Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Did anybody hear Guia accept Marco's proposal? Needless to say, Guia is feeling somewhat trapped, and encountering Renzo with Anita doesn't help her state of mind.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lara plans to go and stay at her aunt's house, though Caterina is gone. Luca is clearly preoccupied when he goes to the morgue to talk to Ginevra about the autopsy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Imagine being on vacation and having to fly home during the pandemic. That's what happened to Melania who got stuck in Madrid on her way home from Venezuela.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this segment, Daniela talks about the gerund. As you will see, in Italian, the gerund is often used by itself, whereas in English we need an extra word before it — a conjunction or preposition. We are on more familiar ground when Daniela talks about using a gerund with the verb stare (to be) to form what we call the present continuous or present progressive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela recounts some interesting facts and legends surrounding the roof of the Bapistery and the Camposanto [cemetery].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The worst-case scenario comes true, even though Nora and Ugo do their very, very best, along with Spartacus as the server and Iside in the kitchen. Who knows if that wedding will ever happen.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This is the conclusion of this episode. Mazzeo shows his face at school, and Camilla gets a nice surprise.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Both Andreina and Eva have some important tasks to carry out this evening. Their challenges are vastly different, but are challenges nonetheless. Let's see how they manage.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marco shows up with an interesting proposition for Guia. Pino gets dressed up like a priest, as he likes to do, and has an interesting conversation with Carola.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The card that came with the flowers for Lara contained an important message. One of the people Luca wants to question comes to the police station of his own accord.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In Italian, there's not only a past participle, as in English, there is also a present participle. Many nouns and adjectives we use every day come from this tense, as well as from the past participle.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika and Anna cook their pasta, but this recipe is actually designed for leftover pasta. They explain more about this, and show us, step by step, how to make this very special frittata. Buon appetito!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We learn a great deal about the third structure at the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa: the Baptistery. We learn about wonders we can see and wonders we can't see.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The guests arrive, but who knew there would be so many? It turns out that Matì's family is rather extended as well as colorful. And it becomes clear that the families have very little in common.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Chief Berardi goes to talk to the Russian girl at the hospital. After hearing her story, he has Camilla join them, so she can tell her side of the story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva ruminates on her past life and gets down to work on the task at hand. Meanwhile, Lola and Gina are waiting for the choir concert to start.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Both Renzo and Guia have to change their plans and don't know how to tell each other. Carola gives Guia a reality check, and Toni gives up some important information.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
As Lara and Luca go to question the victim's wife, it turns out a third dog has gone missing. Luca can't help but notice how self-assured Lara has become.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela explains what are called "indefinite modes." They are indefinite because they don't refer directly to a person or object. They commonly occur in a subordinate clause, and we need the context of the main clause to give us that information. There are three forms: the infinitive, the past participle, and the gerund.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika describe the ingredients we need to make this spaghetti frittata. They go on to show us the necessary pots, pans, and cooking utensils.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We go inside the Pisa Cathedral and see how marvelous it is, from the granite columns to the majestic pulpit designed by Giovanni Pisano, which, miraculously, survived the fire of 1595.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ugo and Nora have taken on the huge task of planning and executing a dinner, and now they need help from the other people who work at the atelier. They also have to think up some good topics of conversation to keep relations between the two families as peaceful as possible.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to the police station and has to wait for Gaetano in his office. He is very mad at her, but she clears up some things that could make a big difference in the case.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva has a lot weighing on her, but her state of mind really takes a nosedive when, in town, she sees Dante from afar. Meanwhile, she still has to deal with getting Andreina in shape for the gala.
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