Posts Tagged ‘verbs’
3. Q&A with Jane & Max: I Hope You Have Time For This!
Level: Q&A with Jane & Max
This time’s question was sent by VIP Members Alex and Cristina from Sidney, Australia, and so it goes: “Knowing the subjunctive is the only way for someone to express doubt, possibility, or uncertainty in Italian. As you often say, it’s a must know! So, how do we learn and use the subjunctive mood in Italian?” — Another great question, and one for which knowing the answer will make a big difference on your knowledge of the language. So, let’s get to it. 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.
Q&A with Jane & Max – Episode #3
45. This Is How True Love Is Born (Listen Up & Learn)
Level: Listen Up & Learn
Sometimes love comes around in the most unexpected ways, and that’s exactly what happened to our Italian friends Lucia and Renzo. And so today, we’ll listen to a romantic yet funny story about how a true lasting love was born out of a little accident.
By studying and practicing this lesson, you will learn a lot of “ready-to-use” Italian sentences that use the so-called “Verbi di Movimento” (in English “verbs of motion”) like “Andare” (To Go), “Arrivare” (To Arrive), and so on. – Then as usual, after listening to the story, take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!
VIP Members Only Extra Bonus – The Pronominal Verb “Andarsene” [To Go Away] Login to the Learning Center to download, as a special extra bonus, a useful audio file and PDF transcript entitled “The Pronominal Verb ‘Andarsene’ [To Go Away]“. You can use this verb as a model for conjugating other pronominal verbs, like “Tornarsene” (To go back), “Occuparsene” (To take care of something), “Intendersene” (To be an expert), and many more!
Listen Up & Learn – Episode #45
44. It Takes Two To Tango (Listen Up & Learn)
Level: Listen Up & Learn
Our friend and VIP Member Anna sent us a lovely email a few days ago. She says she’s currently taking an Italian class but she’s having some trouble with the Italian expressions of time that use the verbs “Metterci” and “Volerci”, which are usually translated in English with the meaning of “It Takes”. Then she says: “Jane and Massimo, I need you to cover this soon, as my finals are around the corner!” – You asked, we listened, Anna!
So here it is, the nitty-gritty of the important, must-know Italian verbs “metterci” and “volerci”. — Then as usual, after listening to the story, take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!
VIP Members Only Extra Bonus – Back To Basics: The Verb “Mettere” [To Put] Login to the Learning Center to download, as a special extra bonus, a useful audio file and PDF transcript entitled “Back To Basics: The Verb ‘Mettere’ [To Put]” conjugated in the present, two forms of past, future, conditional, and subjunctive tenses, plus some of the most common and useful idiomatic expressions that use this important verb.
Listen Up & Learn – Episode #44
42. The Midnight Beast (Listen Up & Learn)
Level: Listen Up & Learn
Our friend and VIP Member Judy from San Diego, California, confessed that she has some trouble in learning the present tense of most Italian verbs, and she’s asking for help and advice. — You knocked at the right door, Judy! – Let’s listen to a story chock-full of Italian verbs used in the present tense about a bad dream that ends up well. — Then as usual, after listening to the exclamations, take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!
VIP Members Only Extra Bonus – Back To Basics: The Verb “Leggere” [To Read] Login to the Learning Center to download, as a special extra bonus, a useful audio file and PDF transcript entitled “Back To Basics: The Verb ‘Leggere’ [To Read]” conjugated in the present, two forms of past, future, conditional, and subjunctive tenses, plus some of the most common and useful idiomatic expressions that use this important verb.
Listen Up & Learn – Episode #42
39. It’s Not To Be, It’s To Have (Listen Up & Learn)
Level: Listen Up & Learn
VIP Member and friend Giuseppe from Vancouver, Canada, made a good point when he noticed that the Italian verb “Avere” (To Have) is used with many idiomatic expressions that normally use the verb “To Be” in English. Then Giuseppe asked us if we could do a lesson about it. — Great idea, Giuseppe! — So, let’s learn and practice 12 must-know Italian idiomatic expressions that use the verb “Avere” in Italian but that are translated in English with the verb “To Be”. — Then as usual, after listening to the story, take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!
VIP Members Only Extra Bonus – Back To Basics: The Verb “Vedere” [To See] Login to the Learning Center to download, as a special extra bonus, a useful audio file and PDF transcript entitled “Back To Basics: The Verb ‘Vedere’ [To See]” conjugated in the present, past, future, conditional, and subjunctive tenses, with the addition of blank spaces after each verb instance so you can practice your pronunciation over and over!
Listen Up & Learn – Episode #39
35. What Does The Newspaper Say? (5 Min. A Day)
Level: 5 Minutes A Day
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Reading the Italian newspaper is an excellent way to practice your reading skills and improve your knowledge of the Italian language and culture. What’s nice about it is that you don’t need the actual paper; in fact, you can browse many Italian newspapers directly on the Internet. — So, let’s practice a lot of useful, ready-to-use Italian words, sentences, and expressions by listening to Jane and Massimo as they make comments about what they’re reading on the newspaper. Enjoy!
[How Would You Say It: The Idiomatic Verb "Fare" - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: The Idiomatic Verb “Fare”“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating words and sentences on the fly. Practice this, and learn how real Italians use the verb “fare” (to do, to make)!
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