Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian Tuscan
Things are certainly changing for Luca, with a new house and leaving Ada's hotel. And something is going on with Rosmini, too. There's also new information about the coffin for two.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Once again destiny throws Paolo and his neighbor Manuela together. Natoli is definitely a handful, but an observant one.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela continues with more conjugated verbs that are immediately followed by verbs in the infinitive. The lesson covers the very commonly used verbs: piacere (to like), desiderare (to want), and occorrere (to need).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The architects go to present the church project for Verona to the committee of clergymen. To get the most out of this segment, see this Wikipedia entry about Pandoro.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Once again Caterina sees something that starts a chain reaction of questioning down at police headquarters.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika's lesson is on the all important verb andare [to go]. She includes a number of common expressions using this irregular verb.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
See how things work out for Enzo, Toni, Leda, Felice, and the people of Scampia. Here's the true story. Let us know if you would like a transcription and/or translation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
Will the azzurro Toni (azzurro, literally the blue, is a nickname for several Italian national sport teams) get his gold medal? Will Leda let herself be helped? At this point, we can only hope.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian Tuscan
Luca's sister has found an apartment for him. Meanwhile, zia Caterina goes to see the old lady.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The girl whose bicycle was stolen gets to work late and is then teased when she tells why. Meanwhile Paolo is having a rough time at the airport, picking up his young nephew who comes from Belarus.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this first of three segments on the infinitive, Daniela covers conjugated verbs followed directly by verbs in the infinitive, without the use of prepositions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Sara and Jacopo will have a long challenging day ahead of them. They just don't know it yet.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian Tuscan
Everyone is trying to figure out how Giada Mercuri ended up on an air mattress in the swamp. Meanwhile, at the cemetery, new strange things are happening!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Buonconsiglio Castle in Beseno is the highlight of this segment. The castle boasts a frescoed cycle with scenes from the everyday life of farmers and nobles, circa 1400.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What in English is called a tongue-twister, in Italian is a scioglilingua, or tongue loosener. The Trentine one, with the alliterated Ts, is the most successful in English translation.
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