Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika work in harmony to prepare the chicory timbale and put it in the oven to bake.
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: Intermediate
Italy
What did Saint Francis look like? There are clues in a fresco in the lower basilica of the church dedicated to him in Assisi.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's a very special day for Adriano and Anita. We hear Adriano's mother read a famous passage on love from First Corinthians 13 (New Testament of the Bible).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Aunt Clo calls to make sure things are OK with Nora and Ugo, but has a favor to ask. A future bride comes to try on her dress and it looks like she might be getting cold feet.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano talk about the case. Upon going back home, Camilla meets up with her mother who is clearly worried about something.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At the bar, Guia and her new friend talk about men. Later, Guia ends up having to look after the cows. Meanwhile, Carola updates her by phone from Milan.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Casadio says the case is clear to him, and doesn't seem very open to Manara's theories. Marta talks to Cristina and finds out Fello had recently bought a camera he urgently needed.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Italians love leafy-green vegetables, and especially in the south, there's the predilection for bitter greens, such as chicory. Chicory lends a special taste to this casserole dish, with scamorza [cheese] and cured ham that offset the mildly bitter taste of the chicory. Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and tools we need.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We learn even more about the particle ci. This short word can stand for a preposition (such as "on," "about," "with," or "to") + an indirect object.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
People often wonder how the Basilica of St. Francis could be as imposing and rich as it is, when the saint to whom it is dedicated had taken an oath of poverty. Alberto Angela explains this and other contradictions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
As Ugo walks Uno, he goes by his old bookshop. He meets someone he knows, which sets off a little chain of events, giving him a new outlook on things. Meanwhile, Nora is up to her neck in paperwork.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla chooses the wrong moment to visit the Body Oasis. She also chose the wrong moment to leave the ad about the place on the sofa at home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Guia is having trouble doing chores on the farm and tries to enlist Renzo's help. Later, she meets Mara at the bank. Mara is the woman who was climbing out of a window one night.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
While having a drink with Ginevra, Luca notices a painting that looks like it could be one of Fello's. The next day, as he is waiting to talk to his boss, Raimondi shows up and asks him for a favor.
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