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Coffee Break Italian

Coffee Break Languages

With Coffee Break Italian you can learn Italian where and when it suits you. In Season 1, you"ll join teacher Mark, learner Katie and native speaker Francesca in our 15-minute lessons, and build your confidence in the language, learning Italian from scratch. Take your learning further with Season 2 in which Mark and Francesca are joined by learner Isla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:56

CBI 2.33 | La Mia Estate ep3 - Accipicchia! Che...

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/10/08

In lesson 33 of Coffee Break Italian Season 2 you'll hear the latest instalment of our Italian soap opera,La Mia Estate. Mia is now fully involved at the campsite, helping Anna and Giorgio, and in this episode Mia's father, Riccardo, gets to know Anna's mother, Maria, a little more. From a grammatical point of view, this episode introduces some examples of various types of pronoun. As usual, Mark and Francesca are on hand to explain everything.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of

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33:56

CBI 2.32 | La Mia Estate ep2 - Sognare non costa niente!

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/09/24

In lesson 32 of Coffee Break Italian Season 2 you'll listen to the second instalment in our Italian soap opera, La Mia Estate. Mia and her father are now on their way to Italy and in this episode they arrive in Verona where they're met by Mia's friend Anna and her mother, before heading to the campsite in Trento. The episode includes some examples of new grammar points, and Francesca and Mark are there to explain everything.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If

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29:40

CBI 2.31 | La Mia Estate ep1 - Facciamo le Valigie!

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/09/10

We're back with another lesson of Coffee Break Italian, and in lesson 31 we're presenting the first episode of our Italian soap opera, La Mia Estate. You'll meet three of our characters: Mia, her friend Anna, and her overprotective father Riccardo. In each of the ten episodes of La Mia Estate, you'll be hearing Italian in context and you'll be able to build your knowledge and confidence, and Francesca and Mark are on hand to help you understand everything.This season of Coffee Break Italian features

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27:14

CBI 2.30 | Review episode

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/05/22

This episode of Coffee Break Italian is a review episode, covering many of the topics discussed in lessons 1-29. With Francesca, Isla and Mark you'll review the pronouns ci and ne, how to form the perfect, how to choose between the perfect and imperfect, and much more.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring 'synchronised video flashcards' to help you understand

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31:57

CBI 2.29 | Ho molti amici molto simpatici

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/05/12

It's time to take a detailed look at a topic which, on the surface, can seem straightforward, but when you get into it in more detail it can get a bit more complicated. We're talking about adverbs: words which "describe" a verb, or which give more information as how quickly, effectively, badly etc., you're doing whatever it is you're doing! We'll look at the Italian equivalent of adding "-ly" to an adjective, but we'll also consider other types of adverbs, and we'll look at those tricky adverbs like

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32:24

CBI 2.28 | Dopo aver fatto colazione, vado al lavoro

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/04/23

In this episode of Coffee Break Italian we're looking at two constructions which will help you increase your range of expression easily and effectively. You'll learn to useprima di+ infinitive anddopo+ past infinitive with bothavereandessereverbs. Once you've mastered these expressions you'll be able to talk about "before doing something" and "after doing something", and understand the nuances of each of these expressions in their Italian translations.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a

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35:14

CBI 2.27 | Fra 10 minuti dobbiamo essere da tuo zio!

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/04/10

We're back with the second instalment of our two-part preposition marathon. In this episode you'll learn all you need to know about the prepositionsdi,da,con,perandtra/fra. Once again, there are some crucial nuances with certain prepositions which can completely change the meaning, so listen carefully in this lesson! As usual, Francesca and Mark provide plenty of examples to help, and Isla puts what she learns to the test with a translation challenge. By the time you've completed this lesson you'll

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33:08

CBI 2.26 | Preferisci andare in palestra o a teatro?

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/03/27

This is the first of our two-part preposition marathon! In this episode you'll learn all you need to know about the prepositionsa,inandsu. Using prepositions in Italian can be quite tricky, particularly because they don't work the same way as in English. There's also the fact that, when combined with the definite articles, the prepositions take on different forms. Through this lessonabout(su) prepositions, you'll learnto(a) use the prepositionsin(in) the correct way!This season of Coffee Break

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26:53

CBI 2.25 | Chi è quella persona che lavora in...

