Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Anna shows the baby changing area that she's set up in her apartment. She talks about many baby care products, and the segment provides a great lesson in diminutives.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika tell us about their favorite games and how they had fun as children.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika are having lunch in the Trastevere quarter of Rome. Join them as they order traditional Roman pasta dishes and talk about Italian eating habits.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika take you to a special shoe store that sells only Italian footwear, and only women's shoes.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Diego is very knowledgeable about his collection of women's shoes and handbags, all made in Tuscany, exclusively in genuine leather. He proposes models that are beautifully fashionable, but are at the same time comfortable enough to wear every day.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Adriano introduces us to his best friend, Oscar.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika introduce themselves, letting us know about their lives and families. Anna tells us about her love for motorbikes and the big Ducati of her boyfriend. But Marika isn't so much of a fan of motorbikes anymore as she had a "bad" experience once. Let's join them.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika talk about winning the lottery. They have fun imagining all the things they would want to do if they won.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Mondello is where the people of Palermo go to the beach. Adriano tells us about how the place came to be, and about a gastronomical specialty called the arancina.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Sicilian
The seasons divide up the solar year. In astronomical terms, a season is the interval of time between an equinox and a solstice, which is why there are four seasons, each of which lasts three months independently of geographical location. Adriano describes the seasons in Sicily, where he lives.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Adriano, a big Palermo soccer fan, highlights important dates and the many name changes for Palermo's beloved stadium.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Adriano and his girlfriend Vladi demonstrate Jive dancing, a dance that in Italy goes by the name "Boogie Woogie".
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Learn Italian and how to tango at the same time! Adriano, with the help of his girlfriend, Vladi, a professional dancer, explains the basic steps of this dance, which has its origins in the ghettos of Buenos Aires.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Sicilian
How do three buddies, who happen to be oxen, get eaten by a lion? Adriano tells the tale, complete with the lesson to be learned. Have you guessed? It's one of Aesop's Fables.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Adriano shares with us the story of the fox and the cicada. Apart from the usefulness of the story itself, there's a good selection of verbs in tenses we don't use every day, but which are used in storytelling.
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