Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Carolina Raspanti plays Dafne, a girl of 35 who leads a regular life until she loses her mother and has to take care of her father suffering from depression. Dafne has Down syndrome, as does the actress who portrays her.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Permeating the song are images of a Sicilian beach in the hot summer and the waves that could carry you out to sea.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We continue with simple prepositions, starting off with da (from). But da can also mean "to" or "at," so you won't want to miss this. Marika also explains when to use in or a regarding cities, countries, etc.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela explains the relative pronouns used in forming a relative subordinate clause. She starts out with the explicit kind.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At their meeting with the head of Curci music publishers in Milan, Riccardo and Mimmo dare to mention the word "contract." Once back in Rome, the Prince shows up at the artists' circle where Mimmo is having dinner.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla works on getting the list of parking tickets from the night of the murder. Gaetano has some new information that doesn't look good for Virginia. And it sounds like Renzo might have to kiss that bronze loaf of bread goodbye...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Despite the lasagna made by Cettina, everyone in the Martini family is pretty blue about Lele being gone, so they sit around in the living room. Then Annuccia decides she wants to watch a video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco Battiato sings about love philosophically. It's useless to have regrets, since we can't go back in time.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This video lesson is about simple prepositions, especially di (of, from, about) and a (to, at).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela talks about two kinds of relative subordinate clauses — restrictive and explanatory — and how we punctuate them differently.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Franca's career is going nicely, and Mimmo decides that he'll do whatever they want him to: Sing, dance, act...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla challenges Virginia to tell her the truth. And another detail comes out that could help the case, one way or another.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We meet the very chaotic Martini family at the beginning of a new season of Un medico in Famiglia (A Doctor in the Family). Some things have changed, and some haven't.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shows us how to view a Yabla video in 3 different ways: standard, theater, and full screen.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this part of the lesson about subordinate clauses, Daniela talks about analogies or hypothetical situations. The English equivalent would be when we say, "as if..."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
For the radio show, Mimmo sings a very sad song, based on a story he had read in the newspaper. Note: The images of the event may be disturbing. This broadcast was one of the last Mimmo and Franca would be doing, and they talk about the immediate future as they walk home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla ends up talking to Tommaso and discovers an interesting detail in a photo. At the police station, Gaetano questions some other family members.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This song is one side of a phone call made to someone after meeting her at a party. But is there anyone on the other end?
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If you are unsure about how to use the Yabla Player, here are some practical tips for navigating the timeline using an Italian interface.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This last segment of the film starts out at police headquarters and ends at the park, where lots of kids are playing ball with their dads.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela tells us about comparatives used in subordinate clauses. There are three kinds: majority, minority, and equality.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika tells us about the sense of hearing and touch in this final segment. Do you know what the largest sensory organ is?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This song, by the Sicilian singer Levante, is in praise of diversity, of those who don't just follow the pack. Double meanings, rhymes, and opposites make the lyrics interesting for those learning Italian, whether or not the music is your cup of tea.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Franca was very skeptical about doing the broadcast with Mimmo, but ends up on the radio with him. There's one word to describe them: bravissimi! Remembering that these performances were live, not taped makes it all the more exciting to watch.
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