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In giro per l'Italia - Castellammare di Stabia, Villa San Marco

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Italy

The Villa San Marco is an amazingly well-preserved luxury villa from the Augustan period, with a wonderful panoramic view of Vesuvius and the gulf of Naples. Marika shows us around the four nuclei of the villa.

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Caption 55 [it]: è privo di portico perché aperto verso il mare.
Caption 55 [en]: has no arcade because it opens towards the sea.

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Marika spiega - Vacanze estive e Ferragosto - Part 1

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Italy

In Italy, August is the warmest month, and most Italians try to go on vacation for at least part of the month. The most important vacation day is August 15th, called Ferragosto.

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Caption 29 [it]: perché non è la forma professionale corretta.
Caption 29 [en]: because it is not correct professional etiquette.

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COVID-19 - 3) La quarantena

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Italy

Giuditta and Marino give us details about what life was like in isolation. Challenging for sure, but with some good aspects, too!

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Caption 6 [it]: perché, eh, Marino doveva stare isolato in una stanza e, eh,
Caption 6 [en]: because Marino had to be isolated in a room and, uh,

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In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The best way to get around Lucca is by bike. Arianna rents one and enjoys riding along the amazing walls of the city, still intact after centuries.

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Caption 2 [it]: Si chiama così perché, una volta, era veramente un anfiteatro.
Caption 2 [en]: It's named that way because, once, it actually was an amphitheater.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Friuli Venezia Giulia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Let's see if Anna has studied one of the northernmost regions of Italy. It's a border region and as such, has some peculiarities.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché nessuno si offre mai.
Caption 4 [en]: because nobody ever volunteers.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Calabria

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's time to talk about Calabria, a southern region with both sea and mountains. Let's hope Anna did some studying.

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Caption 75 [it]: io Le metto un bel cinque, perché Lei non solo ha letto,
Caption 75 [en]: I'm putting down a nice "five," because not only did you read,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Sicilia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna gets grilled on Sicily by Marika. Oral quizzes are very frequently used in Italian schools. Grading is done on a scale from 1-10 for primary and secondary schools, and from 1-30 at the university level.

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Caption 5 [it]: perché ho un nome che vorrei pronunciare,
Caption 5 [en]: because there's a name that I would like to say,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Puglia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here we go with a new series with Anna and Marika. Each video will feature an oral quiz — just like in actual Italian schools — about a region of Italy. A separate cooking video will feature a recipe from that region. We start in the "heel of the boot": Puglia.

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Caption 62 [it]: e altrimenti in macchina, ma sono tante ore perché è molto lunga.
Caption 62 [en]: and otherwise by car, but it's many hours because it's very long.

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La campagna toscana - Il contadino - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Tuscan

Natale is proud of his fava beans, which he plans to harvest in time for the holiday family gathering on May first. Other featured produce includes artichokes and wild asparagus.

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Caption 14 [it]: perché si fa il primo maggio da mio cognato, sai?
Caption 14 [en]: because we have it on May first at my brother-in-law's, you know?

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Anna presenta - il ghetto ebraico e piazza mattei

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna talks to us about a part of Rome she loves: the Jewish Ghetto, the neighborhood where, in the 16th century, the Jews of Rome were forced to live, and which is now famous for its restaurants, bars, and nightlife.

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Caption 12 [it]: perché è uno dei primi posti che ho visto,
Caption 12 [en]: because it's one of the first places I saw,

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Anna presenta - Piazza del Popolo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Piazza del Popolo is one of Rome's most famous squares. It is at the foot of the Pincio Park. Three churches front on the piazza, two of which are famously known as the twins.

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Caption 4 [it]: Piazza del Popolo è famosa, perché ha la forma di un tridente.
Caption 4 [en]: Piazza del Popolo is famous, because it is in the shape of a trident.

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Antonio - e il Lido Costa Blu

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Antonio is on the beach of Praia a Mare, more specifically, on the Lido Costa Blu [Blue Coast Beach]. Right now it's deserted, but in the summertime this place fills up with beach clubs. The entire coast, extending to Marina di Camerota (Camerota Shoreline), offers many different types of beaches: sand, pebble, stones and rocks.

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Caption 15 [it]: La spiaggia è nera, perché è di origine comunque vulcanica.
Caption 15 [en]: The beach is black, because, in any case, it's of volcanic origins.

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