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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 6 - Parte 1B | La preposizione CON - Espressioni e verbi 13.09.2026 38min

  Send me a voicemail 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 ...
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  Le Vostre Previsioni | Quale sarà il prossimo oggetto al banco delle riparazioni? 12.09.2026 1min

  Send me a voicemail 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 fi...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 6 - Parte 1A | La preposizione CON - Con cura 06.09.2026 16min

  Send me a voicemail 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 som...
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  👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 2 | La preposizione IN - Oltre lo spazio - Free Preview 30.08.2026 14min

  Send me a voicemail 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: [email protected] Voice Credits Special thanks to voice actor Joshua Hess for lending his voice to Impariamo l'Italiano Piano Piano. - Contact: [email protected] All content © ...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 1B | La preposizione IN - Sempre dentro qualcosa 23.08.2026 29min

  Send me a voicemail 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 re...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 1A | La preposizione IN - Sempre dentro qualcosa 16.08.2026 23min

  Send me a voicemail 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, Antoni...
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  👀Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 2 | DA: The Italian Preposition that does everything - Free Preview 09.08.2026 15min

  Send me a voicemail 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...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 1B | DA: the word that remembers everything 02.08.2026 33min

  Send me a voicemail 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 ...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 1A | Italian Preposition DA Explained | Learn When to Use DA in Italian 24.07.2026 11min

  Send me a voicemail 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...
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  👀Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 – Part 2 - Preposition A - PREVIEW - Beyond Destinations 18.07.2026 14min

  Send me a voicemail 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 famil...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 - Part 1B - Preposition A in Action 12.07.2026 36min

  Send me a voicemail 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, S...
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  Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 - Part 1A - The Many Jobs of A 05.07.2026 13min

  Send me a voicemail 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 indire...
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  👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 3 - PREVIEW Quando di trova casa 24.06.2026 6min

  Send me a voicemail 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 Italia...
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  👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 2 - PREVIEW - Di: del, dello, and the secret life of 'some' 21.06.2026 6min

  Send me a voicemail 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: &n...
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  Le piccole parole – Epi 2 – Part 1 - Di: The Italian Preposition That's Everywhere 14.06.2026 36min

  Send me a voicemail 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 artic...
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  Episode 32 - Behind the Scenes of an Italian Piano Piano Meetup 10.06.2026 19min

  Send me a voicemail 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 concep...
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  Le piccole parole - Epi 1 - Una mini-serie sulle preposizioni italiane 06.06.2026 10min

  Send me a voicemail Have you ever learned that di means "of", a means "to", and con means "with" ... only to discover that real Italian doesn't seem to follow those simple rules? Welcome to Le piccole parole, a new mini-series dedicated to one of the most challenging aspects of Italian: prepositions. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In this introductory episode, Maira and Antonio explore why these tiny words cause so many problems for intermediate learners. Along the...
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  Episode 31 - Tra le righe – Capitolo 3 completo - Solo italiano 30.05.2026 17min

  Send me a voicemail Tra le righe – Capitolo 3 completo (Solo in italiano) In the previous episode, we listened to the complete bilingual version of Chapter 3 of Le Pagine del Passato. Now it's time to hear it again, this time entirely in Italian. No English. No interruptions. Just the story. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- From the first clue hidden inside Nonna Maria's book… to the abandoned library… to the mysterious message waiting tra le righe - this is your c...
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  Episode 30 - Tra le righe – Capitolo 3 completo - Italiano e inglese 23.05.2026 34min

  Send me a voicemail In this special episode, we bring together the entire Chapter 3 of Le Pagine del Passato in one complete bilingual listening experience. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- Over the past several episodes, you've followed Mariella piece by piece - through the first mysterious clue hidden inside a book, along the path to the abandoned library on the hill, past the red staircase, the warrior's gate, and the scribe's chamber full of memories. And finally...
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  Episode 29 - Vivendo e imparando – Everyday Expressions with the Gerundio 16.05.2026 22min

  Send me a voicemail Episode 29 closes out the gerundio topic with one more journey through Chapter 3, Part 4 of Le Pagine del Passato; first in Italian only, then together in English and Italian. --> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- After the story, we look at a lighter side of the gerundio: the everyday expressions that show up in natural speech long before most learners realize what they are. Vivendo e imparando. Sto solo scherzando. Prendendola a rider...