Two words can sound the same because in one, there is an article beginning with L connected to the noun by way of an apostrophe (such as l'ago [the needle]) and in the other one, the first letter is L, such as lago [lake]. When we hear them, we distinguish them from the context, because otherwise, there is no way to know.

If bread could talk, would we eat it? Let's see how Pimpa handles the situation. Meanwhile, we learn how bread is made!

One tricky thing in lots of languages is when words sound the same but are written differently and have different meanings. In English, these are called, "homophones," part of the larger group, "homonyms."

Have you ever wondered what a rhinoceros's horn is used for? Pimpa finds out in this episode.

Pimpa defies the windy weather and goes down to the seaside. She ends up on quite an adventure and meets a peculiar little friend who doesn't always tell the truth, as it turns out.

A stork on its way north stops to rest on the top of the chimney at Armando's house, but it causes the fireplace some breathing problems. Pimpa and her friends have a new problem to solve, with the help of Pippi the stork.

Marika gives us a trick for how to know if del, della, or degli (all meaning "of the") are articulated prepositions or partitive articles. Sounds complicated, but isn't really. See her previous videos about these grammar topics: preposizioni articolate - articoli partitivi.

Pimpa thinks she is late for school, but when she gets there, it's closed, so she quickly makes other plans, along with her friend the bunny rabbit. But where to go? To the mountains? To the sea?

Pimpa wants to get everything ready for winter, but certain items are missing, and she tries to delay it a bit.

Don't forget the baking soda, but be careful. Basta pochissimo (a little goes a long way). The same goes for the lemon juice. As you will see, this recipe is very simple, so have fun!

It's a shame to throw away perfectly good fruit, just because some of it is bruised. Andromeda shows us her anti-waste recipe for fruit preserves.

Pimpa and Little Bunny go to the amusement park. Pimpa wins a little goldfish named Ninì who has a wonderful surprise in store for his new friends: an amusement park under the sea!

Find out the various different meanings of these words: campo, squadra, and verso.

It's Armando's birthday and his friends Pimpa and Tito try to get his good suit ready for him. But then there's a last minute change in plans.

Ready for some more Italian words with various different meanings? Marika talks about albero, batteria, and dado.