Dixi toys with the idea of being a bear. That's before he realizes that it would mean missing out on his daily breakfast cookies.

Marika has more tips on how to divide syllables and some fun practice words, too.

La luna di traverso (the moon on its side) is a way of saying "bad mood." Dixi got up on the wrong side of the bed, but being a magical little elephant, he has the actual sidelong moon on his hands. What to do?

By popular request, Marika has a great lesson on dividing words into syllables.

The adjective forms learned in the earlier two lessons are used for a wider selection of nationalities.

Marika has a nice group of Italian idiomatic expressions using the verb prendere (to take).

Where are you from? Michela explains how to answer the question in Italian, whether you're a man or a woman or in a group.

There are plenty of idiomatic expressions connected with certain verbs. Marika tells us about expressions with dire (to say).

Michela's lesson on nationality also concerns intonation, which is so important in signaling a question.

In many languages, animals are used to describe human characteristics, but not every language uses the same animal for the same characteristic! Marika shares with us the Italian point of view.

Anna and Marika finish explaining the tenses of the verb "avere" (to have). They give examples of present and past participles, present and past gerunds, as well as the simple future and future perfect.

Daniela concludes this very important lesson about direct object pronouns. This time she explains about the feminine singular, and the plurals of both genders: Did you eat the apples? Yes, I ate them.

Dixi goes to a party to celebrate spring, where his hungry little tummy gets plenty of attention. In Italian, a hungry tummy growls, using the verb "brontolare." Both a "growl" and a "brontolio" are onomatopoeic.

You won't want to miss this lesson, where Daniela introduces direct object pronouns, as in: I buy the book - I buy it.

Daniela goes over the very important words and phrases that help you to understand directions and navigate around Italy. She covers verbs such as "to cross," and adjectives such as "opposite," and "behind," as well as the simple and articulated prepositions used with place names.