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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

Zombies are coming, and they speak Italian! Do you have what it takes to survive? No? How lucky you are, we have exactly what you need. Here is the Top 20 Words and Phrases you need to survive this Apocalypse! Click here to listen how to pronounce those phrases! infezione (n) infection spaventoso (adj) scary teschio (n) skull tomba (n) grave Qual è il tuo film di zombi preferito?? What's your favorite zombie movie? Click here to access this lesson for free! apocalisse (n) apocalypse alzarsi dalla tomba. rise from the grave Zombi! Correte! Zombies! Run! Se ci fosse un attacco di zombi, dove andresti? If there was a zombie attack, where would you go? soprannaturale (adj) supernatural ... 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! Shortcuts for learning and tips to remember Italian words are useful but it's even also important to fix objectives to reach every month! What Is Your Language Learning Goal for the Month? In your journey to become fluent and conversational here are 10 monthly goals you can go after! Click Here To Start Learning Italian Right Now! 1) I'll finish Survival Phrases series on ItalianPod101.com by listening to two lesson a day. 2) I'll give a 3 minute introductory speech in Italian to my Italian friends. 3) I'll finish reading one Italian book by reading 10 pages a day. 4) I'll pass my Italian test. 5) I'll write 10 postcards in Italian to my Italian friends. 6) I'll memorize 5 Italian songs. 7)... Show more

Click here to listen how to pronounce those lovely words! Ti amo. I love you. Sei così importante per me. You mean so much to me. Vuoi essere il mio Valentino? Will you be my Valentine? Sei così bella. You're so beautiful. Penso a te come a più di un amico. I think of you as more than a friend. Un centinaio di cuori sarebbero troppo pochi per racchiudere tutto il mio amore per te. A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you. L'amore è solo amore. Non può mai essere spiegato. Love is just love. It can never be explained. Sei così bello. You're so handsome. Ho una cotta per te. I've got a crush on you. Mi fai venire voglia di essere un uomo migliore. You make me want to be a... 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