🎤 Interview Episode 02 - Dottoressa Chiara Brambilla

Send me a text🎤 Interview Episode Two – A Conversation with Chiara Brambilla Teaching, Writing & Learning from Mistakes—Piano PianoSupport the show – Get access to premium content including interactive flashcards, vocabulary mini stories, and grammar quizzes.In this episode, we sit down with Chiara Brambilla, the creator of the blog SOS Italian and author of the popular SOS grammar books. Chiara teaches Italian online and shares practical tools for learners of all levels—especially those navigating the challenges of intermediate Italian.💛 Like the podcast? Want to say thanks without signing up?You can buy me a coffee (no premium content included).Together, we explore: ✔️ How learning a language is a bit like raising a child (seriously!) ✔️ The difference between passato prossimo and passato remoto ✔️ When and why translations can actually help you learn ✔️ Tips for staying motivated and making visible progress at the B1–B2 level ✔️ A fun expression you can use the next time you feel out of place📜 The full transcript is available at https://www.welearnitalianstepbystep.comChiara also shares a free downloadable exercise to practice the imperative with pronouns—perfect for learners who want to strengthen their grammar in context.📥 Click here to download the exercise PDF (Imperative + Pronoun Practice)If you’d like to explore more of Chiara’s work, check out:🌐 Her website: sositalian.com📚 Her books: SOS Italian Verbs and SOS Italian Pronominal Verbs (both include exercises)💻 Her online grammar course (for A1–A2 learners): SOS Italian Grammar in Action – Diamond Plan🎧 Tune in and be encouraged by a teacher who’s helping learners all over the world grow—piano piano.⏳ CHAPTERS  00:00 Intro  01:50 May we speak informally?  04:20 Supporting Italian Learners as a Fellow Learner  05:41 Online Teaching and the SOS Italian Blog  07:05 Becoming a mom – a new balance  08:31 Learning Like a Child – Natural Analogies  10:19 Behind the Scenes of Our Story  10:38 Two Tenses, Two Perspectives – Telling the Past in Italian  14:24 The Usefulness of Translations in Learning Materials  16:47 The Art of Choosing What (and When) to Teach  17:39 The Intermediate Level – Challenges and Strategies  19:53 Feeling Out of Place – One Idiom Worth Knowing  20:53 Where to Find Chiara Online  21:15 Exclusive Resources for Our Listeners  22:26 Thanks and Final Farewell   Support the showI’d love to hear your thoughts on Impariamo l’italiano piano piano!Here are a few ways you can connect with me:Read my blog here-->Leave me a voice message<-- You might even be featured on the show! Take the listener surveyJoin us on meetup!Email: [email protected] CreditsSpecial thanks to voice actor Joshua Hess for lending his voice to Impariamo l'Italiano Piano Piano. - Contact: [email protected] content © 2026 Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano