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25. My Big Italian Wedding (Culture Shot)

April 20th, 2008

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Our friend Kelly from New Zealand sent us a wonderful email. She just got married with Paolo, who is from Italy, and their wedding took place in beautiful Sorrento, in Italy. - She says her wedding day was perfect, from the ceremony to the reception. She just didn’t know how big weddings can be in Italy! Then she says: “How about a Culture Shot on Italian weddings? That’s definitely Italian culture…at its best!” What a good idea, Kelly! - So today let’s talk about the big day in Italy: il matrimonio Italiano! And by the way, congratulations, Kelly!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr.25

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, traditions
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Phrasebook #7: Sightseeing & Entertainment

March 23rd, 2008

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Gianni, one of the most active LearnItalianPod VIP members, sent us a terrific email. He says: “Jane and Massimo, I love your podcasts! It makes learning Italian so much fun, and easier than any other method I’ve tried, and I’ve tried many! - Now, I have a request: how about some useful words and sentences we can use to better enjoy our fun activities in Italy, like sightseeing a city, taking an excursion, going to a museum or to the theater, hiring a guide, and so on… I think it would be very useful.” - We think so too, Gianni, so here it is… Phrasebook #7: Sightseeing & Entertainment. Enjoy!

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• Difficulty Level Phrasebook
• Topics: culture, movies, places
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20. Crazy for Limoncello! (Culture Shot)

September 9th, 2007

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Learn how to speak Italian with our twentieth Culture Shot! Our friend Elliott from Australia sent us a nice email, all in italian (great job, Elliott!). At some point he says that one of the best drinks he has tasted in Italy is a liquor, usually served after meals, that is called limoncello. He also says: “Sembra che gli italiani ne vadano matti!” (It seems like Italians go crazy for it!). Elliott, Italians are not the only ones to go crazy for limoncello - just listen to today’s story and you’ll know what we mean… Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 20

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, drinks
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10. The Easter Egg (Culture Shot)

April 8th, 2007

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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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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, traditions
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9. Remember The Flag (Culture Shot)

March 25th, 2007

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Learn Italian language with our ninth “Culture Shot”! Today we are going back in time, when young Italian students had to memorize a cute “filastrocca” (riddle) to learn the colors of the Italian flag. While jumping from Sicily to the Alps, we’re going to see how to name different colors: “verde” (green), “bianco” (white), “rosso” (red), and Jane’s favorite, “arancione” (orange). Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 9

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: colors, culture
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8. Sanremo Is Always Sanremo! (Culture Shot)

March 11th, 2007

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Learn Italian with “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. Today we’ll talk about the most important event of Italian pop music, the Sanremo Festival. The Sanremo festival, a song contest running since 1951, is so popular amongst Italians that it is often referred to simply as “Il Festival” (The Festival). How we say in Italy, “Canta che ti passa…”. Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 8

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, music
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