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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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Le piccole parole - Episodio 5 - Parte 1A | La preposizione IN - Sempre dentro qualcosa
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In Episode 5, we turn our attention to IN, another of Italian’s piccole parole that seems to turn up everywhere.
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In Part 1A, we explore some of its most common uses: IN with countries and regions, rooms and enclosed spaces, time expressions, and means of transport. Why do we say in Italia, in cucina and in treno? And why is it a piedi but also in piedi?
Along the way, Paolo is rummaging around in the garage, Antonio helps us keep the rules straight, and we hear from one of our Studenti Saggi, who has a prediction about what might happen next at the mercatino.
One small preposition. A lot of places where it belongs.
Un pezzetto alla volta.
⏳ CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
3:12 In with Countries and Regions
7:38 In with Rooms and Enclosed Spaces
10:15 In with Months and Years
13:46 In with Means of Transport
16:37 Le Vostre Previsioni
17:13 Paul’s SpeakPipe Message
19:10 Wrap-up
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