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Marika spiega - Mica e Manco (2 videos)

"Manco" is a bit more complicated than "mica" because it's often used with irony. It's also used with the impersonal third person, making it rather tricky to translate. But remembering that it means neanche (not even) can help.

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5:05

Marika risponde - Risposta 2 Rispondere al telefono

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

After saying Pronto? (hello), what do you say when calling someone, or when someone calls you? Marika has all the answers.
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Caption 16 [it]: Queste sono tre domande, mica una!
Caption 16 [en]: These are three questions, not just one!
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5:41

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Lombardia

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Today the lesson is about Lombardy. Anna is well-prepared, but her maestra seems to be affected by la nebbia (the fog). Is it the Milanese climate? Or could it be something else?
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Caption 90 [it]: Mica lo sono.
Caption 90 [en]: I'm not at all.
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6:07

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Lazio

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Anna volunteers to be questioned about Lazio. The teacher seems to be in a good mood, so Anna is encouraged. What grade will she receive?
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Caption 10 [it]: mica diamo del Lei.
Caption 10 [en]: we don't use formal address at all.
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4:38

Marika spiega - La forma impersonale

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.
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Caption 3 [it]: Non riesco mica a vedere oltre lo schermo.
Caption 3 [en]: I can't see beyond the screen at all.
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2:56

Marika spiega - Il presente progressivo

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

Italy

Can you answer the question, cosa stai facendo (What are you doing)? If not, take a look at this video where Marika explains the presente progressivo (present continuous tense).
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Caption 46 [it]: Non ti sarai mica stancato?
Caption 46 [en]: You didn't tire yourself out, did you?
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3:46

Ti racconto una fiaba - Cenerentola - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Here's one of the most famous fairy tales of all, "Cinderella." The Italian, "La Cenerentola" comes from the noun la cenere (ash, ashes, cinder). See how much you can understand without the English subtitles!
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Caption 20 [it]: "Non crederai mica di andarci?"
Caption 20 [en]: "But you don't really believe you're going to it, do you?"
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3:34

PsicoVip - Il fulmine - Ep 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Minivip, while out for a walk, thinks he could be dead after being hit by a lightening bolt, but the passersby, rather than lending him a hand, injure him further by insisting on testing his abilities.
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Caption 32 [it]: Non sono mica San Pietro, eh.
Caption 32 [en]: I'm not Saint Peter, you know.
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0:41

Spot pubblicitario - Tim - Parla Parla

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy Roman

Elisabetta Canalis, Italian TV hostess par excellence, appears as an inexperienced taxi driver. She asks the police if she can call them if she gets into difficulty, seeing as how she has an economical cellphone plan.
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Caption 16 [it]: Faccio la tassista eh, mica la velina.
Caption 16 [en]: I'm a taxi driver, not a velina [tv hostess].
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3:40

Radici nel Cemento - Bella Ciccia - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy Roman

Fat is Beautiful! No more fad diets! This captivating song by the Roman reggae group, Radici nel Cemento (Roots in Concrete) doesn't endorse obesity, but says that a woman with some meat ("ciccia") on her bones can be more appealing than a skinny one who is unhappy and obsessed with her weight.
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Caption 51 [it]: Mica come quelle che per mettersi il costume
Caption 51 [en]: Not like the ones who, in order to put on a swimsuit

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