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
71 episodes
Episode 27 - From “Myself” to “Each Other” | Reciprocal Verbs in Italian 2
In this episode of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we complete one of our biggest grammar topics yet: reflexive verbs.--> Link to Post for ...
Episode 26 - Se lo vs Glielo & Back to the Story
In this episode, we return to Le Pagine del Passato — Chapter 3, Part 3: Collegamenti.Last time, you heard this chapter in Italian only. This time, we work through it together — with both Italian and English — so...
Episode 25 - The Gerund and Reflexive Verbs: Putting It All Together
In this episode, we take another important step forward… piano piano.--> Link to Post for Transcript for this episode <--We bring toget...
Bonus Epi 16B Preview - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Actions, Perception & States
In this preview of Bonus Episode 16B, we step into Category 6: Actions, Perception & States from Chapter 3, Part 3 of Le Pagine del Passato.This time, it’s not just about what you see or hear… it’s about what you fe...
Bonus Epi 16B - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Movement, Perception, and Position
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.-->
Bonus Episode 15 - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 - Part 2 - Legami di famiglia
There’s something different about this part of the story.It’s not just about what happens… but about what stays with us.--> Link to Post for T...
Bonus Epi 16A Preview - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Setting, Space, and Detail
In this preview of Bonus Episode 16A, we begin exploring the vocabulary for Chapter 3, Part 3 of our story, a section where the language becomes richer, more detailed, and more immersive.-->
🛠️ Bonus Episode 16A - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 3 | Setting, Space, and Detail
--> Vocabulary Flashcards for Bonus Episodes 16A and 16B <--In this bonus episode, we begin working through the vocabulary for Ch...
Episode 24 – Beyond Stare: Keys, Chaos, and the Italian Gerundio
In this episode, we go one step further with the gerundio and explore what happens when things get a little more complex.--> Link to Post for St...
Episode 23 - The Italian Stare + Gerundio with Pronouns
You already know how to use stare + gerundio to describe what's happening right now. And you know how Italian pronouns work. But what happens when you put them together?-->
Episode 22 - Caught in the Act - Stare + Gerundio
What are you doing right now?In Italian, there’s a beautifully logical way to express actions that are in progress: stare + gerundio, the present progressive.-->
Episode 21 - Il primo indizio - The Simple Gerundio in Action
Episode 21 – Il primo indizio | Five Uses of the Italian Gerundio--> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for this episode <-- (Availab...
👀 Bonus Episode 14 Preview – Vocabulary for Chapter 3, Part 1: Il primo indizio
Bonus Episode – Vocabulary for Chapter 3, Part 1: Il primo indizioSeason 3 begins here.In this special bonus episode, we open Chapter 3 – Il primo indizio with a rich, story-driven vocabulary journey designed to prep...
🛠️ Bonus Episode 14B - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 1 – Il Primo Indizio (Part 2 of 2)
We continue preparing for Il Primo Indizio, the opening chapter of Season 3 in Le Pagine del Passato.In this second installment of the vocabulary training, we explore the remaining three thematic categories: Colors &...
🛠️ Bonus Episode 14A - Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Part 1 – Il Primo Indizio (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano opens with the first tangible clue in Mariella’s unfolding mystery. This bonus episode prepares you for that moment by introducing vocabulary from the opening of Chapter 3. In this first ins...
Episode 20 - Le Pagine del Passato – Capitolo Due – Ripasso: Messaggi dall’Aldilà
Episode 20 - Le Pagine del Passato – Capitolo Due – Ripasso: Messaggi dall’Aldilà--> Link to Post for Study Guide and Transcript for ...
Episode 19 - While It’s Happening – Il Gerundio
In this episode, we reach the end of Chapter 2 of the story and take time to slow things down and notice what Italian is doing beneath the surface.--> Link to ...
👀 Bonus Episode 13 Preview – Vocabulary for Chapter 2, Part 3: Objects, Actions, and Mystery
This is a preview version of Bonus Episode 13.In this bonus episode, we focus on the key vocabulary you’ll hear in Chapter 2, Part 3 of the story.Together, we practice words and expressions related to objects, actions, plac...
🛠️ Bonus Episode 13 – Vocabulary for Chapter 2, Part 3: Objects, Actions, and Mystery
In this bonus episode, we focus on the key vocabulary you’ll hear in Chapter 2, Part 3 of the story.Together, we practice words and expressions related to objects, actions, places, weather, and everyday Italian structures, using s...
Episode 18: Combined Pronouns - Placement, Agreement + Reflexives
Episode 18 is all about one big question: once you know how to form combined pronouns, where do you actually put them in the sentence?--> Link to Post...
Episode 17: Combined Pronouns - The Basics
In this episode of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we start learning one of the most useful (and most confusing) parts of Italian grammar: combined object pronouns, also called pronomi combinati.-->
Episode 16 - What’s Left Unsaid: Ci and Ne in Motion
In this episode of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano, we continue the story with Chapter 2, Part 2.--> Link to Post for Study Guides and ...
Episode 15 – Before or After? The Art of Italian Adjectives (Part B)
Episode 15 – Before or After? The Art of Italian Adjectives (Part B) Meaning, Emphasis, and “Bel Film” Explained--> Link to ...
A Conversation with Scarlett Classic - Communication, Culture, and Courage
In this episode, I’m sharing a conversation from my guest appearance on Classic Advice with Scarlett Classic. We talk about communication, misunderstandings, and what it’s like to navigate conversatio...
Bonus episode 12 - Voci dal Mercato - in Review - Part B
In this bonus review episode, we return to the Italian market to focus on one of the most practical skills every learner needs: asking for the right amount of something in Italian.From flexible, gesture-based requests like un po’ di ...