Recent Episodes
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145: How to say ok in Italian: 9 easy ways
Jun 25, 2024 – 11:04 -
144: Learn Italian Pronunciation in 12 Minutes
Jun 18, 2024 – 12:33 -
143: What’s The Best Way to Learn Italian? A Structured Plan
Jun 11, 2024 – 11:15 -
142: The Italian Travel Phrases Tourists Nearly Always Get Wrong
Jun 4, 2024 – 14:05 -
141: Italian for UNDERSTAND (and One Time You Shouldn’t Say It!)
May 28, 2024 – 11:41 -
140: Italian Grandma or Grandpa? How to Talk About Your Origins in Italian
May 21, 2024 – 12:05 -
139: Say Goodbye in Italian: The Perfect Way For Any Situation!
May 14, 2024 – 9:56 -
138: How to Learn Italian Faster, According to Science (And Our Students!)
May 7, 2024 – 11:35 -
137: Is Learning Italian Hard? 7 Excuses That Might Be Holding You Back
Apr 30, 2024 – 11:37 -
136: Quiz Time! Do You Know These Italian Phrases for Travel?
Apr 23, 2024 – 13:54 -
135: 8 Easy Ways to Sound Like a Local in Italy
Apr 16, 2024 – 11:16 -
134: How to Talk To Anyone in Italy: Taxi Drivers, Baristas and More!
Apr 9, 2024 – 12:31 -
133: Hello In Italian. Are you using it right?
Apr 2, 2024 – 12:48 -
132: Fare: Do you Know these Everyday Phrases?
Mar 26, 2024 – 13:54 -
131: BELLO! How to Use This Italian Word
Mar 19, 2024 – 11:42 -
130: 11 Best Apps to Learn Italian (These Actually Work!)
Mar 12, 2024 – 9:37 -
129: Years in Italian: Are You Saying Them Right?
Mar 5, 2024 – 13:24 -
128: Stare: The Italian Verb You Need to Know!
Feb 27, 2024 – 10:54 -
127: Goodnight and Good Evening in Italian: Are you saying them right?
Feb 20, 2024 – 10:53 -
126: Così: How To Say ‘So’ (and much more) in Italian
Feb 13, 2024 – 12:50 -
125: 3 Perfect Italian Movies to Learn Italian
Feb 6, 2024 – 6:12 -
124: From ‘Gnocchi’ to ‘Bruschetta’: Learn to Pronounce an Italian Menu
Jan 30, 2024 – 10:59 -
123: Avere: How To Use This Italian Verb (and Mistakes To Avoid)
Jan 23, 2024 – 12:58 -
122: The Many Meanings of Prego
Jan 16, 2024 – 10:05 -
121: How to Speak Italian (Even if You’re Not Confident Yet!)
Jan 9, 2024 – 10:01 -
120: Insider Travel Tips: Hidden Gems in Italy Shared by Our Italian Teachers
Jan 2, 2024 – 15:52 -
119: Salute! A guide to saying “cheers” in Italian
Dec 5, 2023 – 8:32 -
118: Al, del, sul... Italian Articulated Prepositions Made Simple
Nov 28, 2023 – 11:50 -
117: How to Say and Write Dates in Italian
Nov 21, 2023 – 10:36 -
116: Months of the Year in Italian: A Quick and Easy Lesson
Nov 14, 2023 – 9:52 -
115: Sì! 4 common ways to say “yes” in Italian
Nov 7, 2023 – 7:58 -
114: Altrettanto: The Easiest Way To Reply in Italian
Oct 31, 2023 – 7:52 -
113: Italian Prepositions Made Easy: Tips and Tricks for Learners
Oct 24, 2023 – 11:18 -
112: 3 Essential Ways to say Please in Italian
Oct 17, 2023 – 8:58 -
111: 10 Italian Sayings with Numbers That Will Impress Your Friends
Oct 10, 2023 – 9:06 -
110: The 4 Meanings of Allora in Italian
Oct 3, 2023 – 10:01 -
109: Everyday Italian Phrases to Describe Your Routine
Sep 26, 2023 – 9:34 -
108: Learn Italian Numbers 1- 100… And Avoid These Common Mistakes!
Sep 19, 2023 – 16:51 -
107: Italian Restaurant Etiquette: How to Order Like a Local
Sep 12, 2023 – 11:33 -
106: Nervous to Speak Italian? Here’s what to do
Sep 5, 2023 – 15:09 -
105: How to Learn Italian - 3 Tips to Learn Quickly and Start Speaking
Aug 29, 2023 – 8:06 -
104: How to Pronounce August in Italian (+ Summer Announcement)
Jul 25, 2023 – 8:30 -
103: 5 Italian TV shows we can’t stop watching
Jul 18, 2023 – 13:09 -
102: What’s Italian for Hotel? (+ 10 Travel Words You Need to Know)
Jul 11, 2023 – 9:18 -
101: Master the Pronunciation of EURO in Italian: Tips and Tricks
Jul 4, 2023 – 9:32 -
100: What’s Italian for “bon voyage”?
Jun 27, 2023 – 12:23 -
99: How to Go Shopping in Italian: Beginner’s Guide
Jun 20, 2023 – 11:26 -
98: Italian for Tourists: 31 Phrases for Travel and Accommodation
Jun 13, 2023 – 13:05 -
97: How to order in Italian: Restaurant and Bar Phrases
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96: Don’t Be Rude! How to Meet, Greet and Be Polite in Italian
May 30, 2023 – 9:34
Recent Reviews
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seanie boieGrazie MilleI love this podcast so much. I love how patient they are when going through all of the exercises. I’m very thankful to learn from both of you. Xoxo
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Eddie PanicA la proxima!I’ve been listening for a while, and on my last trip to Italy, 3x people thought I was Italian. In Bologna, I got a free Tigelle because the lady thought I was Italian and asked me one too many questions. When I said I’m just learning, she said my accent was great. In Torino a shop worker responded to my question, then asked a follow up question- I was ready with the answer… then he also asked another question… no free stuff there. In Modena, at a sandwich shop - just the little bit I knew, made the trip that much more enjoyable. Hoping next time I go, I can spend a bit more time. Love the pod. A la Proxima.
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kimnuknukBrodie episodeI have been listening to you two for a couple of years and recommend your podcast to my students. The episode with the story of Brodie is so good! Entertaining AND so MUCH good instruction. Grazie mille 💜
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JennyLynn2173Bello!!!Bello!!!
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chrismc58Welcome back! I missed you two!I listened to all the episodes from their previous podcast. After a productive break on their part, I’m glad they are back and I’m eager to listen again! Just wish the new episodes were more frequent. Katie and Matteo are great. I hope to take their classes one day and join their online school.
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golfnut_golffan👍👍👍🎉
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Stefania Lo IaconoLove Katie & Matteo!I learned so much from your YouTube videos— so fun!— and was delighted to find your podcast.
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Greggus2000Really good! This podcast is a keeper!There are a lot of average or subpar podcasts out there for learning Italian, but this NOT one of them! Wish I'd found this sooner - it's short but super useful, well done, and very relevant! Highly recommend for anyone learning Italian, wanting to travel, or improving your vocabulary and pronunciation. 5 stars!!!
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Box667Great podcast to learn conversational ItalianThis is an excellent source of learning conversational Italian. Like many other people trying to learn a new language, I use a language app to get basics of vocabulary and conjugation, but this podcast really improves my ability to speak and understand the language, particularly the Italian idioms and language customs. I also like Katie and Matteo a lot, they are enthusiastic and easy to understand.
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Julianne M.g.Amazing bitesized learningI’ve learned so much from this show!!!
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kopolibabaThank youI have enjoyed and learn more phrases on this this podcast than many others ! Thank you for making these available to everyone !
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evillyndseyGreat info! Just wish they paused!This is such a great podcast for learning about life and culture in Italy. The language piece is good but it goes so fast- I wish they had a short pause for practice.