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/03/12

In this episode you'll learn everything you need to know about asking questions in Italian. We'll covercome, dove, quando, chi, perché, quale, quali, quanto/a/e/iand, of course,che, che cosaandcosa! By the time you've completed this lesson you'll be able to satisfy your curiosity in Italian by asking any question.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring

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34:00

CBI 2.24 | Chi va a Roma perde la poltrona

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/02/27

Coffee Break Italian is the show which helps you learn Italian. Mark and Francesca are the teachers who teach Isla in Season 2. This is the episode in which we're looking at relative pronouns, and through which you'll master this new grammar point! See what we did there? All will become clear in lesson 24!This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring 'synchronised

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27:12

CBI 2.23 | Cosa facevi quando ti ho telefonato?

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/02/12

In this lesson we're focusing on combining the Perfect and the Imperfect which together allow us to tell stories in the past. You'll consolidate what you already know about each of the tenses and you'll recognise certain words and expressions which trigger the Perfect or the Imperfect. Francesca also has some mystery Italian personalities for us to identify in the Caffè Culturale.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus

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31:34

CBI 2.22 | Preparavo la cena quando Luca è arrivato

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/01/29

We've now learned boththe Perfect Tense and the Imperfect Tense in Italian, but when do you use which tense?In this episode of Coffee Break Italian we'll be talking about "thtooms" and "dum-de-dum-de-dums". This is Mark's methodof explaining how you can combine the Perfect Tense and the Imperfect Tense in one sentence to talk about what was happening when something else happened. You'll also learn an alternative translation of the Imperfect which involves beaches at sunset!This season of Coffee

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28:41

CBI 2.21 | C'era molta gente e non faceva troppo freddo

Coffee Break Italian ·

2018/01/15

In this lesson we're focusing on a new tense, the imperfect, which is used for descriptions and to talk about repeated actions in the past. It's a very straightforward tense, and Francesca shares some great news about the Imperfect in this episode! As usual, there are lots of examples and Mark and Francesca will test Isla on her understanding by the end of the lesson.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio

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24:26

CBI 2.20 | Non ha mai provato la pizza napoletana!

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/11/20

In this lesson you'll learn to use four very useful adverbs: mai (ever), già (already), appena (just) and ancora (still/yet) to talk about what you've just done, what you've already done, what you've never done and what you've not yet done. This very useful lesson builds on what you've learned in previous episodes, and it marks the half-way point of our course.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes, published every two weeks. Lessons 21-40 will be published during 2018

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26:07

CBI 2.19 | Ti è piaciuta la pastiera?

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/11/07

In this episode we're looking at how you say you liked something in the past using the verb piacere. This verb is conjugated with essere and you have to be careful with how you agree the past participle. We'll also be taking a look at how reflexive verbs work in the Perfect Tense in this lesson. Again, pay close attention to the past participles!This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions

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26:15

CBI 2.18 | A che ora sono arrivati?

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/10/23

So far we've been learning how to talk in the past by using the Perfect Tense withavere. In this lesson we'll be learning about a specific group of verbs which useesserein the Perfect Tense. There's something in particular we need to remember about these verbs, and all will become clear once you've listened to this lesson.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring

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28:16

CBI 2.17 | Abbiamo visto tutto

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/10/11

In this episode of Coffee Break Italian, we're continuing to learn about the Perfect Tense, this time focusing on verbs which have irregular past participles. You'll learn to form past participles for irregular verbs and you'll also learn about the groupings of irregular verbs which form their past participles in similar ways.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons

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27:46

CBI 2.16 | Abbiamo imparato molto!

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/09/12

It's time to think about the past. We've already seen examples of the Perfect Tense, one of the main Italian tenses used to talk about what happened in the past, but so far we've not learned exactly how to use it. In this lesson you'll be learning to form the past participle of -are, -ere and -ire verbs and how you combine these with the verb "avere" to form the Perfect Tense.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio

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33:32

CBI 2.15 | Adoro il calcio - ci penso giorno e notte

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/08/28

In this lesson we're continuing our study of "ne" and introducing a new pronoun, "ci". Both of these words are small, but exceptionally useful, and you'll learn how to use them in many situations.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the lessons featuring 'synchronised video flashcards' to help you understand how the words and phrases are written, you can access the premium version

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32:24

CBI 2.14 | Abbiamo delle belle mele rosse

Coffee Break Italian ·

2017/08/14

In this lesson we'll be looking at the partitive article - the technical name for how to translate "some" in Italian. We're using the context of buying food so you'll learn how to ask for some cheese, "del formaggio", some cream, "della panna", and lots more. This topic also enables us to look at the word "ne", and we'll see how easy it is to use this tiny, but powerful, word.This season of Coffee Break Italian features a total of 40 episodes. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio

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