Pillole di Italiano
Episodes
Oggigiorno - La radio
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A medium having featured in shaping modern Italian language and culture, which television has not killed and the internet has revived. - Credits: “Y...
La canzone - 29 settembre
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A musical pill for the day after which a 1960s song is named. - Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creativ...
Equinozio
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Either of the two times during a year when the length of day and night are approximately equal.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audio...
Oggigiorno - 8 settembre
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of Italy's surrender to the Allies in World War II.- Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtes...
La parola - Pure
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill on a word that can mean something different from what it seems to speakers of some other languages. - Credits : “Your Intro” by Au...
Il punto - Essere o avere
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about the auxiliary verbs, to be and/or to have.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creativ...
La canzone - Marea
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Music pill with a 2021 summer hit by singer and songwriter Madame.- Credits: - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of C...
Oggigiorno - Riccardo Muti
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating Riccardo Muti, the world-renowned maestro.- Credits: “Va’ Pensiero” (from “Nabucco”) by Giuseppe Verdi, 1842.Diventa un supporte...
La parola - Viaggio
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about going from one place to another, be the places a long or a short way from home.- Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (ht...
Il punto - Ci e ce
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another grammar point on pronouns, namely first person plural pronouns, which also have another use in current language.- Credits : “Your Intro”...
La canzone - Vento d'estate
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The summer wind in an Italian duet with Max Gazzè and Niccolò Fabi.- Credits : "Vento d'estate" by Max Gazzè and Riccardo Sinigallia, 1998.Diventa ...
La parola - Frequente
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about events happening a number of times, or the frequency of their appearance.- Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://a...
Il punto - Futuro
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A tense grammar point about the future in the past and the past in the future.- Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) co...
Una Repubblica
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the Italian Republic on the anniversary of the referendum that abolished monarchy in 1946.Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http:/...
La parola - Sessantotto
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About the tumultuous year that changed the world, including Italy.- Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy o...
Oggigiorno - Celestino
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celestine's day, prophecy and papacy -Credits: - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creat...
La canzone - Io e il mare
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The sea and I," a 1976 song by Umberto Bindi and Bruno Lauzi from the so-called School of Genoa.- Credits : - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http:/...
Il punto - Connettivi 2
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about words that join other words in a sentence; that is, they provide a junction between words. - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (ht...
La parola - Spesa
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about how to spend it. - Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://cr...
Oggigiorno - Roma
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dedicated to the eternal city, or whatever you want to call Rome.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creat...
Il punto - Stare
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about to be (or not to be).Credits: “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://crea...
La canzone - Cha cha cha
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Honoring one of the most inspired and inspiring singer-songwriter of 1900s second half, Giuni Russo with her remaking of cha cha cha.Credits : "Las se...
La parola - Tradire
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about a word that does harm, the closer are people concerned the bigger is harm.Credits : "Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" by Pier Paolo Pa...
Il punto - Passato prossimo o imperfetto
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about two main past tenses, as time is a major feature of Italian verbs.Credits : “Il tempo stesso” by Tiziano Ferro, feat. Franco B...
Oggigiorno - L'Italia unita
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the declaration of Italy as a politically unified nation in 1861.Credits: "La leggenda del Piave" by Ermete Giovanni Gaeta, 1918 - “Yo...
La parola - Confusione
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill on mistakes about people or things, also situations where it is not clear what is happening, or you do not know what to believe or wha...
Io sì
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Motion picture best original song, also known as "Seen".Credits: “Io sì / Seen” by Dianne Warren, Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi (2020) ; “...
Il punto - Riflessivi
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about verbs which always refer to a reflexive pronoun, verbs whose meaning changes without using reflexive pronouns. Credits : “Amarsi...
Oggigiorno - Le Ceneri
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ash Wednesday, talking about a day of prayer and fasting.This episode was firstly released on February 26, 2020.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast...
La parola - Colpo
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill on a word to use in expressions for something that happens which makes you disappointed or unhappy, or cheerful and amazed. - Credits ...
Il punto - Avverbi
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about words which give more information about time, place, or manner.- Credits : “Non è mai troppo tardi” by Dino Olivieri (1954) p...
Oggigiorno - In memoriam
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Commemorating the greatest destruction and loss of identity in last century's Europe.Credits: “Marche funèbre” by F.F. Chopin (1837) - “Your In...
La parola - Fiducia
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about something you are given in order to deal with someone else's values.Credits: “Mi fido di te” by Lorenzo Cherubini & Riccardo...
Il punto - Sapere e conoscere
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point on how to say that you know or don't know someone or something. -Credits: “Lei non sa chi sono io!” with Nino Manfredi, by Depsa (19...
Oggigiorno - La Befana
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore pill about an old woman delivering gifts to children throughout Italy on the night of January 5, Epiphany Eve or the Befana. -Credits: "Streg...
La canzone - L'anno che verrà
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lucio Dalla's "year to come" as an evergreen song for the holiday season. -Credits: “L’anno che verrà” by Lucio Dalla, 1979.Diventa un supporte...
Oggigiorno - Solstizio
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each of the two times in the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. - Credits: "No time no space" by Franco Battiat...
La parola - Scimmia
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about references to animals such as chimpanzees and gorillas that have much in common with human beings. - Credits: “Uh… Uh…” ...
Il punto - Dislocazione
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar pill about word order as far as the object of a clause is concerned. - Credits: “Innamorati a Milano” by Alberto Testa and Memo Remigi (19...
