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Italian Imperfetto tense, modal verbs – PODCAST
Let’s have a look at the Italian imperfetto tense of the modal verbs dovere, potere, volere and sapere. Listen to the podcast. We …
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Are you a “quaquaraquà”? Strange Italian people – PODCAST
SomeusefulconversationalItalianexpressionsfordefiningweird,unusualorstrangepeople.Listentothepodcast. Weirdosareeverywhere,includingItaly.ButhowcanyoudescribeapersonhavingastrangeorunusualattitudeinItalian? Itseemsthatwhenitcomestostrangeorunusualpeople,allthelanguagesagreeonstereotypesandcommonexpressions. Fuoriditesta-Outofyourmind Mattocomeuncavallo-Crazylikeahorse Viveresuunaltropianeta-Belivingonanotherplanet Testardocomeunmulo- Beasstubbornasamule Unbuonoanulla-Agoodfornothing Unquaquaraquà- A squealer Cervellodigallina-Hen’sbrain Glimancaunvenerdì-HemissesaFriday(he’snot100%) Averelatestatralenuvole- Headintheclouds Loscemodelvillaggio-Everybody’sfool Thanksforlistening.Ifyouhavequestionsorknowmore,pleasecommentthispostandshare.
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Interrompere qualcuno – Interrupt someone, PODCAST
IfyouspeaksomeItalianbutyouarenotfluentenoughforjumpingintoaconversationandinterruptsomeoneappropriately,hereyoucanfindsomehelp. Therearedifferentapproachesforinterruptingsomeone(interromperequalcuno)dependingonthesituationandthepersonyouaretalkingto.Wecouldtakeforexample3levels:formale,normale,informale.Noneedtotranslatethese3wordsinEnglishright?Wearegoingtogiveyoufourexamplesforeachlevel. Havealookandrepeatafterthepodcastforlearningthecorrectpronunciation.Enjoy! FORMALE NORMALE INFORMALE InthefirstcaseweusedtheformalLei, verypolite; inthesecondtheinformalTuwithsomepoliteformulas(e.g.senontidispiace); inthethirdgroupweusedaverydirectsetofexamples,somethingyouwoulduseonlywithpeopleyoureallyknow. WehopeyoucouldusesomeofthesesentencestointeractproperlywithanativeItalianspeaker.Ofcoursewewouldlovetoteachyoumore.Pleasevisitourhomepage,youcanbookafreetrialItalianlessononSkype(tm).Thanksforlistening,civediamo!
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Andare in bicicletta – Cycling in Italian
Spending a nice holiday cycling in Italy is a wonderful experience. Learn basic words related to cycling and bicycles. “Andare in bicicletta” means cycling …
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Sorpresa! – Express surprise in Italian
Learn how to express surprise in Italian with 10 examples coming from the live language. Quick Italian lesson: try to translate into your …
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Conversational Italian 4: Affittare una macchina: Rent a car – Podcast
Learnhowto”affittareunamacchina”,rentacarinItalian,listentothepodcast. ThislessonmaycomeinhandywhenyouaretravellinginItaly.Italianpublictransportationisabitmessy,notveryefficient,butdefinitelycheapandenjoyable.Thebestwaytotravelandfeelfreetogoanywhere,isofcourserentingacar.Learnthebasicvocabularyandpronunciation,listentotheFREEpodcast. Affittareunamacchina. Thelessonisdividedinthreeparts:whatyouwillsaytorentacar,whatyouwillhearfromtheautonoleggio (carrentalagency) andthefinaldialoguewiththefreepodcast.Buondivertimento! WORDBANK autonoleggio=carrental/cliente=customer/ affittare=torent/assicurazione=insurance/franchigia= excess-deductible/ driver’slicence=patentediguida/benzina=gasoline/serbatoio=tank/ilpieno=fulltank/utilitaria=economycar/gomma=tire/ruota=wheel/volante=steeringwheel/freno=brake/parcheggio=parkinglot/incidente=accident/dent=ammaccatura/ furgone=van WHATYOUWILLSAY-COSADIRAI Vorreiaffittareunamacchinaperfavore. I’dliketorentacarplease. Vuolevederelamiapatente? Wouldyouliketoseemylicense? Dov’èlamacchina? Whereisthecar? Possolasciarelamacchinainun’altracittà? CanIleavethecarinanothercity? Hailcambiomanualeoautomatico? Isitstickshiftorautomatic? C’èunaammaccaturasullacarrozzeria There’sadentinthebodywork. C’èungraffiosullaportiera There’sascratchatthedoor. Qualèlatariffaoraria? …
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Conversational Italian #3: Italian phrasal verbs
Do you like tiramisù? I do! The name of this famous Italian dessert is the combination of the verb tirare (to pull) and the preposition su (up). Italian phrasal …
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“Una chiacchierata” with Dianne Hales
A friendly conversation with the author of the best-selling book “La bella lingua” and the brand new “Mona Lisa: A life discovered” I’m very …
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