Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Armando goes to work, looking forward to eating some apples from the tree when he gets home. Meanwhile, Pimpa decides to bake him a cake, and then meets a new friend, a hungry crocodile.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
By observing the damage wrought by earthquakes, architects were able to figure out the best way to build churches to withstand future seismic events. So, in addition to the Baroque style present in cities like Ragusa, in Sicily, practical considerations were also at the source of certain architectural choices.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
People seem to think Alberto is a bit nuts. He's about to go on live TV, and people around him hope he doesn't botch it. The name of the TV show is Non è mai troppo tardi (it's never too late). What's implied in the title is that it's never to late to learn to read and write. In Italian, a person who never learned to read or write is called analfabeta.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Nora comes back with the dress and Iside is stupefied. Ugo has a mission downtown. The question now is, "Will the roof be done in time for the wedding?"
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Renzo are looking for the dogs... Inspector Berardi goes to see Maciste at the amusement park. The next morning, Gaetano shows up at school needing a favor from Camilla.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Nilde finally confronts her father about Alberto and finds out things she didn't want to hear. Without thinking, she heads for the garage to give Alberto a piece of her mind — cantargliene quattro.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It could be that Imma has found a solution for her mother. Pietro has prepared a delicious dinner, but whether or not his family will be able to enjoy it remains to be seen.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Omonimi (homonyms) look and sound the same but have different meanings, sometimes wildly different meanings!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Astronaut Luca Parmitano talks to us from the Columbus European Space Laboratory. He explains why tadpoles can help us learn a lot about the weightless conditions of outer space.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Our journey takes us to Modica, in Sicily, where the historic center of the city had to be rebuilt entirely because of an earthquake in 1693. There was also a great flood in the twentieth century, resulting in some other major changes in the layout of the city. It remains a beautiful Baroque city, full of wonders.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Yazech tells Nora his story, and why he cares about having his wedding at the immigrant shelter. Iside, Dino, and Nora discuss the dress and how much it will cost. Later, Ugo and Nora discuss the day's events.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Berardi gets a phone call before leaving Camilla. Renzo goes to pick up Livietta and sees the dance teacher dancing. Meanwhile, on the home front, there is some drama involving Potti, Bibì, and Camilla's mother.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Nilde's restaurant is a few days away from opening, and she tries out a recipe on her family. Cettina sits at the table with the others, and her judgment matters. Libero goes to the restaurant with Nilde and they talk about Enrica.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma, Milena and Calogiuri go to the woods where Nunzio had seen the porcupine. Later they have a meeting with La Macchia in Imma's office.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
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