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Italian for Beginners

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What is Italian for Beginners Language Theatre? Is it a course or a play? It’s both! We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, e...

Episodes

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Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

- personal pronouns - present of ESSERE - negative form - introductions - omission of subject Expression: Mamma mia!

17:45Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 2 - La dolce vita

- gendered adjectives and nouns - present indicative of STARE - Lei/tu - interrogative form Expression: Non capire un'acca

21:35Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!

- indefinite articles - c'è/ci sono - numbers and idiomatic expressions

20:25Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Movie Set Travel Agency

- avere - idiomatic expressions with avere - ce l'ho and dov'è Expression: In bocca al lupo

21:50Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!

- verbs in the first conjugation - definite articles - alphabet Expression: Assolutamente

22:23Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Fare bella figura

- verbs in the second conjugation - present indicative of fare and sapere - sounds /k/, /g/, /tf/, /dz/ Expresson: Fare bella e brutta figur...

26:11Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?

- verbs in the third conjugation - questo/quello - molto - diphthongs - vowels Expression: Il dolce far niente

24:12Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Spaghetti, calamari e… pastella!

- possessives - direct object pronouns (mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le) - present indicative of andare and potere - colors - double consonan...

24:07Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 9 - Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

- preposizioni articolate - present indicative of venire and dire - capitalization - time Expression: Non vedere l'ora

25:09Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 10 - Briscola

- reflexive verbs - modal verbs - personal pronouns with prepositions (con me, per te, a lui/lei, con noi, per voi, con loro) Expression: Vo...

19:17Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Marmo di Carrara

- il partitivo - prepositional phrases - seasons - date (month, year, day, etc.) Expression: Alle calende greche

22:32Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Volere è potere!

- adverbs of frequency (tutti i giorni, sempre, spesso, qualche volta, raramente, mai) - vorrei - irregular nouns Food and idiomatic express...

23:32Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 13 - Buon viaggio, Connor!

- il passato prossimo (ausiliare essere e avere, participi regolari) - accordo del participio col soggetto - avverbi di tempo (la settimana...

21:39Apr 15, 2015

Buon viaggio, Connor!: Lesson 14 - Santa Maria in Trastevere

- irregular participles in the passato prossimo - reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo - rooms in a house Expression: Prendere il toro pe...

22:44Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 15 - Polignano a Mare

- direct object pronouns and passato prossimo - preposizioni da - conoscere vs. sapere Expression: L'arte di arrangiarsi

21:36Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Pozzi e fagioli

- the imperfect - the imperfect of essere, fare, and stare - special suffixes Expression 1: Buona notte al secchio Expression 2: Capitare a...

20:35Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 17 - Saggezza popolare

- indirect object pronouns (mi, ti, le, gli, ci, vi, gli) - personal pronouns and the verb Piacere Everyday idiomatic expressions: Dai, Meno...

21:13Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Un aperitivo con gli amici

- the gerund - ci (di luogo) - chiedere and domandare An Italian Tradition: l'aperitivo

21:23Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Valentine

- the passato prossimo and the imperfetto together - Modal Verbs in the passato prossimo and the imperfetto - Si impersonale Expression: Spa...

20:33Apr 15, 2015

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 20 - L'oasi dei fenicotteri

- The Future - Irregular Verbs in the Future - Idiomatic Phrases Expressing Need Expression: Mosca bianca

23:22Apr 15, 2015