Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela explains how adverbs tanto and quanto are always used together in comparisons. Likewise, così and come are always paired together. “Billy is as tall as Tom” would be an equivalent construction in English. She also focuses on adjectives that have 2 comparative forms like buono (good), cattivo (bad, nasty), and grande (big).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Contestants are quizzed on the latest Korean plastic surgery trend and on a Christmas legend.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We're at the bivio or crossroads part of the game, and some contestants are either very close to being eliminated or are indeed eliminated. There's always something new to learn on this quiz show.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Christmas greetings from Italy by way of a Christmas poem by Alda Merini.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela continues with examples of how tanto and quanto are used together in comparisons, as well as the pairing of così and come. She also provides examples involving quantities, where the word sets are not interchangeable.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this segment we learn about even more things to do with ordinary mouthwash.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika and Anna show us the steps involved in creating this hearty dish from the Piedmont Region.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Contestants are asked about the many uses of dental rinse or mouthwash.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
When two like things are compared, as in the sentence "You are as old as I am," it's called a comparison of equality. Daniela explains how this works in Italian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Carlo asks the contestants to match events to a series of dates and some fun facts emerge.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Ready for a new recipe? We're in Piedmont, and this recipe is definitely not low-calorie. But it's perfect for those cold winter days in the mountains.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Carlo provides the contestants with a set of four dates and they have to link important events to the dates. Carlo spends a fair bit of time making funny sounds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The second part of Via dell’inferno (Hell Road/Road to Hell) where songwriter Davide Ravera creates an atmosphere of cold winter, tears, music, freedom, longing for home, and beginning again.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Ezio comes from the north of Italy, but has been living for nearly ten years in Sicily, and more exactly in Marsala. He loves music, and at night he often goes to clubs, where he joins in, playing his harmonica with different bands.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela talks more about when to use che (that, than) or di (of, than) as comparative words.
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