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PokhofdszrMy favorite Intro to Italian podcastI’ve used to several beginner’s level podcasts - and Joy of Languages is by far my favorite. I love the format. Short, practical, and enjoyable to listen to. It’s based around a conversation, it teaches vocabulary and some grammar, and gives one opportunities to practice speaking and listening. I’ve listened to some episodes several times. If your headed to Italian soon, you’ll be glad you listened to this podcast.
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Nanna 85Bravo!Easiest and best podcast out there.
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NH AmandaGreat companionsThis podcast keeps me company on my drive to work and I am grateful for how accessible it is. I’ve used many of the phrases with our Italian exchange student and feel like what I’m learning makes me sound much more natural than if I were learning from a book. Thank you Katie and Matteo!
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mmytjtrhytdrgfAn international businessmanOne of the best Italian learning podcast that I have listened to. The podcast offers a great mix of perfect italian practical phrases in various life scenarios and accurate English interpretation. One thing that impressed me is the detail oriented approach to point out those small differences between Italian and English usages like prepositions. Also the speed of speaking is easy for beginners to catch up! Thank you team!
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JP324Very informative and fun learning!Thank you for the direct learning chapters. It is really helpful learning from a standpoint of everyday encounters and situations. I’m in the beginning chapters and finding the lessons extremely helpful. Excellent work!
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hypebeastxxxtentacionGreat contentUseful information paced for beginners
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Todd DeVriesExcellent for learning basic ItalianFabulous podcast in digestible amounts. I’m generally a visual learner so I love that the vocab is in the show notes. Also makes it easy to go back and review.
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LouannMuraChapmanThank youI recently bought a house in Salento and am an American who lives there 6 months out of the year. I desperately want to learn Italian. Your short Italian podcast episodes are fantastic!! I’m learning so much and was so relieved to have them return in Joy of Language. Especially because as a beginner, and an older learner (I’m 70🤣), the Easy Italian videos are too advanced and difficult for me. They talk way too fast and the English sub caption print is too small and flies by too fast to read. It’s worth being a member just to get your wonderful podcast! Grazie and congratulations on this wonderful service you are providing.
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MateoRunsI can’t believe this exists!Last year I used Duolingo learning for about 30 minutes per day, for three months prior to my viaggio. When in Italia, basically none of the dumb phrases from Duolingo applied to my interactions. Since I’m going back to the Dolomites soon, I started my quest for a good podcast with real street/travel phrases, and found this absolutely perfetta one! The mix of conversation and the dissection of segments of the conversation is glorious and I love how bite-size each episode is. Grazie, stupafecente!👏🇮🇹
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WeakgreekerEnjoyable and PreciseWhen I have needed to learn a new language, due to moving, it has always been a struggle. Either there is too much book, feeling academia– – which doesn’t feel authentic, or it is non-directed conversational. In these lessons, I am able to hear conversation, words, and i especially enjoy the annunciation lessons. Thank you for this great tool as an introduction to Italian.
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Petar 003Excellent Bite-size lessons!Perfect short nuggets to enhance your Italian! Well suited for beginners! Thank you!!
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BenfromVirginiaGreat listening!This is my favorite Italian learning tool I’ve found for the car, because it doesn’t require any visuals for learning, because they explain each piece in English. Of courage the show notes are helpful for my second listen to be able to read words and phrases. Just fyi, do you guys know that on Apple episodes 27 and 28 are same audio, diff titles? Thanks for the good content you’ve given us in digestible portions!
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Blah0707Love it!Please show similarities with Italian and Spanish too! :)
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Miami teacherBoth of you are great !I have been listening to your podcast for a while now and I have learned a lot . I am traveling to Italy again and I will be using some of the phrases I have learned from you. Love this podcast and please say hello to Brody😊
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Reviewer98761234Mi piace molto!Ho studiato un po’ d’italiano all’universitá, ma non ricordo molto. A settembre vado a Milano con mia sorella, e voglio parlare d’italiano. Grazie Katie e Matteo!
