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    Learn Italian with Joy of Languages

    Where’s the toilet? Two coffees please! How much is it? Learn the basics in bite-sized pieces with Katie and Matteo. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our You Tube Italian Channel to get more Italian lessons.

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    56: How to use "gli" in Italian (to him, for him) Nov 11, 2018
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    What do you do when a friend forgets his wallet? Find out what Matteo does and learn how to use "gli" in Italian.

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    Todays Italian words and phrases

    Che cosa fai quando un amico ha bisogno di aiuto? = What do you do when a friend needs help?

    Che cosa = what

    Fai = you do

    Quando = when

    Un amico = a friend

    Ha bisogno di = needs (literally “has need of”)

    Aiuto = help

    Gli do una mano = I give him a hand.

    Gli = To him

    Do = I give

    Una mano = A hand

    Gli dico = I say to him (Literally: to him, I say)

    Che cosa gli dico? = What shall I say to him? (literally: What, to him, I say?)

    Gli cucino = I cook for him (For him, I cook)

    Quando dimentica il portafoglio? = When he forgets his wallet?

    Quando = when

    Dimentica = he forgets

    il portafoglio = the wallet?

    Gli dico che non c’è problema e gli pago la cena = I tell him it’s not a problem and I pay for his dinner.

    Gli = to him

    Dico = I say

    Che = that

    Non c’è = there isn’t

    Problema = a problem

    Non c’è problema = no problem/no worries

    e = and

    Gli = for him

    Pago = I pay

    La cena = the dinner

    Quando ha fame? = When he’s hungry?

    Quando = when

    Ha = he has

    Fame = hunger

    Gli cucino qualcosa = I cook something for him

    Gli = for him

    Cucino = I cook

    Qualcosa = something

    Quando è stanco?

    When he’s tired?

    Quando = when

    È = he is

    Stanco = tired

    Gli offro un caffè = I offer him a coffee.

    Gli = to him

    Offro = I offer

    Un caffè = a coffee

    Tu si che sei un buon amico! = You’re such a good friend!

    I give to him = Gli do

    Gli dico = I say to him


    55: Che cosa puoi fare a Milano? Oct 21, 2018
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    We're afraid we're not currently offering in person immersions in Italy, but we do have a fantastica online Italian school! You can find out more here: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school

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    Get the bonus materials from today's episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/things-to-do-in-milan

    *Correction - in the episode, Katie said "15th", the vacation is actually on the 14th (14 - 17 December)

    Today's words:

    Che cosa puoi fare a Milano? = What can you do in Milan?

    Che cosa = What

    Puoi = You can

    Fare = do

    A Milano = in Milan

    Puoi visitare il duomo e salutare la Madonnina = You can visit the cathedral and say hello to "la Madonnina", which is the little golden statue of The Virgin Mary at the top of the cathedral.

    Puoi = You can

    Visitare = visit

    il duomo = the cathedral

    e = and

    salutare = say hello to

    la Madonnina = the little Virgin Mary statue.

    Panino = sandwich (literally means small bread).

    Pane = bread

    ino = word ending that means "small"

    Puoi visitare il castello sforzesco = You can visit the Sforzesco Castle.

    Con un parco bellissimo = With a beautiful park.

    Puoi mangiare piatti tipici del Nord Italia, come il risotto = You can eat typical dishes of Northern Italy, like risotto.

    Puoi = you can

    Mangiare = eat

    Piatti = dishes

    Tipici = typical

    Del = of the

    Nord = North

    Italia = Italy

    Come = like

    il risotto = the risotto

    Puoi mangiare il panettone e bere il Prosecco = You can eat Panettone (a typical Italian Christmas cake, which is a Milanese speciality) and drink Prosecco.

    Puoi fare "aperitivo" = You can do "aperitivo" (a cocktail with all you can eat nibbles)


    54: 6 Essential Italian Conversation Phrases (no more awkward silences!) Sep 16, 2018
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    You want to practice speaking Italian but... what if you forget a word? Or you don't understand? Here are 6 Italian phrases to keep the conversation going.

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    Today's Italian words and phrases
    Come si dice questo in italiano? = How do you say this in Italian?

    Come = how

    Si dice = one says

    Questo = this

    In italiano = in Italian

    Che cosa vuol dire? = What does it mean? (lit. what does it want to say?)

    Che cosa = what

    Vuol = wants

    Dire = to say

    Scusi, non ho capito = Sorry, I didn't understand (formal)

    Scusa, non ho capito = Sorry, I didn't understand (informal)

    Non ho capito. Che cosa vuol dire? = I didn't understand. What does it mean?

    Potrebbe ripetere per favore? = Could you repeat please? (formal)

    Potrebbe = could you (formal)

    Ripetere = repeat

    Per favore = please

    Puoi = can you (informal)

    Puoi ripetere per favore? = Can you repeat please? (informal)

    Potrebbe parlare più lentamente per favore? = could you speak slower please (formal)

    Potrebbe = could you (formal)

    Parlare = speak

    Più = more

    Lentamente = slowly

    Per favore = please?

