Archive for the ‘video’ Category
Italian for Kids: How to play Bocce (Video)
Do you enjoy playing bowling indoor? If so, how about playing Bocce outdoor? If you don’t know this game, here is the opportunity to familiarize with a social activity originating from Italy.
In this brief video, our daughter Silvia gives you a brief demonstration of how to play Bocce including some of the basic rules of the game. Enjoy!
(Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube)
Italian for Kids: The Human Body (Video)
How do you name the different parts of the human body in Italian?
My daughter Silvia Tosolini (who was 7 when I filmed her) invites you to learn how to pronounce them correctly. Please let her if you like her shows by leaving a comment here or on YouTube.
Enjoy!
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod / iPhone version (MP4 – 16Mb)
Italian for Kids: Grocery Shopping (video)
What is like doing grocery shopping in Italy? How do you call the various food items in Italian? My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 9 invites you to a tour of an Italian supermercato.
Let her know what you think by leaving a comment on YouTube or writing her a note to [email protected].
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 20Mb)
- More Italian videos by Silvia
Italian for Kids: Christmas (Natale)
My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 8 and son Alessio, 5 share a few language tips about some traditional Italian Christmas sweets and food.
To all readers of our blog and customers of our eBook, we wish Buon Natale!
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 13Mb)
- More Italian videos by Silvia
Italian for Kids: The School (video)
We received a pleasant note from a school in Rochester, NY that my daughter’s videos are being used in classroom to teach Italian to 4th and 5th graders.
They kindly asked us if we could focus a new episode to life at school. So we did… Enjoy!
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 12Mb)
- More Italian videos by Silvia
Italian for Kids: Cars (video)
How do you name the different parts of a car in Italian?
My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 7 is happy to help you finding that out. Enjoy!
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 7.6Mb)
- More Italian videos by Silvia
Pasta-Fest (video)
Like every Italian, I love pasta.
Every time I go back to my home town, I make a point to visit a large grocery store to enjoy the unmatched variety of food on display. In this video I capture the experience of walking down the pasta aisle.
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 6.7Mb)
Italian for Kids: Astronomy (video)
My daughter Silvia, 7 has found a simple way to explain the basics of the Solar system. Here is a new episode of her video podcast series ‘Italian for Kids‘, for the first time also starring my son Alessio, 4. Enjoy!
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 4.7Mb)
Trentino: Traditional Flavors (video)
Enjoy this video about traditional food flavors of Trentino region. I previously covered this area in a podcast with the Trentino Tourism Office, which kindly granted me permission to post this video and a few more to come.
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 12Mb)
Winter in Friuli Venezia Giulia (video)
If you listened to my podcast about Friuli Venezia Giulia, you may already know that this region offers a variety of opportunities to travelers who are ready to discover new itineraries beyond the classic Italy destinations.
This video, courtesy of the Agenzia Turismo Friuli Venezia Giulia, shows some of the activities that Friuli offers to its guests who prefer to visit this area in Winter time.
- Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouTube
- iPod version (MP4 – 24Mb)
- Zune version (WMV – 18Mb)
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Name: Paolo and Francesca Tosolini
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States
Paolo was born and raised in Italy for his first 30 years. He now lives in Seattle, WA (USA) where he works for Microsoft as a New Media Business Manager.
Francesca worked as a travel agent before choosing the career of full time mom of two beautiful kids.
Through this blog, Paolo and Francesca want to share an insider view of the Italian culture, and offer useful tips and information to make your trip to Italy the most enjoyable ever.
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