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Alessandra Mastronardi - Non smettere di sognare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

After the huge success of the television series, I Cesaroni, Alessandra Mastronardi is the star of Don’t Stop Dreaming, where she plays the part of an aspiring dancer. In an interview for starlit.tv! she talks about the very different personalities of the two characters, as well as her own.

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Caption 46 [it]: perché anche lì bisogna vedere, insomma, adesso, che cosa...
Caption 46 [en]: because there, too, we'll have to see, in short, now, what...

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Marika spiega - Il genere femminile

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Dealing with gender in Italian can be tricky. Most feminine nouns do end in "a," but not all. If it were only that easy! Marika tells us some of the main types of exceptions, putting them into categories to help us remember.

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Caption 3 [it]: bisogna osservare molto bene la sua desinenza.
Caption 3 [en]: you need to very carefully notice its ending.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In both cases under investigation, it's been discovered that witnesses have been withholding information from the police.

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Caption 36 [it]: Ascolta Lara, a volte bisogna prendere delle scorciatoie, no?
Caption 36 [en]: Listen Lara, sometimes you have to take shortcuts, right?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The investigation proceeds, Lara receives some red roses at work, to the consternation of Manara, and Aunt Caterina does her part as well.

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Caption 68 [it]: E va be', però non bisogna dar sempre retta alle chiacchiere.
Caption 68 [en]: And OK, but you shouldn't always believe the gossip.

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Marika spiega - Le doppie

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Double letters are taken very seriously in Italian, so pay careful attention as Marika shows us how they work. You'll see why they're so important!

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Caption 2 [it]: Bisogna fare sempre molta attenzione
Caption 2 [en]: You always have to pay close attention

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

We're at the beginning of a new episode, featuring a strange catch by some fishermen, and the disappearance of a precious jewel from the local Etruscan museum.

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Caption 13 [it]: E certo che non ce credi. -Bisogna chiama' qualcuno...
Caption 13 [en]: Of course you can't believe it. -We have to call someone...

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Marika spiega - Fare lo spelling

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Often, when making a phone reservation for a restaurant, theatre, or museum, you'll be asked to spell your name. Marika gives us an example of how it's done in Italian.

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Caption 3 [it]: però, per potere andare a teatro, bisogna prenotare.
Caption 3 [en]: however, to go to the theatre, one must make a reservation.

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L'unione fa la forza - Coworking Tag Pisa

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Italians have adopted the English term "coworking" to denote a group of independent professionals working in the same space. In her short documentary Moira Volterrani takes us to visit The Talent Garden (Tag) of Pisa.

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Caption 4 [it]: ["Per conquistare il futuro bisogna prima sognarlo". Pascal]
Caption 4 [en]: ["In order to conquer the future, first you have to dream of it". Pascal]

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara has it all figured out, and questions his suspect, who reconstructs the murder for him. Toscani, on the other hand, has ended up in the hospital, and becomes a hero in the eyes of the Questore, who never quite seems to appreciate Manara's efforts, and sees only his faults.

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Caption 65 [it]: Pezzo di pane... -Bisogna saperlo prendere per il verso giusto.
Caption 65 [en]: Piece of bread... -You have to know how to handle him the right way.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marcuccio is in the hospital, and as planned, zia Caterina goes to see him. But all he will come out with are lines from one of Leopardi's poems. Meanwhile Romei is anxious to have the letters he considers his own, but things aren't so simple.

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Caption 9 [it]: Eh, lo so, lo so, eh, bisogna dargli tempo.
Caption 9 [en]: Yeah, I know, I know, uh, we have to give him time.

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Serena - vita da universitari

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Studying is not the only thing students do at the university. They like to have fun, too. Being from out of town, but too far away for a commute, Serena and Elena rent an apartment with other students. Find out what they like to do in the evenings!

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Caption 15 [it]: ma la sera bisogna sempre divertirsi all'università,
Caption 15 [en]: but at university, you always have to have fun at night,

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Serena - sistema universitario italiano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Get the inside story on going to university in Italy! Serena and Elena talk about how the school year is broken up, where you register, taking exams and how the grading works, what grade point average you need to pass, and much more.

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Caption 12 [it]: Però bisogna fare un'iscrizione, come la normale iscrizione all'università.
Caption 12 [en]: But you have to register, like the normal registration at the university.

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Marika spiega - Le pulizie di primavera - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's time for spring cleaning. Marika shows us how, and more importantly, she gives us the names of the tools we'll need.

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Caption 16 [it]: Per pulire molto bene, bisogna usare anche l'aspirapolvere.
Caption 16 [en]: To clean really well, you need to use the vacuum cleaner, too.

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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 55 [it]: ma per le pizzelle napoletane bisogna lasciarli stare, eh.
Caption 55 [en]: but for these little Neapolitan pizzas, we gotta let them be, huh.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Taking care of Saverio has fallen to his zio (uncle), Alessio's mean boss. After being treated badly for the umpteenth time, Alessio decides to grab his backpack...

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Caption 27 [it]: La madre ha detto che dopo il bagno bisogna mettergli la cremina emolliente sul corpo,
Caption 27 [en]: His mother said that after his bath you have to put soothing lotion on his body,

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