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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela has her students do some exercises to make sure they've understood the use of articles with possessive adjectives. You'll see that being part of family or not makes quite a difference, as does being just one or more than one!
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela explains a very important exception to the rule about possessive adjectives. Don't miss out!
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Adv Beginner
Italy
Gianni takes a cigarette break from doing some yard work, and tells us something about himself. Like many other European smokers, he rolls his own cigarettes to save money.
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela continues to address the very sticky subject of possessive adjectives, and explains some very important rules. Little by little, you'll get it.
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
After having covered the possessive adjectives in the masculine and feminine singular, Daniela goes on to explain how the masculine plural works.
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela continues with the possessive adjective, and gives examples of the masculine and feminine singular. Remember that, unlike English, Italian puts an article before the possessive adjective.
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
This is the beginning of a very important series of lessons because possessive pronouns or adjectives work a little differently in Italian. You need to add an article before the possessive pronoun. Daniela will explain it all.
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Adv Beginner
Italy
This clip is from the 2012 organ donating campaign by Pubblicità Progresso The music is from Tu che sei parte di me by Pacifico, featuring Christina Marocco. Visit: http://www.doniamo.org
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Adv Beginner
Italy
In this final video on colors as adjectives, Daniela's students practice using all three types (static, positive and neutral) in sentences. As you'll see, it can be tough putting all the pieces together, but little by little, you'll get it!
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Adv Beginner
Italy
The great Lucio Dalla offers this song in support of a campaign aimed at raising sensitivity towards those with disabilities, looking at them without prejudice, as people with the same dignity and desire for happiness as everyone else. Learn more at www.pubblicitaprogresso.org
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
We've gotten to the third category of colors, where they behave like positive adjectives. Attenzione! These colors have four different possible endings.
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Adv Beginner
Italy
Daniela teaches us the colors and how to use them as adjectives. There are three different categories, so pay close attention!
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Adv 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).
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Adv Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela finishes showing us how to conjugate verbs that end in "ire," like "finire." Get the whole story!
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Adv 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!
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