30 Minute Italian

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What's like to live & love in southern Italy? (An interview with Cherrye Moore) Dec 02, 2014

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Once you visit southern Italy, you feel like you've seen an entirely different world while in the same country, which is what I imagine Cherrye Moore experienced upon moving to Calabria with her native Italian husband.

Cherrye's story, like many expats, is full of ups and downs with the language and the culture.

What I think is most special about our chat is her favorite parts of Italy, one of which makes you feel so at home even if you were never born there, which for many of us without any native Italian blood is one of the greatest gifts Italy has to give.

Four Ways to Evaluate if You're "Good" at Learning a Language Nov 25, 2014

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The way you think about yourself as a language learner can get in the way of how well you learn the language. Here's how to put your doubts about yourself to sleep.

How to Describe People in Italian (or how to talk about what she was wearing, who she was with and what her new hair color is) Nov 18, 2014

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Learn how to say descriptions for hair color, eye color, height, weight, and nationality in Italian.

How to Talk About Your Family in Italian Nov 11, 2014

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How to talk about your family in Italian so you can make small talk.

Is pronunciation or grammar more important? (An interview with Emanuele Venditti) Nov 05, 2014

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An interview with Emanuele Venditti in which you'll learn why pronunciation is more imporant than grammar, three new sayings to use with friends and in stories and common mistakes made with the subjunctive tense. You'll also hear about his vision for an online platform with which you can learn and speak Italian with natives on a weekly basis.

What's it like to be an expat in Rome? (An Interview with Tiffany Parks) Oct 29, 2014

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Learn how Tiffany Parks ended up as an expat in Rome, Italy and how she used her love of opera to connect with the Italian language. You'll also learn her four methods for learning the language, two tips for avoiding dangerous situations in Italy and how she got the ball rolling on her move to a new country.

Should You Use "Riuscire" or "Potere" to Talk About Being Able to Do Something? Oct 24, 2014

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Learn the differences between the verbs "potere" and "riuscire" in Italian.

Imperative Mood in Italian (or how to be demanding and give advice in Italian) Oct 15, 2014

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Using the imperative in Italian to give a command, offer an invitation or suggest advice.

When to Use the Subjunctive Mood and When to Use the Present Indicative Tense Oct 07, 2014

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Using the present subjunctive mood to express doubts, wishes and uncertainties and using the the present indicative to express a certainty or fact in Italian.

15 Quotes to Keep Up Your Motivation for Italian Oct 01, 2014

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Some motivation for those days that you just don't feel like learning a new grammar tense or vocabulary words. Forza!