Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
There's a new girl in the judo class. And Enzo is looking for yet another job!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Belleggia is a tough nut to crack in the interrogation room, and Toscani has a rough time. As usual, Caterina is friendly with people involved in the murder, this time making friends with the widow of the victim.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Italian cuisine in the fifties reflected both the economic prospering, and the cultural growth of a population that had also begun opening up to new horizons through the birth of tourism.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Michela's lesson on nationality also concerns intonation, which is so important in signaling a question.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Dixi, with a little help from his friends, learns how to ride his bicycle without using the training wheels.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Massimo doesn't give up! Lara's at a loss for words, but then Luca and Lara go off to question a chronic complaint filer.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Various experts talk about their memories of Milan back in the fifties: Sunday morning rituals of getting pastries from the "best," bars, eating big meals twice a day, the cathedral square with its tram and neon lights, and so forth.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Usually associated with Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, the tale of "Puss in Boots" was, instead, first written down by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in the 1550s. It is not known whether he invented the tale or whether it reflects an older oral tradition.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Enzo's judo club has been noticed by the local bosses, and Officer Russo tries to help the girl whose wallet had been stolen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Lara confesses her doubts about Massimo to Sardi, while Manara, who is in a foul mood, gives some advice to his commissioner friend about how to behave with Ginevra on their upcoming date.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Francesco De Gregori's inspiration for La donna cannone [The Cannonball Lady] came from a newspaper article about a circus performer who quit the circus for love.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
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