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32. La Befana Vien di Notte (Culture Shot)

 January 11th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Just a few days ago, on January 6th, Italian children of all ages have celebrated “il giorno della Befana”. “La Befana”, the benevolent witch who comes riding a flying broomstick, is a national holiday in Italy, and it also represents the end of the holiday season for millions of children, who are going back to school from their Christmas holidays the following day. So, let’s dedicate today’s culture shot to this old lady who comes and makes children happy one more day before they have to go back to the “everyday life”. We will also review and practice “relative pronouns”, those little words so important to make your Italian flowing more natural and ultimately to make you sound like a “real Italian”. Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr.32

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: pronouns, traditions
• 2 Comments

2. Catch That Train & Ride (Upper Intermediate)

 November 16th, 2008

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Learn Italian online with LearnItalianPod! We definitely did not expect such an enthusiastic reaction for this new “Upper Intermediate Level Series” - everyone seems to be finding our “a day in the life of our Italian friend Italo” very useful and entertaining, and that’s a terrific thing! Thanks everyone for all of your positive feedback; we’ll definitely keep these upper intermediate level conversations going for quite some time! So, what is our hero Italo up to today? Let’s follow him at the train station of Milan, where he’s about to catch a train for Venice, in order to make it to an important business appointment. Will he be able to catch the right train on time or not? Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.2

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: pronouns, transportation
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1. Wake Up, It’s Getting Late! (Upper Intermediate)

 November 10th, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! You asked, we listened: the brand new Upper Intermediate Level Italian Course is finally here! This series continues right where the Intermediate Level left off, and it features conversations on useful and practical topics, as well as a comprehensive review of the Italian grammar focusing on those “not so easy” subjects, like pronouns, difficult verb constructions, and so on.

One thing you will love about this new series is the way we present it - in fact, we could have called it “a day in the life of an Italian”, as each episode will be about a different moment of a day of our Italian friend Italo and his family - think of it as a cool “Italian reality show”!

This first episode is entitled “Wake Up, It’s Getting Late!” Let’s listen to our “hero” Italo, a salesman for a clothing company who lives in Milan, and his wife Lucia, as they wake up and get ready for another looooong day!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.1

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: breakfast, pronouns
• 18 Comments

8. Divorzio all’Italiana (Advanced)

 August 10th, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! Here’s episode number 8 of the new, fun, and exciting way to learn “Advanced Level Italian”. Based on famous Italian movies and almost entirely spoken in Italian, this series will help you in becoming fluent in Italian while discovering what Italian culture is all about! This time we’ll talk about “Divorzio all’Italiana”, a funny 1961 movie comedy which presents a satirical portrait of the Italian society of the time, a society that condemned divorce but accepted “crime of honor”. Enjoy!

Advanced Level - Lesson Nr. 8

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• Difficulty Level Advanced
• Topics: movies, pronouns
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36. A Fish On His Back (Intermediate)

 April 1st, 2007

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Learn Intermediate Italian with Podcasts! Today’s episode is about… “il Pesce d’Aprile” (April Fool’s Day). Jane has prepared a practical joke for Massimo: will the good old “piece of paper cut in the shape of a fish onto his back” work one more time? Let’s find out while reviewing and practicing indirect object pronouns and quite a few more useful expressions. Happy April Fool’s Day everybody!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 36

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: fun, pronouns
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22. How Careless! (Intermediate)

 September 4th, 2006

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Let’s take our Italian to the next level by introducing object pronouns. What’s that? It’s knowing when and how to substitute, on a sentence, a noun with the appropriate pronoun - and by mastering that, our Italian language is really going to start sounding good. So, let’s practice!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 22

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: pronouns, vacations
• 12 Comments