Here are some more idiomatic expressions from La Ladra. They involve music, horses, and sweets.

Chiudere il cerchio, mancare all'appello, mettercela tutta, and non c'è verso di are the four idomatic expression Marika explains in this video. Let's find out what they mean. The third expression is actually un verbo pronominale.

With examples from La Ladra, Marika explains some common but hard-to-translate, colloquial Italian expressions: pizzicare qualcuno, fare le corna and essere nei pasticci.

Daniela started out dubbing films. Now she works as a voice-over artist, narrating documentaries. Marika and Daniela talk about common errors in pronunciation and how much of a difference they can make!

Marika and Daniela are chatting in Rome, with the Colosseum in the distance. The focus of their chat is the word chiedere (to ask) in its different conjugations.

Marika and Daniela discuss their problems with friends and neighbors, and go on to plan their vacation. At the same time, they discreetly conjugate the verb chiedere (to ask) in the past perfect, future, and conditional.

Marika tells us about Italian sayings and proverbs, providing examples about life, love, and the weather.

Marika teaches us some other Italian sayings, regarding time; working on one's own, instead of being assisted; and even about people who drink too much, who might let down their guard, saying things they wouldn't say while sober.

In this video, Marika explains the days of the week, the months and the seasons of the year. Learn them now with Marika!

In this video, Marika moves around explaining directions (prepositions of place and direction). You need to refresh these as well? Well, repeat them with Marika!

Curious to know how Italians relate to certain colors? Let's review the colors with Marika and learn some Italian expressions associated with them.

Marika introduces us to the various parts of the upper body with the help of the doll Quincy and ten other little assistants.

In this video, Marika - with the help of Quincy - tells us about the chest and lower limbs of the human body. The lower limbs are attached to the chest at its base.

Today Marika talks to us about the head and the face. You can learn or practice by repeating after her.

Marika gives a lesson about numbers, both cardinal and ordinal ones.