28. I’m Left On Feet! (Upper Intermediate) Learn Italian with Podcasts at LearnItalianPod

28. I’m Left On Feet! (Upper Intermediate)

November 15th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #28 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “I’m Left On Feet!”. Does it sound like nonsense? Well, let’s explain! - Italians use the famous expression “rimanere a piedi”, which in English can be translated as “to be left on feet”, to say that their car broke down and therefore they can only… walk!

So today, let’s follow our friend Lucia as she calls ACI, the Italian roadside assistance, after her car suddenly stopped working, and let’s learn a lot of useful Italian that everyone can use in the unfortunate case of a car breakdown while in Italy. Enjoy!

[Car & Motorbike - 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 “Car & Motorbike“, containing thirty-eight must-know “ready-to-use” words and sentences you can use on your next trip to Italy if renting a car or motorcycle, and when driving on the road, stopping at a gas station, and even if you ever need road assistance. Now that’s a useful extra bonus!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.28

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2 Responses to "28. I’m Left On Feet! (Upper Intermediate)"

Gilberto Says:

November 16th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

I still laugh when I remember the first time I heard the expression “sono rimasta a piedi” from my Italian friend Laura - this episode brought back many good memories… grazie mille!

Eleonora Says:

December 6th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

I actually had the experience of having to call ACI while in Italy - everything went smoothly, the people from ACI were very helpful.

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