Giuliano talks about why this year he chose to go to a lake for his vacation.

Arianna, born and raised in Italy, has recently moved to London where she has found a job and is trying to adapt to the English way of life. It's not always easy though...

Join Daniela's class where we learn more about how to greet people in Italian.

How many hand movements and gestures can an Italian make during a totally normal conversation? Have a look at Marika and Francesca!

Anna and Marika talk about their love lives, using the remote past and the remote past perfect, as well as the present and past conditional.

For a TV commercial in Germany, Elisabetta Canalis, Italian actress and showgirl, lends her image to "Giotto" chocolates, made by the Italian company, Ferrero.

What do you say when you meet someone for the first time? Daniela discusses introductions.

Adriano introduces us to his grandmother who lives in Palermo and with whom he has a close relationship. He's always welcome at her place, being assured of a nice nap, good company, and good food.

Arianna gives us more insights on the gestures used by Italians in everyday life, and talks about what body language can reveal about a person.

When two people meet, it's important to ask them how they are. Daniela explains the different ways to ask, and also how to answer.

Francesca and Marika are sitting in a park conversing, using the verb potere (able/can). Why not join them?

Gestures are part of body language, and we all know that Italians are particularly famous for communicating with their hands. Arianna shows us how to "speak" Italian without words.

Daniela explains when to use the different forms of greetings in Italian: "buongiorno," "buonasera," "buonanotte," and "salve."

Marika tells us about the clothes people wear, from underwear to winter coats.

Daniela teaches us the Italian way to say hello and goodbye, to both our friends and to people we don't know.