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• Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 - Part 1A - The Many Jobs of A 05.07.2026 12min

  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. 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 object pronouns, compare them with their full forms using a, ...
• 👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 3 - PREVIEW Quando di trova casa 24.06.2026 5min

  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...
• 👀 Le piccole parole - Episodio 2 - Part 2 - PREVIEW - Di: del, dello, and the secret life of 'some' 21.06.2026 5min

  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...
• Le piccole parole – Epi 2 – Part 1 - Di: The Italian Preposition That's Everywhere 14.06.2026 32min

  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...
• Episode 32 - Behind the Scenes of an Italian Piano Piano Meetup 10.06.2026 18min

  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...
• Le piccole parole - Epi 1 - Una mini-serie sulle preposizioni italiane 06.06.2026 8min

  Send me a text 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 way,...
• Episode 31 - Tra le righe – Capitolo 3 completo - Solo italiano 30.05.2026 13min

  Send me a text 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 chance...
• Episode 30 - Tra le righe – Capitolo 3 completo - Italiano e inglese 23.05.2026 29min

  Send me a text 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, to ...
• Episode 29 - Vivendo e imparando – Everyday Expressions with the Gerundio 16.05.2026 21min

  Send me a text 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 ridere. We...
• Episode 28 - Fidati del tuo istinto - Il gerundio composto 09.05.2026 23min

  Send me a text In Episode 28 of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we finally arrive at the compound gerundio. You’ll learn how forms like avendo trovato, essendosi girata, and pur avendo letto are formed, when they are used, and how they differ from the simple gerundio. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- In this episode, we cover: how to form the compound gerundio with avendo and essendoagreement with reflexive and motion verbspronouns with the compound gerundiopur + c...
• 👀 Bonus Episode 17 Preview - Hidden Objects, Strange Paths, and Quiet Clues 02.05.2026 4min

  Send me a text In this preview of Bonus Episode 17, we step into an outdoor market and begin exploring the vocabulary from the final part of Chapter 3 of Le Pagine del Passato. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- You’ll hear new words introduced through a short contextual scene, where objects like an anello, a medaglione, and a braccialetto begin to take on a little more meaning. In the full episode, we continue with three more vocabulary categories: Movement & Acti...
• Episode 27 - From “Myself” to “Each Other” | Reciprocal Verbs in Italian 25.04.2026 25min

  Send me a text In this episode of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we complete one of our biggest grammar topics yet: reflexive verbs. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- This time, we explore some of the final missing pieces: ✔ reciprocal verbs (ci vediamo, si salutano, ci scriviamo) ✔ how to tell the difference between reflexive and reciprocal verbs ✔ reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the imperfetto ✔ reciprocal verbs in the passato prossimo ✔ how these structure...
• Episode 26 - Se lo vs Glielo & Back to the Story 18.04.2026 24min

  Send me a text In this episode, we return to Le Pagine del Passato — Chapter 3, Part 3: Collegamenti. Last time, you heard this chapter in Italian only. This time, we work through it together — with both Italian and English — so you can follow the story step by step and deepen your understanding. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- Before we begin, we take a moment to clarify a question that came up after the last episode: 👉 What’s the difference between se lo and...
• Episode 25 - The Gerund and Reflexive Verbs: Putting It All Together 11.04.2026 30min

  Send me a text In this episode, we take another important step forward… piano piano. --> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <-- We bring together two key ideas you’ve already started to explore: reflexive verbs and the gerundio. You’ll learn: how reflexive verbs work in the passato prossimo (and why they always use essere) how to form and use the reflexive gerund (svegliandosi, vestendosi…) what changes when the gerund stands alone how re...
• Bonus Epi 16B Preview - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Actions, Perception & States 05.04.2026 7min

  Send me a text In this preview of Bonus Episode 16B, we step into Category 6: Actions, Perception & States from Chapter 3, Part 3 of Le Pagine del Passato. This time, it’s not just about what you see or hear… it’s about what you feel, what you imagine, and what you begin to understand. You’ll hear a short excerpt from the vocabulary episode, where words like affascinata, immaginava, impressionava, and conservassero come to life in context. And when Luca steps in to read… of course A...
• Bonus Epi 16A Preview - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Setting, Space, and Detail 29.03.2026 9min

  Send me a text In this preview of Bonus Episode 16A, we begin exploring the vocabulary for Chapter 3, Part 3 of our story, a section where the language becomes richer, more detailed, and more immersive. --> Link to Post for and Transcript for this episode <-- In this first category, you’ll hear vocabulary related to setting and atmosphere - the words that help you describe what surrounds you and shape the feeling of a place. As always, you’ll experience the vocabulary step by step: &nbs...
• Episode 24 – Beyond Stare: Keys, Chaos, and the Italian Gerundio 24.03.2026 26min

  Send me a text In this episode, we go one step further with the gerundio and explore what happens when things get a little more complex. --> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- (Available to show supporters) You’ve already seen how stare + gerundio works. But what about when the gerund stands on its own? And what happens when you need to use not just one pronoun… but two? In Episode 24, we break it all down, step by step. You’ll learn: • The two key situatio...
• Episode 23 - The Italian Stare + Gerundio with Pronouns 15.03.2026 32min

  Send me a text You already know how to use stare + gerundio to describe what's happening right now. And you know how Italian pronouns work. But what happens when you put them together? --> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- (Available to show supporters) In this episode, Myra and Antonio take a moment to revisit the two main types of object pronouns — indirect (mi, ti, gli, le...) and direct (lo, la, li, le...) — drawing on real examples from the story of L...
• Episode 22 - Caught in the Act - Stare + Gerundio 08.03.2026 24min

  Send me a text What are you doing right now? In Italian, there’s a beautifully logical way to express actions that are in progress: stare + gerundio, the present progressive. --> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- (Available to show supporters) In Episode 22 of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we dive into this essential structure and explore how it works step by step. You’ll learn: • How to conjugate stare in the present tense • How to form the ge...
• Episode 21 - Il primo indizio - The Simple Gerundio in Action 01.03.2026 24min

  Send me a text Episode 21 – Il primo indizio | Five Uses of the Italian Gerundio --> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- (Available to show supporters) In this episode, we take a final, focused look at il gerundio semplice, adding three important uses to the two you learned earlier — and bringing the total to five. You’ll hear how the gerundio can express: cause and reasoncondition and consequencecontrast or surprise with purThrough clear examples and short...