Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela talks about an unusual but common way we use the particle ci. In this segment she discusses volerci (to need, to take) and metterci (to employ, to put in). In English we use "it takes" and "it takes me/you/us/him/her/them" with an impersonal "it," so translating might very well create more problems than it solves. To help you understand how these particular verbs work, we have attempted, where possible, to use alternate translations to illustrate the grammatical structure of the sentences Daniela uses as examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika work in harmony to prepare the chicory timbale and put it in the oven to bake.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marta and Luca keep looking for the camera. They go to the house Di Maggio had wanted to have restored but now has to sell. They also return to the scene of the crime.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lorenzo is still pretty mad at his Mom. And Eva is still mad at Dante.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The marshal comes back to the restaurant but judging from what he orders, it's clear that something is wrong. Eva goes to talk to him and discovers that he may have gotten conned.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Mara closes up her brother's bar and Felice (from the other bar) walks her home. This is evidently something new! She has a date with the mysterious Rebel Angel...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There's some drama in the classroom, but Camilla puts her investigative skills to work to get things back on track. Vanda gets put to the test once again by Mazzeo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ugo has good intentions, but he unwittingly puts the business in a tricky position. Nora rallies but feels Ugo is never around when she needs him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Anita exchange wedding vows on this special day for them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We move from the lower basilica to the upper one, which has an entirely different feel to it. Here, we are surrounded by a show of light and color in colorful frescoes and stained-glass windows.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela gives us some more examples of how the particle ci is used. Lots of times it's superfluous and could technically be omitted but hardly ever is.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Luca, Marta and Di Maggio go to his house and make a discovery. Little Alice is making a fuss and Luca comes to the rescue. Raimondi and Marta have a serious talk.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva gives a ride to another elderly woman from the senior citizens' center and learns something that tickles her sixth sense. She goes and talks to her girlfriends about it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Malù tries to talk some sense into Lorenzo. Meanwhile, the girls make their plans.
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