Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In honor of Mother's Day, celebrated in May in Italy, here's a classic Italian song, Mamma, performed by Luciano Pavarotti.
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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