Let's Speak Italian!
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 13:45:56
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Lesson #020, Friday
12/03/2021 Duration: 05minc'e'...? = is there...? c'e'... = there is... un aeroplano = an airplane un autobus = a bus una macchina = a car una bicicletta = a bicycle una motocicletta = a motorcycle un treno = a train vicino = near lontano = far a sinistra = to the left a destra = to the right diritto = straight ahead poi = then tra = between C'e' un treno vicino? = Is there a train nearby? Si, c'e' un treno tre chilometri diritto, poi a destra. = Yes, three kilometers straight ahead, and then right.
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Lesson #019, Thursday
11/03/2021 Duration: 04minDov'e'... = Where is ...? una piazza = a town square un ristorante = a restaurant una scuola = a school uno stadio = a stadium una stazione = a station un supermercato = a supermarket un ufficio postale = a post office un'universita' = a university una via = an avenue uno zoo = a zoo
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Lesson #018, Wednesday
10/03/2021 Duration: 03minDov'e'...? = Where is ...? un aeroporto = an airport un albergo = a hotel una banca = a bank un bar = a bar un caffe' = a coffee shop una chiesa = a church un cinema = a movie theater una farmacia = a pharmacy un museo = a museum un negozio = a shop or store un ospedale = a hospital
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Lesson #017, Tuesday
09/03/2021 Duration: 05min21 = ventuno (drop the vowel before the uno) 22 = ventidue 23 = ventitre' 24 = ventiquattro 25 = venticinque 26 = ventisei 27 = ventisette 28 = ventotto (drop the vowel before the otto) 29 = ventinove 30 = trenta 31 = trentuno 32 = trentadue 33 = trentatre' 34 = trentaquattro 35 = trentacinque 36 = trentasei 37 = trentasette 38 = trentotto 39 = trentanove 40 = quaranta 41 = quarantuno 42 = quarantadue 43 = quarantatre' 44 = quarantaquattro 45 = quarantacinque 46 = quarantasei 47 = quarantasette 48 = quarantotto 49 = quarantanove 50 = cinquanta 51 = cinquantuno 52 = cinquantadue 53 = cinquantatre' 54 = cinquantaquattro 55 = cinquantacinque 56 = cinquantasei 57 = cinquantasette 58 = cinquantotto 59 = cinquantanove 60 = sessanta 61 = sessantuno 62 = sessantadue 63 = sessantatre' 64 = sessantaquattro 65 = sessantacinque 66 = sessantasei 67 = sessantasette 68 = sessantotto 69 = sessantanove 70 = settanta 71 = settantuno 72 = settantadue 73 = settantatre' 74 = settantaquattro 75 = settantacinque 76 = settantasei 77
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Lesson #016, Monday
08/03/2021 Duration: 04min20 = venti (we've already learned this one, but I thought I'd throw it in again.) 30 = trenta 40 = quaranta 50 = cinquanta 60 = sessanta 70 = settanta 80 = ottanta 90 = novanta 100 = cento
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Lesson #015, Friday
05/03/2021 Duration: 05minDomenica = Sunday Lunedi = Monday Martedi = Tuesday Mercoledi = Wednesday Giovedi = Thursday Venerdi = Friday Sabato = Saturday
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Lesson #014, Thursday
04/03/2021 Duration: 05minPrimavera = Spring Estate = Summer Autunno = Autumn Inverno = Winter Gennaio = January Febbraio = February Marzo = March Aprile = April Maggio = May Giugno = June Luglio = July Agosto = August Settembre = September Ottobre = October Novembre = November Dicembre = December
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Lesson #013, Wednesday
03/03/2021 Duration: 05minThe Italians only really use 21 letters, but sometimes they do use the other 5 if the word is a non-Italian word containing one of those letters. The 5 letters that are not a part of the Italian alphabet are J, K, W, X, and Y. A = a B = bi C = ci D = di E = e F = effe G = gi H = acca I = i L = elle M = emme N = enne O = o P = pi Q = cu R = erre S = esse T = ti U = u V = vu Z = zeta J = i lunga K = cappa W = doppia vu X = ics
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Lesson #012, Tuesday
02/03/2021 Duration: 02minCapisco = I understand Non capisco = I don't understand Come? = What? or How? or Say that again? Come si dice...? = How do you say...? Come si pronuncia...? = How do you pronounce...? Come si scrive...? = How do you spell...? Cosa vuol dire...? = What does...mean? Ripeta, per favore = Please repeat
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Lesson #011, Monday
01/03/2021 Duration: 04minAscoltate = Listen Leggete = Read Ripetete = Repeat Rispondete = Answer Scrivete = Write Aprite i libri = Open your books Chiudete i libri = Close your books Fate l'esercizio = Do the exercise Capite? = Do you understand? Ancora una volta! = One more time! Attenzione! = Be careful! or Pay attention! Giusto! = Correct! Benissimo! = Very good! Sbagliato! = Wrong! Tutti insieme! = All together! Va bene = OK
