Have you ever returned to ItalianPod101 lessons you’ve completed? Accessing a lesson once is enough to learn more Italian. But to master what you’ve learned, to understand Italian the second you hear it, to read with just a quick glance, and to speak smoothly, without thinking... you need to review. In this blog post, you’ll learn the 5 review tactics and learning tools that will truly sharpen your Italian (all of which I’ve been able to resources for on ItalianPod101.com). Create Your Free Lifetime Account and Start Learning the whole Italian Language from the Beginning! 1. Listen to lines over and over again! One of the best ways to learn Italian (or any language) is to listen to native speakers over and over again until... Show more

Every Italian learner will have these fears – “I’m not good enough yet.” “I don’t think I’m making any progress.” “What if I never reach my goals?” Italian learning fears – we all get them from time to time. What are yours? And are they worth being scared of? In this blog post, we’re killing the top 4 Italian learning fears – 1) what are the fears learners tend to have the most and 2) how you can overcome them! Here are the top 4 language learning fears according to our users: 1. “I’m not good enough to start speaking yet.” Do you feel like you’re not good enough to start speaking yet? It’s a pretty common fear or misconception that most learners have. Here’s how you overcome it: The best way to get good at speaking is... Show more

Discover 3 ways that Italian learning games and video games can help you learn and master Italian faster, retain more, and enhance your language skills. Create Your Free Lifetime Account and Start Learning the whole Italian Language from the Beginning! Can You Learn Italian Using Games? Yes, Italian learning games and even video games can help you learn and master Italian faster and improve overall comprehension. Research studies have concluded that video games enhance traditional learning methods and make mastering a new language like Italian fun and exciting. Without the firm foundation in grammar and vocabulary provided by conventional learning programs, however, you will not be able to learn Italian with games alone. But... Show more

Not only is it possible to learn Italian in your car, there are 3 great benefits that will help you master the language faster and with less effort. With everyone so pressed for time these days, it might seem like a daydream to believe that you could learn Italian in your car—but it’s not! Thanks to a wide range of new technologies and resources, learning a language in your car is easier than ever. Not only is it easy to learn a language while driving, there are actually a number of benefits, especially if the lessons are part of a structured learning program like ItalianPod101. Here are three specific benefits to learning Italian or any other new language in your car. Create Your Free Account and Learn Italian from the Very... Show more

Learn 4 honest reasons you need Italian slang words and why they are so vital to truly learning and mastering the language. Teachers may normally cringe at the thought of their students learning Italian slang words. After all, slang words and phrases are typically defined as being grammatically incorrect. So why would your teacher want you to spend time learning the “wrong way” to speak Italian? Here are 4 of the top reasons why you should study slang words and expressions when learning Italian or any new language. Create Your Free Lifetime Account and Start Learning the whole Italian Language from the Beginning! 1. Native Speakers Use Slang Expressions in Everyday Conversation If you are going to study a foreign... Show more

You want to learn Italian but you don't want to spend a cent. You don't want to lose time creating an account if they ask you for your credit card just after. For you Italian learner, we tell you how you will access great resources for free for life and without card or having to pay. This is your unique path to fluency for free. ItalianPod101 is not really free, is it? Although there are paid plans, yes, it is FREE. Every single lesson that we have ever created has been free for a certain period of time. And every new audio and video lesson (we publish 3-5 lessons a week) is completely free to access for 3 weeks before going into our lesson library. What's a Free Lifetime Account? A Free Lifetime Account is – simply put – a... Show more

Stuck in traffic? Losing time in your car? Have you ever felt that in all this wasted time, you could have watched the 750 episodes of One Piece, finished the last Super Mario ten times, or even better…you could have learned Italian? Between family, friends and work, in addition to this time-consuming commute, it can become difficult to find time to properly learn Italian. Fortunately, every problem has a solution, and what could be a better solution than turning that commute time into learning time? Stop passing the time mindlessly listening to the radio and try some of our best tips for mastering Italian in your car! Click Here To Start Learning Italian Right Now! You can learn Italian in your car, hands free While... Show more

Hey Italian learner! We recently gave you some shortcuts to learn Italian. In your journey to become fluent and conversational in less time that is needed to say “Gotta catch 'em all”, we will this time give you the Top 15 tips to remember words! 1. Use repetition: reading, writing and speaking words over and over again. 2. Associate words with drawings, pictures and funny scenes. 3. Try to use the language routinely in the context of daily life. 4. Reading as much as possible, especially the newspaper, helps you to remember words. Click Here To Start Learning Italian Right Now! 5. Learn about the roots of words and how different words are related to each other. 6. Speak as often as possible with native... Show more

Imagine you have landed in Italy and are out and meeting people and exploring your surroundings. After you say "Ciao!" ( the equivalent to 'Hello' in English), your Italian friend may become more curious about you and your origins. And if your new friend asks you: Da dove vieni?  Don't be surprised! Your friend just wants to know where you come from. Da dove vieni? (informal) or Da dove viene? (formal), translates to "Where do you come from?"  In this case, you should answer with your country of origin. For example: Vengo dall'Italia (I come from Italy) You may also hear Di dove sei?, which also means  "Where do you come from?" , with the small difference that Di dove sei? requires a more specific location, and you should... Show more

The Focus of This Lesson is Italian Greetings for the Evening Buona sera. "Good Evening." Good Evening buona sera (also written buonasera) is the perfect equivalent for "good evening" and as such you should use this term when meeting someone. Instead, you may use buona serata (never written buonaserata) to wish someone a nice evening. You should not use this greeting when meeting someone for the first time or upon entering a place. When someone is about to go to bed, buona notte (also written buonanotte) is almost exclusively the word people use.