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Speak to Me (Italian)

Speak to Me (Italian)

By Claudia D'Ambrosio

Hi, welcome to Claudia's Conversation Classes.
A quick intro about this podcast.
My aim is to help you speak the language.
Conversing is what keeps the language alive and we oftentimes forget that.
Learning to speak the language should be simple and fun, so these episodes will be short and straight to the point.
All you have to do is pay attention to what I say and answer what I ask.
It's easy. If you missed it, just rewind.
Are you ready to talk Italian with me?
Okay, let's get started. Speak to me.
Parla con me.
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Unit 61 - Inviting someone to a party

Speak to Me (Italian)Jun 05, 2021

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Unit 100 - La vita quotidiana di Maria

Unit 100 - La vita quotidiana di Maria

Tocca a te
Jan 08, 202404:06
Unit 99 - Numeri

Unit 99 - Numeri

Risposta, 1. 149, 2. 202 3. 212 4. 333 5. 566 6. 613 7. 787 8. 820 9. 914 10. 919
Jan 08, 202403:39
Unit 98 - Non ci piove

Unit 98 - Non ci piove

Tocca a te
Jan 08, 202402:11
Unit 97 - Non vado l'ora di

Unit 97 - Non vado l'ora di

Tocca a te
Jan 08, 202401:52
Unit 96 - Riders a Crepapelle

Unit 96 - Riders a Crepapelle

Tocca a te
Jan 08, 202402:37
Unit 95 - Andare a bracetto

Unit 95 - Andare a bracetto

E' il tuor turno
Jan 08, 202402:06
Unit 94 - Guess the animal

Unit 94 - Guess the animal

La risposta e' I maiali
Jan 08, 202401:27
Unit 93- Guess the animal described in Italian

Unit 93- Guess the animal described in Italian

La risposta e' I topi
Jan 08, 202402:17
Unit 92 Attentive listening - Guess the Animal described in Italian

Unit 92 Attentive listening - Guess the Animal described in Italian

La risposta sono le volpi
Jan 08, 202401:44
Unit 92 - Imperatives

Unit 92 - Imperatives

With the imperative in Italian you need to change tracks, for example if you say to a person you know eat the pizza, you would say mangia , if you were commanding them to do it instead of tu mangi, however if you say to a person eat the pizza, you would say mangi, so you are switching from a to i in this case and in the last from i to a for the informal in the first case and formal in the second case for the verbs ENDING in are, what can you tell me for the other verbs that end in ere and ire?
Oct 05, 202303:18
Unit 91 - What is there to do

Unit 91 - What is there to do

When stating you have things to do or complete in Italian you need to use da + the infinitive of the word for example ho molto da fare
Oct 05, 202302:02
Unit 90- Aspettare (to wait)

Unit 90- Aspettare (to wait)

Jul 08, 202302:05
Unit 88 - Revision

Unit 88 - Revision

Jul 08, 202301:58
Unit 89 - Sapere (to know)

Unit 89 - Sapere (to know)

Jul 08, 202302:28
Unit 87 - Having The Intention

Unit 87 - Having The Intention

Jul 08, 202304:41
Unit 86 Could and Must

Unit 86 Could and Must

Jul 08, 202304:28
Unit 85 - Saying it's a pleasure to see someone

Unit 85 - Saying it's a pleasure to see someone

Jul 06, 202302:55
Unit 84- Talking about what pleases you and wants

Unit 84- Talking about what pleases you and wants

Jul 06, 202302:51
Unit 83 - Revision for Intermediate and Advanced students

Unit 83 - Revision for Intermediate and Advanced students

Jul 06, 202305:00
Unit 82 - Expressing Opinions

Unit 82 - Expressing Opinions

Jul 06, 202304:47
Unit 81 - Revision for Intermediate and Advanced students

Unit 81 - Revision for Intermediate and Advanced students

Jul 06, 202303:55
Unit - 80 Talking About What You Like, Love, Hate and Fear

Unit - 80 Talking About What You Like, Love, Hate and Fear

May 25, 202307:02
Unit - 79 Talking About What Someone Has Got and Making Polite Requests

Unit - 79 Talking About What Someone Has Got and Making Polite Requests

May 24, 202304:04
Unit - 78 Making Plans

Unit - 78 Making Plans

May 24, 202309:26
Unit - 77 Arranging to meet and Verifying plans (Intermediate to Advanced lessons)

Unit - 77 Arranging to meet and Verifying plans (Intermediate to Advanced lessons)

