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We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l"italiano piano piano

Myra | The Learn Italian Network

Impariamo l’italiano piano piano is a story-based podcast for B1–B2 Italian learners who want to improve their grammar and vocabulary by following an ongoing mystery, rather than studying isolated lessons. Beginners are welcome too - everything unfolds piano piano, one step at a time.Each episode advances a serialized story, Le Pagine del Passato, allowing you to experience Italian in context as meaning builds gradually through memory, dialogue, and investigation. Grammar structures such as the

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13:09

Le piccole parole - Episodio 7 - Parte 1A | La...

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2026/10/04

Send me a voicemail One little word, three very different jobs. In this episode of Le piccole parole, we explore three important uses of the Italian preposition SU. We start with the familiar idea of something being on a surface, then see how SU introduces a topic, and finally discover how Italians use it to express an approximation. You'll hear examples like sul tavolo, un libro su Dante, and sui trenta euro, and we'll look at how SU combines with Italian definite articles to become sul, sul...

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4:13

Le Vostre Previsioni | Che ne sarà delle ricette?

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2026/09/30

Send me a voicemail The recipes from Paolo’s grandmother are still at the banco delle riparazioni. What will happen to them next? Studente Saggio Paul has sent us his prediction, and it involves a breeze, recipes flying across the piazza... and an unexpected encounter for Carlo. Listen to Paul’s prediction in Italian, then send me yours! There’s still time to make a prediction before Episode 7. Everyone who sends in a prediction will receive the promo code for next week’s Italian, Piano Piano...

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17:40

Questa settimana al Meetup - Incontro 1 | Reflexive...

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2026/09/27

Send me a voicemail What happens when one little Italian word seems to be doing several completely different jobs? Before you listen to this episode, take the poll on LinkedIn and see how much you already know. Take the poll here. In this first Questa settimana al Meetup, we follow the questions and discoveries that came up during our weekly Italian Meetup. We look at reflexive, pronominal and reciprocal uses of si, including rendersi conto and innamorarsi, and discover why sentences that lo...

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11:54

👀Le piccole parole - Episodio 6 - Parte 2 PREVIEW |...

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2026/09/20

Send me a voicemail In this preview of Le piccole parole – Episodio 6 – Parte 2, we continue our exploration of the Italian preposition CON. How does CON help us describe people more naturally? And how does this little word become part of expressions Italians use all the time? We’ll also return to the mercatino, where Paolo’s grandmother’s handwritten recipes are beginning to reveal why they’re worth preserving. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- Piano piano, one littl...

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38:23

Le piccole parole - Episodio 6 - Parte 1B | La...

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2026/09/13

Send me a text CON means “with”... but that’s only the beginning. In Parte 1B of our exploration of the Italian preposition con, we move beyond the basics and look at some of the places where this little word becomes part of everyday Italian. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- We’ll explore con in weather expressions, including con questo freddo and con la pioggia, the articulated forms col and coi, and fixed expressions such as con piacere, con il tempo, and con le ma...

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1:59

Le Vostre Previsioni | Quale sarà il prossimo oggetto...

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2026/09/12

Send me a text Studente Saggio Paul from Cold Lake, Alberta, has sent in his latest prediction. What will be the next object to arrive at the banco delle riparazioni? Listen to Paul's prediction, make your own, and then come back for Le piccole parole – Episodio 6, Parte 1B to discover whether he was right. And this time, there's a little incentive to join in: send me your prediction and I'll send you the study guide and answer keys for the entire Le piccole parole series, (once it is finishe...

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16:29

Le piccole parole - Episodio 6 - Parte 1A | La...

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2026/09/06

Send me a text In this episode of Le piccole parole, we begin exploring the Italian preposition CON, a little word that has a wonderful way of bringing things together. We look at three essential uses of CON: being with someone, using a tool or instrument to do something, and describing the way something is done. Con Marco. Con il coltello. Con cura. Along the way, we'll explore natural expressions such as con calma, con pazienza, con attenzione and con amore, and look at why Italian sometime...

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15:14

👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 2 | La...

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2026/08/30

Send me a text Support the show I’d love to hear your thoughts on Impariamo l’italiano piano piano! Here are a few ways you can connect with me: Read my blog here-->Leave me a voice message<-- You might even be featured on the show! Take the listener surveyJoin us on meetup!Email: welearnpianopiano@gmail.com Voice Credits Special thanks to voice actor Joshua Hess for lending his voice to Impariamo l'Italiano Piano Piano. - Contact: SpeakingOfVO@gmail.com All content © 2026...

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26:36

Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 1B | La...

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2026/08/23

Send me a text In Part 1B of our exploration of the Italian preposition IN, we go beyond the basics. We build the articulated forms nel, nello, nella, nell’, nei, negli and nelle, see how IN can express movement into a space, and add useful everyday expressions such as in fretta, in ritardo, in anticipo, in punto, in fondo and in giro. Then it’s time for Di chi è questo verbo?, with verbs including credere in, sperare in, specializzarsi in, consistere in and imbattersi in. Finally, we return ...

