Several Yabla users asked about elisions and contractions, and how, when, and where they're used. This is Marika's first of three videos on this essential topic.

Ligabue wrote the love song Tu sei lei (You're Her) for his wife. The video was filmed largely along the Tiber in Rome.

Here we go with an exciting new episode! There are both joys and sorrows in this first segment.

The owner of the company Le Grotte di Sileno (The Grottoes of Silenus) continues to walk us through the steps necessary to produce high-quality extra virgin olive oil. Puglia produces more olive oil than any other Italian region.

The fun continues! Our marriage counselor tells us a bit more about his past and his (disastrous) love life...

The imperfect tense is one of several past tenses in Italian. It can be tricky to use correctly because it doesn't always match up with one specific tense in English. Depending on the context, it is translated differently. Michela uses a timeline to help you understand.

The case has just begun and we've already found the murderer. Too easy!

Toni and his father don't see eye to eye concerning the gym they were offered.

Marika tells us more about the use of elisions in Italian.

Lara and Luca are trying to get more information about Bianciardi and about the girl who suffers from memory loss. On a romantic level, Lara isn't making things easy for Luca! It is interesting to notice that in Italian, the terms "Dottore" (abbr. Dott.) and Dottoressa (abbr. Dott.ssa) can also be used for people who have undergraduate degrees or no degree at all. They are used as a formal and obsequious title. It is difficult to find an equivalent in English and many people simplify the title by using Ms./Mrs./Miss. or using no term at all.

The southern Italian region of Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is shown to us by a woman who was born there, and her young son. The Sanctuary of the Madonna in Anglona is where they start off.

We get to see Jacopo in action, at work as a marriage counselor. And who do you think shows up at his office?

Michela shows us how and when imperfect verbs are used to describe actions, people, weather, and time.

Federica remembers some "insignificant" details, and Lara discovers a highly significant detail.

Toni and Sasà have an important conversation. This makes what happens next all the more poignant.