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19. Travel Survival #2: Transportation (5 Minutes A Day)

 May 16th, 2010

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com - Episode #19 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Travel Survival #2: Transportation”. According to all the positive feedback received, it looks like you really enjoyed our first “travel survival” episode last week, and that made us really happy… again, thanks to each and everyone of you!

Today, let’s again get into “travel survival mode” and let’s practice a lot of useful, ready-to-use Italian words, sentences, and expressions that you can use in many different occasions when needing transportation while in Italy: autobus (bus), treno (train), taxi (taxi)… you name it, we are covering it on this episode. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day - Episode #19

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• Difficulty Level 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: transportation
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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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17. How To Take A Taxi (HTI)

 March 16th, 2008

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Chances are that at some point during your trip to Italy you will take a taxi. Taking a taxi cab in Italy can become quite an adventure - in fact, you may experience first-hand why Italians have such a bad reputation as drivers… but, despite of the commonplace that all Italian drivers are bad, you’ll find that the majority of Italian taxi drivers are cautious drivers, so no worries! Today we’ll find out how to take a taxi cab, and how to get to the destination on time, and most important, safe and sound!

How To Italian - Episode Nr.17

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• Difficulty Level How To Italian
• Topics: transportation
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48. You’re Sitting In My Seat! (Intermediate)

 September 30th, 2007

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Learn How To Speak Italian with LearnItalianPod! In today’s episode we will talk about train trips and reserved seats. Kyle, one of LearnItalianPod subscribers, sent us a very nice email. He writes: “I have been on the train when Italians are in my reserved seat, and I would like to be able to speak to them politely and intelligently about this problem.” Kyle, we know what you are talking about! So today we’ll see how to solve this kind of situation in a polite and intelligent way. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 48

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: transportation
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42. Attention All Passengers! (Intermediate)

 June 24th, 2007

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Learn Italian with Podcasts! Most likely, the very first thing you will see when visiting Italy is the airport you are arriving to - In today’s episode we’ll talk about “viaggiare” (to travel), “aeroporti” (airports), e “aerei” (airplanes). We’ll hear an announcement over a PA system and we’ll learn some useful vocabulary terms you may want to remember and use if you ever find yourself in an Italian airport. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 42

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: transportation
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39. Validate Your Ticket! (Intermediate)

 May 13th, 2007

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Learn Italian with Podcasts! One of the most convenient ways to travel throughout Italy is by train - In today’s episode we’re going to hear a conversation that takes place on a train in Italy between a foreign tourist and a ticket controller, and we’ll learn a thing or two about travelling by train, tickets, and what you need to do prior to boarding the train. While doing so, we’ll review and practice the use of pronouns (like “lo”, “la”, “li”, “le”) and some other useful verb constructions. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 39

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: transportation
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