Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Toscani obtains some precious information, but as usual, he's not so quick on the draw to know how important it is. His wife, Sardi, has gotten handy with the software to crack the cell phone. Lara and Luca will be going to two different and unusual places of entertainment in the evening: Luca to a country music motorcycle joint, and Lara to the circus.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela works on reflexive verbs, the verbs distinguished by their si ending. The si lets us know that the action involves the self. For clarity, the English translation is also given in a reflexive form, to aid in the understanding, even though English doesn't use it.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca, posing as a John Wayne type, goes to the country music bar, and meets up, quite unexpectedly, with someone he had just met the day before.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We've finally reached the last part of this recipe. Now you can make this dish yourself. Don't forget to pre-heat the oven to two hundred and twenty or two hundred and forty degrees (428-464°F). If you happen to have any leftover afterwards, you can safely freeze it. Buon appetito!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Marchesi talks about how important his travels in Europe and in Asia had been in enriching his menu, and confirming the path he was following.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Let the show begin! We're at the circus, and the ringmaster looks familiar to one of the women in the audience. Meanwhile, Manara has un unexpected encounter as he leaves the nightspot.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Daniela shows us how to conjugate reflexive verbs. It's not really any different than conjugating normal verbs, so don't worry!
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika gives us an overview on how to use direct object pronouns, which take the place of direct objects when the object has already been referred to. Here's an example of this in English:
"Do you know the answer [direct object noun]?" "Yes I know it [direct object pronoun]."
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Marchesi had plenty of artist friends, and that meant late nights, while having a restaurant meant getting up at the crack of dawn to go to the market. How did he do it?
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shows us the rules about using direct object pronouns. Don't be discouraged if you don't absorb it all at once. It takes plenty of practice, and plenty of trial and error. See first part: Marika spiega - Pronomi diretti
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
A pleasant evening at the circus gets interrupted when Lara gets a phone call and rushes off to the hospital.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Modal verbs in Italian are potere (to be able to) volere (to want to) and dovere (to have to). Daniela explains how they work!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Lara keeps her promise to the doctor, but in the process falls victim to some gossip among her colleagues at headquarters.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Based on a true story, this film takes place in Scampia, a poor, crowded suburb just outside Naples. Having one of the highest rates of unemployment in Italy, the Camorra gets its way with many of the kids from this neighborhood, but Gianni also saves many kids by getting them involved in judo.
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