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Cettina - Domande semplici con Alfonso

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Cettina fa delle semplici domande ad Alfonso. Guarda questo video per imparare a conversare con qualcuno che hai appena conosciuto.

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Auguri Yabla Italiano - Buone feste 2025

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

A message of good wishes from the Yabla Italian team to thank those who follow us and to wish you happy holidays, serenity and a 2026 full of light and new opportunities to learn Italian.

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Caption 4 [it]: e a te che sei appena arrivata o arrivato
Caption 4 [en]: and to you who have just arrived [f] or arrived [m],

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Vocaboliamo - La pasta - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Who doesn't love pasta? Marika talks about this extremely popular Italian food: the history, where it's produced, and how to cook it.

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Caption 66 [it]: pastifici artigianali, dove andare a comprare della pasta appena fatta.
Caption 66 [en]: artisanal pasta factories, where one can to go to buy freshly made pasta.

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Vocaboliamo - Supermercato - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

If you go to Italy, you will want to know where to go to buy the things you need. Marika is here to tell you all about i supermercati (supermarkets) and other stores.

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Caption 41 [it]: che ti ho appena elencato,
Caption 41 [en]: that I have just listed,

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Vocaboliamo - Perdita di una persona cara - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

There are two words for condolences in Italian: condoglianze, which was covered in part 1 and cordoglio, covered in the present video. Marika also talks about the Italian custom of posting bills or posters announcing the death of someone in the community.

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Caption 25 [it]: "Salvatore ha appena subito una grande perdita".
Caption 25 [en]: "Salvatore has just suffered a great loss."

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Vocaboliamo - Natale - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

While providing us with some Christmas vocabulary, Marika explains a bit about how Christmas works in Italy.

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Caption 46 [it]: appena comincia dicembre.
Caption 46 [en]: as soon as December begins.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni legate al mare e al mondo nautico - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Marika finishes up with two more expressions related to seafaring. The first one is very similar in meaning to an expression Marika mentioned in an earlier video. Perhaps you will recognize it.

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Caption 18 [it]: Ad esempio: "La società che Salvatore e Claudio hanno appena fondato
Caption 18 [en]: For example: "The company that Salvatore and Claudio have just founded

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Marika risponde - Introduzione

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Marika has set up a Q & A series of videos specifically designed to answer your questions in more detail and with more examples than what is possible in the comments section of a Yabla video. She explains how it works in this video, so don't miss out on the opportunity to get your questions answered!

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Caption 27 [it]: a cui abbiamo appena calpestato un piede?
Caption 27 [en]: whose foot we just stepped on?

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Marika spiega - 20 Modi di dire No senza dire No

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Just as there are many ways of saying "Yes" without saying sì, there are plenty of ways of saying "No" without saying no. Check them all out!

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Caption 13 [it]: Hai appena mangiato una pesca
Caption 13 [en]: You just ate a peach

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Marika spiega - 18 Modi di dire Sì senza dire Sì

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Marika describes some situations, asks a related question, and provides us with various ways to answer in the affirmative. 18 ways to say sì (yes).

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Caption 13 [it]: ti ha appena offerto una delle pizze napoletane
Caption 13 [en]: just offered you a Neapolitan pizza,

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Marika spiega - Il verbo vedere - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

We take a deep dive into the common and very useful verb vedere (to see). First of all, we look at how it is conjugated. Then we go on to its meaning, as well as some expressions.

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Caption 64 [it]: Questi che ti ho appena elencato
Caption 64 [en]: These, which I just listed for you,

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Marika spiega - Omofoni - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

One tricky thing in lots of languages is when words sound the same but are written differently and have different meanings. In English, these are called, "homophones," part of the larger group, "homonyms."

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Caption 19 [it]: "Ho appena buttato l'ancora,
Caption 19 [en]: "I just dropped anchor.

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Marika spiega - Le preposizioni articolate - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this video, the preposition we combine with a definite article is da. It can mean "from," but also "to" and "at." So, combined with the different definite articles, it's going to mean "from the," "to the," or "at the."

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Caption 26 [it]: Sono appena tornata dagli Stati Uniti.
Caption 26 [en]: I just came back from the United States.

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Marika spiega - I cinque sensi - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Marika tells us about the sense of hearing and touch in this final segment. Do you know what the largest sensory organ is?

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Caption 12 [it]: Adesso che ho appena parlato dell'orecchio e del suono,
Caption 12 [en]: Now that I've just talked about the ear and about sound,

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Marika spiega - I cinque sensi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

The five senses. We know what they are in English, but let's learn them in Italian. First, though, Marika will talk about the noun senso (sense), itself, which has some meanings beyond its cognate "sense."

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Caption 18 [it]: Tenendo conto di quello che ho appena detto,
Caption 18 [en]: Taking into account what I just said,

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