Marika's lesson involves the use of the particles ce and ne when they are side by side in a sentence.

In this first segment on the conditional mood, Daniela shows us how to conjugate -are verbs, focusing on parlare [to speak].

Gliene is the double object pronoun that Marika focuses on in this segment.

Daniela works on present conditional tense verbs that end in are. She uses the verbs parlare [to speak] and mangiare [to eat] as examples in this form that best translates to would in English.

Anna, and her very charming baby, show us an Italian modular transport system and some fun developmental toys.

Marika's video on the flu also includes a lot of useful vocabulary on first aid kits.

Daniela discusses the irregular conjugation of the conditional tense for these verbs: dovere, potere, sapere, vedere, and avere.

Natale tends his vegetable garden and tries to save his strawberry plants from the neighbor's chickens.

Marika relates some expressions using the verb chiudere [to close, to shut]. A number of these are very close to English expressions.

Daniela's fourth segment on the present conditional tense covers the important, and irregular, verbs: dovere, potere, sapere, vedere, & avere.

Marika shows us her balcony, highlighting its utilitarian and pleasure sides. Washing machines are often placed on balconies. This is because Rome's climate is mild and there is little danger of frozen pipes.

Daniela continues with conditional verbs. This time she focuses on the key verbs: essere [to be], avere [to have], stare [to stay], rimanere [to remain], and dare [to give].

Natale is proud of his fava beans, which he plans to harvest in time for the holiday family gathering on May first. Other featured produce includes artichokes and wild asparagus.

Naif Hérin is an award-winning singer, songwriter, bassist, pianist, and guitarist. Originally from Valle d'Aosta, Italy, Naif has released five CDs in Italian and French and recently recorded with CarbonWorks, a diverse group of musicians from different countries.

Marika focuses on the verbs cavare and togliere, both of which mean to remove. She also provides some expressions for both verbs.