Learn Italian for Travel

About Learn Italian for Travel

Relevant vocabulary taught through short grammar lessons and the sharing of personal stories

Publisher

Danielle DiPietro Hawkins

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Dec 2023

Latest episode

7 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Dec 2025

   Il Piacere di Insegnare Italiano

   The pleasure of teaching Italian! It's been an honor and absolute pleasure to share this beautiful language and culture with my many students over the past 25 years.

2. 

   25 Nov 2025

   I nostri parenti italiani (Our Italian relatives)

   A brief story of the moment we met my Dad's cousins in the Tuscan village where my grandfather was born. Check out the photos that go along with the story on my instagram, learnitalian4travel.

3. 

   11 Nov 2025

   Mio nonno, Enzo DiPietro

   As today is Veterans Day, I'll share a story about my Italian grandfather Enzo DiPietro, who fought in World War 2 for America, and met my Italian grandmother during the time he was stationed in Europe.

4. 

   26 Oct 2025

   Ecco a Milano!

   Here we are in Milan! Go to my Instagram page to see the picture that goes along with this story! (learnitalian4travel)

5. 

   12 Oct 2025

   Fare una passeggiata con Rocco

   Taking a walk with Rocco. Check out my picture on Instagram @learnItalian4travel that goes with the story!

6. 

   1 Aug 2025

   A chat with Mike Warren, author of 'The Italian Walk'

   Listen to Mike Warren highlight aspects of his journey walking from Puglia to Padova with his dog Beau. Mike wrote and published 'The Italian Walk' chronicling this epic adventure. His book is available on Amazon in paperback format as well as an audiobook, as well as on Goodreads.

7. 

   21 Apr 2025

   A conversation with language learning expert, Ileana Gantt

   Ileana Gantt shares her expertise on language learning based on her experiences as an immigrant, language learner, Spanish professor and chair of the World Languages Department at Butte College.

8. 

   13 Apr 2025

   A conversation with Brazilian native, Luciana Crawford

   A fun conversation with polyglot and Brazilian native, Luciana Crawford about the importance of language learning and utilizing language for travel as well as for a better life experience.

9. 

   3 Feb 2024

   The many uses of 'Ci'

   Explore the many uses of this very short but very important word.

10. 

    18 Jan 2024

    Well Wishes

    Learn phrases to wish people well, including saying congratulations, good luck, happy birthday and many more.

11. 

    30 Dec 2023

    The imperfect past

    Learn when to use and how to form the imperfect past tense, through the presentation of vocabulary and the sharing of a short personal story.

12. 

    23 Dec 2023

    ’My first trip to Italy’

    I'll introduce relevant vocabulary and then tell the story of the first time I went to Italy.

13. 

    14 Dec 2023

    The house of ’essere’

    Learn to construct the present perfect tense utilizing the verb 'essere'

14. 

    9 Dec 2023

    I miei nonni italiani - my Italian grandparents

    In this first podcast, I will be introducing vocabulary included in the story, as well as explain various grammatical rules. The vocabulary, Italian transcript, and translation are found in the blog section of my website: learnitalianfortravel.com. Grazie!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

3

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

51

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