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Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni toscane

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Oltre al telefilm La Ladra, anche Il Commissario Manara, con i suoi dialoghi, è molto utile per potervi far comprendere più a fondo l'italiano.

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Daniela e Francesca - Il verbo mangiare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Francesca e Daniela ci spiegano come coniugare il verbo "mangiare" in italiano: prima al presente, poi al passato e anche al futuro, finendo col congiuntivo. Buon divertimento!

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 5

Difficulty: 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 50 [it]: le cucciole appena svezzate possono mangiare solo croccantini secchi,
Caption 50 [en]: the kittens, as soon as they have been weaned, can eat just dry kibble,

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika shows us a series of items that make it easier to have cats in the house. In order to discourage the cats from destroying the furniture, rugs, and curtains, there are some handy remedies.

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Caption 49 [it]: da considerare prima di andare dal veterinario...
Caption 49 [en]: to consider before going to the veterinarian...

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, Daniela talks about the gerund. As you will see, in Italian, the gerund is often used by itself, whereas in English we need an extra word before it — a conjunction or preposition. We are on more familiar ground when Daniela talks about using a gerund with the verb stare (to be) to form what we call the present continuous or present progressive.

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Caption 41 [it]: "Partendo, si è dimenticato di dare da mangiare al gatto".
Caption 41 [en]: "Upon leaving, he forgot to feed the cat."

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela explains what are called "indefinite modes." They are indefinite because they don't refer directly to a person or object. They commonly occur in a subordinate clause, and we need the context of the main clause to give us that information. There are three forms: the infinitive, the past participle, and the gerund.

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Caption 38 [it]: parlare, cantare, mangiare, vedere.
Caption 38 [en]: to speak, to sing, to eat, to see.

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L'Italia a tavola - Polpette di ricotta - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika form the Calabrian ricotta balls and cook them in tomato sauce. The ricotta balls can also be fried and served without sauce.

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Caption 42 [it]: Di più. No, e sono più comode da mangiare, sicuramente.
Caption 42 [en]: More of them, right? No, and they're easier to eat.

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L'Italia a tavola - Polpette di ricotta - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

All the ingredients are ready, and Anna and Marika go to work, making the ricotta ball mixture. They share with us a common saying about prezzemolo (parsley).

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Caption 50 [it]: Continuo a girare. -Esatto. Così non ti faccio stancare.
Caption 50 [en]: I'll keep mixing. -Exactly. That way I don't tire you.

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L'Italia a tavola - Polpette di ricotta - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika provide the list of necessary ingredients for this Calabrese specialty. This recipe calls for sheep's milk ricotta. When you go to buy ricotta in Italy, storekeepers will ask if you want cow, sheep, or goat ricotta. You can also specify a mix.

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Caption 58 [it]: E poi sai cosa manca?
Caption 58 [en]: And then you know what's missing?

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Lorenzo Baglioni - Il Congiuntivo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo Baglioni, a Tuscan pop star, sings a tune on il congiuntivo (the subjunctive). He remarks that the subjunctive is particularly useful for lovers. Note that the Italian subjunctive, out of context, can have various different solutions in English, and sometimes doesn't correspond at all.

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Caption 6 [it]: Quindi è tempo di riaprire il manuale di grammatica
Caption 6 [en]: Therefore, it's time to reopen the grammar book

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Marika spiega - I pronomi combinati - Part 3

Difficulty: 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 24 [it]: io ti ci vedo a cantare su di un palco".
Caption 24 [en]: I can see you singing on a stage.”

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 3

Difficulty: 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 3 [it]: Per esempio: col verbo andare,
Caption 3 [en]: For example, with the verb "andare" [to go],

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Francesca - alla guida - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Everything you need to know about buying a used car! Join Francesca as she talks to the dealer, and get up to speed on your automobile vocabulary.

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Caption 33 [it]: Dunque, dobbiamo andare dal notaio e fare un passaggio di proprietà.
Caption 33 [en]: Well, we have to go to a notary to transfer the title of ownership.

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