Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If you go to Italy, you will want to know where to go to buy the things you need. Marika is here to tell you all about i supermercati (supermarkets) and other stores.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are two words for condolences in Italian: condoglianze, which was covered in part 1 and cordoglio, covered in the present video. Marika also talks about the Italian custom of posting bills or posters announcing the death of someone in the community.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
When someone dies, it's not always easy to find the words to express sympathy, especially in a language not your own. Marika has some tips.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Did you know there are two different words for "snack" in Italian? Find out about this and more in this second and final video about diet vocabulary with Marika.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Many of us have worried about our weight at some point or we have friends or family members in that situation. Marika gives us some essential vocabulary for navigating the world of diet and nutrition.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You never know when you will be celebrating the new year with Italian friends. Here is some vocabulary that will be useful to you.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
How to exchange greetings at Christmastime? What is the Italian equivalent of Christmas cookies? Marika helps us out with some good words and expressions to know.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
While providing us with some Christmas vocabulary, Marika explains a bit about how Christmas works in Italy.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Adverbs davanti and di fronte have to do with a position in relation to something or someone. In contrast, avanti [forward], discussed in part 1, is primarily about motion.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika answers a question about some tricky adverbs of place: avanti, davanti, and difronte. She begins, in this segment, with avanti (forward), an adverb that is mostly used with verbs of motion, such as andare (to go) and venire (to come)
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika finishes up with two more expressions related to seafaring. The first one is very similar in meaning to an expression Marika mentioned in an earlier video. Perhaps you will recognize it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika explains some super common expressions Italians use all the time. After watching the video, try using them to describe a situation in your life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika discusses two final expressions linked to the nautical world. One of the two is more of an Italian proverb, and a very important one.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here are some more expressions having to do with seafaring. In general, they are used figuratively, in a similar way to how they're used in English.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
When you pull your oars back in the boat, you stop rowing and sometimes this means you are giving up. Italians have an expression for this: Tirare i remi in barca. Marika explains this and other expressions using nautical terms.
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