Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Peppino goes to see Martino and tells him the truth: that no one in town noticed he was gone. He then does Martino another favor, similar to smashing his cell phone.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lorenzo is clearly having a rough time and would like to talk to his mom, but he often loses his courage. This time Eva keeps pushing and the conversation goes a bit further. Eva goes to see Negri in his office and of course, she keeps her eyes and ears wide open.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Rivera and Raimondi go looking for Mister Binacci, the victim's friend, with whom he had bought the boat. Manara is there, lurking, and Marta avoids him being seen by Raimondi. Meanwhile, Toscani and Sardi obviously have a secret and don't agree about whether to tell Luca about it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Antonino shares a new and easy recipe with grape or cherry tomatoes, buffalo stracciatella, and shrimp. But what makes the dish special is the special pasta: Penne with ridges both inside and out.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Ephebe of Agrigento is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Greek sculpture of the fifth century BC in Sicily. It is held in the Regional Archeological Museum of Agrigento, in which we also find a Roman sarcophagus in marble from the second century AD with scenes depicting the life of a child who died at an early age.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are two ways to position the combined pronoun in relation to the verb in some cases, and Daniela shows us how it's done. She gives examples of this with the infinitive, the imperative and the gerund.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Yabla students wrote in with some questions for Adriano. He answers them in this video, with the help of his mamma.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Grazia meet happily, but only for a few minutes. At the factory, Adriano introduces the new general director to Mauro and Alessio. This is unexpected, disconcerting news for Mauro.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino is settling in Peppino's grandfather's house, trying to make it inhabitable. Peppino does something he thinks is essential for the cause, but Martino is devastated and tells him to leave.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Rosario comes to the restaurant, and everyone notices that she is a beautiful woman. She is skeptical about Dante's wish to settle down with a woman.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara can't sit still, and goes to see Ginevra after hours, casting a "casual" glance on the murder victim. Marta and Toscani show the security camera DVDs to Raimondi. Manara goes to the pier to get information from a guy he knows there.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Peppino and Martino visit the old house of Peppino's late grandfather. The house is falling apart, but Martino thinks it's perfect for his plan. Peppino wonders if Martino is on drugs...
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Greeting people is the first thing we do when we meet up with someone, so it's important to know how to do it right, especially when you don't know the person. Marika shows us how.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Paola talk about relationships, and Adriano broaches the subject of annulling their marriage. Libero brings Adriano an invitation to his wedding in Novara. Adriano gets a letter he has been waiting for.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Although we don't know their function, the Telamons, gigantic statues alternating with the semi-columns of the Temple of Jupiter, were as high as a six-story building. A reconstruction of the temple in the Pietro Griffo Regional Archeological Museum allows us to imagine just how imposing they must have been.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva wants to teach Negri a lesson and calls him to give her an estimate on some work at the restaurant. Later, at the market, Dante seems a bit absent. Eva then makes a discovery that illustrates how Italian can be ambiguous, where English is not.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Toscani and the team go to see Manara in order to fill him in on the case and try to convince him to give them a hand. They are a long way from solving the case and use the wonderful, common expression in alto mare (at sea, on the high seas) to say this. We also learn something new about Marta Rivera.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Massimo Ranieri has never stopped being popular in Italy. Here he sings a song about a man who thought he had found love, but then lost it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Today Antonino cooks special, grooved spaghetti, with garlic, oil and hot peppers. It's a classic pasta recipe, but our chef adds some extra ingredients to give it a different twist.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela shows us more examples of combining direct and indirect object pronouns, and goes on to give us some examples in the subjunctive and conditional moods, which work the same way.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino goes to Peppino's house to tell him his great idea. Peppino is kind of busy, though... The local priest spies Martino walking home and engages him in conversation, which is the last thing Martino wants.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Agent Bates reports on Olivetti's communities, Mauro tries to talk to Adriano about his position, and Adriano's son comes back from Harvard. Libero and Teresa meet by chance in the factory and have a tense conversation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela shows us how the Greek Temple of Zeus was built to be seen from great distances.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Dante gets a great job offer, one he had been waiting for for years. Eva makes a visit to the hospital.
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