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19:01

Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 1A | La...

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2026/08/16

Send me a text In Episode 5, we turn our attention to IN, another of Italian’s piccole parole that seems to turn up everywhere. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In Part 1A, we explore some of its most common uses: IN with countries and regions, rooms and enclosed spaces, time expressions, and means of transport. Why do we say in Italia, in cucina and in treno? And why is it a piedi but also in piedi? Along the way, Paolo is rummaging around in the garage, Antonio hel...

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15:49

👀Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 2 | DA: The...

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2026/08/10

Send me a text Carlo can fix almost anything. But when Matteo and his grandfather bring an old transistor radio to the repair stall, something unexpected happens. For once, Carlo doesn’t know what to do. Someone else does. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In this free preview of Le piccole parole – Episodio 4 – Parte 2: Quando DA fa tutto, we return to the mercatino with comprehension questions, listen again to the scene, and go through the answers together. And one ...

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28:35

Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 1B | DA: the...

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2026/08/02

Send me a text Paolo is in the kitchen. Something smells wonderful. He doesn't know it yet, but he's just given us three perfect examples of the most important use of da in this episode. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In Part 1B we go further with the preposition da. Into duration, passive constructions, fixed expressions, and the verbs that reach for da when they need what comes next. We also look at why Italian stays in the present tense where English would...

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15:09

Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 1A | Italian...

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2026/07/24

Send me a text Episode 4 – Preposition DA – Part 1A Most learners first meet da when talking about where someone comes from. But that's only the beginning. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In this episode, we explore three of the most common uses of da. You'll learn how it marks the source of a letter, a message or a journey, how it tells us where movement begins, and why Italians say vado da Marco or sono dal dottore without ever mentioning the word "place." As alwa...

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18:09

👀Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 – Part 2 -...

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2026/07/19

Send me a text In this short preview, we revisit what happened at the repair stall in our continuing story at the summer market before moving on to a few more uses of the Italian preposition a. You'll hear a short recap of the story, answer some comprehension questions, and discover what to listen for in the full episode. In the complete subscriber episode, you'll learn: more common destinations that use a the difference between places and institutions another family of ...

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36:44

Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 - Part 1B -...

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2026/07/12

Send me a text In Part 1B of our exploration of the Italian preposition a, it's time to put everything into practice. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- We'll discover how a combines with definite articles to form al, allo, alla, all', ai, agli, and alle, and we'll meet a family of common verbs that naturally take a, including provare a, riuscire a, cominciare a, continuare a, and imparare a. Then, at last, we arrive at the neighbourhood summer market. As Carlo, Sara, ...

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16:56

Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 - Part 1A - The Many...

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2026/07/05

Send me a text In the first part of our exploration of the Italian preposition a, we begin to uncover one of the most common and versatile little words in the Italian language. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- We'll see how a points the way to cities, introduces the recipient of an action, appears in common time expressions, and forms part of dozens of everyday fixed expressions you'll hear from your very first Italian lesson. Along the way, we'll revisit indirect ob...

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10:06

👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 3 - PREVIEW...

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2026/06/24

Send me a text In this preview of Le piccole parole – Episodio 2 – Part 3, we return to our exploration of one of the hardest-working little words in Italian: di. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In the full version we explore di in comparisons, time expressions, adjectives that naturally take di, and a final collection of common verbs and fixed expressions you'll hear every day in Italian. Along the way, we'll also answer an important question: when does Italian use...

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9:52

👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 2 - PREVIEW -...

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2026/06/21

Send me a text You thought di was finished? Not quite. In this preview of Di – Part 2, Antonio develops a new hobby: cataloguing every di he can find in Paolo's grandmother's recipe box. Along the way, we stumble across one of the most surprising features of Italian grammar: sometimes del, della, and dei don't mean of the at all. This preview includes the opening section of the lesson and our first encounter with the partitive. In the full episode, available to supporters, we explore: a...

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33:22

Le piccole parole – Epi 2 – Part 1 - Di: The Italian...

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2026/06/14

Send me a text What does di really mean? Most learners know it as "of," but di does far more than that. In this episode of Le piccole parole, we explore how di expresses relationships, origin, topic, material, quantity, common expressions, and more. Along the way, Antonio discovers that di is hiding everywhere, including in one of Nonna's old recipe cards. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- Support the show to continue with Di – Part Two, where we'll explore articulate...

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18:34

Episode 32 - Behind the Scenes of an Italian Piano...

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2026/06/10

Send me a text Meetup event links: Vancouver Chapter / European Chapter Have you ever finished a podcast episode and thought: "Now what?" In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of the Italian Piano Piano meetups and show you exactly what happens during one of our weekly sessions. You'll meet Antonio, the custom tutor I've been developing alongside the podcast, and you'll hear how meetup participants use guided prompts, questions, and discussion to practise the same grammar concepts we...

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