Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Daniela are chatting in Rome, with the Colosseum in the distance. The focus of their chat is the word chiedere (to ask) in its different conjugations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We are at the beautiful botanical gardens of Rome. Marika and Anna are sitting on a bench talking. In their conversation they take us through the different conjugations of the verb pensare (to think).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Francesca finds a note on the windshield of her car. Her driving instructor has to explain that it's not a note, but a parking ticket.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Everything you need to know about buying a used car! Join Francesca as she talks to the dealer, and get up to speed on your automobile vocabulary.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Is the jar full or empty? Let's see what Francesco and the kids have to say about it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Francesco goes about explaining philosophy to children using a jar. Philosophy is like magic, but while magic involves objects, philosophy involves ideas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika are seated in an historic park, and reflect upon the meaning of life. In the end, they arrive at the conclusion that despite what's bad, life is marvelous and should be lived to its fullest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A lady calls a travel agency for information about planning a trip to the Valley of the Temples [Valle dei Templi] in Agrigento and the agent offers a few recommendations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika teaches us some other Italian sayings, regarding time; working on one's own, instead of being assisted; and even about people who drink too much, who might let down their guard, saying things they wouldn't say while sober.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In English, the difference between "until" and "as long as" is quite distinct, but in Italian, it's a little blurry because the presence of the negative word non (not) might change the meaning of a phrase or it might not. When the meaning is not altered by its presence, the word, in this case non (not), is "pleonastic." We're talking about finché and finche non.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Francesca and her travelling companion have just gotten a flat tire. Learn the steps for changing a tire along with Francesca.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Viviana Varese, winner of the 2011 Gambero Rosso Prize "Best emerging young chef", shows us how to make a tartare of Fassone (Piemontese beef) – an elegant and very tasty dish!
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