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Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio

by The Open University

Do you want to learn the basics in Italian? The audio tracks in this collection are devised for learning simple Italian, including expressions for greetings, ordering food and drinks, booking into a hotel and talking about a recent holiday. The tracks contain sample recordings with suggestions for how to pronounce Italian sounds, along with some activities to help improve your listening and speaking skills. This material forms part of The Open University course L195 Andante: beginners' Italian."

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Episodes

  1. Greetings in Italian

    Learn how to great people in Italian at different times of the day.

  2. Ordering food and drinks

    Practise Italian vowels ordering food and drinks.

  3. Buying food at a market

    Listen to short exchanges at a fruit market and a deli.

  4. Booking into a hotel

    Practise the sound of the letter ‘r’ booking into a hotel.

  5. Talking about recent holidays

    Learn how to use the present perfect tense for describing the past.

  6. Talking about families

    Learn how to use the possessive adjectives for talking about families.

About this show

Do you want to learn the basics in Italian? The audio tracks in this collection are devised for learning simple Italian, including expressions for greetings, ordering food and drinks, booking into a hotel and talking about a recent holiday. The tracks contain sample recordings with suggestions for how to pronounce Italian sounds, along with some activities to help improve your listening and speaking skills. This material forms part of The Open University course L195 Andante: beginners' Italian."

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How many episodes does Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio have?

Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio has 12 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on May 31, 2012.

What is Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio about?

Do you want to learn the basics in Italian? The audio tracks in this collection are devised for learning simple Italian, including expressions for greetings, ordering food and drinks, booking into a hotel and talking about a recent holiday. The tracks contain sample recordings with suggestions for...

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Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio is created and hosted by The Open University.
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