Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Some things get better, some things stay the same, and some things get worse.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
A great coach has to support his athletes through victories and losses. Sports are a mirror of life itself, where when you lose, you have to get back up. Two of the most popular words in this segment are dai, which literally means "give," but signifies "come on," "go on," "go for it," and vai, which means "go," "go for it."
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
The judo teacher comes back to the gym with a surprise, and everyone's mood improves, and what's more, they actually get to go to Rome!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
There's a new girl in the judo class. And Enzo is looking for yet another job!
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Enzo's judo club has been noticed by the local bosses, and Officer Russo tries to help the girl whose wallet had been stolen.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
To reach a goal, you need to know how to deal with adversity. To walk on without fear. That's one thing you learn at Enzo's gym.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
The Capuano family has plenty of worries, and Police Agent Russo has his hands full as well.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Enzo has his hands full with Sasà at the gym. And that's not all.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
There are some special additions to the judo class today.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Nunzia knocks at Enzo's door asking him to help her with her son, Sasà. We get to see a bit more of Sasà's personality, and Toni's.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
We're taken back to before the shots were fired at the Judo school. We get some background on the school and on Enzo's family.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Based on a true story, this film takes place in Scampia, a poor, crowded suburb just outside Naples. Having one of the highest rates of unemployment in Italy, the Camorra gets its way with many of the kids from this neighborhood, but Gianni also saves many kids by getting them involved in judo.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
In this scene from the 1960 film He Who Stops Is Lost. Totò plays the part of Antonio Guardalvecchia, and attempts to court Giulia. She's the sister of the president, and he courts her in order to get a job in the head office. The scene on the balcony recalls Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Imma is talking with Mottola to find any connections with Don Mariano's death. He is accusing the deceased of not having helped him, and at a certain point, she says: Ma si rende conto? (but do you have any idea?) For more on this expression see our lesson. Back home, Imma is irritable, but she can't talk to her daughter about the real reasons she is upset.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marioni asks Sara for help with Matteo. In the evening, Matteo is out walking with his uncle who is being a bit over-protective.
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