At the Airport in Rome | Italian Lessons | S1 Ep1
Send us a textThe Baxters' Italian adventure begins! Julie and Dani arrive at the airport in Rome and meet the driver they hired to take them to their hotel.In our roundtable, we cover three idioms (including a very polite curse word) as well as labor strikes, a common Italian greeting that most travelers don't know, and how to say where you're from and where you live.To get the most out of Postcards from Italy, subscribe to our premium online course for full episodes, transcripts, roundtable notes and Italian-only audio to test your listening and comprehension skills. www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.comOther show notes:If you are traveling by train, you should be able to check whether your train is confermato or cancellato on the Ferrovie dello Stato website: (https://www.fsitaliane.it/content/fsitaliane/en.html). www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com Live La Dolce Vita glamor... without all the grammar :-)
Trailer | Season 1 | Learn Italian Beyond the Basics
Send us a textA fun, new way to learn conversational Italian! Learn Italian with conversations, culture and colorful expressions. 💚🤍❤️ Postcards from Italy is a unique language learning program specifically designed for advanced beginners and intermediate Italian students, as well as armchair travelers. Our goal is to help you communicate confidently while traveling in Italy or brushing up on your skills while dreaming of your next trip. With our exclusive podcasts, transcripts and bonus learning materials, you'll be better prepared for real-life conversations and situations with native Italian speakers.About the show: Each episode features a fictional dialogue between American tourists and locals they meet in Rome. Afterward, hosts Erin and Elisa (a native Italian teacher) have a lively, in-depth roundtable conversation in Italian and English about the colorful expressions, cultural tips, grammar and vocabulary from the dialogue. Topics cover food, customs, curse words, family names, travel tips and so much more!Take your learning to the next level with premium content at PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com Live La Dolce Vita glamor... without all the grammar :-)
Chatting in Italian | Speak Italian | S1 Ep2
Send us a textJulie and Dani chat with their driver and he recommends a place to eat while teaching Dani a little bit of Italian. In our roundtable, we cover three idioms (including "managgia," a favorite of Erin's) as well as learn about Trastevere, learn some small talk basics (how to say your name, age, and job), and Elisa teaches us a nursery rhyme to remember the months of the year.To get the most out of Postcards from Italy, subscribe to our premium online course for full episodes, transcripts, roundtable notes and Italian-only audio to test your listening and comprehension skills.www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com Live La Dolce Vita glamor... without all the grammar :-)
Talk about Family in Italian | Learn Italian | S1 Ep3
Send us a textJulie and Dani talk about their family members on the way to the hotel and learn that they may not know Italian families as well as they think they do.In our roundtable, we cover two expression about families and Elisa bursts the myth of the "Big Italian Family" stereotype. We also learn a few words that mean "together," and get a long list of vocabulary about families.To get the most out of Postcards from Italy, subscribe to our premium online course for full episodes, transcripts, roundtable notes and Italian-only audio to test your listening and comprehension skills.www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com Live La Dolce Vita glamor... without all the grammar :-)
Numbers and Directions | Speak Italian | S1 Ep4
Send us a textOn their way to the Hotel Artemide, Italian driver Pietro teaches Dani how to count in Italian and Julie asks about directions.In our roundtable, we cover two different expressions about being tired and a classic Roman insult that involves dead people (really!). We also do a deep dive into numbers and directions.To get the most out of Postcards from Italy, subscribe to our premium online course for full episodes, transcripts, roundtable notes and Italian-only audio to test your listening and comprehension skills.www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com Live La Dolce Vita glamor... without all the grammar :-)