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Let's Speak Italian!

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Your daily Italian language podcast where you will learn to speak Italian in just minutes a day. We start from the very beginning and learn popular phrases, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, all in easy to digest lessons never more than 5 minutes in length, 5 days a week. Subscribe, download, listen, and LET'S SPEAK ITALIAN!
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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #082, Tuesday

Lesson #082, Tuesday

Let's Speak Italian!

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01/16/07 • 2 min

facile = easy

difficile = difficult

marito = husband

moglie = wife

rumore = noise

animale = animal

borsa = purse

tempo = time (hours and minutes)

volta = time (occasion or number of times)

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Let's Speak Italian! - Week #004 Review, Thursday

Week #004 Review, Thursday

Let's Speak Italian!

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10/12/06 • 11 min

20 = 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

21 = 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 = settantasette

78 = settantotto

79 = settantanove

80 = ottanta

81 = ottantuno

82 = ottantadue

83 = ottantatre'

84 = ottantaquattro

85 = ottantacinque

86 = ottantasei

87 = ottantasette

88 = ottantotto

89 = ottantanove

90 = novanta

91 = novantuno

92 = novantadue

93 = novantatre'

94 = novantaquattro

95 = novantacinque

96 = novantasei

97 = novantasette

98 = novantotto

99 = novantanove

Dov'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

Dov'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

c'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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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #005, Friday

Lesson #005, Friday

Let's Speak Italian!

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09/08/06 • 5 min

Ciao = 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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Let's Speak Italian! - Week #001 Review, Monday

Week #001 Review, Monday

Let's Speak Italian!

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10/09/06 • 9 min

Ciao = 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)

Come 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)

Signore = 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.

Ciao = 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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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #026, Monday

Lesson #026, Monday

Let's Speak Italian!

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10/16/06 • 4 min

camera = 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.'

 

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Let's Speak Italian! - Week #005 Review, Friday

Week #005 Review, Friday

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10/13/06 • 11 min

ance = anza

importance = importanza

ence = enza

intelligence = intelligenza

ant = ante

important = importante

ent = ente

student = studente

ible = bile

possible = possibile

ist = ista

dentist = dentista

ly = mente

generally = generalmente

sion = sione

mission = missione

tion = zione

station = stazione

ty = ta'

society = societa'

Nouns ending in 'o' are generally masculine:

amico = friend (male)

libro = book

Nouns ending in 'a' are generally feminine:

amica = friend (female)

casa = house

Nouns ending in 'e' can be both and simply must be memorized:

ristorante (m) = restaurant

pane (m) = bread

classe (f) = class

notte (f) = night

Words ending with a consonant are usually foreign words, and are

usually masculine:

bar, autobus, film, sport

Change the 'o' to an 'i' to make it plural:

amico = friend, amici = friends

Change the 'a' to an 'e' to make it plural:

chiesa = church, chiese = churches

Change the 'ca' to a 'che' to make it plural:

banca = bank, banche = banks

Change the 'e' to an 'i' to make it plural:

studente = student, studenti = students

Most masculine words ending in 'io' you drop the 'o' to make it plural:

negozio = store, negozi = stores

Nouns ending with an accented vowel or a consonant do not change in the plural:

caffe' = coffee shop, due caffe' = two coffee shops

foto = photo, due foto = two photos

libro = book

penna = pen

matita = pencil

carta = paper

quaderno = notebook or planner

sedia = chair

luce = light

finestra = window

scrivania = desk

pagina = page

porta = door

parlare = to speak

io parlo = I speak

tu parli = you speak (informal)

Lei parla = you speak (formal)

lui parla = he speaks

lei parla = she speaks

noi parliamo = we speak

voi parlate = you speak (plural)

loro parlano = they speak

Inglese = English

Francese = French

Spagnolo = Spanish

Tedesco = German

Russo = Russian

Giapponese = Japanese

Italiano = Italian

Parliamo Italiano = We speak Italian

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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #027, Tuesday

Lesson #027, Tuesday

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10/17/06 • 3 min

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 pronta? = Are you ready? (female)

Sono pronto = I am ready (male)

Sono pronta = I am ready (female)

colazione = breakfast

pranzo = lunch

cena = dinner, supper

mattina = morning

pomeriggio = afternoon

sera = evening

notte = night

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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #031, Monday

Lesson #031, Monday

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10/23/06 • 6 min

The 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 masculine and feminine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.

l'amico = the friend

l'acqua = the water

la = will precede all feminine singular nouns beginning with a consonant.

la donna = the woman

la ragazza = the girl

i = is the plural form of il.

i libri = the books

i ragazzi = the boys

gli = is the plural form of lo and l' for masculine plural nouns.

gli specchi = the mirrors

gli amici = the friends

le = is the plural form of both la and l' for feminine plural nouns.

le donne = the women

le acque = the waters

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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #030, Friday

Lesson #030, Friday

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10/20/06 • 8 min

ragazzo = boy

ragazza = girl

bambino = baby

uomo = man

donna = woman

cane = dog

gatto = cat

acqua = water

specchio = mirror

pasta = pasta

pane = bread

verdure = vegetables

gnocchi = Italian dumplings

zucchero = sugar

insalata = salad

spaghetti = spaghetti

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Let's Speak Italian! - Lesson #097, Tuesday

Lesson #097, Tuesday

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02/06/07 • 4 min

a + il = al

Lui e' al parco. = He is at the park.

a + lo = allo

Io sono caduto allo zoo. = I fell at the zoo.

a + l' = all'

Andiamo all'ufficio. = We go to the office.

a + i = ai

Voi cantate ai bambini = You (plural) sing to the babies.

a + gli = agli

Il cane e' ritornato agli uomini. = The dog returned to the men.

a + la = alla

I giovani ragazzi camminano alla scuola. = The young boys walk to the school.

a + le = alle

L'uomo ha dato le borse alle donne. = The man gave the purses to the women.

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