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Espressioni - Prendere 2 piccioni

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here's the story of the Italian version of "killing two birds with one stone."

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Marika spiega - Il verbo prendere

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika has a nice group of Italian idiomatic expressions using the verb prendere (to take).

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il passato remoto - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela continua la lezione sul passato remoto e ci mostra oggi la coniugazione dei verbi "avere" e "prendere".

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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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Milena e Mattia - L'incontro - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Mattia e Milena si incontrano in un bar e si presentano. Milena studia lingue, invece Mattia suona in un gruppo rock e farà un concerto in città. Deve andare alle prove, ma non è pratico della città e chiede a Milena di indicargli la strada. Lei glielo spiega dettagliatamente, ma sembra troppo complicato e Mattia preferisce prendere un taxi.

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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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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 32 [it]: [Per] il presente, prendiamo i verbi "prendere" e "andare"
Caption 32 [en]: For the present, we take the verb "to take" and "to go"

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Campania

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Today, Anna is playing with fire because she has to describe the very region her teacher is from. Anna knows her subject pretty well, but so does her teacher. Who will triumph?

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Caption 34 [it]: Significa: "Pensi di potermi prendere in giro?
Caption 34 [en]: It means: "Do you think you can take me for a fool?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's time to talk about particelle (particles). These short, two or three-letter words, such as ci and ne have many functions as well as meanings, and can even represent an indirect object pronoun plus its preposition. Particles can be freestanding or attached to a verb, depending on how the verb is conjugated (or not). Let's see how they work.

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Caption 33 [it]: Allora, uso la particella "ne" attaccata all'infinito del verbo "prendere".
Caption 33 [en]: So, I use the particle "ne" attached to the infinitive of the verb "to take."

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Forma negativa - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela explains how to turn a positive statement into a negative one, and how to form a negative question and its negative answer. The magic word is non (not).

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Caption 8 [it]: Bisogna prendere l'avverbio "non"
Caption 8 [en]: We have to take the adverb "non" [not]

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Marika commenta -La Ladra - Espressioni idiomatiche - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here are some more idiomatic expressions from La Ladra. They involve music, horses, and sweets.

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Caption 28 [it]: "prendere fischi per fiaschi",
Caption 28 [en]: "taking whistles for flasks,"

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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 3 [it]: Posso prendere l'aggettivo "timido"
Caption 3 [en]: I can take the adjective “timido” [timid, shy]

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Superlativo assoluto - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela illustrates other ways of forming the absolute superlative for adjectives in Italian. These include repeating an adjective twice, the placement of a prefix before an adjective, and a list of words, such as "exceedingly," used in conjunction with an adjective.

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Caption 45 [it]: Vogliamo prendere sempre lo stesso aggettivo, "timido"?
Caption 45 [en]: Shall we still take the same adjective, “shy”?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Concetto di "bisogno" - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela continues her lesson on necessity or need, providing examples with an impersonal subject. In English the impersonal can be expressed with "one" in the third person: "one needs," or by using the passive voice:"Something needs to be done." And in informal speech, we might use "you" or "we.": "you need to..."

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Caption 7 [it]: "Bisogna prendere il treno alle cinque".
Caption 7 [en]: “One needs to take the train at five o'clock.”

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 15

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela goes over words or expressions that trigger the use of the subjunctive, including affinché (so that), a meno che (unless), and senza che (without).

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Caption 21 [it]: "Vado io a prendere zia in aeroporto,
Caption 21 [en]: “I'll go to the airport to pick up our aunt,

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