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Vocaboliamo - Niente

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this video Marika explains the multiple uses of the word niente (nothing). Let's look at examples where it is used as a pronoun or as an adverb and learn plenty of new expressions.

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Caption 46 [it]: No? -No, e non mi importa niente.
Caption 46 [en]: No? -No, and I don't care at all.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

We learn even more about the particle ci. This short word can stand for a preposition (such as "on," "about," "with," or "to") + an indirect object.

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Caption 13 [it]: "Non importa se sei stanco, pensaci"!
Caption 13 [en]: "It doesn't matter if you're tired. Take care of it."

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Adriano - La tarantella

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano tells us about the famous southern Italian folk dance, la tarantella. He also tries dancing it himself.

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Caption 41 [it]: Ma non importa che la tarantella sia siciliana o sarda, napoletana o calabrese.
Caption 41 [en]: But it doesn't matter if the tarantella is Sicilian or Sardinian, Neapolitan, or Calabrian.

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Adriano - Indietro non si torna

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano tells us about the book he decided to write when he turned thirty. It is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and experiences, and also contains photographs.

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Caption 3 [it]: che possono capitare a tutti, ma questo a me non importa.
Caption 3 [en]: that could happen to anyone, but that doesn't matter to me.

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Piccolo Coro Antoniano - Una notte senza età

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The children's choir sing Una notte senza età [A Night Without Age], composed by Gianfranco Fasano, with lyrics by Mario Gardini.

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Caption 15 [it]: Non importa se hai tanti o pochi anni
Caption 15 [en]: It doesn't matter if you've many or few years

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Ti racconto una fiaba - La Bella e la Bestia - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Kindness triumphs over looks in this tale of love. The Beast does, however, turn into a handsome Prince. Practice some passato remoto verbs in the vocabulary review!

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Caption 58 [it]: Non mi importa che aspetto hai.
Caption 58 [en]: I don't care what you look like.

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Marika spiega - Il verbo fare

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The verb fare (to do, to make) is used in lots of expressions. Marika talks about some of the most common ones.

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Caption 59 [it]: il che vuol dire che non importa.
Caption 59 [en]: which means that it doesn't matter.

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Ti racconto una fiaba - Il Principe Ranocchio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

"The Frog Prince" is a famous fairy tale—nothing new! But what an opportunity to learn and practice the passato remoto! In everyday conversations this tense is rare in much of Italy, but when we're talking about "once upon a time..." it's a mainstay.

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Caption 20 [it]: "Che ti importa, tu cosa brutta?
Caption 20 [en]: “What do you care, you ugly thing?

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Pino Daniele - Quando

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Pino Daniele with his unmistakable, magical voice, performs his hit song "Quando" (When) from 1991. It's featured on the album Sott' o sole and was part of the soundtrack of Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse (I thought it was love, but it was a barouche), a 1991 film directed by and starring Massimo Troisi. In this live performance, the audience sings along on the refrain, and so can you!

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Caption 3 [it]: Forse in Africa, che importa
Caption 3 [en]: Maybe in Africa, it doesn't matter

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Articolo femminile plurale

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela explains how easy it is to form the plurals of feminine nouns, even if you don't know their meaning.

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Caption 44 [it]: Non importa, l'articolo è "la", perché finisce con l' "a"
Caption 44 [en]: It doesn't matter. The article is "la" because it ends with "a,"

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Yabla-Intro - Irene - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

What in the world is Yabla? Irene explains it to you, and all in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Italian, it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language molto velocemente! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!

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Caption 40 [it]: Se sbagli? Hmm, non importa.
Caption 40 [en]: If you get them wrong? Hm, it doesn't matter.

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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 57 [it]: una prova, in generale. Non importa che tipo di prova.
Caption 57 [en]: a challenge, in general. It doesn't matter what kind of challenge.

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Yabla-Intro - Francesca - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

What in the world is Yabla? Francesca explains it to you, and all in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Italian, it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language molto velocemente! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!

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Caption 36 [it]: E se sbagli? Ma non importa, puoi sempre riprovare.
Caption 36 [en]: And if you make a mistake? It doesn't matter, you can always try again.

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