Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela shows us how to conjugate reflexive verbs. It's not really any different than conjugating normal verbs, so don't worry!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela works on reflexive verbs, the verbs distinguished by their si ending. The si lets us know that the action involves the self. For clarity, the English translation is also given in a reflexive form, to aid in the understanding, even though English doesn't use it.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
To conclude this three-part lesson on positive and neutral adjectives, Daniela talks about neutral adjectives in the plural.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela continues explaining how to use adjectives in Italian. This time she focuses on so-called neutral adjectives.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika explains when to use the prepositions: in (to), da (from), di (of, from), and per (for, to, by). There's no need to learn them all at once!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
The important theme for today is "adjectives." In this first part, Daniela will teach you about "positive" adjectives. Find out what she means by that!
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Using the prepositions "to" and "at" in Italian can be tricky, because there's one Italian word for both: a. Marika gives us some tips.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela has her students do some exercises to make sure they've understood the use of articles with possessive adjectives. You'll see that being part of family or not makes quite a difference, as does being just one or more than one!
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Can you answer the question, cosa stai facendo (What are you doing)? If not, take a look at this video where Marika explains the presente progressivo (present continuous tense).
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela has already explained about leaving out the article when talking about one's family members, but attenzione! This only holds for the singular. She explains how things work in the plural.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
It's a very Italian thing to alter a word to make it mean something bigger, smaller, or worse. You just need to know the right suffix to add to the word. Marika shows you how.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela explains a very important exception to the rule about possessive adjectives. Don't miss out!
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika introduces us to an area where Italian and English have some important differences: reflexive and reciprocal verbs. For extra help, see: Reflections on the Reflexive and Ci Gets Around: Part 1
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela continues to address the very sticky subject of possessive adjectives, and explains some very important rules. Little by little, you'll get it.
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