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: 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: Intermediate
Italy
Casadio says the case is clear to him, and doesn't seem very open to Manara's theories. Marta talks to Cristina and finds out Fello had recently bought a camera he urgently needed.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At the bar, Guia and her new friend talk about men. Later, Guia ends up having to look after the cows. Meanwhile, Carola updates her by phone from Milan.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano talk about the case. Upon going back home, Camilla meets up with her mother who is clearly worried about something.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Aunt Clo calls to make sure things are OK with Nora and Ugo, but has a favor to ask. A future bride comes to try on her dress and it looks like she might be getting cold feet.
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: 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: 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: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika work in harmony to prepare the chicory timbale and put it in the oven to bake.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marta and Luca keep looking for the camera. They go to the house Di Maggio had wanted to have restored but now has to sell. They also return to the scene of the crime.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lorenzo is still pretty mad at his Mom. And Eva is still mad at Dante.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The marshal comes back to the restaurant but judging from what he orders, it's clear that something is wrong. Eva goes to talk to him and discovers that he may have gotten conned.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Mara closes up her brother's bar and Felice (from the other bar) walks her home. This is evidently something new! She has a date with the mysterious Rebel Angel...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There's some drama in the classroom, but Camilla puts her investigative skills to work to get things back on track. Vanda gets put to the test once again by Mazzeo.
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