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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Adopting an animal is a serious undertaking! Marika is fully aware of that fact and in this final segment, she gets down to the nitty-gritty of keeping cats at home.
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Caption 61 [it]: Vi auguro una giornata meravigliosa. Ciao.
Caption 61 [en]: Have a marvelous day. Bye.

Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni toscane

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The popular TV series Commissioner Manara takes place in Tuscany, so in this video, Marika explains some of the peculiarities of Tuscan speech. She also gives some important tips about using articles when referring to family members.
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Caption 74 [it]: Ti auguro una bellissima giornata
Caption 74 [en]: I hope you have a great day

Marika spiega - Gli avverbi - Avverbi di tempo

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika discusses adverbs of time, including: subito [immediately], mai [never], and talvolta [sometimes].
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Caption 78 [it]: Io ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa e ci vediamo prestissimo.
Caption 78 [en]: I hope you have a great day and we'll see each other soon.

Marika spiega - I pronomi combinati - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika wraps up her lessons on combined pronouns in which ci acts as a stand in for places.
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Caption 77 [it]: Io ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa
Caption 77 [en]: I wish you a great day

Marika spiega - I pronomi combinati - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika, in response to Yabla user requests, begins her 3-part lesson on those pesky little words (Me plus lo, la, li, le, and ne, together with Ti plus lo, la, li, le, and ne), otherwise known as combined pronouns or double pronouns.
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Caption 97 [it]: Ti auguro una bellissima giornata e a presto.
Caption 97 [en]: I hope you have a great day and see you soon.

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 47 [it]: Io vi auguro una bellissima giornata
Caption 47 [en]: I hope you have a very lovely day

Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The final segment on truncation covers imperative mood verbs that take apostrophes, as well as expressions concerning maladies.
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Caption 45 [it]: Io ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa
Caption 45 [en]: I wish you a great day

Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika's first of three lessons on truncation, where she compares elision to truncation. There are many useful examples, such as: mar, san, buon, ben, and signor.
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Caption 99 [it]: Ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa
Caption 99 [en]: I wish you a lovely day,

Daniela e Francesca - Il verbo mangiare

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Francesca and Daniela have fun demonstrating the different conjugations of the verb mangiare (to eat) in context. You'll have fun learning them!
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Caption 63 [it]: Buona giornata. Ciao. -Ciao.
Caption 63 [en]: Have a good day. Bye. -Bye.

Anna e Marika - Il verbo pensare

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We are at the beautiful botanical gardens of Rome. Marika and Anna are sitting on a bench talking. In their conversation they take us through the different conjugations of the verb pensare (to think).
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Caption 67 [it]: Noi vi auguriamo una giornata meravigliosa, e alla prossima. Ciao. -Ciao.
Caption 67 [en]: We hope you have a great day, and until next time. Bye. -Bye.

Marika spiega - Proverbi italiani - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika teaches us some other Italian sayings, regarding time; working on one's own, instead of being assisted; and even about people who drink too much, who might let down their guard, saying things they wouldn't say while sober.
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Caption 49 [it]: Io ti auguro una bellissima giornata
Caption 49 [en]: I wish you a great day

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