Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The morning of the operation has arrived and the nurse goes through a checklist with Luigi to make sure he is ready before being taken to the operating room.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We learn in this segment that the verb tenere can mean not only "to hold," but also "to keep" or "to have."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Commissioner Palma is quite angry with Lojacono for disobeying his express orders not to handle any homicides. Meanwhile, a call comes in from a peculiar old lady and two agents go to check out her story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Allegra finds her father in the bathroom, motionless. The police are on their way, and Camilla is already at work trying to figure things out.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Cettina is complaining about all the work she has to do and Lele is trying to come up with a plan so that family members can help out. Ciccio is trying to get something to eat for Alberto, who is in hiding.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alice introduces us to her group of friends. They've called themselves "JAMS" and we find out why in this episode. She begins telling us the story of how they got to know one another. Alice talks about la prima media. This is equivalent to the first year of middle school or the 6th grade of elementary school. The kids are about 11 or 12 years old.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The kids have gotten to the point where they can write much more than their own names. But what then? Alberto comes up with a wonderful idea.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Two medical students at the University of Naples leave the library and race through town down to the beach. At the Cajafa palace, Princess Elena is called to her father's study where they discuss the ball to take place that evening.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's time to go to the operating room. A priest arrives to give him an encouraging word, and Elena walks with him as far as she can. Luigi is still worried about his surgeon having jet lag.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Borgo Sansepolcro is an out-of-the-way Tuscan city. But, as this video sets out to explain, it boasts one of the most beautiful paintings in the world, so it is well worth the journey. The video begins with some passages from a 1925 essay by Aldous Huxley: “The Best Picture.” We have translated the Italian translation back into English, for learning purposes, but you can find the original English version here.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's the last segment about the verb tenere where Marika provides several expressions using the verb. In some cases, we can use "to keep" and "to hold" when translating, but not always.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Di Nardo and Romano decide to check out the apartment across the street, without much hope of success. That evening, there is news on TV about the murder and both Lojacono and the district attorney tune in from their respective apartments.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Reporters and photographers descend on the school, followed by the police. Camilla tells Gaetano her version of what happened, and the coroner shows up to give his first impression about the murder.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Nilde calls her brother, Lele, wondering if Alberto had shown up there. The next-door neighbors come by with some information, but they bicker so much that it is hard for Lele and Libero to figure out what they are talking about. But somehow, Lele finally puts two and two together.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manzi's pencil ruse gets found out and he is called into the director's office.
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