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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Episodes
110 episodes
Episode 07 - Chapter One Review
🎙 Episode Seven: Chapter One Review--> Link to Post for Study Guide and transcript for this episode <-- (Available to show supporters)
Episode 08 - It Was a Dark and Stormy Verb - Meet the Passato Remoto
🎧 Episode 08 – Introduction to Passato Remoto Podcast: We Learn Italian Step by Step | Impariamo l’italiano piano piano--> Link to Post f...
Mini Episode 01 – Che crudeltà! / What Cruelty! And a Special Interview
🎧 Mini Episode 1 – Behind the Voice: Meet Antonio + Learn “Che crudeltà!”In this short and playful mini-episode, Myra shares an update on the podcast, reveals the story behind Antonio (your ever-charming Italian narrator), and bre...
Mini Episode 02 – Small Italian Words with Big Reactions
🎧Mini Episode 2 – Small Italian Words with Big Reactions: “Come on!”, “What’s wrong?”, “Whatever.” Featuring: Dai, su! – Che c’è? – Va be…What do you say in Italian when someone’s stalling, being dramatic, or...
Mini Episode 3 - From Wolves to Formal You in Everyday Italian
🎧 Mini Episode 3 – From Wolves to Formal You in Everyday ItalianIn this mini episode, we revisit three everyday Italian expressions that popped up in Episode 2 of our story - each one revealing something unique about how Italians ...
Mini Episode 04 – Regular Verbs in the Imperfetto: Conjugations & Clues
In this mini episode, we shine the spotlight on regular verbs in the imperfetto. Together, we’ll walk through new examples from all three verb groups (-are, -ere, and -ire), practice their conjugations, and see how they flow naturally in...
Mini Episode 05 – Imperfetto Rebels: Irregular Verbs & Fishy Proverbs
🎧 Mini Episode 05 – Imperfetto Rebels: Irregular Verbs & Fishy Proverbs In this mini episode of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we turn to the “celebrities” of the imperfetto: irregular verbs. From essere
Mini Episode 6 – Maybe, If Only, Hopefully… Magari! An Italian Language Journey
🎙 Welcome to We Learn Italian Step by Step / Impariamo l’italiano piano piano🎧 Mini Episode 6 – Learn Italian with Magari, Rimbocchiamoci, and Studenti SaggiIn this mini episode, we dive into three memorab...
