Italy Inspired

Italy Unedited Podcast

Parliamoci chiaro—let’s be honest: The real Italy — its language, people, contemporary life, and contradictions — is messier, funnier, rougher, and infinitely more interesting than the widespread conceptions about it.  Hosted by Lorena, a native Italian living in Los Angeles, and Kristi, an American with an Italian spirit, Italy Unedited is an honest and evolving conversation about Italy that reaches far beyond la dolce vita.  Through Italian voices and authentic storytelling, our show invites you deeper into the language, closer to the culture, and more into la vera vita italiana—real Italian life. For those of us who love it enough to want to see it more clearly, this is Italy—unfiltered, unpolished, unscripted.

The Italian You've (Maybe) Always Wanted to Know – Italy Unedited

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.This week on the show, we are going into colorful phrases of the Italian language. These are the ones you will definitely never hear in a classroom setting, but will certainly hear when speaking to Italian native speakers. We give you some oft-used and well-loved ways of expressing all kinds of emotion, but especially surprise and frustration, which Italians do exceptionally well. We debunk the cliche of the phrase mamma mia and give you legitimate situations to use it appropriately in. Not only the more lively expressions, but we also give you phrases that are politer, and can be used with small children. Full spectrum of native expressions this week, that will satisfy your curiosity for a more real version of the Italian language! Nothing expresses big emotion, or wishes good luck, like Italian! After this episode, you will be able to: Express emotion via a colorful Italian phrase Understand how to use and pronounce native expressions correctly Feel more like an Italian when inserting these phrases into your repertoire Giggle when you recognize some of these expressions in casual conversation For a full list of the phrases we use and what they mean, head over to the show’s website for the full show notes: https://italyuneditedpodcast.wordpress.com/blog/
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