5 Minute Italian

Problems with Italian pronunciation? Let's take it one sound at a time.  In today's episode, you'll learn about a very important sound: the smiley "l".  By the end, you'll be able to pronounce all kinds of useful words and phrases like "family", "bottle" and "I want". Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/pronounce-gli-italian/ Today's Italian words Aglio = garlic Voglio = I want Non voglio aglio = I don't want garlic Famiglia = family Bottiglia = bottle The free lesson is now finished, sign up here to find out when the next one is happening: courses.joyoflanguages.com/5-minute-italian/ Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License).

How do you use the word "speak" in Italian? And did you know that Italian has 3 different ways of saying you? This is what we'll be learning in the 4th episode of 5 minute Italian. We'll be building on what we learned in last week's lesson, which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/5-minute-italian/parlare-italian Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/verb-parlare/ Today's Italian words Parla = you speak (formal, for people you don't know well); he/she speaks Parla inglese = you speak English (formal, for people you don't know well) Scusi, parla inglese? = Excuse me, do you (formal) speak English Parlate = you all/you both speak (the plural you) Parlate inglese = you all/both speak English Parlate inglese? = do you all/both speak English? Parliamo = we speak Parliamo italiano = we speak Italian Parliamo un po' di italiano = we speak a bit of Italian Parlano = they speak Parlano italia

In today's episode, you'll learn how to use the verb "parlare", which means to speak. By the end, you'll know how to say all kinds of useful phrases like "do you speak English?" and "I speak a little Italian". Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/parlare-italian/ Today's Italian Words Parlare = to speak Parlo = I speak Parli = you speak Parla = he/she speaks Mangiare = to eat Amare = to love Parlo italiano = I speak Italian Parlo inglese = I speak English Non parlo = I don't speak Non parlo italiano = I don't speak Italian Non parlo inglese = I don't speak English Un po' di = a bit of Parlo un po' di italiano = I speak a bit of Italian Parlo un po' di inglese = I speak a bit of English Parli = you speak Parli italiano = you speak Italian Parli italiano? = do you speak Italian? Parli inglese? = do you speak English? Parla italiano = he/she speaks Italian Non parla italiano = he/she doesn't speak I

Do you know what a panini is? It might not be exactly what you think. In today's episode, we're talking about words which seem the same in Italian and English, but are actually different. Along the way, we'll help you avoid some of the most common mistakes tourists make in Italy.  As always happens in Italy, we ended up talking mostly about food!   Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/typical-mistakes-italian/ Today's Italian words Panino = Sandwich Panini = Sandwiches Biscotto = biscuit Biscotti = biscuits Un caffè = A short strong coffee (espresso) that Italians normally drink Caffè americano = a long coffee (the way people normally drink it in America and UK) Latte macchiato = The real Italian word for caffè latte Bruschetta = Bruschetta (remember to pronounce it with a hard K sound, like brusKetta) Peperoni = bell peppers (the vegetable, not the meat!) Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution

Did you know that around 30% of English words are similar to Italian words? By pronouncing them in an Italian way(hand gestures optional) they will help you a lot when you start speaking Italian. Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/italian-is-easy/ Today's Italian words Possibile = possible Impossibile = impossible Terribile = terrible Esatto = Exactly Corretto = correct Perfetto = perfect Responsabile = responsable Animale = animal Originale = original Attenzione = attention Conversazione = conversation Simile = similar Vocabolario = vocabulary Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License).