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Marika spiega - Mica e Manco (2 videos)

"Manco" is a bit more complicated than "mica" because it's often used with irony. It's also used with the impersonal third person, making it rather tricky to translate. But remembering that it means neanche (not even) can help.

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JAMS - S1 EP 10 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

After the victory, the Jams must decide where to put the trophy and Joy has a great idea. Alice and Max, with an excuse, move away from Joy and Stefano who finally get closer to each other.
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Caption 6 [it]: Perché Davide? Mica ha vinto lui. -Sì.
Caption 6 [en]: Why Davide? He didn't win. -Yes.

JAMS - S1 EP 10 - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Jams are four and without Joy the finale makes no sense. Alice, Stefano, and Max go to visit Alice to make her understand how important their friendship is and let her taste the cake they made. All together they decide to run to the finale.
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Caption 54 [it]: Ma mica potevo raccontarvi il finale della storia da sola.
Caption 54 [en]: But, I couldn't very well tell you the ending of the story on my own.

Marika risponde - Risposta 2 Rispondere al telefono

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

After saying Pronto? (hello), what do you say when calling someone, or when someone calls you? Marika has all the answers.
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Caption 16 [it]: Queste sono tre domande, mica una!
Caption 16 [en]: These are three questions, not just one!

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Lombardia

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Today the lesson is about Lombardy. Anna is well-prepared, but her maestra seems to be affected by la nebbia (the fog). Is it the Milanese climate? Or could it be something else?
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Caption 90 [it]: Mica lo sono.
Caption 90 [en]: I'm not at all.

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Lazio

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Anna volunteers to be questioned about Lazio. The teacher seems to be in a good mood, so Anna is encouraged. What grade will she receive?
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Caption 10 [it]: mica diamo del Lei.
Caption 10 [en]: we don't use formal address at all.

Marika spiega - Gli scioglilingua

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

What in English is called a tongue-twister, in Italian is a scioglilingua, or tongue loosener. The Trentine one, with the alliterated Ts, is the most successful in English translation.
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Caption 82 [it]: Non è mica facile.
Caption 82 [en]: It's not at all easy.

Marika spiega - La forma impersonale

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.
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Caption 3 [it]: Non riesco mica a vedere oltre lo schermo.
Caption 3 [en]: I can't see beyond the screen at all.

Marika spiega - Il presente progressivo

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Can you answer the question, cosa stai facendo (What are you doing)? If not, take a look at this video where Marika explains the presente progressivo (present continuous tense).
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Caption 46 [it]: Non ti sarai mica stancato?
Caption 46 [en]: You didn't tire yourself out, did you?

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