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Pillole di Italiano
Pills of Italian grammar, vocabulary and other language features.
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Episodes
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - 8 settembre
On the anniversary of Italy's surrender to the Allies in World War II. - Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Pure
Vocabulary pill on a word that can mean something different from what it seems to speakers of some other languages. - Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Essere o avere
Grammar point about the auxiliary verbs, to be and/or to have. Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - Marea
Music pill with a 2021 summer hit by singer and songwriter Madame. - Credits: - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Riccardo Muti
Celebrating Riccardo Muti, the world-renowned maestro. - Credits: “Va’ Pensiero” (from “Nabucco”) by Giuseppe Verdi, 1842. Diventa un supporter di questo…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Viaggio
Vocabulary pill about going from one place to another, be the places a long or a short way from home. - Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Ci e ce
Another grammar point on pronouns, namely first person plural pronouns, which also have another use in current language. - Credits : “Your Intro” by…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - Vento d'estate
The summer wind in an Italian duet with Max Gazzè and Niccolò Fabi. - Credits : "Vento d'estate" by Max Gazzè and Riccardo Sinigallia, 1998. Diventa un…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Frequente
Vocabulary pill about events happening a number of times, or the frequency of their appearance. - Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Futuro
A tense grammar point about the future in the past and the past in the future. - Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of…
Pillole di ItalianoUna Repubblica
Celebrating the Italian Republic on the anniversary of the referendum that abolished monarchy in 1946. Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Sessantotto
About the tumultuous year that changed the world, including Italy. - Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Celestino
Celestine's day, prophecy and papacy - Credits: - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - Io e il mare
"The sea and I," a 1976 song by Umberto Bindi and Bruno Lauzi from the so-called School of Genoa. - Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Connettivi 2
Grammar point about words that join other words in a sentence; that is, they provide a junction between words. - “Your Intro” by Audionautix…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Spesa
Vocabulary pill about how to spend it. - Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Roma
Dedicated to the eternal city, or whatever you want to call Rome. Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Stare
Grammar point about to be (or not to be). Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - Cha cha cha
Honoring one of the most inspired and inspiring singer-songwriter of 1900s second half, Giuni Russo with her remaking of cha cha cha. Credits : "Las…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Tradire
Vocabulary pill about a word that does harm, the closer are people concerned the bigger is harm. Credits : "Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" by Pier Paolo Pasolini…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Passato prossimo o imperfetto
Grammar point about two main past tenses, as time is a major feature of Italian verbs. Credits : “Il tempo stesso” by Tiziano Ferro, feat. Franco Battiato…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - L'Italia unita
Celebrating the declaration of Italy as a politically unified nation in 1861. Credits: "La leggenda del Piave" by Ermete Giovanni Gaeta, 1918 - “Your Intro” by…
Pillole di ItalianoIo sì
Motion picture best original song, also known as "Seen". Credits: “Io sì / Seen” by Dianne Warren, Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi (2020) ; “Your Intro” by…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Riflessivi
Grammar point about verbs which always refer to a reflexive pronoun, verbs whose meaning changes without using reflexive pronouns. Credits : “Amarsi un po’” by…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Le Ceneri
Ash Wednesday, talking about a day of prayer and fasting. This episode was firstly released on February 26, 2020. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Colpo
Vocabulary pill on a word to use in expressions for something that happens which makes you disappointed or unhappy, or cheerful and amazed. - Credits : “Your…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Avverbi
Grammar point about words which give more information about time, place, or manner. - Credits : “Non è mai troppo tardi” by Dino Olivieri (1954) performed by…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - In memoriam
Commemorating the greatest destruction and loss of identity in last century's Europe. Credits: “Marche funèbre” by F.F. Chopin (1837) - “Your Intro” by…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Sapere e conoscere
Grammar point on how to say that you know or don't know someone or something. - Credits: “Lei non sa chi sono io!” with Nino Manfredi, by Depsa (1980) - “Your…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - La Befana
Folklore pill about an old woman delivering gifts to children throughout Italy on the night of January 5, Epiphany Eve or the Befana. - Credits: "Strega" by…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - L'anno che verrà
Lucio Dalla's "year to come" as an evergreen song for the holiday season. - Credits: “L’anno che verrà” by Lucio Dalla, 1979. Diventa un supporter di questo…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Scimmia
