Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Serena is still shopping for clothes, and looks at some pretty flashy shoes. In the end, though, she goes for the jacket, and she fishes in her bag for the cash. She gives us a good example of how the plural is used when talking about euros. Euro is both singular and plural in Italian. So whether we're talking about soldi (money) or euro (euros), Italians think in the plural!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara goes to see the mother of Fazi's missing assistant, Marcuccio. It turns out he's "different" but with a phenomenal capacity for numbers. He's also a big guy, with big feet! Meanwhile, Lara and Luca are called to their boss's office. He wants results, fast, and so he's called in an expert in Cultural Assets from Rome to work alongside them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We begin our journey across Sicily, one of the most beautiful islands of the Italian peninsula with its natural beauty, history and culture. First stop, Milazzo. Have a good trip!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
To please a reporter, Fellini sits and describes a typical day spent at Chianciano Terme, where he has gone for its healing thermal waters. Chianciano happens to have inspired one of his best known films, and he still sees it as a movie set. Fellini goes on to reminisce about Sundays in Rimini, and admits that his memories are a mix of fact and fantasy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela and Marika take us to the Colosseum in Rome and tell us about when it was built, who had it built, how it got its name, what it was made of, etc. And, don't miss the next video where they go inside!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This lesson is about bene (well, fine). An important difference between bene and bello (beautiful) and buono (good) is that it's an adverb, and therefore doesn't have to agree with nouns. It always stays the same.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alessio resumes his trip, heading for the train station, but on the way, he runs into none other than his former boss, Antonino from the beach club.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gualtiero Marchesi talks about the chef as an artist, and how different chefs can be recognized by their distinctive artistic styles. In defending the choice of simple, genuine food, he goes on to talk about the art of slicing, and how it used to be "performed" right in the dining room.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Go clothes shopping with Serena, who's looking for something nice for a festa, as well as some everyday wear.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Find out how Adriano spends his day, and how he stays in shape, even though he works in an office.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela goes into more detail about the difference between bello (beautiful) and buono (good) and clears up any doubts you may have.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this last episode, we bid farewell to the Aeolian Islands, a fascinating place for its spectacular natural beauty.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Murder in the library. The curator of the town library was found dead by his secretary, and the assistant librarian hasn't shown up for work. Some valuable correspondence is missing, and there are some suspicious shoe prints on the floor. Manara and his team have gotten busy trying to figure it all out.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Encouraged by the woman who took him home with her, Alessio phones his mother and leaves a message. He then relaxes, and even falls asleep, but gets a rude awakening!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
If you know the rules regarding masculine and feminine articles, word endings, and plurals in Italian, you'll get it right most of the time. But there are some important exceptions which Daniela addresses in this lesson. They just have to get memorized!
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