Elisa's Italian School

🇮🇹 Time to put your Italian listening skills to the test!

In this video, you’ll hear me speak in slow, clear Italian. As you listen to the short story, you’ll also review a grammar topic that often confuses Italian learners.

I’m talking about nouns ending in -E.

As you may know, some of these nouns are masculine, while others are feminine. In this video, you’ll hear one of them used naturally in context, making it easier to remember.

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🇮🇹 Practice your Italian!

This is your sign to stop overthinking Italian and just… listen 🎧

I recommend watching this video twice:

1️⃣ First time: simply try to understand as much as you can. Challenge yourself and avoid reading the English subtitles if possible!

2️⃣ Second time: focus on the grammar structures highlighted in the video.

In this lesson we’ll practise:
✨ PIACERE
✨ PENSARE
✨ DECIDERE

Once you’ve watched it, challenge yourself even more by writing one sentence in the comments using one of these structures. I’ll be reading them! 🇮🇹👇

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🇮🇹 Practice your Italian with a story!

Today I want to teach you one of my favourite Italian verbs: BUTTARSI.

Literally, buttarsi means to throw yourself or to dive in.

But in everyday Italian, we use it in a completely different way.

✨ Buttarsi means deciding to do something even if you’re scared.

Today I had a Spanish lesson and, before it started, I was really nervous. I was afraid of making mistakes and forgetting words… but in the end: MI SONO BUTTATA.

And I’m so glad I did.

I always say that learning Italian isn’t just about memorising vocabulary. It’s about understanding how Italians really use words in everyday life, and hearing them in context makes them much easier to remember.

💬 Now I’m curious…

Quando è stata l’ultima volta che ti sei buttata o buttato e hai fatto qualcosa che ti faceva paura?
(When was the last time you took the plunge and did something that scared you?)

Tell me your story in the comments! ❤️🇮🇹

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This is your sign to stop overthinking Italian and just… listen! 👂🏻🇮🇹

In this short story, you’re hearing real Italian use the in a normal, everyday situation.

Your job is simple: listen, read, and let your brain get used to the language naturally 🧠✨

And now please tell me, which one is your favourite gelato flavour?
👉🏻 Qual è il tuo gusto preferito?? Cosa ordini di solito in gelateria?

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🇮🇹 Practice your Italian while I tell you a small story!

There’s one Italian word that suddenly becomes essential every summer… but it’s also one that many Italian learners struggle to pronounce.

🧊 The word is ghiaccio!

In this video, you’ll hear both:
• il ghiaccio (ice)
• ghiacciato (iced)

Listen carefully to the pronunciation of both words and try repeating them out loud.

If you find yourself in Italy this summer and want to ask for a nice glass of water with ice and lemon, these are words you’ll definitely want to know.

I always say that learning individual words isn’t enough. The more you hear them in real situations, the easier they become to remember and use naturally.

💬 Do you like iced drinks in the summer? What’s your favourite one? And be honest… have you ever struggled to pronounce ghiaccio? 🇮🇹☀️