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Italian Grammar Made Easy
Simplified audio lessons, printable guides, auto-graded quizzes, and specific action steps to help you learn Italian grammar with ease. This is the mission of the Italian Grammar Made Easy podcast!
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Italian Grammar Made Easy#87: Fifteen Summer-Related Italian Words
Learn fifteen summer-related Italian words! When learning new vocabulary it’s important to memorize the definite article along with the new words, especially…
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#86: The Difference Between "Da Un Anno", "Per Un Anno", "Tra Un Anno", "Un Anno Fa"
In this intermediate-level lesson, we cover how to use three prepositions and one adverb referring to time. These words can be easily confused, and they have…
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#85: The Preposition "A"
In this lesson, we learn the ten main uses of the common Italian preposition “a”. After listening to the lesson and reviewing the guide, take the quiz below to…
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#84: Fruits and Vegetables in Italian
In this lesson, we cover twenty fruit-related words and twenty vegetable-related words. Make sure to repeat out loud to practice your Italian pronunciation!…
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#83: Ten Expressions with the Verb "Stare"
The verb “stare” can be translated in many different ways, for example “to stay” and also “to be”. In this lesson, we learn ten expressions that use this…
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#82: Twelve Italian Phrases to Use at the Train Station
In this lesson focused on traveling, we cover twelve useful phrases to use at the train station in Italy. This is your opportunity to speak Italian on your…
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#81: Five Italian Tongue Twisters
In this intermediate-level lesson, we learn five popular Italian tongue twisters. In Italian, we call tongue twisters “scioglilingua”, which literally…
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#80: Fifteen Expressions with "Mangiare"
In this lesson, we learn fifteen expressions with the Italian verb “mangiare”, in English “to eat”. These expressions are used a lot in spoken Italian. Repeat…
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#79: Ten Survival Phrases for the Restaurant
In this lesson, we cover ten survival phrases to use at a restaurant in Italy. If you know little Italian these phrases will be very helpful to make yourself…
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#78: Sport Vocabulary in Italian
In this beginner-level episode, we learn thirty words referring to sports in Italian. Many of these words are the same in English, and that helps us a lot when…
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#77: Twenty Common Irregular Italian Verbs
In this episode, we learn twenty common irregular Italian verbs in the present indicative. These verbs belong to the “-are”, “-ere”, and “-ire” categories…
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#76: Fifteen Spring-Related Italian Words
This episode covers fifteen spring-related Italian words, along with their definite articles so that we know the gender of these words. Start learning Italian…
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#75: Fifteen Verbs That Only Use "Essere"
When using compound tenses in Italian, like the “passato prossimo”, we have to choose between the verbs “essere” and “avere”. In this lesson, we learn fifteen…
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#74: Fifteen Hotel-Related Italian Questions
In this episode, we learn fifteen very useful questions to use at a hotel in Italy. Print the free guide for the questions and bring it with you to Italy!…
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#73: Ten Italian Friendship Phrases
Learn ten common phrases related to friendship in Italian. Repeat these phrases out loud as you listen to the lesson to practice your Italian pronunciation…
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#72: Italian Family Vocabulary
In this episode, we cover all the Italian family vocabulary that you need to know. After this lesson, you’ll be able to describe your family in Italian…
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#71: The Preposition "Di"
In this lesson, we cover the ten main uses of the preposition “di”. Prepositions in Italian are one of the most difficult topics… But we make it easy here!…
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#70: How to Use the Words "Bene" and "Buono"
The words “bene” and “buono” are often confused by Italian learners. “Bene” is an adverb and it never changes based on gender and number. “Buono” is an…
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#69: The Position of Adjectives in Italian
In this lesson, we learn the position of adjectives in Italian. The general rule tells us that adjectives usually come after the noun they refer to. However…
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#68: Ten Expressions with the Verb "Dare"
In this episode, we cover ten expressions that use the verb “dare”, in English “to give”. Many of these are fixed expressions and can’t be literally translated…
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#67: Latin Words Used in Italian
Did you know that there are Latin words still used in everyday Italian? In this lesson, we learn Latin words and expressions that are part of everyday Italian…
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#66: To Leave in Italian: "Uscire", "Partire", and "Lasciare"
The verb “to leave” in English has three translations in Italian: “uscire”, “partire”, and “lasciare”. These three verbs have specific uses depending on…
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#65: Twenty Ways to Greet in Italian
In this lesson, you will learn ten different ways of saying “hello” and ten different ways of saying “goodbye” in Italian. Practice your pronunciation by…
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#64: Fifteen Winter-Related Italian Words
It’s time to build your Italian vocabulary! Listen to this podcast episode to learn fifteen winter-related Italian words with example sentences and their…
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#63: The Preposition "Per"
Prepositions in Italian aren’t easy… But we can make them simple here with a step-by-step Italian lesson! Listen to this episode to learn the ten main uses of…
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#62: How to Use the Verbs "Essere" and "Stare"
The Italian verbs “essere” and “stare” can be confusing for Italian learners because they both translate into “to be” in English. Listen to this podcast…
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#61: Three Main Uses of the Word "Ecco"
You might have heard the word “ecco” in Italian… But what does that mean? Listen to this lesson to understand the three main uses of “ecco” in Italian…
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#60: Opposite Italian Verbs
A good learning strategy when memorizing new vocabulary is to focus on opposite words. In this lesson, we learn opposite Italian verbs and their pronunciation…
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#59: How to Write an Email in Italian
In this episode, we learn how to properly write an email in Italian. This lesson covers both formal language and informal language, with the appropriate words…
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#58: When to Use "Ora", "Tempo", and "Volta"
The word “time” in English has three translations in Italian: “ora”, “tempo”, and “volta”. These three words are not interchangeable. They have specific uses…
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#57: The Verbs "Essere" and "Esserci"
Do the Italian verbs “essere” and “esserci” have the same meaning? Not quite! The verb “esserci” uses the particle “ci”, which means “there” in English, and it…
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#56: Irregular Masculine and Feminine Nouns
In Italian, usually nouns that end with the letter “o” are masculine, while nouns that end with the letter “a” are feminine. However, there are some exceptions…
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#55: Opposite Italian Adjectives
A good way to memorize new vocabulary is to focus on opposite words. In this episode, we focus on fifteen pairs of opposite Italian adjectives. Repeat out loud…
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#54: Verbs in "-Arre", "-Orre", and "-Urre"
In Italian, we usually categorize Italian verbs based on three groups: verbs that end in “-are”, verbs that end in “-ere”, and verbs that end in “-ire”. There…
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#53: Homographs: Tricky Italian Words
Homographs are tricky! Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but they are not necessarily pronounced the same way, and they have different meanings…
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#52: Modal Verbs in Italian
In this intermediate lesson, we cover modal verbs. These verbs work differently compared to traditional verbs. In most cases, modal verbs are followed by an…
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#51: Fifteen Most Used Italian Verbs
Learning words that are used most frequently in Italian is an effective strategy to accelerate your way to fluency. In this lesson, we cover fifteen of the…
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#50: "Andare A" or "Andare In"?
