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.

Salvo Agria is a painter and according to him, art is the most liberating way of expressing oneself. He believes that a person doesn’t choose art, but that art chooses the person. He shows a painting that depicts three generations: a little girl, an adult woman, and an old woman.

“Tu scendi dalle stelle” (You Come Down from the Stars) is undoubtedly one of the best known Italian Christmas carols. The great Alex Baroni sings the carol in a very clear manner. The vocabulary is easy and repetitive. Great for beginners!

Learn 10 words having to do with the Easter season and springtime.

A new pop star, the teenager with the magic look. That’s what she was called by the people at Eurocasting, the agency that's managing her in this first production. One thing is for certain. This young Lolita, who's putting herself forward in the world of show business with determination, knows very well it won’t be easy, but she's ready to accept the challenge and won’t give up.
Video provided by PA 74 Music.

Carla Molinari is a Neapolitan singer who loves Mediterranean song. Her song Notte Magica (Magical Night) is presented here by Mediterraneos Productions.

Daniela teaches us the Italian way to say hello and goodbye, to both our friends and to people we don't know.

Daniela explains when to use the different forms of greetings in Italian: "buongiorno," "buonasera," "buonanotte," and "salve."

When two people meet, it's important to ask them how they are. Daniela explains the different ways to ask, and also how to answer.

With her students, Daniela shows us how to conjugate the verbs aprire (to open) and chiudere (to close).

Daniela teaches us something very important! When you have two verbs in the infinitive, one after another, they get connected by the preposition "a" (to). Most of the time one of those verbs is andare (to go). She gives us some examples.

Daniela has already explained about leaving out the article when talking about one's family members, but attenzione! This only holds for the singular. She explains how things work in the plural.

Flavia is from Maratea, but she now lives in Rome, where she attends university. She misses her native town.

The "Ninna nanna del chicco di caffè" [Coffee Bean Lullaby] was first performed at a musical festival devoted children's songs, the Zecchino d'Oro, in 1970. It is still sung today by many Italian mothers to lull their babies to sleep.

"Stella Stellina" [Star, little star) is a lullaby which repeats the names of farm animals and lulls children to sleep.