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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ciccio gets a talking to from Lele, and there's a barbecue in the back yard with Lele's in-laws. They're somehow very impressed with the foreign housekeeper's homemade Neapolitan pizza!

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Caption 58 [it]: Addirittura con le zite e mezze zite! -Eh!
Caption 58 [en]: Even with ziti and half ziti! -Huh!

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Professor Antonio - Il presepe, la diffusione e qualche curiosità

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Antonio explains that the Italian tradition of constructing a nativity scene during the Christmas season had it origins in the thirteenth century, when Saint Francis of Assisi organized the first live re-enactment of the birth of Jesus. It soon spread to all of Italy, but above all to the Kingdom of Naples, where everyone got involved, from the poorest family to the King himself.

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Caption 27 [it]: Oggi, addirittura... eh, diventano personaggi del presepe
Caption 27 [en]: Today, as a matter of fact... uh, in the nativity scene,

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marika and Anna take us to a famous restaurant on the banks of the Tiber River in Rome. Tune in to discover what's so special about it. (It has to do with movies and movie stars.) And... maybe you can guess what pasta dish Anna is going to order!

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Caption 5 [it]: Sì. Addirittura esiste dal mille e novecento quindici,
Caption 5 [en]: Yes. In fact, it's been around since nineteen fifteen,

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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 5 [it]: e addirittura, ancora se ne parla.
Caption 5 [en]: and it's even still talked about.

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L'arte della cucina - Terre d'Acqua - Part 13

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

"Starvation gastronomy " describes the humble origins of Italian cuisine. Inventing recipes based on whatever was available in the territory resulted in regional dishes that have become famous today.

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Caption 24 [it]: non solo cucina povera, ma addirittura di una gastronomia della fame,
Caption 24 [en]: not only peasant cooking, but even of a gastronomy of hunger,

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Francesca e Marika - Gestualità

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

How many hand movements and gestures can an Italian make during a totally normal conversation? Have a look at Marika and Francesca!

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Caption 75 [it]: Qui, nel petto, sul collo, un calore! -Eh, addirittura!
Caption 75 [en]: Here, in my chest, on my neck, so hot! -Wow, really!

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini is at Cannes for the festival and screening of La Dolce Vita. He tells of his ironic encounters with unusual characters, who complain about the oddity of Fellini's movie characters.

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Caption 12 [it]: urlasse, addirittura si mettesse a cantare,
Caption 12 [en]: he'd shout, and would even start singing,

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Anna e Marika - in La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Violetta writes a letter of farewell to Alfredo. He is miserable, but hears of a party where he is sure to see her. But there, things go from bad to worse. Alfredo ends up having to live abroad, and Violetta's illness gets much worse. Will they ever be able to embrace each other again?

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Caption 29 [it]: Addirittura svengo, perché nel frattempo la mia malattia è molto peggiorata.
Caption 29 [en]: In fact I faint, because in the meantime my illness has gotten much worse.

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Anna e Marika - in La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika tell the first part of the story of Violetta and Alfredo, their falling in love and their decision to live in Paris together. But their happiness doesn't last...

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Caption 41 [it]: Addirittura, lui non può far sposare sua figlia, la sorella di Alfredo,
Caption 41 [en]: In fact, he can't marry off his daughter, Alfredo's sister

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Anna e Marika - in TG Yabla Italia e Meteo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

International and domestic news, plus weather in this video. Some of it might not be entirely accurate, but it should put a smile on your face.

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Caption 28 [it]: Addirittura, nel caso della Liguria
Caption 28 [en]: In fact, in the case of Liguria

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini describes his relationship to a producer who became so exasperated by the director, that he drank ink in mock suicide.

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Caption 4 [it]: C'è stato addirittura, mi sembra, un produttore che ha tentato un suicidio, no?
Caption 4 [en]: There was even, I think, a producer who attempted suicide, wasn't there?

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That's Italy - Episode 2 - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Donatella Versace, go-to designer for movie stars and rock stars, talks about her love of color, designing the various Versace collections, and the legacy of her brother.

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Caption 36 [it]: Addirittura abbiamo dovuto rifare delle versioni diverse,
Caption 36 [en]: In fact, we had to start production again on certain styles,

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Anna presenta - Madama butterfly di Giacomo Puccini

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna tells us the tragic story of Cio-cio-san, protagonist of Madam Butterly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. The opera was dedicated to the Queen of Italy, Elena di Montenegro.

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Caption 15 [it]: mentre addirittura si facevano avanti dei nuovi e ricchi pretendenti
Caption 15 [en]: while even new and rich suitors came forth

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Marika spiega - L'euro in Italia, con Anna

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika tells us about the euro in Italy. Learn or review the names of the coins and bills, and go with Anna to buy some items she needs for school.

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Caption 15 [it]: duecento euro e addirittura cinquecento euro,
Caption 15 [en]: the two hundred euro [bill], and even a five hundred euro [bill],

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Napoli - L'antica pizzeria Brandi

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

Pizzeria Brandi is an historic pizzeria in Naples, dating back to the seventeen seventies. Pizza Margherita, named after the Savoy queen Margherita, was invented at the pizzeria in the eighteen eighties.

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Caption 23 [it]: sembra che si possa datare addirittura nel millesettecentosessanta.
Caption 23 [en]: it seems as though it could even date to seventeen sixty.

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