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May 13
31m 47s

Getting Acquainted | Italian for Travele...

Postcards from Italy Podcast
About this episode

Today, we begin to connect with Italians, both formally and informally, from exchanging names and phone numbers to basic questions. 

Elisa also teaches us the difference between the two popular ways of saying “I’m sorry” in Italian, and when to use each one.

But to get the most out of Italian for Travelers, head to our website and subscribe to our premium online course. You’ll get:

  • A phone-friendly & clickable PDF of all our mini-glossaries ← the perfect travel buddy for Italian learners!
  • Full episodes (we only stream a portion of our conversations!)
  • Dialogue transcripts
  • Listen-and-repeat audio glossaries (no banter, just vocabulary to practice your pronunciation)
  • Practice lessons 
  • … and so much more!

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