Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika is with Francesca, and together they present the verb "andare" (to go) in the present, past, imperfect, as well as the conditional and the future. Go for it!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
How many hand movements and gestures can an Italian make during a totally normal conversation? Have a look at Marika and Francesca!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Francesca Vitalini describes her training in journalism and her work for a newspaper in Garbatella, a neighborhood of Rome.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What kinds of jobs does a journalist do? Francesca explains what her job entails.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Besides working as a journalist, Francesca is involved in some international projects for sustainability. Here, she tells about a hospital in Gaza.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
"Sunshine for Palestine" has set in motion an innovative project for teaching the latest scientific theories to young people, and it has been enormously successful.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Francesco De Gregori's inspiration for La donna cannone [The Cannonball Lady] came from a newspaper article about a circus performer who quit the circus for love.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Francesco Gabbani performs the hit that won at the Festival di Sanremo in 2017. It's also a great song for workouts.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There are too many plays on words in this song to describe here, but one stands out in particular: e state (and you stay) and estate (summer). The song pokes fun at Italians on vacation, all the while being very Italian itself. Yabla Italian wishes you a great summer. Buona estate!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Francesco Renga's love song "Angelo" won the 2005 edition of the highly prestigious Festival di San Remo, then in its 55th year.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Francesco goes about explaining philosophy to children using a jar. Philosophy is like magic, but while magic involves objects, philosophy involves ideas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Is the jar full or empty? Let's see what Francesco and the kids have to say about it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco Battiato sings about love philosophically. It's useless to have regrets, since we can't go back in time.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Permeating the song are images of a Sicilian beach in the hot summer and the waves that could carry you out to sea.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Tozeur is a city in southwestern Tunisia, near the Algerian border. The train line referred to in the song was originally built for the king in the early 1900s when Tunisia was still a French protectorate. More info about the song here.
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