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May 24, 202311:40
Unit 76 - Le Marche

Unit 76 - Le Marche

1 b 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 c 6
Jan 03, 202304:13
Unit 75 - La Lombardia

Unit 75 - La Lombardia

1 troviamo le piu' belle localita' turistiche sui laghi 2 l'economia della Lombardia si base su agricultura, industrial, e finanza 3 Milano ha circa 4 milioni di abitanti 4 il Quadrilatero e' dove si troviamo I negozi di mod dei grandi stilisti
Jan 03, 202302:51
Unit 74 - LEmilia - Romagna

Unit 74 - LEmilia - Romagna

1 Vero 2 Vero 3 Vero 4 Falso 5 Falso
Jan 03, 202303:13
Unit 73 - Listening Comprehension- La Campania

Unit 73 - Listening Comprehension- La Campania

1 Falso 2 Vero 3 Vero 4 Falso 5 Falso
Dec 29, 202206:56
Unit 72 - Il Trentino - Alto Adige e la Valle d'Aosta

Unit 72 - Il Trentino - Alto Adige e la Valle d'Aosta

1 Vero 2 Falso 3 Vero 4 Vero
Dec 29, 202203:56
Unit 71 - Listening Comprehension - L'Umbria

Unit 71 - Listening Comprehension - L'Umbria

1 Vero 2 Falso 3 Vero 4 Vero 5 Falso
Dec 29, 202204:14
Unit 70- Talking about how long it takes to perform an activity
Jul 07, 202204:25
Unit - 69 Making hypotheses using the future tense

Unit - 69 Making hypotheses using the future tense

1 Saranno le tre. 2 Chi sara'? 3 Quanti anni avra'.? 4 Dove saranno? 5 Dove sara'?
Feb 19, 202203:24
Unit 68 - Dictation of questions and Listening Comprehension

Unit 68 - Dictation of questions and Listening Comprehension

1 Chi sono Arturo e Carla? 2 Quanti figli hanno ? 3 Chi e' Luigi? 4 Quanti anni ha Anna e che cosa fa? 5 Chi sono Elena e Marta? Answers to questions-1 Arturo e Carla sono una coppia , loro abitano vicino a noi. 2 Loro hanno sette figli. 3 Luigi e' il piu' grande dei figli. 4 Anna ha 24 anni. 5 Elena e Marta sono gemelle. 6 Arturo fa l'agente di assicurazione. Arturo guadagna molto bene.
Aug 10, 202107:36
Unit 67 - Talking about past experiences of others

Unit 67 - Talking about past experiences of others

Write your friends peat experiences
Aug 07, 202117:25
Unit 65- Talking about his/ her past experiences

Unit 65- Talking about his/ her past experiences

Note when speaking in the present perfect or past we use either the auxiliary verb have or essere in the present plus the past participle of the main verb. When using the auxiliary have the past participle does not change e for example Lei ha scritto una lettera d'amore, however when using the auxiliary verb essere where the main verb is a movement verb , reflexive or verb of change ( nacere , morire, diventare) the past participle changes in gender and number for example Lei e' andato a cavallo or Lei e' andata a cavallo, lei si e' innamorata, lui si e' innamorato Try writing them out correctly remembering the rules, ciao a presto!
Aug 05, 202113:34
Unit 64 - Asking someone about their past experiences

Unit 64 - Asking someone about their past experiences

Hai mai scritto una lettera d'amore? Sei mai andato/a a cavallo? Hai mai dormito in spiaggia? Sei mai stato/a a telefono per due ore? Hai mai perso il portafoglio? Hai mai preparato una cena per trenta persone? Ti sei mai ubriacato/a? Hai mai fatto il bagno in mare a mezzanotte? Hai mai preso l'elicottero? Hai mai pianto al cinema? Sei mai salito/a su un grattacielo? Hai mai conosciuto qualcuno via internet? Hai mai lotto un libro in due ore? Sei mai tornato/a a casa alle 5 di mattina? Hai mai incontrato una persona famosa? Ti sei mai innamorato/a a prima vista? Hai mai acceso un fuoco? Sei mai stato/a in vacanza da solo/a? Hai mai mangiato la polenta? Hai mai visto un' opera lirica?
Aug 05, 202116:54
Unit 63 - Experiences

