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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Adottare un animale è una cosa seria! Marika lo sa bene e infatti in quest'ultima parte ci parla di come prendersi cura della salute e dell'igiene del proprio animale domestico.

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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 8 [it]: Proprio come dice la parl'... la parola "disabituante",
Caption 8 [en]: Precisely, as the word suggests... the word "habit breaker,"

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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 43 [it]: serv'... che servono proprio per assorbire i bisogni che potrebbero fare durante il viaggio
Caption 43 [en]: used... that are used for absorbing their business, which they might do during the trip

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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 59 [it]: delle associazioni che fanno proprio questo.
Caption 59 [en]: associations who do just this.

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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 9 [it]: oppure quando il gerundio ha un proprio soggetto distinto.
Caption 9 [en]: or else, when the gerund has its own distinct subject.

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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 14 [it]: Proprio per questo non è possibile
Caption 14 [en]: Precisely because of this, it's not possible

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Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni toscane

Difficulty: 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 38 [it]: e si può dire "Samuele è proprio bono!"
Caption 38 [en]: and you can say "Samuele is really hot!"

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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 24 [it]: Dai! -E se proprio devo...
Caption 24 [en]: Come on! -If I really have to...

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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 61 [it]: E si dice: "Sei proprio come il prezzemolo",
Caption 61 [en]: And we say, "You're just like parsley,"

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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 38 [it]: rispetto a quello proprio secco secco.
Caption 38 [en]: in comparison to the totally dry kind.

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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 34 [it]: Mi hai fatto fare proprio una brutta figura".
Caption 34 [en]: You made me look really bad."

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika outlines exceptions to the rules governing truncation, and provides many useful examples.

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Caption 47 [it]: seguiti dal nome proprio,
Caption 47 [en]: followed by a proper name,

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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 38 [it]: "Bisogna avere un po' di amor proprio."
Caption 38 [en]: "One needs to have a little self-love."

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Marika spiega - L'elisione - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Several Yabla users asked about elisions and contractions, and how, when, and where they're used. This is Marika's first of three videos on this essential topic.

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Caption 75 [it]: proprio per spiegartelo bene e con calma.
Caption 75 [en]: just in order to explain it thoroughly and in a leisurely way.

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Daniela e Francesca - Il verbo mangiare

Difficulty: 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 5 [it]: Dal tuo aspetto non si direbbe proprio. [Francesca e Daniela]
Caption 5 [en]: By your figure, I wouldn't say so at all. [Francesca and Daniela]

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