Learn Italian with www.LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #22 of the fun-to-practice and extra-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “The Perfect Picnic Menu” – Longtime VIP Member and friend Maria, who lives and works near Florence in Italy, sent us “una email molto divertente” (a very funny email). She says: “Next week, I’m organizing a picnic for my Italian friends but, truth to be told, I have no idea what to bring to the picnic. Do you have any suggestions, Jane and Massimo?” — But of course we do, Maria! In fact, we love picnics so much that we’re dedicating a lesson to it. — So, listen to the perfect picnic menu, train your ears to truly understand the Italian language, then take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!
[VIP Members Only Extra Bonus – Back To Basics: Going Shopping] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “Back To Basics: Going Shopping“, containing the twenty-nine most popular, must-know Italian sentences you can use when going shopping in Italy. – Practice these, and become a true Italian shopaholic!
Listen Up & Learn – Episode #22
What’s interesting about the expression ‘fare impressione’ is that can have a positive and a negative connotation, depending on the contest. For example, ‘quello che ha detto mi ha fatto impressione” – what he/she said made an impression on me (in a positive way) or what he/she said put me off (in this case, in a negative way).
Pasta, pomodori, mozzarella, basilico, olive, e tonno… yummy! 🙂Â