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In giro per l'Italia - Capalbio e dintorni - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Orbetello is a place where history and nature meet: from the seaplanes of the 1930s to the lagoon, today a precious ecosystem rich in wildlife and unique gastronomic traditions. A brief journey through landscapes, memories and the flavors of the area.

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Caption 53 [it]: Insomma, venire ad Orbetello
Caption 53 [en]: In short, coming to Orbetello

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Provaci ancora prof! - S3EP3 La terza vittima - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

The discovery of a brutally mutilated corpse opens a complex investigation as the victim is without identity and unrecognizable. While Camilla reflects talking to herself, she has a bizarre encounter.

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Caption 41 [it]: e mi sono un po'... insomma, può capitare.
Caption 41 [en]: and I got a little... well, that can happen.

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In giro per l'Italia - Capalbio e dintorni - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Macchiatonda is Capalbio's secret beach: a stretch of pristine coastline, surrounded by Mediterranean scrubland and overlooking a sea with Caribbean colors. Reachable by shuttle from the station, it offers tranquility and seabeds perfect for snorkeling. A corner of authentic nature, ideal for those seeking peace and wild beauty.

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Caption 75 [it]: Insomma, se sei un amante della natura incontaminata,
Caption 75 [en]: In short, if you are a lover of uncontaminated nature,

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Vocaboliamo - La pasta - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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 34 [it]: insomma, fai un po' quello che ti pare, ma che ti fidi di me.
Caption 34 [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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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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