    Puoi parlare più lentamente per favore? = Can you speak slower please? (informal)

    Possiamo parlare in italiano? Vorrei imparare = Can we speak in Italian? I'd like to learn.

    Possiamo = can we

    Parlare = speak

    In italiano = in Italian

    Vorrei = I'd like to

    Imparare = learn

    Adesso, vi vogliamo invitare a una lezione di italiano sabato prossimo = Now, we'd like to invite you to an Italian lesson next Saturday.

    Vi vogliamo invitare = We want to invite you (plural).

    Vi = You plural

    Vogliamo = we want

    Invitare = to invite


    53: Direct object pronouns in Italian: Mi, Ti, Lo, La, Ci, Vi, Li, Le. Sep 09, 2018
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    What are direct object pronouns in Italian? Get a super simple explanation + examples of how to use them in conversation.

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    Today's Italian words and phrases

    Ti do fastidio a volte? = do I annoy you at times?

    Ti = You

    Do = I give

    Fastidio = annoyance

    A volte = sometimes

    Certo! = of course!

    Quando? = when?

    Quando ti chiamo ma non rispondi mai = when I call you but you never answer.

    Quando = when

    Ti = you

    Chiamo = I call

    Ma = but

    Non = not

    Rispondi = respond/answer

    Mai = never

    E io? = And me?

    Ti do fastidio a volte? = Do I annoy you sometimes?

    Certo! Per esempio quando qualcuno ci invita a fare qualcosa ma non vuoi andare perchè ti senti un po’ pigro. = Of course, when someone invites us to do something but you don’t want to go because you feel a bit lazy.

    certo = of course

    per esempio = for example

    quando = when

    qualcuno = someone

    ci = us

    invita = invites

    a fare = to do

    qualcosa = something

    ma = but

    non vuoi = you don’t want

    andare = to go

    perchè = because

    ti senti = you feel

    un po’ = a bit

    pigro = lazy

    Mi = me

    Mi chiami = you call me

    Lo = him

    Lo chiamo = I call him

    La = her

    La chiamo = I call her

    La chiamo = I call you (formal – male or female)

    Ci = us

    Ci chiami = you call us

    Vi = you plural

    Vi chiamo = I call you (both/all)

    Le = them (group of girls or women)

    Le chiamo (I call them – females)

    Li = them (group of men or mixed)

    Li chiamo (I call them – males or mixed)


    52: Direct Object Pronouns in Italian: Lo and La Sep 02, 2018
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    What are direct object pronouns and when should you use them? Get a super simple explanation in this week's episode

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    Today's Italian words and phrases

    Spesso noto differenze tra la cultura italiana e la cultura inglese = I often notice differences between Italian and English culture.

    Spesso = often

    Noto = I notice

    Differenze = differences

    Tra = between

    La cultura italiana = Italian culture

    e = and

    La cultura inglese = English culture

    Tipo? = such as?

    Per esempio, il caffè. In Italia, lo bevete più velocemente = For example, coffee. In Italy, you drink it more quickly.

    Per esempio = for example

    il caffè = (the) coffee.

    in Italia = in Italy

    lo = it

    bevete = you drink (plural you - as in "you all drink")

    più = more

    velocemente = quickly.

    lo bevete = you drink it

    Anch'io noto delle differenze. Per esempio la birra = I also notice some differences. For example, the beer.

    Anch'io = Also I

    noto = notice

    delle = some

    differenze = differences.

    Per esempio = for example

    la birra = (the) beer.

    La beviamo più velocemente, e più spesso! = We drink it faster, and more often!

    La = it

    Beviamo = we drink

    Più = more

    Velocemente = quickly

    e = and

    Più = more

    Spesso = often

    La mangiamo = we eat it (la pizza)

    Lo mangiamo = we eat it (il pesce)

    La maglietta = t-shirt

    Voglio = I want

    La voglio = I want it (la maglietta)

    La compro = I'll buy it (la maglietta)

    La voglio, la compro = I want it, I'll buy it (la maglietta)

    Il portafoglio = wallet

    Lo voglio, lo compro = I want it, I'll buy it (the wallet)


    51: Italian Pronouns: What they are and how to use them Aug 26, 2018
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    Recently, we've been learning phrases like "mi manchi" (I miss you) and "mi dispiace" (I'm sorry). But what is the little "mi" at the beginning of these phrases? Learn about Italian pronouns and how to use them.

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    Io sono inglese e tu sei italiano = I'm English and you're Italian.

    Io = I

    Sono = am

    Inglese = English

    E = and

    Tu = you

    Sei = are

    Italiano = Italian

    Mangio = I eat

    Mangi = you eat

    Mangiamo = we eat

    Beh...io bevo il caffè e tu bevi il tè = Well I drink coffee and you drink tea.

