Radio Arlecchino
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Italian Grammar and Culture Podcast

Thanks for tuning in to Radio Arlecchino, Italian grammar made easy!   Arlecchino, Pulcinella and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell'arte will help you learn the subtleties of Italian grammar, one zany episode at a time.

Podcasts are built around dialogs that explain the Italian grammar behind communicative language functions – functions like describing and comparing, recommending and expressing opinions, recounting the past, expressing likes and dislikes, hypothesizing, and talking about the future.

You can download pdf files to read dialog transcripts and learn more from additional grammar and cultural notes.   You can even ask questions on the discussion blog.   Come join our community, and learn Italian with our podcast team.   Tell your friends you heard it conjugated on Radio Arlecchino!

Current Podcast:  June 3, 2008
Episode 18:  Likes and Dislikes - The catch of the day
The catch of the day in Episode 18 is Pulcinella, for Antonella has caught up with the Neapolitan superstar who disappeared shortly after the premiere of Arlecchino's blockbuster.  In her exclusive interview with Pulcinč, as she kiddingly calls him in the Roman way, we'll hear several verbs that express likes and dislikes, plus several new ones that have other meanings but follow the famous Pleasure Sandwich recipe.  The Radio Arlecchino cast and crew will be in riposo estivo for the next couple of months, but future episodes will resume in the fall.  Meanwhile, let's listen ....
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Download (right-click): ra_18.mp3  (MP3, 6:26, 5.28 MB)