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Vocaboliamo - La pasta - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

There is an amazing variety of fresh and dried pasta shapes and sizes in Italy, referred to as formati (shapes and sizes). Their names have to do with their surface (smooth, rough, grooved), their size, expressed with a suffix, such as -one, -etto, -ino, etc, and/or what they resemble. Marika makes some sense of the vast assortment of pasta found in Italian supermarkets.

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Caption 80 [it]: E insomma, ce n'è per tutti gusti.
Caption 80 [en]: And in short, there is something for everyone.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con la parola lingua

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

You will find out in this video that there are really a lot of expressions using la lingua (the tongue). The tongue can be lunga (long), sciolta (loose), biforcuta (forked) and more. We use the tongue when we speak, so lots of these expressions involve speaking.

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Caption 98 [it]: insomma, su quello che ci dà più fastidio,
Caption 98 [en]: basically, about what bothers us the most,

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con naso

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shares with us some very useful expressions using il naso (the nose) and the sense of smell, called l'olfatto in Italian.

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Caption 31 [it]: insomma, fai un po' quello che ti pare, ma che ti fidi di me.
Caption 31 [en]: in short, do what you like, but that you trust me.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con la testa - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Italians scratch their heads when they are perplexed, just like English speakers do. It's grattarsi la testa. In this segment, Marika explains this and other expressions having to do with the head. Sometimes "testa" can be translated as "head" and other times, as "mind."

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Caption 42 [it]: Insomma, a una pretesa.
Caption 42 [en]: Basically, on an aspiration.

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Marika spiega - Verbo tenere - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

As promised, Marika talks about the verb tenere (to keep, to hold), beginning with its conjugation. Let's keep in mind that Italian tenses don't always correspond to the English ones. For example, the passato prossimo is conjugated like the English present perfect tense, but is used differently in expressing events in time. The imperfetto is translated various ways in English. See this lesson about the imperfetto.

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Caption 73 [it]: insomma, che stia fermo.
Caption 73 [en]: in other words, that it stays still.

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Piggeldy e Federico - Mettere in ordine

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Piggeldy and Frederick take a walk on a path they'd been on before, but they are in for some surprises. They discover that "tidying up" doesn't always mean the same thing.

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Caption 34 [it]: "Ma forse, insomma, la mia vista è appannata".
Caption 34 [en]: "But maybe, I mean, my sight is blurred."

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COVID-19 - 3) La quarantena

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Giuditta and Marino give us details about what life was like in isolation. Challenging for sure, but with some good aspects, too!

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Caption 20 [it]: Insomma, questo evidentemente non è bastato.
Caption 20 [en]: In short, evidently, this was not enough.

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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 10 [it]: Insomma, si può fare una piccola conversazione a livello generale
Caption 10 [en]: Basically, you can have a short conversation on a general level

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L'Italia a tavola - Frittata di spaghetti - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika describe the ingredients we need to make this spaghetti frittata. They go on to show us the necessary pots, pans, and cooking utensils.

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Caption 25 [it]: Otto, giusto. -Quindi, insomma,
Caption 25 [en]: Eight, right. -So, basically,

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COVID-19 - Andrà tutto bene - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Italy is being pushed to its limits right now, but hope never dies. Even though people have to stay home, there is a feeling of solidarity and positivity. Marika describes some of the initiatives that have taken form.

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Caption 21 [it]: Insomma, siamo tutti in isolamento per sconfiggere insieme questo mostro invisibile.
Caption 21 [en]: In other words, we are all in isolation to defeat this invisible monster together.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Molise

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Nobody in the class volunteers to talk about the Molise region, but by chance, Anna gets called on. And we get to learn all about this small region.

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Caption 39 [it]: Pigro, insomma, è pigro questo sta dice'... stai dicendo. -Eh, sì.
Caption 39 [en]: Lazy, in other words, they're lazy, you're saying... you're saying.

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L'Italia a tavola - Risotto alla milanese - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and utensils necessary for making the classic risotto alla milanese (Milanese style rice). The star of the show is the precious zafferano (saffron), whose history Anna tells us about.

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Caption 67 [it]: O anche un altro tipo di pentola, insomma,
Caption 67 [en]: Or even another type of pan, anyway,

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L'Italia a tavola - Tonnarelli cacio e pepe - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

This super simple pasta dish is one of the most famous Roman ones and is served in most restaurants. This time there aren't many ingredients to hunt down, but Pecorino Romano is key.

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Caption 36 [it]: Insomma... -Qui, a Roma, però, in particolare, eh...
Caption 36 [en]: Basically... -Here, in Rome, however, specifically, uh...

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L'Italia a tavola - Penne alla Toma Piemontese - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Ready for a new recipe? We're in Piedmont, and this recipe is definitely not low-calorie. But it's perfect for those cold winter days in the mountains.

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Caption 8 [it]: c'è bisogno, insomma, un po' di tirarsi su col cibo, diciamo.
Caption 8 [en]: there's a bit of a need to get a pick-me-up with food, let's say.

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A Marsala - Ezio Lottieri in Marsala

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Ezio comes from the north of Italy, but has been living for nearly ten years in Sicily, and more exactly in Marsala. He loves music, and at night he often goes to clubs, where he joins in, playing his harmonica with different bands.

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Caption 20 [it]: con Etta James, con Billie Holiday, insomma...
Caption 20 [en]: with Etta James, with Billie Holiday, therefore...

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