The topic of this Coffee Break Italian Magazine episode is the life and work of Italy’s greatest poet and ‘father’ of the Italian language: Dante Alighieri. We review various grammar points in this episode, including: the historical present, relative superlative adjectives, the passive with venire and si passivante. Be sure to listen until the end of the episode to hear our ciliegina sulla torta.
There will be a total of 10 episodes in Season 2 of the Coffee Break Italian Magazine. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, transcripts, vocabulary lists and exercises, you can access the premium version of the Magazine on the Coffee Break Academy.
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Tips to remember the gender of nouns | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.10
How to apologise, excuse yourself and ask for permission in Italian | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.09
How to pronounce 'gli' | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.08
A guide to definite articles in Italian | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.07
Practising 'avere' expressions - Part 2 | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.06
Useful expressions with 'avere' - Part 1 | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.05
‘Potere’, ‘sapere’, ‘riuscire’ - How to translate ‘can’ | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.04
‘In’ or ‘a’? - Italian prepositions | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.03
Tips for pronouncing double consonants | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.02
‘Tu’ and ‘Lei’ - How to navigate informal and formal Italian | The Coffee Break Italian Show 1.01
Introducing the Coffee Break Italian Show
CBI Mag 2.10 | Corsa alla Spada e Palio di Camerino: un tuffo nel passato
CBI Mag 2.09 | La Serenata: una dedica musicale
CBI Mag 2.08 | I Monti Azzurri – I Sibillini
CBI Mag 2.06 | Pandoro o Panettone? Questo è il dilemma!
CBI Mag 2.05 | Tempio del Valadier: un tempio scavato nella roccia
CBI Mag 2.04 | Samantha Cristoforetti: un’italiana alla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale
CBI Mag 2.03 | La Festa del Primo Maggio
CBI Mag 2.02 | Castelluccio di Norcia: la perla dell’Umbria
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