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- Published: Nov 13, 09Hi everybody, my name's Mike and this is the Let's Speak Italian podcast. So you've been listening to the first few lessons, and hopefully you're learning how to speak Italian. Well with the first 100 lessons completed, I wanted to release the first few lessons for free as a little teaser so that you can see just how easy it is to learn to speak Italian. Now, by going to the website, you can buy the first 100 lessons for only $15.00. That includes 100 lessons, plus 20 review lessons as well, for
- Published: Nov 13, 09venire = to come io vengo = I come tu vieni = you come (informal) Lei viene = you come (formal) lui/lei viene = he/she comes noi veniamo = we come voi venite = you come (plural) loro vengono = they come tenere = to hold or to keep io tengo = I hold tu tieni = you hold (informal) Lei tiene = you hold (formal) lui/lei tiene = he/she holds noi teniamo = we hold voi tenete = you hold (plural) loro tengono = they hold
- Published: Nov 12, 09Hi everybody, my name's Mike and this is the Let's Speak Italian podcast. So you've been listening to the first few lessons, and hopefully you're learning how to speak Italian. Well with the first 100 lessons completed, I wanted to release the first few lessons for free as a little teaser so that you can see just how easy it is to learn to speak Italian. Now, by going to the website, you can buy the first 100 lessons for only $15.00. That includes 100 lessons, plus 20 review lessons as well, for
- Published: Nov 12, 09Gli studenti fanno il compito. = The students do the assignment. Chi fa i biscotti? = Who makes the cookies? I bambini vanno a scuola. = The children go to school. Perche' andiamo in classe? = Why do we go to class? Che cosa facciamo adesso? = What do we do now? La ragazza va a casa. = The girl goes home. Chi suona il pianoforte? = Who plays the piano? Quale ragazzo gioca il calcio spesso? = Which boy plays soccer often? Andiamo alla scuola con la mamma. = We go to school with mom. La mamma fa u
- Published: Nov 11, 09compito = assignment or task torta = cake biscotti = cookies calcio = soccer (football to you European listeners) pianoforte = piano scuola = school citta' = city riunione = meeting spesso = often troppo = too much con = with
- Published: Nov 10, 09giocare = to play (a sport) io gioco = I play tu giochi = you play (informal) Lei gioca = you play (formal) lui/lei gioca = he/she plays noi giochiamo = we play voi giocate = you play (plural) loro giocano = they play suonare = to play (an instrument) io suono = I play tu suoni = you play (informal) Lei suona = you play (formal) lui/lei suona = he/she plays noi suoniamo = we play voi suonate = you play (plural) loro suonano = they play fare = to do, to make io faccio = I make tu fai = you make (
- Published: Nov 9, 09che cosa = what. Che cosa mangiate? = What are you eating? Mangiamo la pizza. = We are eating pizza. quale = which. Quale libro legge? = Which book are you reading? Leggo un libro italiano. = I am reading an Italian book. chi = who. Chi studia l'italiano? = Who studies Italian? Noi studiamo l'italiano. = We study Italian. perche' = why. Perche' lei mangia la carne? = Why do you eat meat? Mangio la carne perche' mi piace. = I eat meat because I like it.
- Published: Nov 6, 09fratello = brother sorella = sister padre = father madre = mother cappotto = coat giacca = jacket cintura = belt calze = nylons, panty hose gonna = skirt camicetta = blouse problema = problem dizionario = dictionary macchina = car aiuto = help cavallo = horse comprare = to buy, compro, compri, compra, compriamo, comprate, comprano imparare = to learn, imparo, impari, impara, impariamo, imparate, imparano bere (bevere) = to drink, bevo, bevi, beve, beviamo, bevete, bevono vivere = to live, vivo,
- Published: Nov 5, 09un = precedes all masculine nouns, even those that begin with vowels. The exception is those masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s and a consonant. un bambino = a baby un orologio = a clock uno = precedes masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s and a consonant. uno specchio = a mirror uno psicologo = a psychologist una = precedes all feminine nouns beginning with a consonant. una scrivania = a desk una fragola = a strawberry un' = precedes all feminine nouns that begin with a vow
- Published: Nov 4, 09dormire = to sleep partire = to leave aprire = to open Then to conjugate these infinitives, you will drop the 'ire' and add the following endings: io = add 'o' tu = add 'i' Lei/lui/lei = add 'e' noi = add 'iamo' voi = add 'ite' loro = add 'ono' So to conjugate the verb 'dormire': io dormo tu dormi Lei/lui/lei dorme noi dormiamo voi dormite loro dormono Il mio amico dorme sempre in classe. = My friend always sleeps in class. Tu apri la finestra. = You open the window. Noi partiamo oggi. = We leav
- Published: Nov 3, 09The seven ways to say 'the' are il, lo, l', la, i, gli, and le. Now here are the rules for deciding which of these forms to use. il = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with a consonant, except words beginning with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant. il libro = the book il ragazzo = the boy lo = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant. lo specchio = the mirror lo studente = the student l' = will precede all masculin
- Published: Nov 2, 09camera = bedroom mensa = cafeteria libreria = bookstore bagno = bathroom a = to, at si' = yes no = no dove = where dov'e' = where is quando = when adesso = now cibo = food ma = but grazie = thank you prego = you're welcome forse = maybe, perhaps pronto = ready, but it's also what you say when you answer the telephone instead of saying 'hello.' Sono stanco = I am tired (male) Sono stanca = I am tired (female) Ho fame = I am hungry Non lo so = I don't know Sei pronto? = Are you ready? (male) Sei p
- Published: Sep 5, 08Il libro di Mike = Mike's book (The book of Mike) La lezione di Mike = Mike's lesson (Lesson of Mike) di + il = del La signora del lago. = The lady of the lake. di + lo = dello Che e' il colore dello specchio? = What is the color of the mirror? di + l' = dell' La lezione dell'insegnante. = The teacher's lesson. di + i = dei La canzone dei bambini e' bella. = The children's song is beautiful. di + gli = degli Il presidente degli Stati Uniti = The president of the United States di + la = della Il
- Published: Sep 4, 08Quel ragazzo e' forte = That boy is strong. Vogliono essere insegnanti buoni. = They want to be good teachers. Il dottore non e' povero = The doctor is not poor. Hai visto quella chiesa alta? = Did you see that tall church? Ho mangiato troppi biscotti. = I ate too many cookies. Lui e' povero, ma bello. = He is poor, but handsome. Quell'insegnante e' sposato? = Is that teacher married? Il cane grasso dorme sempre. = The fat dog always sleeps. Quella signora bionda e' bella. = That blonde lady is
- Published: Sep 3, 08Io non ho comprato la borsa. = I did not buy the purse. Abbiamo bevuto molto latte. = We drank a lot of milk. Chi ha venduto il cavallo? = Who sold the horse? I ragazzi hanno avuto il tempo per mangiare. = The boys had the time to eat. Tu hai sentito la musica? = Did you hear the music? Ho parlato due volte nella scuola. = I spoke two times in school. Ho detto la verita' alla polizia. = I told the truth to the police. Non ho capito la lezione. = I didn't understand the lesson. Paulo ha fatto tro
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