Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Italia's peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides, so the topic of the sea creeps into the conversation easily. Marika explains some expressions inspired by the sea and the nautical world.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
To take a break from the hustle and bustle of Rome, there is a place waiting for you, just 40 minutes away, where horses and cows graze in the wild, and where there is plenty of interesting flora and fauna to observe: The Sorbo Valley.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika explains about the risks of global warming, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect and what we can do to lessen the damage being caused.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika talks about the difference between normal climactic events and extreme climactic events such as flooding, storms, and droughts.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's the story of the Italian version of "killing two birds with one stone."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Italians talk about the weather a lot, and in particular, the winds that come in from different directions. Marika gives us the rundown.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
What is climate change? What are the elements that make up climate? Marika begins answering these questions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this video, Marika explains plenty of expressions with the word bocca (mouth). Listen for the double C!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are a lot of Italian expressions using la bocca (the mouth) in a literal or figurative way. Marika tells us about some of them
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are quite a few expressions having to do with the ear and Marika gives us plenty of examples. Let's keep in mind that the plural of orecchio is orecchie, in other words, a masculine singular noun with a feminine plural. But in some places, people use the masculine plural orecchi.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You will find out in this video that there are really a lot of expressions using la lingua (the tongue). The tongue can be lunga (long), sciolta (loose), biforcuta (forked) and more. We use the tongue when we speak, so lots of these expressions involve speaking.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If you have ever wondered what conjugation (first -are, second -ere, or third -ire) verbs that end in -arre, -orre, or -urre belong, you will find the answer in this video!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shares with us some very useful expressions using il naso (the nose) and the sense of smell, called l'olfatto in Italian.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika explains a one-word expression that many learners are curious about: figurarsi. It basically means "to imagine," but it has many nuances depending on the context.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
After saying Pronto? (hello), what do you say when calling someone, or when someone calls you? Marika has all the answers.
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