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- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
99: How to Go Shopping in Italian: Beginner’s Guide
Planning on buying some lovely things in Italy? How about doing your shopping in Italian! Learn some useful phrases and tips so you can shop like a local.
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98: Italian for Tourists: 31 Phrases for Travel and Accommodation
Do you know how to get around in Italian, or what to say when you get to your hotel? No more awkward English - read on and learn how to do it all in Italian!
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97: How to order in Italian: Restaurant and Bar Phrases
Wouldn’t it be great to walk into an Italian restaurant and place your order in perfect Italian? Here you’ll learn how to do that and more!
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96: Don’t Be Rude! How to Meet, Greet and Be Polite in Italian
Want to make a good impression when you meet Italians? Learn the do’s and don'ts when it comes to greeting and being polite in Italian.
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95: 8 Basic Phrases to Get Unstuck in Italian
Didn’t understand? Lost for words? Just keep getting stuck when you start speaking Italian? These 8 basic phrases will help you keep the conversation flowing.
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94: What's the Best Response to Grazie? 7 Common Ways to Reply
Grazie! Hmm... now what do you say? Learn 7 Italian phrases you can use in response to grazie.
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93: Pronunciation of grazie; the most mispronounced word in Italian?
The mistake you might not realise you’re making! Is grazie the word Italian learners mispronounce the most?
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92: Subject Pronouns in Italian: How to Use ‘em Like a Native!
Curious to know when you use Italian subject pronouns, like io and tu? Most of the time, you don’t! But read on to find out how to use them like an Italian.
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91: 4 Ways to Use ESSERE in Italian (that might surprise you!)
Think you know “essere” in Italian? Usually it means “to be” and is similar to English. But there’s a handful of phrases where it behaves differently!
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90: I have hot! 7 common expressions with AVERE in Italian
Careful when saying “I’m hot” in Italian! Why? Find out how to avoid embarrassing mistakes by learning these expressions with AVERE (have) in Italian.
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89: How to answer COME STAI in Italian (and 3 common mistakes to avoid)
How should you reply when someone asks “Ciao, come stai?”. Learn how to avoid simple mistakes when answering this classic Italian conversation opener.
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Episode 88: ESSERE vs. STARE: How to Tell the Difference between these Two Verbs
In Italian, there are two verbs that mean “to be”: essere and stare. When should you use each one? Find out in this simple guide!
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87: How to Have an Italian Accent, the Quick and Painless Way!
Want to sound more authentic when speaking Italian? Listen to discover the secrets of having an Italian accent.
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Da quanto tempo! That’s the Italian expression for “long time no see”
Our podcast is finally back. We’re really happy to be here with you again, with some exciting news about the new episodes.
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86: PIACERE in Italian: the ultimate guide to talking about things you like
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85: Piace in the past - part III
Piacere in Italian: Learn how to talk about things you liked (or didn’t like) when they lasted for a while in the past.
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84: Piace in the past - part II
I liked the pasta, I liked that bread… learn how to talk about things you liked in the past
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83: Did you like it? How to use piace in the past
I like it = mi piace. It’s simple enough in the present, but in the past, things get a little tricky! Learn how to talk about things you liked in this episode.
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82: I like it! How to use piace in Italian
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81: How to talk about lunch and dinner in Italian
In English we can “have lunch” and “have dinner”, but not in Italian! Find out how to talk about having lunch and having dinner in this mini lesson.
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