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Lesson #010, Friday
26/02/2021 Duration: 04min0 = zero 1 = uno 2 = due 3 = tre 4 = quattro 5 = cinque 6 = sei 7 = sette 8 = otto 9 = nove 10 = dieci 11 = undici 12 = dodici 13 = tredici 14 = quattordici 15 = quindici 16 = sedici 17 = diciassette 18 = diciotto 19 = diciannove 20 = venti
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Lesson #009, Thursday
25/02/2021 Duration: 05minEssere = to be io sono = I am tu sei = you are (informal) Lei e' = you are (formal) lui/lei e' = he/she is noi siamo = we are voi siete = you are (plural) loro sono = they are Avere = to have io ho = I have tu hai = you have (informal) Lei ha = you have (formal) lui/lei ha = he/she has noi abbiamo = we have voi avete = you have (plural) loro hanno = they have
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Lesson #008, Wednesday
24/02/2021 Duration: 04minio = I tu = you (informal) Lei = you (formal) lui = he lei = she noi = we voi = you (plural, formal and informal) loro = they The subject pronoun io, unlike the English I, is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. Lei is the formal form for both masculine and feminine and is written with the capital L to distinguish it from lei (she).
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Lesson #007, Tuesday
23/02/2021 Duration: 05minItalian Spelling = English Sound a = ah e = ay i = ee o = oh u = oo c (before e or i) = ch c (before other vowels) = k ch = k g (before e or i) = j g (before other vowels) = g (as in go) gh = g (as in go) gl = lli (as in million) gn = ny (as in canyon) h = always silent r = r (a single r should lightly rolled or trilled; a double rr is strongly rolled or trilled) s = s (but pronounced as a z when it comes between vowels) sc (before e or i) = sh sc (before other vowels) = sk sch = sk z (beginning of a word) = dz z (within a word) = ts zz = ts and sometimes dz
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Lesson #006, Monday
22/02/2021 Duration: 03minDi dove sei (tu)? = Where are you from? (informal) Di dov'e' (Lei)? = Where are you from? (formal) Sono di...= I am from... Dov'e'...? = Where is...? Ecco... = Here is... And here are some famous cities and their Italian and English pronunciations. Roma = Rome Milano = Milan Venezia = Venice Firenze = Florence Napoli = Naples
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Lesson #005, Friday
19/02/2021 Duration: 05minCiao = Bye (also means Hi) Arrivederci = Good-bye (informal) ArriverderLa = Good-bye (formal) A presto = See you soon Alla prossima = Until next time Ci vediamo = See you later Addio = Farewell
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Lesson #004, Thursday
18/02/2021 Duration: 05minSignore = Mr. Signora = Mrs. Signorina = Miss Avvocato = Lawyer Ingegnere = Engineer Professore = Masculine professor Professoressa = Feminine professor Dottore = Masculine doctor Dottoressa = Feminine doctor Insegnante = Teacher On those masculine titles that end with 'ore'; the final 'e' is dropped before the person's last name: Signor Bianchi = Mr. Bianchi Professor Ricci = Professor Ricci Feminine titles remain unchanged.
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Lesson #003, Wednesday
17/02/2021 Duration: 03minCome stai? = How are you? (informal) Come sta? = How are you? (formal) Come va? = How's it going? Sto bene = I'm fine Sto benone = I'm terrific Sto benissimo = I'm very well Sto molto bene = I'm very well Sto abbastanza bene = I'm quite well, or I'm well enough Sto cosi' cosi' = I'm so-so Sto male = I'm badly Non sto bene = I'm not well Non c'e' male = Not too bad Bene, grazie, e tu? = Fine, thank you, and you? (informal) Bene, grazie e Lei? = Fine, thank you, and you? (formal)
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Lesson #002, Tuesday
16/02/2021 Duration: 05minCiao = Hi, bye Salve = Hello Buongiorno = Good morning, good day Buonasera = Good evening (Tanto) Piacere = (So) Nice to meet you Molto lieto/lieta = Very pleased to meet you Scusa = Excuse me (informal) Scusi = Excuse me (formal) Come ti chiami? = What is your name? (informal) Come si chiama? = What is your name? (formal) Mi chiamo... = My name is... E tu? = And you? (informal) E Lei? = And you? (formal)
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Lesson #001, Monday
15/02/2021 Duration: 03minHi, my name is Mike, and welcome to my new podcast called 'Let's Speak Italian.' This is a daily podcast, usually only lasting a couple minutes. Listen to it multiple times if you want, or just once. Enjoy! Mike