Intermediate Italian Course

Lessons 81-160 of Ripeti con me! make an excellent intermediate Italian course.

Improve your Italian skills by speaking – not through boring grammar rules. These online lessons will take you from an intermediate level (B1) to upper-intermediate (B2) in no time!

This is the only Italian audio course that prompts you to speak all the time.
Each lesson comes with audio, transcript, and grammar notes.

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Intermediate Course Program

81. Cioè
In other words
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Cioè
In other words
82. In effetti
Indeed
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In effetti
Actually, indeed
83. Dormivi?
Were you sleeping?
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Imperfetto
Ongoing actions and habits in the past. Imperfect past, regular. As in “you were sleeping”
84. Facevo sempre colazione
I always had breakfast
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Imperfetto irregolare
Imperfect past, irregular
85. Ogni
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Ogni
Each, every
86. Da un amico
At a friend’s place
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Da
At someone’s place
87. Senza fare
Without doing
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Senza
Without doing
88. Dipende
It depends
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Dipende
It depends
89. Ogni volta che
Every time
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Ogni volta che
Every time I go…
90. Tanto per sapere
Just to know
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Tanto per
Just, as in “just in case”
91. Ti scrivo domani
I’ll write you tomorrow
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Pronomi indiretti (mi, ti, gli…)
Indirect pronouns: “give it to me”
92. Non serve l’ombrello
There’s no need for an umbrella
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Servire
A typical italian word meaning “it’s needed”
93. A cosa serve?
What’s the point of
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Servire a
A typical italian word meaning “it’s needed for”
94. Mancare
To miss
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Mancare
To miss
95. Sembra
Seems
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Sembrare
To seem
96. Sembra di
It seems
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Sembrare
To seem + verb
97. La fortuna non basta
Being lucky is not enough
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Bastare
To be enough
98. Ti va un gelato?
Do you want an ice cream?
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Andare, avere voglia di
To feel like doing
99. Mi sa che hai ragione tu!
I guess you’re right!
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Mi sa che
A colloquial way to say “i think/guess”
100. Mi hai fatto male!
You hurt me!
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Fare bene/male
To be good/bad (e.g. To health)
101. Mi è venuta fame
I’ve gotten hungry!
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Venire (fame, sete…)
To get/become hungry, thirsty…
102. Stava male dal caldo
It was feeling sick due to the heat
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Dal caldo, dal sonno…
Out of boredom, because of the heat…
103. Finché
As long as
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Finché
As long as, until
104. Sono caduto mentre sciavo
I fell while I was skiing
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Passato prossimo + imperfetto
Events during ongoing actions
105. Mentre cammino
While I'm walking
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Mentre
While
106. Volevo sapere come stai
I wanted to know how you’re doing
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Imperfetto di volere, potere, dovere
Imperfect of want, can, must
107. Sono dovuto restare
I had to stay
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Pass. Prossimo e imperfetto di volere, potere, dovere
Simple past and imperfect of want, can, must
108. Devi pensare al futuro!
You should think about your future!
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Pensare a
To think of/about
109. Invece del burro
Instead of butter
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Invece
Instead
110. Intanto che aspetti
While you’re waiting
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Intanto
While, in the meantime
111. Il risotto è venuto bene
The risotto turned out really good
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Andare bene, venire male…
To come out good/bad (e.g. Food)
112. È rimasto un biscotto
There’s one cookie left
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Rimanere, restare
To be left, to remain
113. Da quando ti conosco
Since I’ve known you
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Da quando…
Since (i know you…)
114. Come passi il tempo?
How do you spend your time?
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Passare
To spend time
115. Perché me lo chiedi?
Why do you ask me that?
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Pronomi diretti e indiretti
Direct and indirect pronouns
116. Come funziona?
How does it work?
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Come
How
117. Non si lavora la domenica
People don’t work on Sundays
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“Si” impersonale
Impersonal form (for rules, customs…)
118. Si vede?
Can you see that?
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Si vede che, si sente che…
It’s clear that…, you can see that…