La parola - Femminicidio
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about illegal actions taken against women, and counter measures for women's empowerment.Credits : “Uomini contro” by Simone Symone...
Oggigiorno - Nassirya
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Commemorating the 2003 killing of 17 soldiers and 2 civilians at the Italian headquarters in Nassiriyah, Iraq.- Credits: Music from the original sound...
La parola - Magari & Co
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill of words expressing feelings of surprise, pain, horror, and more.Credits: "Magari sì magari no" by Edoardo Bennato (1992) - “Bando”...
Il punto - Accento
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar pill about marks that you write above certain letters, and emphasis that you put on a part of words, so that it sounds slightly louder. -Credi...
La parola -patia
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about words that describe behaviors and conditions. -Credits : “Simpatia” by Raoul Casadei, 1974.Diventa un supporter di questo po...
Il punto - Interrogativi
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar pill about some pronouns you use in questions when asking for information.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/pod...
La canzone - Settembre
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 1980s hit celebrating the seasons' change with unchanged love. - Credits: "Settembre" by Alberto Fortis, 1981.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast...
Oggigiorno - Padre Pio
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The death day of a worldwide worshipped priest and saint from the 1900s. -Credits: "Tra cielo e terra" by Ennio Morricone, 2000.Diventa un supporter d...
La parola - Padrino & Co
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill containing words that translate: godparent, patron, stepparent, stepchild, and godchild. -Credits: "The Godfather" (The Pickup) by Nin...
Il punto - Da
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar pill about a preposition that translates several different ones in languages other than Italian. -Credits: - “Vengo da te” by Leonardo Par...
La parola - Fa
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some of many meanings that have to do with 'to do'. -Credits: "T'innamorerò" by Ashley Ingram, Shirley Mattison, and Marina Rei, 1998.Diventa un supp...
Oggigiorno - Habemus Papam
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the election of Albino Luciani as John Paul I, one of the most short-lived popes in modern history.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast:...
Il punto - Quando non usare il congiuntivo
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about alternatives to subjunctive tenses. -Credits: "Abbi dubbi" by Edoardo Bennato, 1989.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https:...
La parola - Ferie
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Words for a period of time when you are on holiday from your job (or absent for another reason). -Credits: "Estate 1992" by Michele Centonze and Loren...
J-Ax
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating an artist who used to take the rap before acknowledgement of his musical talent. Credits: Articolo 31 for "Ohi Maria" and "Un'altra cosa ...
Il punto - Connettivi 1
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about words that join other words in a sentence; that is, they provide a junction between words. -Credits: "Ma perché?" by Carlo Marral...
La parola - Sdraio
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about sitting or lying down, especially out of doors. -Credits: "Mercoledì" by Luca Carboni, 1995; "Sapore di sale" by Gino Paoli, 19...
Oggigiorno - Gli alpini
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the constitution of the Alpine National Association, the Italian army mountain corps that have turned to civil protection assistance over ...
La canzone - Luglio
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About a song named after the seventh month of the year, also a tremendous hit of 1968. -Credits: "Luglio" by Riccardo Del Turco and Giancarlo Bigazzi ...
Il punto - Numeri cardinali
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about the natural numbers -Credits: "Da uno a dieci" (unknown)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/p...
La parola - Razza
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill about one of the major groups which humans can be divided into.Credits : "Dimmi dimmi" by Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi and Mauro Malava...
Oggigiorno - CONI
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating Italian Olympic Committee's birthday and all the sports.Credits : "Un'estate italiana" by Edoardo Bennato, Gianna Nannini, Tom Whitlock, G...
Il punto - Bene, buono, bravo, bello
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about the use of good, as an adverb and as an adjective.Credits : “Bene” by Gemitaiz, 2015 - “Va bene, va bene così” by Vasco R...
La parola - Aperitivo
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary pill stimulating the appetite, and a desire for more foods and drinks.Credits : "Ma che bontà" by Enrico Riccardi, 1977.Diventa un support...
Oggigiorno - A. P. Giannini
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The anniversary of someone greatly involved in banking at a senior level.Correction: A. P. Giannini was born on the 6th of May, 1870 (not on June 6, a...
Il punto - Riuscire
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about having the skill, knowledge, means, or opportunity to do something.Credits : "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" by Gioacchino Rossini, 1816...
Oggigiorno - La Terra
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day, celebrating the planet on which we live.Credits: "Figli delle stelle" by Alan Sorrenti (1977)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https:...
La parola - Volontariato
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary on people who help other people who are ill, disabled or deprived, and about their kind and generous attitude.Credits : "Solo un uomo" by N...
Il punto - Piacere
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about saying of something or someone that you find them pleasant or attractive, or just that it's nice to meet them.Credits : "Tuca tuca...
Oggigiorno - Pesce d'aprile
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do Italians talk of an April's fish when talking of April fool's day?Credits : "Pesce d'aprile" by Giampiero Grani and Samuele Bersani (2009)Diven...
Oggigiorno - Mina
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating Mina Mazzini, or simply Mina, The Italian Singer.Credits : “Volami nel cuore” by A. Testa / M. Mologni / G. Malgoni (1996) — “...
Il punto - Fare paragoni
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammar point about ways of comparing things and people.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--...
La canzone - In ginocchio da te
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oscars 2020 academy awards best picture Parasite features a couple of Italian-language songs, one 1700s classic and 1964 Gianni Morandi's hit Kneeling...