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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela ci spiega i modi indefiniti. Essi sono tre: infinito, participio, gerundio. Sono detti “modi indefiniti” perché non forniscono indicazioni riguardo la persona (prima, seconda, terza) e il numero (singolare o plurale) del soggetto a cui il verbo si riferisce.

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Francesca - alla guida - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dopo la lezione di guida, Francesca e il suo istruttore vanno a prendere qualcosa al bar, ma al loro ritorno, si accorgono di aver preso una multa, perché parcheggiati in divieto di sosta.

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 1

Difficulty: 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 66 [it]: Perché?
Caption 66 [en]: Why?

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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 4 [it]: che sono molto importanti, perché nel tragitto
Caption 4 [en]: which are very important, because on the way

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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 16 [it]: perché loro sono molto brave ad usare la lettiera,
Caption 16 [en]: because they are very good at using the litter box,

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

What accessories do we need when we take a kitten into the family? Some are just for kittens themselves, and others are for us humans. Marika makes introductions.

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Caption 13 [it]: perché lei ha i colori dell'autunno.
Caption 13 [en]: because she is autumn colored.

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Adopting a dog means going through several steps. Marika describes what she and her family went through in attempting to realize their dream of having a puppy.

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Caption 39 [it]: ci siamo detti perché non prendere due gattine?
Caption 39 [en]: we said to each other, why not take two kittens?

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika shares some of her childhood with us, specifically, her experience of having a puppy grow up beside her as part of the family. Now she has children of her own, and wants to give them that same special experience.

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Caption 7 [it]: e anche vostro, perché lo condividerò con voi.
Caption 7 [en]: and yours, too, because I'm going to share it with you.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela gives us some more examples of gerunds used in subordinate clauses. Asking ourselves what questions the gerund answers can help us understand its role in a sentence.

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Caption 35 [it]: "Perché ho capito che ti amo?"
Caption 35 [en]: "How did I figure out that I love you?"

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In Italian, there's not only a past participle, as in English, there is also a present participle. Many nouns and adjectives we use every day come from this tense, as well as from the past participle.

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Caption 2 [it]: È chiamato così perché partecipa alla qualità del verbo
Caption 2 [en]: It's called that because it participates in the quality of the verb

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Superlativo assoluto - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela discusses how journalists and the mass media often tack on -issimo to nouns and adverbial expressions, something which is not strictly correct but is prevalent nonetheless.

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Caption 4 [it]: o "timida" nel mio caso perché sono una donna,
Caption 4 [en]: or “timida” in my case as I am a woman,

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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 9 [it]: e adesso giù con le mani, perché ci vuole... ecco, così!
Caption 9 [en]: And now in with the hands because you need... There, that's right.

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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 36 [it]: perché rende tutto più saporito. -Esatto. -Giusto?
Caption 36 [en]: because it makes everything more flavorful. -Exactly. -Right?

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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 29 [it]: perché, altrimenti, il siero
Caption 29 [en]: because otherwise the whey

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Marika spiega - Gli avverbi - Avverbi di tempo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika discusses adverbs of time, including: subito [immediately], mai [never], and talvolta [sometimes].

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Caption 32 [it]: "perché", "come", "quando" e "quanto".
Caption 32 [en]: "why," "as," "when," and "how much."

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