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Marika spiega - Conversazione - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Daniela continue their conversation about making conversation in Italian. They even talk a little bit about baby talk, Italian style, including the vezzeggiativo (affectionate) form of adjectives.

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Caption 75 [it]: E siccome, Daniela, loro sono nostri grandi amici,
Caption 75 [en]: And since, Daniela, they are our good friends,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Toscana

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna knows all about Tuscany, one of her favorite regions. Tuscany was very important for the evolution of the Italian language, and is one of the areas of Italy most frequented by tourists.

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Caption 6 [it]: e siccome Anna è innamoratissima di questa regione,
Caption 6 [en]: and since Anna is very much in love with this region,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Piemonte

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The teacher has a different look today, as she quizzes Anna about the Piedmont region of Italy. Anna tries to get on the good side of her irritable maestra.

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Caption 85 [it]: Va bene, ma siccome Lei mi ha fatto ingrassare
Caption 85 [en]: All right, but since you made me gain

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Adriano - Spaghetti pomodoro e aglio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

What's Adriano's favorite dish? Discover this very simple but delicious Italian pasta recipe.

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Caption 47 [it]: E siccome a me piace la pasta un po' piccante,
Caption 47 [en]: And since I like pasta that's a bit hot,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 10

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela focuses on verbs and expressions that express uncertainty or doubt, and require the use of the subjunctive.

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Caption 41 [it]: ma siccome sto esprimendo un dubbio,
Caption 41 [en]: but since I'm expressing a doubt,

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Marika spiega - L'insalata di pasta - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika finishes explaining how to make a delicious pasta salad, so you'll be ready to give it a try in your own kitchen. Buon appetito!

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Caption 44 [it]: Ma in questo caso, siccome la nostra è un'insalata di pasta,
Caption 44 [en]: But in this case, since ours is a pasta salad,

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Ti racconto una fiaba - I tre porcellini - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The youngest piglet was right all along. Being a kind soul, he forgave his brothers.

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Caption 61 [it]: Siccome la casa in pietra era grande abbastanza
Caption 61 [en]: Because the stone house was large enough

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Verbi che finiscono in are - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela explains some very important rules about conjugating verbs. There are three types of endings. "are," "ire," and "ere."

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Caption 38 [it]: Siccome qui abbiamo già una "i", non posso mettere due "i",
Caption 38 [en]: Since here we already have an "i," I can't put two "i's,"

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Serena - La mia casa

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Serena takes us to visit her house, where besides all the things her mother collects, there's a fireplace, and a view of the sea.

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Caption 10 [it]: Siccome sta per avvicinarsi il Natale, ci sono tutti addobbi natalizi, che a mia mamma piace fare.
Caption 10 [en]: Since Christmas is coming, there are all the Christmas decorations, which my mom likes to make.

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Serena - in un negozio di abbigliamento - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Serena is still shopping for clothes, and looks at some pretty flashy shoes. In the end, though, she goes for the jacket, and she fishes in her bag for the cash. She gives us a good example of how the plural is used when talking about euros. Euro is both singular and plural in Italian. So whether we're talking about soldi (money) or euro (euros), Italians think in the plural!

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Caption 32 [it]: Siccome si stanno avvicinando le feste,
Caption 32 [en]: Since the holidays are approaching,

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Francesca - neve - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Although it rarely snows in Rome, there are mountains nearby where it does snow. Francesca takes us to the Abruzzese Apennines and while driving, she tells us about her passion for sledding, and how to deal with winter temperatures.

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Caption 12 [it]: siccome io amavo lo slittino, ma non ne possedevo uno,
Caption 12 [en]: since I loved the sled, but didn't own one,

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Adriano - Nonna

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano introduces us to his grandmother who lives in Palermo and with whom he has a close relationship. He's always welcome at her place, being assured of a nice nap, good company, and good food.

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Caption 44 [it]: siccome parlo bene di lei, lei mi può fare ancora regali, capito?
Caption 44 [en]: since I speak well of her, she can give me more presents, get it?

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Passeggiando per Roma - per Roma - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Francesca is in Rome and she looking for a way of getting to the Janiculum. She asks a guy, who gives her directions and tells her of some ways she could get there. At the end, they decide to get a coffee together.

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Caption 35 [it]: OK. -Però siccome io mi sono un po' stancato di aspettare. -Mmh.
Caption 35 [en]: OK. -But since I'm a bit tired of waiting. -Hm.

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Marika spiega - Proverbi italiani - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika tells us about Italian sayings and proverbs, providing examples about life, love, and the weather.

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Caption 4 [it]: Siccome qui a Roma sta per cominciare la primavera e quindi il...
Caption 4 [en]: Since here in Rome the spring is about to begin and so are the...

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