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Greeting Your New Friends with Perfect Italian
Absolute Beginner Season 1
Learn basic Italian greetings, including how to say "hello"
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

What’s the Difference Between Sono and Sto?

Learn the difference between sono and sto

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 • 10 Minutes
2

What Does It Mean to Conjugate an Italian Verb?

Learn what it means to conjugate a verb

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 • 7 Minutes
3

Is Italian Similar to Spanish?

Learn what languages Italian is close to

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 • 5 Minutes
4

What's the Difference Between the Prepositions Da and Di?

Learn some of the differences between the prepositions da and di

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 • 5 Minutes
5

What’s the Difference Between the Prepositions In and A?

Learn some of the differences between the prepositions in and a

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 • 5 Minutes
6

How Do Italian Dialects Differ from Standard Italian?

Learn more about Italian dialects and how they differ from the standard language

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 • 4 Minutes
7

Where Is Italian Spoken?

Learn whether Italian is spoken somewhere else than Italy

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 • 4 Minutes
8

Is the Italian Alphabet the Same as the English Alphabet?

Learn more about the Italian alphabet

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 • 4 Minutes
9

How Can a Word Be Masculine or Feminine?

Learn about grammatical gender in the Italian language

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 • 5 Minutes
10

How Are Sentences Structured in Italian?

Learn about the sentence structure in Italian

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 • 7 Minutes
11

What Are Some Italian False Friends — Words Similar to English but with Different Meanings?

Learn what are some Italian "false friends"

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 • 6 Minutes
12

What Is Formal Italian?

Learn about formal Italian

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 • 7 Minutes
13

What Is Italian Slang Like?

Learn some Italian slang expressions

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 • 6 Minutes
14

What Are Diminutives and How Are They Formed in Italian?

Learn about diminutives in Italian

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 • 7 Minutes
15

What Are Augmentatives and How Are They Formed in Italian?

Learn about augmentatives in Italian

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 • 6 Minutes
16

What Are Some Common Italian Idioms?

Learn some common Italian idioms

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 • 8 Minutes
17

Is it Common to Omit the Subject in Italian Sentences?

Learn how to recognize an implied subject in Italian

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 • 8 Minutes
18

How Do You Say "No" In Italian?

Learn about double negatives and how to say No in Italian

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 • 6 Minutes
19

How Do You Ask for the Time in Italian?

Learn how to tell time in Italian

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 • 6 Minutes
20

What Is the Difference Between the Perfect and Imperfect Tense in Italian?

Learn the difference between the perfect and the imperfect tense

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 • 7 Minutes
21

Do Adjectives Have a Gender in Italian?

Learn how the grammatical gender applies to adjectives

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 • 1 Minute
22

How Do You Greet Someone at Different times of the Day?

Learn all you need to know about greetings in Italian

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 • 6 Minutes
23

What Are Some Common Italian Language Tests?

Learn about the main Italian proficiency tests

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 • 6 Minutes
24

What Topics Are Taboo in Italy?

Learn about some common taboo topics

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 • 5 Minutes
25

How Do You Know if a Verb Takes Essere or Avere in a Compound Tense?

Learn how to choose the right auxiliary for compound tenses

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 • 8 Minutes