Vocabulary pill about references to animals such as chimpanzees and gorillas that have much in common with human beings. - Credits: “Uh… Uh…” by Adriano…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Dislocazione
Grammar pill about word order as far as the object of a clause is concerned. - Credits: “Innamorati a Milano” by Alberto Testa and Memo Remigi (1966) performed…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Femminicidio
Vocabulary pill about illegal actions taken against women, and counter measures for women's empowerment. Credits : “Uomini contro” by Simone Symone Bilardo &…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Nassirya
Commemorating the 2003 killing of 17 soldiers and 2 civilians at the Italian headquarters in Nassiriyah, Iraq. - Credits: Music from the original soundtrack by…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Magari & Co
Vocabulary pill of words expressing feelings of surprise, pain, horror, and more. Credits: "Magari sì magari no" by Edoardo Bennato (1992) - “Bando” by Anna…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Accento
Grammar pill about marks that you write above certain letters, and emphasis that you put on a part of words, so that it sounds slightly louder. - Credits…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola -patia
Vocabulary pill about words that describe behaviors and conditions. - Credits : “Simpatia” by Raoul Casadei, 1974. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Interrogativi
Grammar pill about some pronouns you use in questions when asking for information. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoLa canzone - Settembre
A 1980s hit celebrating the seasons' change with unchanged love. - Credits: "Settembre" by Alberto Fortis, 1981. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Padre Pio
The death day of a worldwide worshipped priest and saint from the 1900s. - Credits: "Tra cielo e terra" by Ennio Morricone, 2000. Diventa un supporter di…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Padrino & Co
Vocabulary pill containing words that translate: godparent, patron, stepparent, stepchild, and godchild. - Credits: "The Godfather" (The Pickup) by Nino Rota…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Da
Grammar pill about a preposition that translates several different ones in languages other than Italian. - Credits: - “Vengo da te” by Leonardo Pari, Sergio…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Fa
Some of many meanings that have to do with 'to do'. - Credits: "T'innamorerò" by Ashley Ingram, Shirley Mattison, and Marina Rei, 1998. Diventa un supporter di…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Habemus Papam
Celebrating the election of Albino Luciani as John Paul I, one of the most short-lived popes in modern history. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Quando non usare il congiuntivo
Grammar point about alternatives to subjunctive tenses. - Credits: "Abbi dubbi" by Edoardo Bennato, 1989. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Ferie
Words for a period of time when you are on holiday from your job (or absent for another reason). - Credits: "Estate 1992" by Michele Centonze and Lorenzo…
Pillole di ItalianoJ-Ax
Celebrating an artist who used to take the rap before acknowledgement of his musical talent. Credits: Articolo 31 for "Ohi Maria" and "Un'altra cosa che ho…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Connettivi 1
Grammar point about words that join other words in a sentence; that is, they provide a junction between words. - Credits: "Ma perché?" by Carlo Marrale, Piero…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Sdraio
Vocabulary pill about sitting or lying down, especially out of doors. - Credits: "Mercoledì" by Luca Carboni, 1995; "Sapore di sale" by Gino Paoli, 1963…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - Gli alpini
Celebrating the constitution of the Alpine National Association, the Italian army mountain corps that have turned to civil protection assistance over a hundred…
Pillole di ItalianoLuglio
About a song named after the seventh month of the year, also a tremendous hit of 1968. Credits: "Luglio" by Riccardo Del Turco and Giancarlo Bigazzi (1968) -…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Numeri cardinali
Grammar point about the natural numbers - Credits: "Da uno a dieci" (unknown) Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Razza
Vocabulary pill about one of the major groups which humans can be divided into. Credits : "Dimmi dimmi" by Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi and Mauro Malavasi -…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - CONI
Celebrating Italian Olympic Committee's birthday and all the sports. Credits : "Un'estate italiana" by Edoardo Bennato, Gianna Nannini, Tom Whitlock, Giorgio…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Bene, buono, bravo, bello
Grammar point about the use of good, as an adverb and as an adjective. Credits : “Bene” by Gemitaiz, 2015 - “Va bene, va bene così” by Vasco Rossi, Roberto…
Pillole di ItalianoLa parola - Aperitivo
Vocabulary pill stimulating the appetite, and a desire for more foods and drinks. Credits : "Ma che bontà" by Enrico Riccardi, 1977. Diventa un supporter di…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - A. P. Giannini
The anniversary of someone greatly involved in banking at a senior level. Correction: A. P. Giannini was born on the 6th of May, 1870 (not on June 6, as…
Pillole di ItalianoIl punto - Riuscire
Grammar point about having the skill, knowledge, means, or opportunity to do something. Credits : "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" by Gioacchino Rossini, 1816 Diventa…
Pillole di ItalianoOggigiorno - La Terra
Earth Day, celebrating the planet on which we live. Credits: "Figli delle stelle" by Alan Sorrenti (1977) Diventa un supporter di questo podcast…