Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela teaches us the difference between two questions: "Where are you from?" and "Where do you live?" She goes on to explain that, depending on whether we're talking about cities and towns, or countries, regions, and continents, the preposition in the response will change. Don't miss this important lesson!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela teaches us how to talk about liking something in each of the persons, using the verb piacere (to please, to be pleasing). Don't miss this very important lesson! And don't forget that spaghetti is the plural of spaghetto. Spago means string, so spaghetti are little strands of string! Italians will use the plural when talking about spaghetti.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela shows us how to ask people if they like something. And don't forget: the thing you like is the subject of the sentence and will govern the conjugation of the verb "piacere."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's important to know how to talk about what you like and what you don't like. Daniela explains how in this lesson, and if you remember that when you like something, it pleases you, you'll get it!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela takes us through the conjugation of verbs ending in "ere," and explains how easy it can be if we remember some simple rules.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
When you're getting to know someone, you ask them their name and where they're from. Join Daniela's class as her students ask their first questions in Italian.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This lesson is about bene (well, fine). An important difference between bene and bello (beautiful) and buono (good) is that it's an adverb, and therefore doesn't have to agree with nouns. It always stays the same.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela goes into more detail about the difference between bello (beautiful) and buono (good) and clears up any doubts you may have.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
If you know the rules regarding masculine and feminine articles, word endings, and plurals in Italian, you'll get it right most of the time. But there are some important exceptions which Daniela addresses in this lesson. They just have to get memorized!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
It can be challenging for non-native Italian speakers to really understand the difference between these three common words: bello (beautiful, nice, pretty), buono (good) and bene (well, fine). In this first part of three, Daniela explains the difference between bello and buono.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
More spring cleaning! Marika shows us how to dust, and what materials to use. She goes on to wash the windows, and then the dishes.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's time for spring cleaning. Marika shows us how, and more importantly, she gives us the names of the tools we'll need.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela explains how easy it is to form the plurals of feminine nouns, even if you don't know their meaning.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
What are the rules for the masculine plural articles? Daniela explains them to her class, and to us!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela has already taught us the singular definite articles in Italian. Today she starts teaching us the masculine plural definite articles.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If the masculine article seemed a bit complicated, rest easy. The feminine singular definite article is much simpler. Daniela will explain.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There's still more to know about the masculine singular definite article. After IL and L with an apostrophe, there's a third kind, LO. Daniela explains two simple rules to follow.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela tells her students about the masculine singular definite article in its three forms, "Il, L' and Lo."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
What's one of the first things you think of when talking about Italy? Food! Daniela tells us about the sagre (festivals) having to do with every kind of food imaginable.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela discusses with her class the opening hours of stores in different regions of Italy as well as Germany. They go on to talk about the differences in school systems between the two countries.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Join Marika as she walks around the city pointing out different kinds of shops. Learn where to get that flat tire on your bicycle fixed. And discover the unlikely name of the place you go to get your dry cleaning done.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Do you have shoes that need repair? Or maybe you need new sunglasses? Marika walks around a residential neighborhood, pointing out the different shops.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela shows her class how to use the verb, rimanere(to remain, to stay) and she also conjugates this partly regular, partly irregular verb.
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