shot we’ll hear some of the most original ways Italian women use to announce “we’re having a baby!” to their significant others, families, or friends. Enjoy!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr.34
11. Goodnight My Love (Upper Intermediate)
February 15th, 2009
Episode #11 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Goodnight My Love”. Italo is finally in his bedroom at the hotel in Venice, ready to go to bed. There’s only one thing he needs to do right before falling asleep: calling his wife Lucia, ask her about her day, and wish her goodnight. Let’s hear an informal phone conversation between a husband and a wife at the end of a long day of work. You’ll find a lot of “real, everyday, informal” Italian on this episode, and on the grammar section, we’ll keep learning the hypothetical constructions. Enjoy!
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.11
10. At The Internet Cafe (Upper Intermediate)
February 8th, 2009
Episode #10 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “At The Internet Cafe” - It’s 9:00 PM in Venice, and our hero Italo, after visiting Piazza San Marco, the famous Harry’s Bar, and other beautiful tourist places, decides to spend the last half hour of the day at an Internet Cafe, to check his email, and to write some notes for his business meeting the following day. So, let’s hear and practice quite a few useful sentences and expressions that you can use if you ever need to go to an Internet cafe in Italy, and in doing so, we’ll also begin learning the hypothetical construction, aka “if sentences”. Enjoy!
Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.10
33. Una Multa Indimenticabile (Culture Shot)
February 1st, 2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Our friend and VIP subscriber Debra, born and raised in London, England, but now living in Italy, sent us a terrific and very funny email. She says: “A few days ago, I happened to read a very funny story entitled “Una Multa Indimenticabile” (Literally “Un Unforgettable Fine”). Sometimes, excuses that people make up in order to avoid responsibilities have no limits, but this… what a story! I’m still laughing hard! And the moment I read the story, I just said to myself: “This is a perfect podcast episode for LearnItalianPod.com”! - Yes it is, Debra! So, let’s dedicate this week’s Culture Shot to this funny (but real!) story, and let’s learn and practice some super common and useful Italian idiomatic expressions. Enjoy!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr.33
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