Lungotevere & Italian Food Festivals | Speak Italian | S1 Ep14

Lungotevere & Italian Food Festivals | Speak Italian | S1 Ep14

Author: Postcards from Italy Podcast June 21, 2022 Duration: 17:10
Send us a text Dani and Luca go to a popular Roman summer festival along the Tiber River, where their date is interrupted, first by friends and then by a slap! In our roundtable, we learn about “the misery of the pork” and how it’s used by Italians to express surprise or frustration, or both! Elisa also demystifies “proprio,” which is a veritable Swiss army knife of Italian words. [In fact, in our subscriber bonus notes, we offer 15 examples of how to use it!] To get the most out of Pos...

Imagine strolling through a Roman piazza, catching snippets of conversation at a café in Florence, or deciphering the menu at a tiny trattoria. Postcards from Italy | Learn Italian | Beginner and Intermediate brings those moments to you, weaving language lessons into the fabric of daily Italian life. This isn't a dry grammar drill. Hosts Erin and Elisa build each episode around a story, often following American tourists as they navigate real situations with locals, which makes the vocabulary and phrases stick. You'll hear the dialogue first, then the hosts break it down in a friendly, roundtable discussion that unpacks the cultural context, useful idioms, and key grammar points without feeling like a classroom lecture. The podcast is thoughtfully structured by season to match your level. The first season is crafted for advanced beginners moving into intermediate skills, using these engaging narratives to build comprehension and confidence. Tuning into this podcast feels like receiving an audio guide to both the Italian language and the vibrant culture that shapes it. You learn how people actually speak, from the gestures that accompany words to the regional nuances that make the language so rich. It’s for anyone who wants to move beyond phrasebooks and connect more deeply with Italy, one conversation at a time.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 46

Postcards from Italy | Learn Italian | Beginner and Intermediate
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Shopping in Rome | Learn Italian | S1 Ep20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:30
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The Italian Farmacia | Speak Italian | S1 Ep19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:58
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Food Rules in Italy | Speak Italian | S1 Ep18 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:26
Send us a text The Do’s and Don’t’s of eating in Italy! In this very special episode of Postcards from Italy, Julie and Dani enjoy a lively dinner discussion with their new friends that includes a hilarious idiom about w…
Italian Cooking Class | Travel to Italy | S1 Ep17 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:55
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Food Shopping in Campo de’Fiori | Speak Italian | S1 Ep16 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:08
Send us a text Julie and Dani shop for recipe ingredients with a local chef in Campo de’Fiori, where they learn that you must never touch another man’s fruit and that good wine makes good blood. Later, Elisa tells us abo…