    Beh = well

    io = I

    bevo = I drink

    il caffè = (the) coffee

    e = and

    tu = you

    bevi = you drink

    il tè = (the) tea

    Tu cucini bene la pasta e io cucino bene i dolci = You cook pasta well and I cook desserts well

    Tu = you

    Cucini = you cook

    Bene = well

    La pasta = (the) pasta

    e = and

    io = I

    cucino = I cook

    bene = well

    i dolci = (the) desserts

    Ma non ci conformiamo sempre agli stereotipi = But we don't always conform to stereotypes.

    Ma = but

    Non = not

    Ci conformiamo = we conform

    Sempre = always

    Agli = to the

    Stereotipi = stereotypes

    Io arrivo sempre in anticipo, tu sei sempre in ritardo! = I always arrive early and you're always late.

    Io = I

    Arrivo = I arrive

    Sempre = Always

    In anticipo = early (as in arrive early)

    Tu = you

    Sei = you are

    Sempre = always

    In ritardo = late

    io = I

    tu = you

    lui = he

    lei = she

    noi = we

    voi = you plural (you all/you both/y'all/yous depending on where you're from!)

    loro = they

    Lui beve il caffè e lei beve il tè = He drinks coffee and she drinks tea

    Noi mangiamo la pasta e loro mangiano la pizza = We eat pasta and they eat pizza


    50: Can you talk backwards like an Italian? Aug 19, 2018
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    The expressions "I like it" and "I miss you" can be a bit confusing in Italian, because they're backwards compared to in English. Let's practice using them!

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    Today's Italian words

    Mi piace = I like it (literally: to me, it pleases)

    Mi dispiace = I'm sorry

    Mi manca = I miss it (literally: to me, it misses)

    Mi manchi = I miss you (literally: to me, you miss)

    Mi piaci = I like you (literally: to me, you please)

    Mi mancano = I miss them (literally: to me, they miss)

    Mi piacciono = I like them (literally: to me, they please)

    Mi piace la birra = I like beer (literally: to me, it pleases the beer)

    Mi piacciono le patatine = I like crisps/chips (literally: to me, they please the chips)

    Mi manca il bacon = I miss bacon (literally: to me, it misses the bacon)

    Mi mancano i pub = I miss the pubs (literally: to me, they miss the pubs)


    49: How to say "I miss you" in Italian Aug 12, 2018
    Show notes

    Do you know how to say "I miss you" in Italian? It's a bit backwards! But once you get into the Italian frame of mind, it's easy to learn.

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    Today's Italian words and phrases
    Che cosa ti manca di Napoli? = What do you miss about Naples?

    Che cosa = what

    ti manca = from you

    manca = it misses

    di = about

    Napoli = Naples

    Mi manca la mia famiglia, il mare, e la pizza napoletana naturalmente = I miss my family, the sea and Neapolitan pizza obviously.

    Mi = from me

    manca = it misses

    la mia famiglia = my family

    il mare = the sea

    e = and

    la pizza napoletana = Neapolitan pizza

    Naturalmente = of course.

    E tu Katie? Che cosa ti manca dell’inghilterra? = And you Katie? What do you miss about England?

    Mi manca la famiglia, gli amici, e la colazione inglese = I miss my family, friends and English breakfast.


    48: How to say sorry in Italian: mi dispiace vs. scusa Aug 05, 2018
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    Scusa! Mi dispiace! Learn the difference between these expressions (and which one to use if you accidentally burp).

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    Today's words
    Quando dici "scusa"? = When do you say "excuse me"?
    Quando = when
    Dici = you say
    Scusa = sorry or excuse me
    Quando spingo qualcuno per sbaglio = when I push someone by accident
    Quando = when
    Spingo = I push
    Qualcuno = someone
    Per sbaglio = by accident
    Oppure se faccio un rutto = or if I do a burp
    Oppure = or
    Se = if
    Faccio = I do/make
    Un rutto = a burp


    47: How (and when) to say sorry in Italian Jul 29, 2018
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    If you're traveling in Italy and you want to be polite, you'll need to know how to say sorry! Learn how to apologise like an Italian in this week's episode.

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    Today's Italian words
    Quando dici "mi dispiace" di solito? = When do you normally say sorry?
    Quando = when
    Dici = you say
    Mi dispiace = I'm sorry (literally, "it displeases me" or "to me, it displeases")
    Di solito = usually
    Quando non ho moneta = when I don't have change
    Quando = when
    Non ho = I don't have
    Moneta = change
    Oppure quando qualcuno mi racconta un accaduto triste = or when someone tells me about a sad event.
    Oppure = or
    Quando = when
    Qualcuno = someone
    Mi racconta = tells me
    Un accaduto = an event/occurance
    Triste = sad


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