Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna knows all about Tuscany, one of her favorite regions. Tuscany was very important for the evolution of the Italian language, and is one of the areas of Italy most frequented by tourists.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Mario is still in big financial trouble and knows that only Giacomo can help him. What will he come up with next to con his friend into giving him the money?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano tries to talk with the girl who stole a wallet, but she's too frightened. Not everyone in the family agrees with how Adriano has been running the factory.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This song is one guy's RSVP to a wedding invitation from his ex-girlfriend. He feels he should explain why he is not going to attend. The refrain uses the tricky verb dimenticare (to forget) in three different ways, first as an infinitive: dimenticare, then with a direct object pronoun attached to it: dimenticarti (to forget you), and finally, as a reflexive verb (to forget) with its pronoun attached: dimenticarmi di te (to forget you).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alessia shows up at the restaurant with Mrs. Piacentini, and they drink a toast together with Eva and Gina. And there is some interesting news in the paper about some couple going at it in the middle of a flock of sheep. This gives free rein to a play on words to describe them, as references to sheep are common when talking about sex.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marta and Luca discuss the latest dead end. But what if Mrs. Martini was not the target at all?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela, well-known presenter of historical TV documentaries, takes us on a journey to discover some of the "wonders" — both man-made and natural — of this "treasure peninsula" called Italy. The journey begins at the Royal Palace in Caserta.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Hurry up and get your ingredients together, because after this video, you will surely want to jump in and try out this simple, but absolutely delicious recipe.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela illustrates other ways of forming the absolute superlative for adjectives in Italian. These include repeating an adjective twice, the placement of a prefix before an adjective, and a list of words, such as "exceedingly," used in conjunction with an adjective.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Mario explains karma to a friend. Giacomo surprises his sister at the office. And sister and brother even have a bite to eat together there at the end of the day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano decides to run the factory his father left him. He imagines a factory that supports culture and beauty, respects women, and is a life model. Mauro has a hard time agreeing with him, given the financial problems they face.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva is having trouble leaving her comfort zone as a mother, to spend time with Dante. She ends up missing out on both counts. To console herself, she reminisces about her time in Paris, at the Ritz, where Andreina is headed to visit her son.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca and Marta question the Bulgarian. Laura Martini suddenly remembers what happened to her on the night of the shooting. The report from ballistics comes through.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This super simple pasta dish is one of the most famous Roman ones and is served in most restaurants. This time there aren't many ingredients to hunt down, but Pecorino Romano is key.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Mini decides to guide Arianna through one of the main roads of Lucca to the center of the city. It's one continuous road but its name changes several times. Arianna is fascinated by some mysterious numbers appearing on the stones of the pavement.
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