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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 words he learned as a kid from his maternal grandparents, who, as we'll see, are both very proud of their Sicilian heritage. Connor is really keen to start learning Italian. Why? Well, he has a special dream he wants to accomplish! The curtain is up now. Act 1 is about to begin (https://www.newsinslowitalian.com/series/guts/1/opening). Here's Silvia and Connor, sitting in a cozy room, sipping coffee. Many colorful books are lined up on a wooden bookcase. A map of Italy hangs from the wall. Looks like a language school. Well, let's see what happens...

22 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

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22 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura
- personal pronouns
- present of ESSERE
- negative form
- introductions
- omission of subject
Expression: Mamma mia!
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 17min
21 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
20 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!
- indefinite articles
- c'è/ci sono
- numbers and idiomatic expressions
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 20min
19 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
18 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!
- verbs in the first conjugation
- definite articles
- alphabet
Expression: Assolutamente
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 22min
17 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 26min
16 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?
- verbs in the third conjugation
- questo/quello
- molto
- diphthongs
- vowels
Expression: Il dolce far niente
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 24min
15 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 24min
14 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 25min
13 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 19min
12 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Marmo di Carrara
- il partitivo
- prepositional phrases
- seasons
- date (month, year, day, etc.)
Expression: Alle calende greche
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 22min
11 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 23min
10 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
9 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 22min
8 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 15 - Polignano a Mare
- direct object pronouns and passato prossimo
- preposizioni da
- conoscere vs. sapere
Expression: L'arte di arrangiarsi
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
7 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 20min
6 - 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.
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
5 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Un aperitivo con gli amici
- the gerund
- ci (di luogo)
- chiedere and domandare
An Italian Tradition: l'aperitivo
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 21min
4 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 20min
3 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 20 - L'oasi dei fenicotteri
- The Future
- Irregular Verbs in the Future
- Idiomatic Phrases Expressing Need
Expression: Mosca bianca
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 23min
2 - Italian for Beginners: Lesson 21 - Tango italiano
- Ne - The futuro anteriore - Adverbs: già and non...ancora Expression: A gonfie vele
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 19min
1 - 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 - 19min

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