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31. There’s an App for Everything (That’s Amore!)

  Level: That's Amore!

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These days it’s all about smart phones or, as they call them in Italy, “telefonini intelligenti”. Italians love their smart phones and most of all they love their applications (in short, apps), which are fully functioning programs that run on smart phones. The app fever has officially invaded Italy, and Italians love to share the most original apps with friends and family. So, let’s learn all about smart phone applications, and let’s practice lots of useful words and expressions that you can use in any “real life” conversation in Italian. Enjoy!

VIP Members Only: Login to the Learning Center to find the full transcript of this lesson in Italian and English, the premium audio containing the examples from the lesson with plenty of extra sentences with blank spaces after each sentence so you can practice your pronunciation over and over, and some great interactive flashcards, English to Italian – so each flashcard will challenge you on “how to say something in Italian when you are thinking in English” – a great, “real-life situation” exercise.

That’s Amore! – Episode #31

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• Level: That's Amore!
• Topics: phone, technology
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9. TAT, TVTB, It’s SMS The Italian Way! (That’s Amore!)

  Level: That's Amore!

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It seems like that just about everyone in Italy has a wireless phone, and more than a few VIP Members, after returning from their trip to Italy, have pointed out how much Italians love sending text messages. – Today’s news is all about the so called SMS, or “short message service”, as the service turns 20 years old this year: we’ll talk about this revolutionary technology all the while learning some useful Italian words and expressions that you can use in any real-life situation and actual examples text messages in Italian. Enjoy!

VIP Members Only: Login to the Learning Center to find the full transcript of this lesson in Italian and English, the premium audio containing the examples from the lesson with plenty of extra sentences with blank spaces after each sentence so you can practice your pronunciation over and over, and some great interactive flashcards, English to Italian – so each flashcard will challenge you on “how to say something in Italian when you are thinking in English” – a great, “real-life situation” exercise.

That’s Amore! – Episode #9

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• Level: That's Amore!
• Topics: feelings, phone
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18. Thank You For Calling (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with www.LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #18 of the fun-to-practice and extra-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “Thank You For Calling” – It’s just past lunchtime and you decide to kick-start the afternoon with some shopping, determined to buy those great Italian shoes you saw the other day. So, you call the store and… surprise: the store is closed, and the answering machine is on. I bet you didn’t know that in Italy the majority of stores close for lunch, didn’t you!

Listen to a retail store answering machine message, train your ears to truly understand the Italian language, then take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #18

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: phone, shopping
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17. A Room For Two, Please (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with www.LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #17 of the fun-to-practice and extra-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “A Room For Two, Please” – Making a hotel room reservation over the phone in Italian can be a real challenge; not only on the phone you can only rely on the words spoken and tone of voice, but your body language is not there to assist you in communicating.

So, let’s go back to the basics of how to book a hotel room but with the added challenge of doing it over the phone. – By studying and practicing this episode, you will learn some useful sentences and vocabulary that you most likely will be using when booking a room or any accomodation in Italian, in person or over the phone. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #17

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: lodging, phone
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5. Leave A Message After The Beep (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #5 of the super-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “Leave A Message After The Beep”. Listen to Massimo leaving a message to his friend Antonio’s answering machine and train your ears to listen and truly understand the Italian language! – Then, after listening to Massimo’s narration, take the “7 Question Challenge” and test your comprehension and speaking skills by answering to seven questions about the story. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #5

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: comprehension, phone
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30. When The Phone Rings, Be Ready! (5 Min. A Day)

  Level: 5 Minutes A Day

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Talking on the phone can represent the ultimate challenge for someone learning a foreign language. In fact, on the phone you only rely on tone of voice and the words spoken, and you don’t have body language to assist you in understanding. That’s why talking on the phone in Italian is both indispensable (if you ever need to do it in real life) and a great exercise to dramatically improve your knowledge of the language.

So, let’s get the phone ringing and practice two great, “real-life” phone conversations in Italian. The two phone conversations you’re about to hear, one informal and the other formal, will greatly improve your vocabulary, comprehension of Italian, and understanding of Italian culture. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day – Episode #30

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• Level: 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: conversations, phone
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