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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Ora - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Ora, the word for "now" can be combined with a number of other words to means something that has to do with time, but that indicates more precisely when a period begins or ends.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Ora - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela looks at the various contexts for using the adverb ora (now) and its synonyms and variants.

Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni idiomatiche - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Marika explains some of the idiomatic expressions used in the TV series, Commissario Manara. These expressions are ones Italians use every day in dealing with other people, so you won't want to miss this.

Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni idiomatiche - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Some idiomatic expressions need some explanation and Marika is here to do just that, this time using examples from the popular TV series, Commissario Manara. You'll be speaking Italian like a native in no time.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Fino a e Finché - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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A student asked Daniela to explain the difference between finché and the adverb fino. In fact, these words are tricky for English speakers to grasp. We're talking about "until" and "as long as," and in questions, "how far" and "how long."

Marika spiega - Conversazione - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Marika and Daniela continue their conversation about making conversation in Italian. They even talk a little bit about baby talk, Italian style, including the vezzeggiativo (affectionate) form of adjectives.

Marika spiega - Conversazione - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela and Marika show us the basics of making conversation between 2 people who know each other as well as between strangers, or people of different ages.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Piacere - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

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The concept of liking and loving is nuanced in a particular way in Italian. Really grasping it takes time, practice, and experience, but this lesson should help to avoid embarrassing mistakes and misunderstandings when talking about relationships in Italian.

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Campania View Series

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Today, Anna is playing with fire because she has to describe the very region her teacher is from. Anna knows her subject pretty well, but so does her teacher. Who will triumph?

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Piacere - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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There are two ways to use an indirect object pronoun with the verb piacere (to please, to be pleasing, to like). Daniela shows us how they work.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Piacere - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Sometimes the subject of a sentence can be a verb in the infinitive or an entire clause. Let's see how the verb piacere works in these cases, in both simple and perfect tenses.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Piacere - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela tackles a verb that is tricky for English speakers: piacere (to delight, to please). Although when someone says mi piace, he or she is, in essence, saying "I like [it/him/her/them]," the verb piacere doesn't strictly mean "to like." Since, as you will see, this verb works so differently than "to like," we have used the verb "to delight" as a translation in some cases, not for its exact meaning, but in order to match the construction with that of piacere.

COVID-19 - Domande frequenti - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Everyone is talking about coronavirus. Marika addresses frequently asked questions about this recent, ongoing phenomenon.

COVID-19 - Domande frequenti - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Marika talks about how one can contract coronavirus, the symptoms, and the guidelines to avoid getting infected.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela gives us plenty of examples of how to use ne and ci, those tricky little particles that mean so many different things and which can be quite a challenge for English speakers.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela gives us some more examples of how the particle ci is used. Lots of times it's superfluous and could technically be omitted but hardly ever is.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

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Daniela talks about an unusual but common way we use the particle ci. In this segment she discusses volerci (to need, to take) and metterci (to employ, to put in). In English we use "it takes" and "it takes me/you/us/him/her/them" with an impersonal "it," so translating might very well create more problems than it solves. To help you understand how these particular verbs work, we have attempted, where possible, to use alternate translations to illustrate the grammatical structure of the sentences Daniela uses as examples.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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We learn even more about the particle ci. This short word can stand for a preposition (such as "on," "about," "with," or "to") + an indirect object.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Ci is such a tiny word, but it has a lot of power. It can replace a direct object pronoun or an indirect pronoun + preposition, and means other things as well. You won't want to miss this lesson.

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Molise View Series

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Nobody in the class volunteers to talk about the Molise region, but by chance, Anna gets called on. And we get to learn all about this small region.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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It's time to talk about particelle (particles). These short, two or three-letter words, such as ci and ne have many functions as well as meanings, and can even represent an indirect object pronoun plus its preposition. Particles can be freestanding or attached to a verb, depending on how the verb is conjugated (or not). Let's see how they work.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi indefiniti - Part 7 View Series View This Episode

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Here is the last group of indefinite adjectives: qualunque, qualsiasi, and qualsivoglia (whichever, any). Luckily for us, they are generally interchangeable and invariable.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi indefiniti - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

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Here are three more indefinite adjectives. The third one altro (another, next, last, different) is very common and can mean several things, so context is key.

Marika spiega - Cosa - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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The word cosa (thing, something, what) is used a great deal in Italian. In speech, it's especially used in questions to mean "what." Marika explains how this works.

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