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2. Nessun Dorma (Canta Che Ti Passa)

 June 7th, 2009

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Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “Canta Che Ti Passa”, a terrific new series that will teach you how to dramatically improve your Italian through its most famous songs!

In this second episode of the show, we are going to feature one of the best known songs in all opera history, an all Italian song (”aria” in the world of opera) called “Nessun Dorma”, made hugely famous all over the world by the great Luciano Pavarotti. So, let’s learn pronunciation, idiomatic expressions, cultural facts, and more about this great song! Happy singing, everyone!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, lesson #2 (which includes audio file and PDF transcript) of the new mini series “How Would You Say It”. This lesson is entitled “At The Hotel”, and that’s a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you need to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English.

Canta Che Ti Passa - Episode Nr.2

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• Difficulty Level Canta Che Ti Passa
• Topics: lodging, music
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7. I Need A Room For Tonight (Upper Intermediate)

 January 4th, 2009

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Episode #7 of this exciting “Upper Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “I Need A Room For Tonight”. Last week we had left our friend Italo in the middle of un unpleasant situation. The business meeting he was supposed to have has been cancelled and rescheduled for the following morning. Now Italo must find a place where to spend the night. We’ll listen to a conversation between Italo and the receptionist of a hotel located in the center of Venice, and we are going to learn some useful sentences and vocabulary that you most likely will be using on your next trip to Italy when asking for a room and checking into a hotel. Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.7

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: lodging
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23. How To Rent An Apartment (HTI)

 June 29th, 2008

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Our great friend and longtime subscriber Carla from San Francisco wrote us a terrific email. She says “I’m going to move to Italy for six month to attend a class at the Universita’ per Stranieri in Perugia. Beside the fact that I’m super excited, I’m going to need to rent an apartment while there - so I was thinking… let me ask Jane and Massimo if they can do an episode about “renting an apartment in Italy”… - “You ask, we listen, Carla!” - So today, let’s find out how to rent an apartment in Italy, in case you’re planning on staying for more than a few weeks. Enjoy!

How To Italian - Episode Nr.23

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• Difficulty Level How To Italian
• Topics: how to, lodging
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11. How To Ask For A Better Room (HTI)

 February 3rd, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! There’s nothing more disappointing than discovering that the hotel room chosen for a vacation is not of good quality. Issues like no hot water, toilet not working, old and smelly furniture, and so on… that can really ruin a vacation. So today, let’s find out how to ask for a better room, and how to get it. Enjoy!

How To Italian - Episode Nr.11

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• Difficulty Level How To Italian
• Topics: how to, lodging
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Phrasebook #4: Lodging & Money

 August 19th, 2007

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Speak Italian with LearnItalianPod Phrasebook #4! While Jane has taken a few days of well-deserved vacation (she’ll be back next week - and stay tuned, because we are preparing some nice surprises for all of you!), we are taking the chance to add one more episode to our Italian Phrasebook podcast series! Today we’ll learn and practice some useful Italian words and phrases about lodging and money using a very good online Italian Phrasebook as a starting point. Enjoy!

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• Difficulty Level Phrasebook
• Topics: lodging, money
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