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EJWernerPodcastLove these two - they are very generous and both have beautiful voices. Easy in the ears! Best podcast for Italian.
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serrrraahVery impressedAs a language learner and a language teacher myself, I have been thoroughly impressed with this podcast! The way Katie and Matteo approach language learning with specificity, realistic examples, and cultural + linguistic context makes the lessons not only enjoyable but very effective and memorable. I’ve devoured their podcast and am sharing it with everyone I know with an Italian vacation on the horizon. Bravi!
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Lynna_marieLove it!This is exactly what I have been looking for! Grazie!
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no nickname avaialbeLearn italian in bitsI like this podcast cos They have the words in the show notes which helps visualize and learn
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Jack73880Awesome PodcastJust listened to the first 8 episodes and am excited to keep learning!
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LBK8Most helpful pod for travelers!I had a only a week’s notice before a trip to Italy, and hate not being able to speak the local language—at least the basics. This helped me tremendously, far more than Duolingo or any other podcast I found. Katie and Matteo teach you the same way that the US Foreign Service and Peace Corps teach languages: situationally. Katie is able to point out what is important to an English speaker, and Matteo provides the native speaker’s proper pronunciation. I’m about to go to Italy again and am sharing this podcast with my traveling companions. Five stars!
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LisahacleGreat without a lot of fillerThis has been so helpful to me. The lessons are short and to the point with great cultural tips and little filler (I.e., music and small talk).
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LongboarderNJLove it!I can listen to these two talk all day.
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Podcast studentBest Italian Podcast!Katie and Matteo are creative, down to earth, and have an excellent teaching format. Plus they always sprinkle in a little silliness to help you smile and remember the lesson.
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Noni180Great Podcast!This podcast is fun and perfect for someone like me who wants to learn more about conversational Italian. Thanks for being so clear in your explanations.
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Margaret4242Fun way to learn ItalianI love this podcast. The hosts are so charming and such great teachers.
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vastvedtUniquely usefulThe episode about Italian accent was really helpful because while I have gotten pretty good at reading Italian, I’m really not good at speaking it. The emphasis on pronunciation really helps to give me confidence in speaking
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rename49The BestKatie and Matteo produce the most useful and practical Italian language podcast. The topics and structure make for memorable, easy learning of Italian language and culture. They put in a lot of thought and energy to make a top notch, enjoyable podcast. Bravissimo!
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laura.e.klovely, funny, informative podcast for Italian learnersI discovered Katie & Matteo’s podcast this winter and I love it! The episodes on “piacere” and on object pronouns are particularly useful, but I learn from every single episode. Grazie mille Katie e Matteo!
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frankieb50Very satisfiedI’m very happy on how informative and easy to use this podcast plus the extra material.
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21354689854Love love loveThis is a excellent podcast.
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VincenzoNYCAbility to learn Italian through a story.I love this podcast because they teach Italian through storytelling. I enjoy their YouTube content as well as they interview people within the many different regions of Italy. The Italian lessons are digestible and easy to follow. Well done.
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pgraziniGreat to hear your instruction again !I have missed hearing your enthusiastic voices and clear explanations that have helped me learn and improve Italian ! Welcome back!
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😊nicecountsLove!I absolutely love this podcast! Your both doing a great job! I am just beginning to learn Italian. Thank you both! Grazie a entrambi!
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kimR_ColoradoGreat podcast come sempre!I’ve loved Katie and Matteo’s podcast, language courses, and of course YouTube. I first found Katie as a guest on some podcast (I forget!) and it’s been wonderful ever since. Grazie mille:)
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IlovebroadwayOhioCarolThis podcast breaks down complex concepts into small pieces and gives you memory hooks to help you remember how to use it. It’s the best!!
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DoktorDroLove this podcastThis is the best podcast for learning Italian bar none. You learn Italian in a way that is actually useful and fun! Katie and Matteo are the best!
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Juju volleyMolto bello! Great little chunks of useful informationI loved listening to “5 Minute Italian” with Katie
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