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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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“Che tempo fa?” – Weather in Italian – Podcast
Basiclesson:WeatherinItalian.Chetempofa? Weatheristheclassicicebreaker,buthowdowesay”ice”inItalian?TodayyouwilllearnthemostcommonexpressionrelatedtoweatherinItalianusingverbs,adjectives,frequentquestionsandvocabulary.Everythingcomeswithapodcast,ofcourserecordedbyanativeItalianspeaker. VERBS-VERBI ADJECTIVES-AGGETTIVI NOUNS-NOMI Q&A’s -DOMANDEERISPOSTE DOMANDE Com’èiltempooggi?-What’stheweatherliketoday? Comesaràiltempodomani? Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow Comesonoleprevisioni?How’stheforecastlooking? Nevicheràdomani?Isitgoingtosnowtomorrow? Qualèlatemperatura?What’sthetemperature? ChetempofaaMilano?How’stheweatherinMilan? Com’erailtempoieriaRoma?HowwastheweatheryesterdayinRome ChetempofaràdomaniaFirenze?Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow inFirenze? Domanipioverà?Isitgoingtoraintomorrow? Domanifaràbeltempo?Istheweathergoingtobegoodtomorrow? Facaldoofafreddo?Willitbehotorcold? C’èilsoleaBologna?IsitsunnyinBologna? RISPOSTE Oggifabeltempo.Todaytheweatherisfine Domanifaràbruttotempo.Tomorrowtheweatherisgoingtobebad Leprevisionisonobuone.Theforecastisgood Domaninonnevicherà.Itwon’tsnowtomorrow …
Italian modal verbs – Presente and passato prossimo – Audio
Do you know the difference between dovere, potere, volere, and sapere? What happens to those verbs with the passato prossimo? A guide to Italian …
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Il presepe in Italia – Nativity scenes in Italy – Christmas words
The Italian presepe is a traditional representation of the nativity, but also a chance to stay together during Christmas Il presepe, or presepio, is …
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I verbi irregolari – Irregular verbs in Italian – Part 3/8 QUIZ
Learn the main irregular verbs in Italian and solve the quiz. This is the third of eight parts – Conjugation ERE letters “C and …
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Learn Italian online – Are we ready?
Many people around the world are open to learn Italian online. What kind of students are ready to embrace new learning methods? Are Italian …
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Exercise – Livello Bravo – “Le parti del corpo” – Body parts in Italian
Le parti del corpo: body parts in Italian. Please have a look at this audio lesson about body parts in Italian for learning more. …
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Giving personal information in Italian – Audio lesson
LearntoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalian.Talkaboutwork,relationships,nationality.Understandwhenitisappropriatetuusetheformal”lei”insteadofthefriendly”tu”.Audiolesson. LearningtoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalianisquiteeasy.Youneedtolearnsomebasicsentencesandvocabulary.Allbasicinformation,asithappensinmanylanguages,isprovidedusingtheimportantverbsessere (tobe)andavere (tohave).Incaseyoudon’tknowthem,hereyoucanseetheir presenteindicativo conjugation.Havealookbeforeproceedingfurther. TuorLei? YoucanaddresssomeoneinItalianusingtheinformal”Tu”ortheformal”Lei”.WealreadysaidthatthechoiceofdaredelLei,addressingsomeoneinformally,dependsoncommonsense.Whenyoudon’tknowthepersonyouarearegoingtotalkwith,orwhenthispersonisseniorbyageorstatus,youshoulduseLei. Forexample,”What’syourname”is: Cometichiami?(Tu)/Comesichiama(Lei?) Michiamo… Mind,”Lei”inthiscaseisnotsynonymof”she”,butjustaformalwaytoreplace”tu”,you.Whenyouwillknowpeoplewellorwon’tbethecasetousetheformalLei,youwillbeinvitedtoswitchfrom”Lei”to”Tu”. “Diamocideltu”or”Possiamodarcideltu” Normally,youngpeoplewillskipthe”lei”andusedirectlytheinformal”tu”. ChièMario? Whenwetalkaboutourrelationshipwithsomeone,weoftenuseItalianpossessiveadjectives.So,ifItalktoyouabout”Mario”,youmayask:”ChièMario?” Marioèunmio…(Mariaèunamia…) amico/amica(friend) collega(colleague) conoscente(acquaintance) parente(relative) SeMario(Maria)èunparente,ifMarioisarelative,wecandescribeourdegreeofkinship.Inthiscasewehavetoomitthearticle.Wedon’tsay”Marioèil/unmiofratello”.Wesay”Marioèmiofratello”Marioismybrother.Havealookandlistentotheaudiolesson”Lamiafamiglia”,myItalianfamily foracompleteoverview.SomenounsaboutthefamilyinItalian: Marioèmio…(Mariaèmia…) Ifyouwanttosay”Ihaveabrother,sisteretc”,inItalianwesay”Ioho/Lui-Leiha- un/una…fratello/sorella/marito/moglieetc.withtheverbAVERE. Didovesei(tu)?Didov’e(lui/lei)? InordertoprovidecompletepersonalinformationinItalian,youmustknowyournationality.Peopleusuallywantto knowwhereyoucomefromandwhereyoulive. …
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