Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela continues to address the very sticky subject of possessive adjectives, and explains some very important rules. Little by little, you'll get it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
"Rosso Relativo" ("Relative Red") is one of Tiziano Ferro's greatest hits, and is the title song from his 2002 album. He uses an interesting series of verbs in the imperfetto, a tense that doesn't always match up with one tense in English. It's all relative!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika shares her impressions and her bubbling enthusiasm for the Expo 2015 held in Milan until the October thirty-first of this year. We hope you get the chance to go!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Our chef tells how his passion for cooking was born, and what books he used as examples.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At police headquarters, a suspect gets questioned, but Manara isn't totally convinced. When conversation between Luca and Lara starts getting personal, Toscani walks in...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This was Gianna Nannini's first hit song in 1979. The popular song with its provocative lyrics is aimed at an adult audience.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Although Marchesi earned his first Michelin star quite early in the game, he never lost his enthusiasm for creating new dishes, for experimenting.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika introduces us to an area where Italian and English have some important differences: reflexive and reciprocal verbs. For extra help, see: Reflections on the Reflexive and Ci Gets Around: Part 1
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Gualtiero Marchesi has been described as growing up in a pot. While training under the eye of his mother, he began to specialize in tavola calda e fredda (hot and cold food service) which, usually connected with a bar, offers quality ready-to-eat dishes. La Cucina Italiana (Italian Cooking) is a periodical that's been on newsstands since 1929. Paola Ricas, who was an editor there, shares a special moment in its history.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It may not come as a surprise that Toscani, after hours of ruining his eyes looking at the footage, does indeed find something strange. Unwittingly, and indirectly, he also saves the life of the Cine Service owner.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Laura presents her single Non ho mai smesso (I never stopped) in the middle of the Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square) in Milan.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
So much excitement in just a few moments! Lara and Luca let their true feelings get the better of them, and...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Cesare Cremonini sings about his Vespa (one of the earliest and best loved motor scooters).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela explains a very important exception to the rule about possessive adjectives. Don't miss out!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Gianni takes a cigarette break from doing some yard work, and tells us something about himself. Like many other European smokers, he rolls his own cigarettes to save money.
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