Italian prepositions are tricky! In this lesson, we specifically focus on the preposition “a” and the preposition “in” with the verb “andare”, which means “to…
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#49: Eight Uses of the Word "Prego"
In Italian the word “prego” doesn’t just mean “you are welcome”. There are many other uses of this word, depending on context. Listen to this lesson to learn…
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#48: Pronominal Verbs Part 2
This is part two of pronominal verbs in Italian. In this lesson, we cover pronominal verbs that use the pronouns “si”, “ne”, as well as “si” and “ne” together…
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#47: Pronominal Verbs Part 1
This is part one of pronominal verbs in Italian. In this lesson, we cover pronominal verbs that use the pronouns “ci”, “la”, as well as “ci” and “la” together…
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#46: Fifteen Uses of the Verb "Avere"
The verb “avere” means “to have” in English. This verb is used for many different purposes in Italian. In this lesson, we cover fifteen uses of this verb with…
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#45: Three Main Uses of the Subjunctive
The subjunctive doesn’t have a good reputation in Italian. Yes, it is not easy… But you can learn how to use it! Start here with this episode and the three…
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#44: Adjectives to Describe Physical Appearance
How can we describe people in Italian? In this lesson, we cover more than thirty adjectives that can be used to describe the face, the eyes, the nose, the…
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#43: Four Main Uses of the Word "Cioè"
What is the meaning of the Italian word “cioè”? This word is quite versatile and can be used for different purposes. In this lesson, we cover the four main…
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#42: Seven Main Uses of the Infinitive
Infinitives are verbs in their most basic form, ending in “-are”, “-ere”, and “-ire”. We can use an infinitive to express a doubt, an order, for prohibition…
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#41: Impersonal Verbs
Impersonal verbs are used when the subject is unspecified, and only in the third person singular. There are two main categories of impersonal verbs: weather…
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#40: How to Use the Word "Tutto"
The main meaning of the Italian word “tutto” in English is “everything”. However, “tutto” is not a straightforward word because it can work as an adjective, a…
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#39: Twenty Useful Italian Filler Words
Filler words are used to fill in the gaps in conversations. They can help us take a pause when we are not sure what to say in Italian. In this lesson learn…
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#38: Five Main Uses of "Allora"
You probably have already heard the Italian word “allora”. This word is very versatile and can be used in a variety of situations depending on the meaning we…
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#37: Verbs with Prepositions
Some Italian verbs require the use of prepositions. For example “to play” in English, when talking about playing a game, in Italian translates into “giocare…
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#36: Common (Light) Italian Insults
In Italian, there are quite a few insults that use animal-related words. In this episode, we cover common (light) Italian insults. Listen to this episode and…
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#35: The Impersonal "Si" Construction
The impersonal si construction is used when the subject is unspecified. In English, the translation can be made with the subject “people” and “everybody”…
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#34: Verbs That Use Both "Essere" and "Avere"
Even though most verbs will use either “essere” or “avere” in compound tenses, there are certain verbs that can use both depending on whether the verb has a…
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#33: Reflexive Verbs in Italian
Reflexive verbs are verbs that use reflexive pronouns because the action “reflects” on the subject. These verbs are conjugated the same way as traditional…
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#32: Adjectives to Describe Character
There are a lot of adjectives that we can use to describe character in Italian. In this lesson, we cover beginner-level adjectives that can be used to describe…
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#31: The Preposition "Da"
In this lesson, we cover the ten most common uses of the Italian preposition “da”. Usually, prepositions have one main function. But they are also quite…
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#30: Most Used Italian Adverbs Part 2
In this second lesson about Italian adverbs, we cover: adverbs of affirmation, adverbs of negation, interrogative adverbs, adverbs of doubt, and presentative…
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#29: Most Used Italian Adverbs Part 1
In this first lesson about adverbs in Italian, we learn about adverbs of time, adverbs of frequency, adverbs of quantity, adverbs of manner, and adverbs of…
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#28: Phrases to Flirt in Italian
So… You want to flirt in Italian? In this episode we cover common phrases used to flirt in Italian. Use this intermediate-level Italian lesson at your own…