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Welcome to the Italian Club. Below is your free audio companion to Italian Easy Reader: Volume 1: the Immersione section of all 15 stories, read aloud in clear, natural Italian — the exact text printed in the book. Listen, then shadow: pause after each sentence and repeat aloud.

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  1. 01

    Il caffè sospeso

    The Suspended Coffee

  2. 02

    Le finestre dei portici

    The Arcade Windows

  3. 03

    Il pesto del lunedì

    Monday's Pesto

  4. 04

    L'ultimo gianduiotto

    The Last Gianduiotto

  5. 05

    Le chiavi di Trastevere

    The Keys of Trastevere

  6. 06

    Il pane carasau

    The Carasau Bread

  7. 07

    Il sarto di via Savona

    The Tailor of Via Savona

  8. 08

    L'acqua alta

    The High Water

  9. 09

    Il mercato della Vucciria

    The Vucciria Market

  10. 10

    Il lago di Lugano

    Lake Lugano

  11. 11

    La gorgia di Gigi

    Gigi's Gorgia

  12. 12

    La notte della pizzica

    The Night of the Pizzica

  13. 13

    Il caffè di Trieste

    The Coffee of Trieste

  14. 14

    La casa nella roccia

    The House in the Rock

  15. 15

    Due lingue, una montagna

    Two Languages, One Mountain

15 stories · narrated by Google Chirp3-HD (natural Italian voice) · audio © Vega Publishing · free for personal learning use.

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Italian Easy Reader · Vol 1

15 original A1–A2 stories across 15 regions of Italy, with color-coded vocabulary, a pronunciation primer, and a full grammar reference.

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