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Episode #10 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Che Bella Figura!”. Italian author Beppe Severgnini in his interesting book “La Bella Figura – A Field Guide To The Italian Mind” says that only in Italian does there exist an expression like “fare bella figura”. It corresponds to the English “to look good, to make a good impression”, but it literally means “to make a good figure” and it’s more of an aesthetic judgment (and it also says a lot about how Italians think and act). — Practice this lesson, and discover how you can make a “bella figura” and impress your Italian friends!

[How Would You Say It: Let’s Talk Colors – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Let’s Talk Colors“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Colors can boost our mood instantly and cheer us up – so let’s practice them!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #10

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #9 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “25 Great Ways To Be Romantic”. It has been said many times that Italian is the language of love. So, what better way to celebrate the end of the “month of love”, February, than to learn and practice 25 terrific Italian sentences you can use when you want to be romantic with the one you love!

[How Would You Say It: Courtesy Expressions – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Courtesy Expressions“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this great extra bonus, and be courteous to your fellow Italians!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #9

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #8 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “7 Conversation Starters That Never Fail”. We’re sure there are times when you wish to start conversing in Italian, but you do not find the right words or topics to begin the conversation. That’s really a shame, because even one simple conversation with a native Italian will greatly improve your knowledge of the language. – So, LearnItalianPod.com comes to rescue and here you have it, 7 great ideas of “always-working” conversation starters that will get the conversation going!

[How Would You Say It: Shapes and Sizes – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Shapes and Sizes“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this great extra bonus, and get ready for some serious (Italian) measurement!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #8

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #7 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Twisting Your Tongue… The Italian Way!”. Tongue twisters are a great way to practice pronunciation, and they’re useful to sharpen your ability to articulate words and sentences. — And let’s face it, just trying these tricky phrases is usually… a lot of fun! — So today, let’s have fun by learning and practicing three super-famous, terrific Italian tongue twisters that are sure to make your tongue twist, your brain work, and will definitely put a smile on your face!

[How Would You Say It: At The Post Office – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: At The Post Office“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Practice this terrific extra bonus, and using an Italian post office will always be a breeze!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #7

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #6 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “The Top Ten Italian Verbs”. Anyone learning Italian will soon discover how important it is to learn and practice verbs – in fact, your knowledge of Italian verbs will truly determine your real level of Italian language. — Let’s have fun by learning and practicing the top 10 Italian verbs, the ones you absolutely must know in order to be able to understand and speak “la bella lingua”!

[How Would You Say It: Shopping is Fun! – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Shopping is Fun!“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Let’s practice lots of great sentences you can use when shopping (and bargaining for a discount) in Italy.

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #6

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #5 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Caffe’ e Cornetto, per Favore!”. History has it that the President and CEO of the largest coffeehouse company in the world had the idea of his business after a trip to Milan, in Italy, where he was fascinated by Italian coffee shops. So today, let’s hear about Italians and one of their favorite treats, coffee (or cappuccino) and “cornetto”, the Italian version of the French croissant. You will learn and practice a lot of useful Italian words and sentences you can use to impress your “barista” if you ever walk into a real Italian coffee shop!

[How Would You Say It: Taking A Train – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Taking A Train“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Let’s practice some useful sentences you can use when taking a train in Italy.

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #5

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #4 of the all new LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is called: “I Need A Pharmacy”. In Italy, for small emergencies and for minor aches, colds or flu, the best solution is to go to a “farmacia” (a pharmacy). – Even if we certainly wish that you’ll never need this lesson, let’s follow the old adage “better be safe than sorry”, and let’s learn a lot of Italian words, sentences, and useful information you can use if you ever need to go to a pharmacy while in Italy.

[How Would You Say It: I Need Help! – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: I Need Help!“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Let’s learn and practice some useful sentences you can use in case of emergencies, or if you need help.

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #4

Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #3 of the all new LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is called: “Happiness is a Bowl of Pasta”. Pasta is definitely “the queen of Italian cuisine”, and it is also certainly one of the most loved foods in the world. So, let’s have a little fun today and let’s learn and practice a lot of useful Italian words, sentences, grammatical and cultural facts around “la pasta”, and more in general, about eating… the Italian way. Enjoy!

[At The Restaurant: How Would You Say It? – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “At The Restaurant: How Would You Say It?“, a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you want to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English. Practice this, and you’ll see the difference next time you walk into an Italian restaurant!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #3

Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “5 Minutes A Day”, episode #2! “5 Minutes A Day” lessons are “fun-to-listen-to” and “fun-to-practice” 5 to 10 minutes lessons that will provide you with knowledge on a great variety of topics and they are great for beginner, intermediate, and upper intermediate students of Italian.

On this second episode, we are going on a “white week” (settimana bianca), which means “going on a ski-holiday, going to the mountains”. Italians love to take their “settimana bianca” in January or February. You will get the chance to practice and improve your pronunciation and learn some interesting grammatical and cultural facts about this topic. Enjoy!

[How Would You Say It: At The Hotel – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: At The Hotel“, a terrific way to improve your Italian and be prepared for those “real-life” situations when you need to say something in Italian but you can only think it in English.

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #2

Learn Italian with the newest show on LearnItalianPod.com: “5 Minutes A Day”, episode #1! “5 Minutes A Day” lessons are “fun-to-listen-to” 5 to 10 minutes lessons that will provide you with knowledge on a great variety of topics and they are great for beginner, intermediate, and upper intermediate students of Italian. – On this first episode, let’s talk about New Year’s resolutions, and let’s discover what the 7 most common New Year’s resolutions are for Italians. You will get the chance to practice and improve your pronunciation and learn some interesting grammatical and cultural facts about this topic. Enjoy!

[The 7 Ways To Greet In Italian – LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “The 7 Ways To Greet In Italian“, where you will learn how to properly greet… like Italians do!

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #1