We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l'italiano piano piano
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 Epi 16B - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Movement, Perception, and Position
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this bonus episode, we continue working through the vocabulary for Chapter 3, Part 3 of our story, moving beyond what we can see… and into how the space feels, sounds, and is experienced.
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To help you go deeper, we continue with new categories and build on what you explored in Part A.
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In this episode, you’ll explore:
🎬 Movement and sound
🧠 Actions, perception and states
🧭 Space and position
For each category, you’ll hear:
• a short contextual introduction
• the same passage in Italian
• active recall practice
• and a mini quiz to help you use the words
This is where the scene begins to come alive…
where sounds, impressions, and spatial awareness shape your understanding.
These bonus episodes are part of the Podcast Companion Series - designed to help you build your Italian actively, with repetition, context, and practice.
And if you’d like to practice live, you can join us in our community meetups.
⏳ CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:42 Category 5 – Movement & Sound
5:16 Active Recall – Category 5
6:22 Mini Quiz – Category 5
7:24 Category 6 – Actions, Perception & States
9:05 Introduzione Contestuale – Italiano – Category 6
14:00 Mini Quiz – Category 6
14:56 Category 7 – Space & Position
16:11 Introduzione Contestuale – Italiano – Category 7
17:49 Active Recall – Category 7
19:03 Mini Quiz – Category 7
19:45 Wrap-Up
Live Italian practice session
Ready to start using Italian?
In this guided meetup, we’ll work through Episodes 19–23, focusing on the gerundio with examples like camminando and sto leggendo.
You’ll interact with Antonio and practice step by step.
👉 https://www.meetup.com/italian-piano-piano-community-meetup/events/313631277
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