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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
Le piccole parole - Episodio 3 – Part 2 - Preposition A - Beyond Destinations
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Exclusive access to premium content!The little word a does much more than simply tell us where we're going.
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In this subscriber episode, we continue building your understanding of one of Italian's most useful prepositions. We'll look at more destination expressions, discover why Italian says in banca but al bar, learn another family of everyday verbs that naturally take a, and add several useful fixed expressions to your growing toolkit.
As always, we'll return to the Mercatino for a quick story recap, test your listening with comprehension questions, and finish with more practical examples that you can begin using immediately.
Little by little, these small words start to make much more sense.
Un pezzetto alla volta.
⏳ CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Comprehension Questions
3:15 Previously at the Mercatino...
8:30 Comprehension Answers
12:21 More Uses of A
12:53 A vs IN vs DA for Destinations
14:59 Why al and Not Just A
15:58 Perché "in banca" e non "alla banca"
19:06 Di chi è questo verbo?
21:56 Fixed Expressions with A
26:35 Wrap-up
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