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Impariamo l’italiano piano piano is a story-based podcast for B1–B2 Italian learners who want to improve their grammar and vocabulary by following an ongoing mystery, rather than studying isolated lessons. Beginners are welcome too - everything unfolds piano piano, one step at a time.
Each episode advances a serialized story, Le Pagine del Passato, allowing you to experience Italian in context as meaning builds gradually through memory, dialogue, and investigation. Grammar structures such as the imperfetto, passato prossimo, congiuntivo, and object pronouns emerge naturally through the narrative, helping you recognize how Italian works in real situations.
Hosted by Myra, an instructional designer and adult language learner, the show is joined by Antonio - a dramatic, opinionated presence who interrupts, comments, and occasionally derails things, making the learning process both human and entertaining. Together, they guide listeners toward greater confidence in Italian, step by step.
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We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l'italiano piano piano
Bonus Episode 15 - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 - Part 2 - Legami di famiglia
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Exclusive access to premium content!There’s something different about this part of the story.
It’s not just about what happens…
but about what stays with us.
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In this vocabulary episode, we explore a carefully selected group of words from Chapter 3, Part 2 of Le Pagine del Passato, all connected to one central theme:
family, memory, and emotional experience.
Through a new contextual introduction, you’ll hear these words used naturally in English with key Italian vocabulary woven in. Then, you’ll hear the full version in Italian, first at a slower pace, and then again at a natural speed.
This episode includes:
- A contextual introduction with embedded Italian vocabulary
- A full Italian version (slow + normal speed)
- Active Recall to help you internalize the key words
- A Mini Quiz to put everything into practice
The vocabulary in this episode includes:
dedica, infilata, incidente, risposata, attraverso, racconti, parto, scomparso, cresciuta, amorevoli, colmare, segnate, riempiendo, rimasta, riportando, dare un’occhiata
These are the kinds of words that allow you to talk about real experiences — about the past, about absence, and about the people who shape our lives.
And when you return to the story…
you may find that you understand it just a little more deeply.
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