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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika gives us a tour of her living room, where the family is entertained, and where she has lunch and dinner parties for guests.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Lara is in quite a quandary about the roses. She's got some tough decisions to make! Meanwhile Toscani and Manara get up to speed on the investigation.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Milan, as it became an important center for gastronomy and publishing, relinquished, at the same time, part of its regional identity.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
To reach a goal, you need to know how to deal with adversity. To walk on without fear. That's one thing you learn at Enzo's gym.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Things don't add up regarding the buttero, and Brigadiere, Lara's aunt's dog, has gone missing.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You won't want to miss this lesson, where Daniela introduces direct object pronouns, as in: I buy the book - I buy it.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Marchesi talks about how much he learned from just being around great chefs who happened to be relatives, but also how much he learned from books. There are also some interesting opinions about why most great chefs are male!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Dixieland airborne emergency squad rescues a comet and Dixi receives a wonderful ride through the sky as thanks.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika shows us her apartment's master bedroom.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
A buttero is an Italian working cowboy from the Maremma part of Tuscany. And one was just found—morto (dead)!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
In Italian families, the role of women has always been one of fundamental importance. Women were able to create wonderful meals with humble ingredients, but as talented as they might have been, their place was in the home, running the family, not travelling abroad learning haute cuisine.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In Italy, there are some very special desserts made especially for Easter. Gastronomical expert Susanna Cutini recounts their origins, their points in common, their symbolism. Whether you celebrate Easter or not, spring is a time of rebirth and fertility, and so there's plenty to celebrate!
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