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Marika spiega - I segni dello Zodiaco - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Here are the last three signs of the Zodiac, with new expressions and new vocabulary. The signs Marika talks about are Capricorno (Capricorn), Acquario (Aquarius), and Pesci (Pisces).

Marika spiega - Tu e io, me e te View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Just as in English, you would never say "I and you," there are rules in Italian, too for using these personal pronouns (io (I), tu (you-subject), me (me), te (you-object). Marika explains it all and gives you examples!

Marika spiega - La formazione dei nomi - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

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!

Marika spiega - La formazione dei nomi - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Marika tells us more about suffixes, and this time explains how to form nouns from adjectives. There's homework to do, too!

Marika spiega - Le parole composte - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Just as in English, Italian has a great many compound nouns. Marika explains the different types. A proposito, this time she greets us a new way, saying buondì. It's simply another way of saying buongiorno. is another way of saying giorno (day). Diurno is its relative adjective, meaning "daytime."

Marika spiega - Le parole composte - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

There are lots of ways to form compound nouns, and lots of different ways to form their plurals. Marika fills us in.

Marika spiega - La formazione dei contrari View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

To form the opposite of a word in Italian, there are different kinds of prefixes. Marika explains how they work.

Marika spiega - La formazione degli aggettivi View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Marika explains how to form adjectives from nouns, by using various suffixes.

Marika spiega - Le parole alterate View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

It's a very Italian thing to alter a word to make it mean something bigger, smaller, or worse. You just need to know the right suffix to add to the word. Marika shows you how.

Marika spiega - I verbi riflessivi e reciproci View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Marika introduces us to an area where Italian and English have some important differences: reflexive and reciprocal verbs. For extra help, see: Reflections on the Reflexive and Ci Gets Around: Part 1

Marika spiega - Il presente progressivo View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Can you answer the question, cosa stai facendo (What are you doing)? If not, take a look at this video where Marika explains the presente progressivo (present continuous tense).

Marika spiega - La forma impersonale View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.

Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Marika gives us an overview on how to use direct object pronouns, which take the place of direct objects when the object has already been referred to. Here's an example of this in English:
"Do you know the answer [direct object noun]?" "Yes I know it [direct object pronoun]."

Marika spiega - Le preposizioni di luogo - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Using the prepositions "to" and "at" in Italian can be tricky, because there's one Italian word for both: a. Marika gives us some tips.

Marika spiega - Le preposizioni di luogo - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Marika explains when to use the prepositions: in (to), da (from), di (of, from), and per (for, to, by). There's no need to learn them all at once!

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