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Italian for Beginners

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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. 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...

Episodes

17 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 2 - La dolce vita

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

20 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Movie Set Travel Agency

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

22 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!

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

26 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Fare bella figura

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

24 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?

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

24 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Spaghetti, calamari e… pastella!

- 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

25 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 9 - Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

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

19 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 10 - Briscola

- 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

22 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Marmo di Carrara

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

23 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Volere è potere!

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 13 - Buon viaggio, Connor!

- 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

22 min
Apr 15, 2015
Buon viaggio, Connor!: Lesson 14 - Santa Maria in Trastevere

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 15 - Polignano a Mare

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

20 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Pozzi e fagioli

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 17 - Saggezza popolare

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

21 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Un aperitivo con gli amici

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

20 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Valentine

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

23 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 20 - L'oasi dei fenicotteri

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

19 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 21 - Tango italiano

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

19 min
Apr 15, 2015
Italian for Beginners: Lesson 22 - In bocca al lupo, Connor!

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

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