119. Ho lo stesso problema
I have the same problem
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Stesso
The same one
120. Sono tutte uguali!
They are all the same!
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Uguale
The same (identical)
121. C’è qualcuno alla porta
There’s someone at the door
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Qualcuno, qualcosa
Someone, something
122. Non parliamo di politica
Let’s not talk about politics
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Parlare, dire
To say/tell vs. to speak/talk
123. Apri la finestra!
Open the window!
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Imperativo
Giving orders
124. Rispondimi!
Answer me!
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Imperativo + pronomi
Giving orders + pronouns
125. Chiedi pure!
Feel free to ask!
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Pure
Feel free to…!
126. Tanto poi lavo tutto
I’ll wash everything anyway
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Tanto
Anyway, as in “I’ll wash it, anyway”
127. Non fare così!
Don’t be like that!
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Imperativo negativo
Giving negative orders
128. Non parlarmi così!
Don’t talk to me like that!
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Imperativo negativo + pronomi
Giving negative orders + pronouns
129. Prima di studiare
Before studying
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Prima di
Before doing
130. Ne ho due
I have two
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Ne
A typical Italian word expressing quantity
131. Quanto ce n’è?
How much is there?
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Ce n’è
"Ne" + "ci"
132. Non La sento bene
I can’t hear you well
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Lei formale
Formal speech
133. La famiglia è più importante
Family is more important
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Più , meno di (comparativo)
Comparison between nouns
134. È più facile parlare che fare
It’s easier to talk than to act
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Più , meno che (comparativo)
Comparison between verbs, etc.
135. La ragazza più bella
The prettiest girl
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Superlativo relativo
Relative superlative
136. È facilissimo!
It’s very easy!
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Superlativo assoluto
Absolute superlative
137. Il più lontano possibile
As far away as possible
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Più… possibile
As … as possible
138. Farà sempre più freddo
It will become colder and colder
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Sempre più…
More and more
139. Più ti conosco e più mi piaci
The better I know you, the more I like you
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Più… più…
The more… the more…
140. In confronto a te
Compared to you
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In confronto a
Compared with
141. Secondo me
In my opinion
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Secondo
According to
142. Sto studiando
I’m studying
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Gerundio presente
Ing form
143. Sta per piovere
It’s going to rain
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Stare per
It’s about to
144. Vuoi continuare a guidare?
Do you want to keep driving?
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Iniziare, smettere, finire, continuare
To start/finish/quit/continue doing
145. Gli uomini che fanno sport
Men who do sports
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Che relativo
Relative clause
146. Chi non vota
Those who don’t vote
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Chi
Those who…
147. Lavora così tanto
He works so much that
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Così tanto che
So much that
148. Non so se funzionerà
I don’t know if it’s going to work
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Non so se/che
I don’t know if/that
149. Non avevo capito
I hadn’t understood
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Trapassato prossimo
Past in the past
150. Solo quando l’avrò visto
Only when I see it
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Futuro anteriore
Future in the future
151. Da quando arriveremo
By the time we get to
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Da quando
By the time
152. Mi guardo allo specchio
I look at myself in the mirror
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Riflessivi propri
Reflexive verbs 1
153. Ti sei tagliata i capelli?
Did you get a haircut?
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Riflessivi non propri 1
Reflexive verbs 2
154. Ci conosciamo?
Do we know each other?
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Reciproci
Each other
155. Imparare l’uno dall’altro
Learn from each other
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L’un l’altro
Each other 2
156. Mi sono sbagliato
I was wrong
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Riflessivi non propri 2
Reflexive verbs 3
157. Mettersi a fare
Started to do
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Mettersi a
To start, to set about
158. Ho da fare
I’m busy
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Discorso diretto
Direct speech
159. Dicono che farà caldo
It will get hotter
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Discorso indiretto
Reported speech
160. Cosa cambieresti?
What would you change?
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Condizionale presente
Conditional tense