Unit 63 - Experiences

Scrivere una lettera d'amore, andare a cavallo, dormire in spiaggia, stare al telefone per due ore, perdere il portafoglio, preparare una cena per due persona, ubriacarsi, fare il bagno in mare a mezzanotte, prendere l'elicottero, piangere al cinema, salire su un grattacielo, conoscere qualcuno via internet, leggero un libro in due ore, tornare a casa alle 5 di mattina, incontrare una persona famosa, innamorarsi a prima vista, accendere un fuoco , essere in vacanza da solo, mangiare la polenta, vedere un'opera lirica notice that all the verbs are in their infinitive form,when we generalise ciao!
Aug 04, 202111:48
Unit 62 - Discussing what you like doing on weekends

Unit 62 - Discussing what you like doing on weekends

Come passing I fine settimana? Faccio sport, leggo, incontro amici. Ti piacerebbe leggero? E' la mia passione. CHE cosa leggi? Romanzi e gialli
Jul 18, 202103:49
Unit 61 - Inviting someone to a party

Unit 61 - Inviting someone to a party

Can you complete the dialogue you just did, Ciao, come .............? ............... libera venerdi sera? E' un invito? SI, si all a mia .......... Fantastico A che ora? ............. le nove. Ci saro', grazie
Jun 05, 202104:11
Unit 60 - Going to the cinema

Unit 60 - Going to the cinema

Thanks for speaking to me!
May 07, 202103:26
UN IT 59- Verbs and Expressions followed by the preposition di

UN IT 59- Verbs and Expressions followed by the preposition di

Ho paura di ragni, ho bisogno di riposare, credo di capire, cerco di studiare, spero di andare, finisco di mangiare are the expressions used in this episode, try using them in your everyday life, ciao e grazie!
Apr 16, 202104:04
Unit 58 - Verbs and expressions followed by the preposition a

Unit 58 - Verbs and expressions followed by the preposition a

The expressions are: assomiglio a mia madre, credo a tutti, penso a noi, faccio visita a mio padre, partecipo a la gara, comincio a capire, do you remember what they mean? Otherwise go back and listen, how many can you easily apply to your everyday life? Thanks for speaking with me, ciao Claudia
Apr 01, 202104:40
Unit 57 Expressions with the verb to go (andare)

Unit 57 Expressions with the verb to go (andare)

The expressions are vado a bracetto, vado in aereo, vado in macchina, vado a pescare , vado a teatro, vado a piedi, can you adapt these to what you do? Can you find or make others?Ciao a presto!
Mar 17, 202103:50
Unit 56- Other idiomatic expressions with the verb to do

Unit 56- Other idiomatic expressions with the verb to do

Do il benvenuto a Mario , do da mangiare al mio cane, mi do agli studi, do ascolto a mia madre, do una risposta a tutti are some more idiomatic expressions with the verb to do. You can always substitute the subject or object of these sentences for example do da mangiare al mio gatto (cat).
Feb 28, 202103:56
Unit 55 - expressions with the verb stare

Unit 55 - expressions with the verb stare

It is important to know the conjugation of the verb stare so you can speak about others io sto tu stai lui/ lei sta noi stiamo voice state loro stanno, try it! Ciao
Feb 12, 202103:46
Unit 54-idiomatic expressions with the verb to do

Unit 54-idiomatic expressions with the verb to do

The idiomatic expressions with the verb to do are faccio una doccia, faccio la spesa, faccio una passeggiata, faccio colazione, faccio uno spuntino, do you remember what they mean?
Feb 02, 202103:56
Unit - 53 idiomatic expressions with the verb to be

Unit - 53 idiomatic expressions with the verb to be

These expressions can end in o or a according to gender, sometimes they can end in e, in this case they don't change. Some expressions with the verb to be are sono malato/a, sono arrabbiato/a, sono stanco/a, sono innamorato/a, sono triste , sono feline, sono contento/a, sono annoiato/a. Which ones have I left out? Thank you for listening and speaking with me, ciao.
Jan 18, 202107:10
Unit 52 - idiomatic expressions with the verb to have

Unit 52 - idiomatic expressions with the verb to have

The expressions are ho fame, ho sonno, ho caldo, ho freddo, ho sete, ho fretta, ho paura.
Jan 03, 202103:07
Unit 51- inviting People

Unit 51- inviting People

Some phrases used Ti piacerebbe venire ad una festa? Mi piacerebbe molto,. Hai voglia di venire ad una festa? Volentieri. Non so' se posso. MI displace non posso. Che peccato. Can you make mini dialogues out of there sentences? Ciao a Presto !
Dec 12, 202004:12