Do you already know the names of geometric figures in Italian? Review now with Marika and her very helpful little assistant, Nicolas.
Office gossip, the Italian way. Marika and Anna dish about the boss, the boss's nephew, the boss's nephew with the wife of the old boss, a temp--all while pretending to work.
Giuliano talks about why this year he chose to go to a lake for his vacation.
Who doesn't love ice cream? Andromeda gives us her take on the history of gelato (ice cream), from Mount Etna in Sicily to Paris.
Gestures are part of body language, and we all know that Italians are particularly famous for communicating with their hands. Arianna shows us how to "speak" Italian without words.
Daniela teaches us the Italian way to say hello and goodbye, to both our friends and to people we don't know.
It's important to know how to talk about what you like and what you don't like. Daniela explains how in this lesson, and if you remember that when you like something, it pleases you, you'll get it!
You can't learn a language without knowing its alphabet. Here's Marika to teach you the Italian one. Pay special attention when she gets to J! It's one of the letters that wasn't in the original alphabet of 21 letters.
Double letters are taken very seriously in Italian, so pay careful attention as Marika shows us how they work. You'll see why they're so important!
Many nouns are formed by adding suffixes to another word. If you know the original word, you can guess the noun. If you know the noun, you can guess the original word. Marika shows you how!
Minivip is called in by a lady in distress over a mouse. He also masters the doctor's line on eighty euros.
Anna gets grilled on Sicily by Marika. Oral quizzes are very frequently used in Italian schools. Grading is done on a scale from 1-10 for primary and secondary schools, and from 1-30 at the university level.
Adriano and his mother show us how to make this Sicilian summer specialty. It's easy to make, but there is one important secret.
After what Dante saw, he has questions. Eva can't provide answers. The tension can be cut with a knife!
As usual, Camilla is running late for school, and the family quickly discusses the day's logistics. At school, Camilla wants to start right in on an oral quiz but gets no volunteers.
Marika explains the difference between dottore and medico and helps us understand all the different kinds of doctors. Great for beginners.
Marika talks about going to the movies in Italy. Don't worry. Italians like popcorn, too.
People seem to think Alberto is a bit nuts. He's about to go on live TV, and people around him hope he doesn't botch it. The name of the TV show is Non è mai troppo tardi (it's never too late). What's implied in the title is that it's never to late to learn to read and write. In Italian, a person who never learned to read or write is called analfabeta.
In this TV series, Luigi discovers he is ill and while he is waiting to see the doctor, his thoughts turn to his death, and how he would like his funeral to be.
Here's the story of the Italian version of "killing two birds with one stone."
Imma is back in the office when she gets an unexpected visitor.
As the team shows up at headquarters for a new day of work, a frantic phone call comes in about a boy found dead. Lojacono and Di Nardo head off to the address provided, to assess the situation.
In 2017, the region of Tuscany promoted an architectural project, collaborating to build a network of 14 wine cellars that unite a passion for design, respect for the natural environment, and the high quality of the wine they produce.
Marika provides the terminology you'll need if you shop online using an Italian website.
A young man is departing by train and says goodbye to his two parents in different ways. In another scene, a little girl is going to school very reluctantly and her brother has to practically drag her there.
Marika explains some terms related to the world of economics. In this first part, we learn terms like "demand" and "supply", as well as concepts such as "surplus" and "deficit".
Marika explains school vocabulary: first she presents the main spaces of the school building, then the people who work or study at school. Let's discover together if you know all the vocabulary related to the school environment.
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