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Italian for Beginners

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22 episodes · in order

You are about to enjoy a charming theatrical performance, and, while doing so, you will learn to understand and, eventually, speak Italian. As the play unfolds, you'll get a chance to see first hand how the language works. Plus, you will discover captivating nuances of Italian culture and experience the thrill of a theatrical performance in the language you are learning.

More about the show

Now, let's take a step back and devote a few words to the format of the show. An Italian teacher, Silvia, is about to meet Connor, her new student. Connor does not speak Italian. He only knows a couple words he learned as a kid from his maternal grandparents, who, as we'll see, are both very proud of their Sicilian heritage. Connor is really keen to start learning Italian. Why? Well, he has a special dream he wants to accomplish!

The curtain is up now. Act 1 is about to begin (https://www.newsinslowitalian.com/series/guts/1/opening). Here's Silvia and Connor, sitting in a cozy room, sipping coffee. Many colorful books are lined up on a wooden bookcase. A map of Italy hangs from the wall. Looks like a language school. Well, let's see what happens...

Episodes

  1. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 22 - In bocca al lupo, Connor!

    · 20 min

    - Personal Pronouns: The Combined Forms - Relative Pronouns: che, cui, il cui, etc. - Conjunctions: perché, siccome, perciò Expression: Turismo ecosostenibile

  2. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 21 - Tango italiano

    · 19 min

    - Ne - The futuro anteriore - Adverbs: già and non...ancora Expression: A gonfie vele

  3. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 20 - L'oasi dei fenicotteri

    · 23 min

    - The Future - Irregular Verbs in the Future - Idiomatic Phrases Expressing Need Expression: Mosca bianca

  4. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Valentine

    · 21 min

    - the passato prossimo and the imperfetto together - Modal Verbs in the passato prossimo and the imperfetto - Si impersonale Expression: Spada di Damocle

  5. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Un aperitivo con gli amici

    · 21 min

    - the gerund - ci (di luogo) - chiedere and domandare An Italian Tradition: l'aperitivo

  6. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 17 - Saggezza popolare

    · 21 min

    - indirect object pronouns (mi, ti, le, gli, ci, vi, gli) - personal pronouns and the verb Piacere Everyday idiomatic expressions: Dai, Meno male, Da morire.

  7. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Pozzi e fagioli

    · 21 min

    - the imperfect - the imperfect of essere, fare, and stare - special suffixes Expression 1: Buona notte al secchio Expression 2: Capitare a fagiolo

  8. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 15 - Polignano a Mare

    · 22 min

    - direct object pronouns and passato prossimo - preposizioni da - conoscere vs. sapere Expression: L'arte di arrangiarsi

  9. Buon viaggio, Connor!: Lesson 14 - Santa Maria in Trastevere

    · 23 min

    - irregular participles in the passato prossimo - reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo - rooms in a house Expression: Prendere il toro per le corna

  10. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 13 - Buon viaggio, Connor!

    · 22 min

    - il passato prossimo (ausiliare essere e avere, participi regolari) - accordo del participio col soggetto - avverbi di tempo (la settimana scorsa, due giorni fa, ieri, oggi, domani, fra due giorni, la prossima…

  11. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Volere è potere!

    · 24 min

    - adverbs of frequency (tutti i giorni, sempre, spesso, qualche volta, raramente, mai) - vorrei - irregular nouns Food and idiomatic expressions - Part I

  12. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Marmo di Carrara

    · 23 min

    - il partitivo - prepositional phrases - seasons - date (month, year, day, etc.) Expression: Alle calende greche

  13. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 10 - Briscola

    · 19 min

    - reflexive verbs - modal verbs - personal pronouns with prepositions (con me, per te, a lui/lei, con noi, per voi, con loro) Expression: Volere è potere

  14. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 9 - Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

    · 25 min

    - preposizioni articolate - present indicative of venire and dire - capitalization - time Expression: Non vedere l'ora

  15. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Spaghetti, calamari e… pastella!

    · 24 min

    - possessives - direct object pronouns (mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le) - present indicative of andare and potere - colors - double consonants Idiomatic Expressions with Colors

  16. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?

    · 24 min

    - verbs in the third conjugation - questo/quello - molto - diphthongs - vowels Expression: Il dolce far niente

  17. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Fare bella figura

    · 26 min

    - verbs in the second conjugation - present indicative of fare and sapere - sounds /k/, /g/, /tf/, /dz/ Expresson: Fare bella e brutta figura

  18. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!

    · 22 min

    - verbs in the first conjugation - definite articles - alphabet Expression: Assolutamente

  19. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Movie Set Travel Agency

    · 22 min

    - avere - idiomatic expressions with avere - ce l'ho and dov'è Expression: In bocca al lupo

  20. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!

    · 20 min

    - indefinite articles - c'è/ci sono - numbers and idiomatic expressions

  21. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 2 - La dolce vita

    · 22 min

    - gendered adjectives and nouns - present indicative of STARE - Lei/tu - interrogative form Expression: Non capire un'acca

  22. Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

    · 18 min

    - personal pronouns - present of ESSERE - negative form - introductions - omission of subject Expression: Mamma mia!

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