Italian for Beginners podcast

Italian for Beginners

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What is Italian for Beginners Language Theatre? Is it a course or a play? It’s both! We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, exercises, dialogue, and much more in the form of a theatrical performance! Follow our heroes from Act 1, with conversation mostly in English, to Act 22, where they speak mostly Italian! Together with Silvia's student, you will learn the fundamentals of Italian grammar and expressions. Your vocabulary will expand rapidly and naturally, and your comprehension skills will improve dramatically.

What is Italian for Beginners Language Theatre? Is it a course or a play? It’s both! We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, exercises, dialogue, and much more in the form of a theatrical performance! Follow our heroes from Act 1, with conversation mostly in English, to Act 22, where they speak mostly Italian! Together with Silvia's student, you will learn the fundamentals of Italian grammar and expressions. Your vocabulary will expand rapidly and naturally, and your comprehension skills will improve dramatically.

 

#22

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 1

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

15 Apr 2015

17 MINS

17:45

15 Apr 2015


#21

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 2

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

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:35

15 Apr 2015


#20

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 3

- indefinite articles - c’è/ci sono   - numbers and idiomatic expressions ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

20 MINS

20:25

15 Apr 2015


#19

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 4

- avere - idiomatic expressions with avere - ce l’ho and dov’è   Expression: In bocca al lupo ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:50

15 Apr 2015


#18

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 5

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

15 Apr 2015

22 MINS

22:23

15 Apr 2015


#17

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 6

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

15 Apr 2015

26 MINS

26:11

15 Apr 2015


#16

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 7

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

15 Apr 2015

24 MINS

24:12

15 Apr 2015


#15

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 8

- 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 ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

24 MINS

24:07

15 Apr 2015


#14

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 9

- preposizioni articolate - present indicative of venire and dire - capitalization - time   Expression: Non vedere l’ora ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

25 MINS

25:09

15 Apr 2015


#13

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 10

- 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 ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

19 MINS

19:17

15 Apr 2015


#12

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 11

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

15 Apr 2015

22 MINS

22:32

15 Apr 2015


#11

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 12

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

15 Apr 2015

23 MINS

23:32

15 Apr 2015


#10

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 13

- 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 settimana) Food and idiomatic expressions - Part II ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:39

15 Apr 2015


#9

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 14

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

15 Apr 2015

22 MINS

22:44

15 Apr 2015


#8

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 15

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

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:36

15 Apr 2015


#7

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 16

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

15 Apr 2015

20 MINS

20:35

15 Apr 2015


#6

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 17

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

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:13

15 Apr 2015


#5

Learn Italian in 22 lessons -Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 18

- the gerund - ci (di luogo) - chiedere and domandare   An Italian Tradition: l’aperitivo ... Read more

15 Apr 2015

21 MINS

21:23

15 Apr 2015


#4

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 19

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

15 Apr 2015

20 MINS

20:33

15 Apr 2015


#3

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 20

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

15 Apr 2015

23 MINS

23:22

15 Apr 2015


#2

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Lesson 21

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

15 Apr 2015

19 MINS

19:12

15 Apr 2015


#1

Learn Italian in 22 lessons - Italian for Beginners course. Lesson 22

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

15 Apr 2015

19 MINS

19:36

15 Apr 2015