We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l'italiano piano piano

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 05 – Vocabulary for our Interview with Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf
To Prepare for Interview Episode 01

Before you listen to our inspiring conversation with Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, take a moment to explore the key vocabulary you'll hear throughout the interview. This bonus episode gives you a head start with words and expressions grouped into five practical categories:

🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Academic language from higher education and online learning
✔️ Study strategies, learning tips, and self-reflection tools
✔️ Expressions for oral communication and language use
✔️ Grammar terms and sentence-build...

Send me a text

🎙 Podcast Episode Six: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano

In this episode, we dive into i verbi riflessivi—reflexive verbs that describe actions we do to or for ourselves. You’ll learn how to recognize them, how to conjugate them in the present tense and passato prossimo, and how to use them naturally in context.

With examples from Chapter One of our story, plus a few poetic detours (thanks to Antonio), this episode marks the end of the first chapter—and a major milestone in your Italian learning jour...

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 04 – Passato Prossimo: Your Practice Power-Up! 🏋️‍♀️ – To Reinforce Episodes 04 and 05

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and flex those Italian grammar muscles! In this bonus episode, we dive deep into the passato prossimo with a full practice session designed to help you recognize regular and irregular past participles, choose the right auxiliary verb, and build confidence one sentence at a time.

🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Quick reviews of auxiliary verbs, participle endings, and essential grammar tips
✔️ Spotlight on irregular verb families: the dramatic -tto, the slick -so, and the re...

Send me a text

Curious about what’s inside our bonus episodes? In this preview of Bonus Episode 04 – Passato Prossimo: Your Practice Power-Up!, you’ll get a taste of the interactive practice session designed to strengthen your Italian grammar muscles.

We’ll review how to form the passato prossimo, warm up with a mix of essere and avere conjugations, and even tackle the tricky è vs. e pronunciation point.

🎧 Want the full episode, including irregular verb families, essential examples, and a final quiz?  Click Support the Show in the episode notes to unlock this f...

Send me a text

🎙 Podcast Episode Five: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano

In this episode, we continue exploring the passato prossimo, focusing on how to recognize when to use it in a story—and how it shifts the action forward. Through Mariella’s memories and an unexpected visit from her friend Zina, we see how past events and new discoveries intertwine.

🌟 Highlights: 

✔️ How the passato prossimo creates movement and plot twists.
✔️ A review of your verb transformation assignment from Episode 4.
✔️ Practical tips on choosing between avere a...

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 03 Preview – Vocabulary for Surprises, Storms & New Directions

Vocabulary Boost for Chapter 1 Part 4 (introduced in Podcast Episode 5)

Curious about the vocabulary behind the final twists in Chapter 1? This special preview of our third bonus episode gives you early access to two thematic categories—Legal & Official Matters and Actions & Feelings—complete with contextual examples, active recall, and a playful mini quiz.

✨ Plus, enjoy a sneak peek of Antonio's theatrical flair… before he insists we save the rest for our supporters!

👉 Want the full ep...

Send me a text

🎙 Podcast Episode Four: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano

In this episode, we take our first deep dive into the passato prossimo, the Italian past tense used for completed actions. Whether you’re still a novice in the realm of italian past tenses or if you've been practicing for a while, this tense helps you share past experiences with clarity and precision. 

🌟 Highlights:

✔️ What makes passato prossimo different from imperfetto? A snapshot vs. a looping video!
✔️ How to form passato prossimo us...

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 02 Preview – Vocabulary for Rainy Days and Heroic Tales
🌧️ A sneak peek at our second bonus episode – Vocabulary Boost for Chapter 1, Part 3 (coming in Episode 4)

Before stepping into the next part of our story, join us for this special preview of Bonus Episode 02—designed to help you absorb key Italian words and phrases before they appear in the narrative.

🧠 What’s Inside:
 ✔️ One complete vocabulary category: Missing Someone & Emotions
✔️ A slow and natural-speed Italian reading by Antonio
✔️ Active recall and a mini quiz to help you remember new wo...

Subscriber-only episode

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 02 – Vocabulary for Rainy Days and Heroic Tales – To Prepare for Episode 04

Before turning the page to the next chapter of our story, let’s pause to explore the vocabulary you’ll soon hear in action. In this bonus episode, we’ll review essential Italian words and phrases from Chapter 1, Part 3 of Le Pagine del Passato – La Biblioteca Antica.

🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Key vocabulary grouped into four meaningful categories: Emotions, Work Life, Storytelling, and Surprises
✔️ Active recall exercises to strengthen memory and pronunciation

Send me a text

🎙 Podcast Episode Three: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano

In this episode, we continue our exploration of l’imperfetto as we follow Mariella’s journey through Florence. Through storytelling and guided practice, you’ll deepen your understanding of this essential past tense and see how it brings a narrative to life.

🕰 Highlights:
✔️ A quick recap of our story so far—Mariella’s dreams, her connection to the ancient library, and the influence of her grandmother.
✔️ A deeper look at l’imperfetto in action—how it...

Send me a text

🎙 Podcast Episode Two: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano

In this episode, we continue our journey through one of Italian’s most essential past tenses: l’imperfetto. We’ve already explored its key uses—descriptions, habits, and ongoing past actions—but now, we’ll take it a step further by learning how to form this beautifully melodic tense.

🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Why l’imperfetto is one of the easiest tenses to conjugate.
✔️ A breakdown of regular verb endings (spoiler: no tricky stem changes!).
✔️ Examples fro...

Subscriber-only episode

Send me a text

🎧 Bonus Episode 01 - Vocabulary for Dreamers - To preceed Episode 02

Before diving into the next part of our story, let’s take a moment to strengthen our Italian vocabulary! In this special bonus episode, you’ll review key words and phrases that will help you follow along with ease.

🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Essential words from Episode 2, introduced in context.
✔️Active recall exercises to reinforce your memory.
✔️A mini quiz where you translate from English to Italian.
✔️Exclusive access to interactive vocabulary...