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The Iceberg Project was created from a desire to travel to Italy & speak the language with ease, comfort and confidence. Now, you'll find addictive language & culture lessons for students eager to become conversational in Italian.

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20 Phrases for Making a Phone Call in Italian

20 Phrases for Making a Phone Call in Italian

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. When I stayed in Viterbo for a week during my most recent trip to Italy, I used Air B&B and stayed at this cute little apartment called Gli Archi. Before arriving, my mother and I were…

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3 Main Ways to Use the Word Proprio in Italian

3 Main Ways to Use the Word Proprio in Italian

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it…

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22 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Making Dessert in Italian

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. I love dessert… …at all times of the day and particularly before dinner because it makes me feel rebellious. To continue on with our cooking words from the article on pasta, here is a recipe on…

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Italian Present Conditional (or the tense that finally lets you express yourself in Italian)

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it…

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Top 10 Rules You Probably Forgot About Italian

Top 10 Rules You Probably Forgot About Italian

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it…

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The Grand Difference Between Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns in Italian (&yes, you have to know them)

The Grand Difference Between Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns in Italian

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it…

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11 Ways to Say Goodbye in Italian

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or listen to it on Stitcher or iTunes. Formal: 1.) Arrivederci – Goodbye! 2.) Buongiorno/buonasera – Valid both for starting and ending a conversation. extremely common and used whether in formal or informal context. 3.) Addio – This is a phrase that…

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Italian Word Speed Dates: Allora

Allora. It’s a word heard all over Italy…usually in 25 different contexts within 25 minutes. In short, it’s diverse. WordReference says that it can mean any of the following: — Then — In that moment, at the time — Therefore — So — In that case I’ve picked a few definitions from that list and…

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Christmas: A Thing of Beauty

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or listen to it on Apple Podcasts. Qual è il primo indizio che inaspettatamente ci piomba di fronte agli occhi e ci ricorda che il Natale è alle porte? I Panettoni e i pandori nelle loro confezioni luccicanti e colorate tra gli…

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What’s important to Italians during Christmas? (Insights from Carmine Caruso in Italian)

Here is an episode from our archives about what Italians consider important during Christmas! Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. “Il Natale è una tradizione forte in Italia. – Christmas is a strong tradition in Italy.” When I lived in Italy, I…

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Sei cose da fare per imparare l’italiano durante i tempi morti

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. Ciao ciao! Benvenuti sul podcast “30 Minute Italian”, oppure trenta minuti di italiano. Oggi abbiamo il secondo episodio che è completamente in italiano. Il primo episodio trattava delle sagre, e questo, invece, tratta delle cose che…

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Six Guidelines You Can Use to Choose the “Tu” or the “Lei” Form in Italian

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. When first learning Italian, sometimes it can be hard to understand when and how to use the two forms of “you”: “tu” and “Lei.” In general, “tu” is used for friends, family and people younger than…

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