Pillole di Italiano Italiano Standard

Vocabulary pill about something you are given in order to deal with someone else's values.

Credits: “Mi fido di te” by Lorenzo Cherubini & Riccardo Onori, 2005 - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Grammar point on how to say that you know or don't know someone or something. -

Credits: “Lei non sa chi sono io!” with Nino Manfredi, by Depsa (1980) - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Folklore pill about an old woman delivering gifts to children throughout Italy on the night of January 5, Epiphany Eve or the Befana. -
Credits: "Strega" by Max Alessi, 2011 - “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Lucio Dalla's "year to come" as an evergreen song for the holiday season. -

Credits: “L’anno che verrà” by Lucio Dalla, 1979.

Each of the two times in the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. -
Credits: "No time no space" by Franco Battiato, 1985.

Vocabulary pill about references to animals such as chimpanzees and gorillas that have much in common with human beings. - Credits: “Uh… Uh…” by Adriano Celentano, 1982.