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  • 206: Ordering Coffee in Italian: Tips for Your Next Trip to Italy

    206: Ordering Coffee in Italian: Tips for Your Next Trip to Italy
    Nov 18 2025
    There are very specific types of coffee in Italy. Learn how to order coffee in Italian the Italian way, so you can avoid classic tourist mistakes. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/ordering-coffee-in-Italian Today's Italian words: Vorrei un caffè = I’d like an espresso Un caffè macchiato = an espresso with a bit of milk (lit. “stained coffee) Un caffè americano = an americano Un latte macchiato = a hot milk with a bit of coffee (lit. stained milk) Un caffè shakerato = a coffee, sugar and ice (lit. shaken coffee)
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    14 min
  • 205: Italian Indefinite Articles: Un, Una, Uno, and Un’

    205: Italian Indefinite Articles: Un, Una, Uno, and Un’
    Nov 11 2025
    Italian indefinite articles (or words for “a” and “an”) can be tricky in Italian because there are four ways to say them. Here’s how to use each one. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/Italian-indefinite-articles Today's Italian words: Prendiamo un tagliere di formaggi? = Shall we order (lit. we take) a cheese board? Prendiamo anche una focaccia e un’acqua frizzante? = Shall we also order (lit. we take) a focaccia and a sparkling water? Prendo uno spritz = I’ll order (lit. I take) a spritz
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    14 min
  • 204: Italian Verb Venire: Don’t Come to Italy Without It

    204: Italian Verb Venire: Don’t Come to Italy Without It
    Nov 4 2025
    The Italian verb venire (to come) pops up all the time in Italian. See how to use it in the present, past and future tenses. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/Italian-verb-venire Today's Italian words: Io e mia mamma veniamo in stazione = My mum and I are coming to the station Ma viene anche mia sorella! = But my sister is also coming! Ma se venite in macchina c'è traffico = But if you (plural) come by car there’s traffic Vengo in metro: è comoda = I’m coming by metro: it’s convenient
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    16 min
  • 203: Get Well Soon in Italian: 3 Friendly Phrases

    203: Get Well Soon in Italian: 3 Friendly Phrases
    Oct 28 2025
    Learn how to say “get well soon” in Italian with these 3 friendly phrases. Perfect for showing care and connecting with Italians. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/get-well-soon-in-italian Today's Italian words: Rimettiti = Get well soon (lit. reput yourself) Riprenditi = Get well soon (lit. get back yourself) Riposati = Get well soon (lit. rest yourself)
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    8 min
  • 201: So in Italian: There Are Actually 3 Ways to Say It!

    201: So in Italian: There Are Actually 3 Ways to Say It!
    Oct 14 2025
    There are actually 3 ways to say so in Italian: quindi, allora and così. Find out when you should use each one so your Italian can sound more natural. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/so-in-Italian-explained Today's Italian words: Troppi turisti, quindi troppe file = Too many tourists, so too many lines Così così = So so Ok...allora il consiglio è... non andare a Venezia! = Ok, so the advice is, don’t go to Venice! Può andare a Treviso, così vede Venezia in giornata = She can go to Treviso, so she can see Venice during the day
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    14 min
  • 200: Fare, Andare, Venire: Italian Irregular Verbs You Need

    200: Fare, Andare, Venire: Italian Irregular Verbs You Need
    Oct 7 2025
    _You need the Italian irregular verbs fare, andare and venire for all kinds of conversations. Learn their forms to use them correctly and avoid mistakes. _ Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/fare-andare-venire Today's Italian words: Matteo, vieni un secondo? = Matteo, can you come here for a second? (lit. you come here a second) Faccio una lista di idee… domani vengono Laura e John = I’m making a list of ideas…tomorrow Laura and John are coming. Quindi, dove andiamo? = So, where are we going?
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    17 min
  • 199: How Do You Say Yummy in Italian? (Hint: It’s Not Delizioso)

    199: How Do You Say Yummy in Italian? (Hint: It’s Not Delizioso)
    Sep 30 2025
    _How do you say yummy in Italian? Learn the everyday, common expressions Italians use so you can join their food chats (and why you shouldn’t say delizioso). _ Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/Yummy-in-Italian Today's Italian words: Buono = Yummy (lit. good, masculine) Buona = Yummy (lit. good, feminine) Che buono = Yummy (lit. how good, masculine) Che buona = Yummy (lit. how good, feminine) Buonissimo = Very yummy (lit. very good, masculine) Buonissima = Very yummy (lit. very good, feminine)
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    7 min
  • 198: Dare: How to Use This Important Italian Verb

    198: Dare: How to Use This Important Italian Verb
    Sep 23 2025
    Dare is one of the most common Italian words. Learn how to conjugate it in the present, past and future and how to use it in common Italian expressions. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/Dare-in-Italian Today's Italian words: Mi dai una mano? = Can you give me a hand? Non danno il menù = They don’t give the menu Se mi dai un minuto… = If you give me a minute… Ti do l’indirizzo = I give you the address Mi piace dare consigli sul cibo = I like to give food recommendations
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    13 min