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Marika spiega - Proverbi italiani - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika ci spiega qualche altro proverbio italiano, riguardo al tempo, al raggiungere uno scopo da solo, invece di farsi aiutare e anche riguardo al fatto che una persona che beve un pò troppo, magari racconta delle cose che da sobrio non farebbe.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Superlativo assoluto - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Oggi Daniela ci spiega che nel linguaggi giornalistico è molto comune trovare il superlativo assoluto non solo di aggettivi, ma anche di sostantivi e locuzioni avverbiali.

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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 30 [it]: proprio per una questione non solo di affetto,
Caption 30 [en]: not only by way of affection, but actually

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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 57 [it]: e sono sotto forma di un odore particolare che sentono solo loro.
Caption 57 [en]: and are in the form of particular odors that only they can smell.

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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 28 [it]: le ho provate solo avendo un animale
Caption 28 [en]: I have only felt, having an animal

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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 21 [it]: "Correndo", da solo, ci darebbe troppe poche informazioni,
Caption 21 [en]: "Running" by itself would give us too little information,

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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 51 [it]: Non posso lasciarlo solo un momento.
Caption 51 [en]: I can't leave him alone even one minute.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Comparativo - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela explains how some adverbs, depending on how they are used, will be regular or irregular in the comparative form.

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Caption 65 [it]: "Meglio" va sempre solo senza il "più" davanti. OK?
Caption 65 [en]: “Better” always stands alone, without the “more” before it. OK?

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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 6 [it]: Di ricotta. Le polpette non sono solo di carne, Marika.
Caption 6 [en]: Of ricotta. Meatballs are not solely made of meat, Marika.

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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 24 [it]: Usato da solo ha la funzione di avverbio negativo,
Caption 24 [en]: Used on its own, it has the function of a negative adverb,

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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 59 [it]: solo se paghiamo con altre caramelle".
Caption 59 [en]: only if we buy them with other candies.”

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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 15 [it]: si può usare solo il troncamento.
Caption 15 [en]: one can only use truncation.

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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 73 [it]: si può solo usare il troncamento e mai l'elisione.
Caption 73 [en]: one can only use truncation and never elision.

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Anna e Marika - Il verbo pensare

Difficulty: 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 26 [it]: È vero, solo che io e Pino pensavamo alla Grecia.
Caption 26 [en]: It's true, only that Pino and I were thinking of Greece.

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Francesco spiega - filosofia per bambini: i concetti - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Is the jar full or empty? Let's see what Francesco and the kids have to say about it.

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Caption 28 [it]: È pieno. -Vuol dire solo che c'è qualcosa dentro il barattolo. -Perché c'è l'acqua.
Caption 28 [en]: It's full. -It only means that there is something in the jar. -Because the water is in it.

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