Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Are you ready for plenty of expressions using the verb vedere (to see)? Andiamo a vedere (let's go see)!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here are some more expressions featuring the verb vedere (to see). For non-native speakers, a few of them might be a little tricky to understand, but others might be very useful to learn and use.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You will find out in this video that there are really a lot of expressions using la lingua (the tongue). The tongue can be lunga (long), sciolta (loose), biforcuta (forked) and more. We use the tongue when we speak, so lots of these expressions involve speaking.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In Italy, August is the warmest month, and most Italians try to go on vacation for at least part of the month. The most important vacation day is August 15th, called Ferragosto.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
People often wonder where the name ferragosto comes from, as well as the holiday itself. Marika fills us in with its fascinating history and evolution.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika describes some situations, asks a related question, and provides us with various ways to answer in the affirmative. 18 ways to say sì (yes).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Just as there are many ways of saying "Yes" without saying sì, there are plenty of ways of saying "No" without saying no. Check them all out!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are a great many expressions with la testa (the head) as the protagonist. Marika, gives us a first round of explanations and examples, many of them from Yabla videos.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika's explanations together with examples from video clips make it easy and fun to learn new expressions using la testa (the head).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are various ways to talk about being obsessed, distracted, or crazy... Marika has some great examples from our favorite TV series.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika provides more useful expressions involving the head, many of which are also common in English.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Italians scratch their heads when they are perplexed, just like English speakers do. It's grattarsi la testa. In this segment, Marika explains this and other expressions having to do with the head. Sometimes "testa" can be translated as "head" and other times, as "mind."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this last part, Marika provides some expressions to use when you're frustrated or when you forget what you were about to say. They all use la testa (the head) as the featured body part.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If you have ever wondered what conjugation (first -are, second -ere, or third -ire) verbs that end in -arre, -orre, or -urre belong, you will find the answer in this video!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are a lot of Italian expressions using la bocca (the mouth) in a literal or figurative way. Marika tells us about some of them
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