Native of Siena, singer-songwriter Gianna Nannini is unafraid of being provocative and explicit in her lyrics. She sings this song from her album Amore gigante [Huge Love].

Daniela works on the expressions where the verb essere [to be] is followed the subjunctive in the subordinate clause. The expressions include: È una fortuna [It's a bit of luck] and È un peccato [It's a shame].

Together with his dog Zara, Adriano commemorates Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her teachings on animals. Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

Adriano enjoys an espresso in Palermo with his friends. He also shares some interesting statistics about Italian coffee consumption.

Daniela talks about a special case scenario in which a verb in the infinitive may replace the subjunctive form in the subordinate clause. Learning this rule can make using certain verbs easier. She goes on to talk about impersonal forms of verbs where we need the subjunctive. This scenario is quite different from English, so we need to pay close attention.

Here we go with a new series with Anna and Marika. Each video will feature an oral quiz — just like in actual Italian schools — about a region of Italy. A separate cooking video will feature a recipe from that region. We start in the "heel of the boot": Puglia.

Daniela focuses on verbs and expressions that express uncertainty or doubt, and require the use of the subjunctive.

Gigi Proietti, a Rome actor who is widely known in Italy for his TV work, is in this advertisement for Kimbo Coffee.

Daniela continues with verbs that require the present subjunctive, calling attention to the all-important verb sperare [to hope].

Adriano tells us about the famous southern Italian folk dance, la tarantella. He also tries dancing it himself.

Daniela highlights two verbs that do not call for the present subjunctive—the verbs vedere [to see] and sentire [to sense, to hear, to feel].

Daniela provides a nice long list of the so-called perception verbs and expressions that always precede the present subjunctive.

Adriano tells us about the book he decided to write when he turned thirty. It is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and experiences, and also contains photographs.

Daniela provides a list of verbs that always come before the subjunctive mood verbs. We'll see, however, that English doesn't follow the same rules.

Marika features the verb mancare [to miss] and provides numerous expressions using the verb.