Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Let's learn some numbers and colors in Italian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here are some more expressions featuring the verb vedere (to see). For non-native speakers, a few of them might be a little tricky to understand, but others might be very useful to learn and use.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Are you ready for plenty of expressions using the verb vedere (to see)? Andiamo a vedere (let's go see)!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We take a deep dive into the common and very useful verb vedere (to see). First of all, we look at how it is conjugated. Then we go on to its meaning, as well as some expressions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Omonimi (homonyms) look and sound the same but have different meanings, sometimes wildly different meanings!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Two words can sound the same because in one, there is an article beginning with L connected to the noun by way of an apostrophe (such as l'ago [the needle]) and in the other one, the first letter is L, such as lago [lake]. When we hear them, we distinguish them from the context, because otherwise, there is no way to know.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
One tricky thing in lots of languages is when words sound the same but are written differently and have different meanings. In English, these are called, "homophones," part of the larger group, "homonyms."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika gives us a trick for how to know if del, della, or degli (all meaning "of the") are articulated prepositions or partitive articles. Sounds complicated, but isn't really. See her previous videos about these grammar topics: preposizioni articolate - articoli partitivi.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Find out the various different meanings of these words: campo, squadra, and verso.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Ready for some more Italian words with various different meanings? Marika talks about albero, batteria, and dado.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika talks about three words — piano, credenza, and tempo — that have something important in common. They all have multiple meanings, not just nuances, not just connotations. Technically, they are called polysemous or polysemic words.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika explains what partitive articles are all about and gives us some helpful examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Articoli partitivi, or partitive articles look like articoli articolati because they are formed with a preposition plus an article. But their function is different. Most of the time they are a way to say “some.” This lesson is about how to form them, and in future lessons, we will learn how to use them.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika adds the preposition con (with) to the list of prepositions that combine with definite articles.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika concentrates on the preposition su [on] in combination with various articles to form the very useful sul, sui, sugli, sulla, sulle and sull'.
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