Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Adriano shows us the place where the reception will take place. It will include dining and dancing, complete with deejay.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We move from the lower basilica to the upper one, which has an entirely different feel to it. Here, we are surrounded by a show of light and color in colorful frescoes and stained-glass windows.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Anita exchange wedding vows on this special day for them.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika work in harmony to prepare the chicory timbale and put it in the oven to bake.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What did Saint Francis look like? There are clues in a fresco in the lower basilica of the church dedicated to him in Assisi.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's a very special day for Adriano and Anita. We hear Adriano's mother read a famous passage on love from First Corinthians 13 (New Testament of the Bible).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Italians love leafy-green vegetables, and especially in the south, there's the predilection for bitter greens, such as chicory. Chicory lends a special taste to this casserole dish, with scamorza [cheese] and cured ham that offset the mildly bitter taste of the chicory. Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and tools we need.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
People often wonder how the Basilica of St. Francis could be as imposing and rich as it is, when the saint to whom it is dedicated had taken an oath of poverty. Alberto Angela explains this and other contradictions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This episode will take us to Umbria. We start with one of the most beautiful cities in the region, Assisi, a city that's practically synonymous with the Franciscan monastic order and its founder, Saint Francis.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Falling in love doesn't follow scientific rules. Silvana and Luciano tell us about how they met and their plans, now that they are of a certain age.
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