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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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Present Tense Reflexive Verbs in Italian (or the verb tense that’s all about you)

Present Tense Reflexive Verbs in italian (or the verb tense that's all about you)

Reflexive verbs are probably the most narcissistic grammar form in Italian. It changes just to show that what you’re doing…you’re doing to yourself. (If you’re thinking dirty, stop it.) So examples of where reflexive verbs are used are in situations like: — Lavarsi – Washing yourself — Vedersi – Looking at yourself — Divertirsi – Enjoy yourself —…

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What to Know About the CILS Exam

  My mind went blank as I read and re-read the prompt in front of me as the timer counted down for my “thinking time”. “If you could be a famous person, who would you choose to be and why?” That was the prompt in front of me, in Italian, and all I could think…

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The Past Conditional Tense (or How to Say “Would Have, Could Have, Should Have”)

Say hello to the tense in an Italian that will make you stop + think about how to say it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. For example, “I WOULD HAVE TOLD Marco why I didn’t go to the party, but I couldn’t figure out how to say it in Italian. The past conditional tense is too challenging.”…

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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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Here’s What You Can Do When You Need a Break from Learning Italian

No matter how passionate you are about Italy and learning Italian, there are going to be days, weeks or months, even, where you don’t feel particularly motivated. Maybe you’re burned out from studying really intensely over a long period of time or you’re tapped out in other areas of your life, and that’s not leaving…

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30 Phrases for Natale: Due Ragazze Pazze

This episode has been pulled from the archives of the 30 Minute Italian Podcast! Melissa Muldoon, of Diario di una Studentessa Matta, and I recorded a special podcast episode for all of you to learn about Christmas phrases + traditions in Italy. You can visit Melissa’s post, which includes Rossella’s transcript in Italian and English,…

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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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How to Use Italki to Become Conversational in a Foreign Language with Sam Bleakly

Here’s an episode from our archives about how to use Italki to become conversational in a foreign language! Sam Bleakly is no longer with Italki, but this episode provides some great tips on how to use this amazing language learning resource. Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or listen…

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How to Use “Sia + Sia” in Italian (or How to say “BOTH pasta AND pizza sound good”)

I use BOTH Learn Italian with Lucrezia AND The Iceberg Project to help me learn Italian. How do you say that sentence in Italian? This is BOTH a simple AND useful piece of grammar. (See what I did there? Yeah, I’m being extra cheesy today.) When you want to stress that there are two options,…

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Italian Word Speed Dates: Siccome, Dato che, and Poiché

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. Have you ever wondered how to say “Since (this), I’ll do (that)” in Italian? There are a handful of phrases that you can use, and the three we’re talking about in this round of speed dates…

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Le Sagre in Italia

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. Hai mai sentito parlare delle sagre in Italia? Allora, questo è il tema di oggi, nel nostro primo episodio dove parlo completamente in italiano. È un metodo di fare pratica per mi stessa, ma spero, sia…

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