Synopsis
Boost your confidence in speaking Italian in 30 minutes or less with the 30 Minute Italian Podcast. We cover expressions, sometimes sexy grammar, and culture through personal travel stories and detailed examples.
Episodes
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![How Rachel Made Her Dream of Living in Florence a Reality (An Interview with Rachel Vermiglio Smith)]()
How Rachel Made Her Dream of Living in Florence a Reality (An Interview with Rachel Vermiglio Smith)
20/04/2015 Duration: 20minRachel Vermiglio Smith, managing editor at The Iceberg Project, discusses her love for Italian and what it was like to move to Florence.
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![21 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Making Pasta in Italian]()
21 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Making Pasta in Italian
14/04/2015 Duration: 12minItalian vocabulary for making pasta with a pasta cacio e pepe recipe from Lo Spicchio d'Aglio.
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![22 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Making Dessert in Italian]()
22 Must-Know Vocabulary Words for Making Dessert in Italian
07/04/2015 Duration: 13minVocabulary for making dessert in Italian. This episode focuses on a torta di mele recipe from the website Lo Spicchio d'Aglio.
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![4 Phrases for Curving the Conversation Back to Italian]()
4 Phrases for Curving the Conversation Back to Italian
30/03/2015 Duration: 13minPracticing your Italian when the person your speaking with wants to speak in English.
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![25 Romantic Italian Phrases (or How to Melt Your Lover’s Heart)]()
25 Romantic Italian Phrases (or How to Melt Your Lover’s Heart)
23/03/2015 Duration: 12min25 Romantic Italian Phrases that will absolutely melt the heart of the one you love, or want to love!
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![Is the fluency illusion getting in the way of learning Italian?]()
Is the fluency illusion getting in the way of learning Italian?
16/03/2015 Duration: 13minFocusing on being fluent can get in the way of your actual learning of Italian.
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![How to Count in Italian (or how to make sure you can eat in Italy)]()
How to Count in Italian (or how to make sure you can eat in Italy)
09/03/2015 Duration: 12minLearn how to count and more importantly eat when in Italy.
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![One Proven Method That Will Help You Remember More Italian]()
One Proven Method That Will Help You Remember More Italian
02/03/2015 Duration: 08minThis article has to do less with the Italian language and more about how you learn the Italian language.
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![Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Italian (or how to talk about the parts of the body)]()
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Italian (or how to talk about the parts of the body)
24/02/2015 Duration: 14min"Head, shoulders, knees and toes!" Learn to talk about parts of the body in Italian
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![Can you be conversational in Italian with a limited vocabulary? (An interview with Madeline Jhawar)]()
Can you be conversational in Italian with a limited vocabulary? (An interview with Madeline Jhawar)
17/02/2015 Duration: 25minLearn effective strategies for increasing your fluency and learning vocabulary in Italian with trip planner Madeline Jhawar.
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![Quiz: Should You Use the Imperfect Tense or the Past Tense?]()
Quiz: Should You Use the Imperfect Tense or the Past Tense?
10/02/2015 Duration: 17minNeed practice choosing between the imperfect and the past tense in Italian? Take this quick 10-question quiz.
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![How to Say “I Wonder” Other Forms of Probability in Italian]()
How to Say “I Wonder” & Other Forms of Probability in Italian
03/02/2015 Duration: 07minHow to express forms of probability in Italian. How to discuss what you're wondering about in Italian.
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![How I Learned Italian]()
How I Learned Italian
26/01/2015 Duration: 29minHow I learned Italian, got mixed up in the Italian culture, what I'm doing now to continue learning Italian and what I plan to do in the future to keep improving my Italian.
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![How to Talk About the Weather in Italian (with 16 Phrases for Making Small Talk)]()
How to Talk About the Weather in Italian (with 16 Phrases for Making Small Talk)
20/01/2015 Duration: 13minHow to talk about the rain, shine, snow, humid or any other weather in Italian. Great for making conversation if you can't think of anything else to say!
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![What Its Like to Start Over in Italy (An Interview with Jasmine C. Mah)]()
What It's Like to Start Over in Italy (An Interview with Jasmine C. Mah)
13/01/2015 Duration: 22minHear Jasmine Mah (the mind behind the blog Questa Dolce Vita) explain her experience with the Italian language and what it's like to move to Italy and plan a wedding in a new country.
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![How to Use the Trapassato Prossimo in Italian (or How to Talk About Things that Happened in the Past)]()
How to Use the Trapassato Prossimo in Italian (or How to Talk About Things that Happened in the Past)
07/01/2015 Duration: 08minHow and when to use the trapassato prossimo in Italian in order to talk about things that have happened in the past.
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![Italian Word Speed Dates: Bastare, Mancare and Piacere]()
Italian Word Speed Dates: Bastare, Mancare and Piacere
30/12/2014 Duration: 15minWhen and how to use the Italian verbs bastare, mancare and piacere.
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![13 Expressions to Keep Conversation Flowing in Italian When You Forget a Word, a Phrase or a Conjugation]()
13 Expressions to Keep Conversation Flowing in Italian When You Forget a Word, a Phrase or a Conjugation
25/12/2014 Duration: 05minExpressions to use if you're not sure what to say during an Italian conversation.
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![Whats important to Italians during Christmas? (Insights from Carmine Caruso in Italian)]()
What's important to Italians during Christmas? (Insights from Carmine Caruso in Italian)
17/12/2014 Duration: 05min[IN ITALIAN] In this quick clip, Carmine Caruso tells how Italians typically celebrate Christmas.
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![15 Ways to Say Thats Awesome/cool/amazing! in Italian]()
15 Ways to Say "That's Awesome/cool/amazing!" in Italian
10/12/2014 Duration: 07minHow to be enthusiastic in a more Italian way and grow your vocabulary with 15 ways to express your excitement in Italian.
