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Learn more about Italian culture with ItalianPod101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Italian holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you'll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in Italy. In this video, you'll learn all about Father's Day in Italy and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your Italian vocabulary. Join Eleonora for a dose of Italian culture! Visit us at ItalianPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Italian audio and video lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you're there!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Today is an amazingly beautiful day in Italy. So what better way to spend the day than taking a stroll with your friends. As you walk along the streets, enjoying the cool breeze and the warm sun, you see a little girl run into the park chasing a puppy. She is obviously consumed by the happiness of this day as she catches the puppy and it licks her face enthusiastically. You turn to your friends laughing and say in Italian, "That little girl really likes the puppy!" Everyone watches her for a while before moving on to a store window where your friends start pointing and laughing hysterically. You make your way to the window, peering inside to find a statue of a little man dancing wildly…without any pants! Your friends giggle like school kids and say in Italian, "Look at the funny man dancing without pants!!" As you continue through the town, laughing, relaxing, and enjoying your time with your new friends in Italy, you realize none of these happy moments would have been possible today without first learning Italian! Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about positive emotions in Italian. In this Italian vocabulary video, you will learn Italian by watching the video, seeing both English and Italian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Italian translations being read aloud by our native Italian speakers. Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more great Italian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- What are the five most popular Sports in Italy? 1. calcio 2. basket 3. pallavolo 4. tennis 5. ciclismo ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular Sports in Italy? 1. Football/soccer 2. Basketball 3. Volleyball 4. Tennis 5. Cycling --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Receptionist: Hotel Gran Duca. Buona sera. Claudio: Buona sera. Chiamo dalla camera 21. Posso avere una coperta e un altro cuscino? E posso avere anche un portacenere? Receptionist: Le porto subito il cuscino e la coperta, ma la Sua camera è non-fumatori. Non puo’ fumare, mi dispiace. Vuole cambiare camera? Claudio: No, pazienza. La ringrazio. ----Formal English---- Receptionist: Hotel Gran Duca. Good evening. Claudio: Good evening. I'm calling from room twenty-one. May I have another blanket and pillow? And may I have an ashtray? Receptionist: I'll bring the pillow and the blanket right away, but your room is non-smoking. You cannot smoke, I'm sorry. Would you like to change your room? Claudio: No, never mind. Thank you. --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Laura: Conosci Fausto Coppi? John: No, chi è? Laura: Era il più grande ciclista italiano, correva molto veloce! John: Davvero? Laura: Si e non beveva mai prima delle gare. ----Formal English---- Laura: Do you know Fausto Coppi? John: No, who is he? Laura: He was the greatest Italian cyclist; he ran very fast! John: Really? Laura: Yes, and he never drank before races. --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Mieke: Che fai domani sera? Esci con me e Jack? Andiamo alla Mole Antonelliana a visitare il museo del cinema. Laura: Mi dispiace, vorrei fare lo straordinario al lavoro. Sono al verde questo mese. E poi mi voglio esercitare con qualche ricetta nuova. E soprattutto non voglio uscire con voi due a reggere la candela! Mieke: Siamo solo amici! E poi saliamo con l'ascensore fino a 85 metri di altezza- immagina che bella vista! ----Formal English---- Mieke: What are you doing tomorrow evening? Are you coming out with me and Jack? We are going to the Mole Antonelliana to visit the cinema museum. Laura: I'm sorry, I'd like to work overtime. I'm broke this month. Also, I want to practice some new recipes. And above all, I don't want to go out with you two and be the third wheel. Mieke: We are only friends! And we will also go eighty-five meters up in the elevator...imagine what a beautiful view there is! --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn more about Italian culture with ItalianPod101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Italian holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you'll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in Italy. In this video, you'll learn all about Valentine's Day in Italy and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your Italian vocabulary. Join Eleonora for a dose of Italian culture! Visit us at ItalianPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Italian audio and video lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you're there!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Now that you're in Italy and are working and going to school, you don't have too much free time. You've heard, though, that a fun hobby is a great way to improve your Italian and make Italian-speaking friends at the same time. For the sake of Italian, you've decided to make the time. You never really liked to read Italian that much, so you skip the Italian bookstore and go to the park where a band is playing a song in Italian. At first, you have trouble understanding, but little by little, you begin to pick it up. Some dancers nearby call to you in Italian. They want you to dance with them! In this lesson you'll learn Italian words related to hobbies. They'll definitely come in handy on your day off! Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian video series is a brand new way to learn Italian. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Italian video lesson. Read the Italian lesson notes to learn about the Italian verb tenses Join us, and see what you've been missing! Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Italian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jack: Mhm... che scrivo?Allora... Carissimo Marco, sono a Torino da alcuni mesi. La città è splendida- ci sono piazze antiche e musei importanti come quello egizio. Il tirocinio è interessante e c'è una ragazza molto simpatica... Mieke: Jack? Jack? Che fai? Come sei pensieroso! Jack: Scusa. Sono intento a scrivere una cartolina a un amico di Napoli. Vuoi pranzare insieme? ----Formal English---- Jack: Mhm...what shall I write? Well, Dearest Marco, I've been in Turin for a few months. The city is splendid...there are many old squares and important museums, like the Egyptian one. The internship is interesting, and there is a very friendly girl... Mieke: Jack? Jack? What are you doing? You look deep in thought! Jack: Sorry. I'm concentrating on writing a postcard to a friend from Naples. Do you want to have lunch together? --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Since you've been in Italy, you've been improving your pointing skills. Whenever you want something but don't know the Italian word for it, you simply point at it, and that seems to get the job done. However, it would be nice to feel more adult and actually have a conversation without resorting to tactics more appropriate for a three-year-old child. Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Basic Italian video lesson will teach you how to ask for the Italian word for something. We'll also show you how to ask for the meaning of an Italian word that you don't know. You'll build your Italian vocabulary in no time with today's Italian phrases! Visit us at ItalianPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Italian lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jack: Davvero è la tua prima volta in questo caffè? Quest’anno festeggia il duecentocinquantesimo anno dalla fondazione. Claudio: Beh, non sono di Torino e poi non ho mai molto tempo libero... Però mi piace qui. Jack: Che ne dici di un secondo giro di birre? Claudio: No Jack, non reggo molto l’alcool. Mi prendo un caffè della casa. Jack: Il famoso Bicerin- è una bomba calorica di cioccolata e panna! ----Formal English---- Jack: Is it really your first time in this famous café? This year it celebrates its two hundred and fiftieth year since its foundation. Claudio: Well, I'm not from Turin and I never have much free time. But I like it here. Jack: How about a second round of beers? Claudio: No Jack, I don't hold my booze well. I'll have the house coffee. Jack: The famous Bicerin! It's a calorific bomb of chocolate and cream! --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Italian with ItalianPod101! Don't forget to stop by ItalianPod101.com for more great Italian Language Learning Resources!