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Dixiland - Sole dormiglione

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Dixieland is left in the dark because Mister Sun has overslept. It's up to Dixi to go and wake him up. The vocabulary review features third person verbs in the passato remoto tense.

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Caption 4 [it]: All'inizio, Dixi non ci fece troppo caso,
Caption 4 [en]: At first Dixi didn't make too much of it,

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Marika spiega - Il verbo fare

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The verb fare (to do, to make) is used in lots of expressions. Marika talks about some of the most common ones.

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Caption 8 [it]: Per esempio, immagina che ci sia la mamma di Roberto
Caption 8 [en]: For example, imagine that there's Roberto's mom

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Ti racconto una fiaba - La sirenetta - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" is translated as "La sirenetta" in Italian. The Italian term sirena covers both mermaids (part fish) and sirens (part bird).

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Caption 52 [it]: Non ci volle molto per far sì che una giovane ragazza
Caption 52 [en]: It didn't take long before a young lady

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Neapolitan

Against his will, Carmine gets sucked back into the criminal world, feeling like he has no choice.

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Caption 23 [it]: Allora ciao, eh. Ci vediamo domani.
Caption 23 [en]: So bye, huh. See you tomorrow.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

For some strange reason, Luca isn't so eager to sign the forms Sergio procures for him. Lara's aunt arrives with some important news.

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Caption 7 [it]: Sergio, rilassati e appena c'ho un attimo di tempo, ci penso. Va bene?
Caption 7 [en]: Sergio, relax and as soon as I have a moment of time, I'll think about it. All right?

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Michele Zarrillo - L'Elefante e la Farfalla con "Danilo Rea"

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Michele Zarrillo sings L'elefante e la farfalla [The Elephant and the Butterfly] at Rome's Auditorium in 2014. It was in 1996 that Zarrillo first sang this beautiful ballad.

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Caption 2 [it]: E non ci passo
Caption 2 [en]: And I can't get past it

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Lara and Luca are left on their own at the trattoria. They overdo it a bit with the wine, and... The next day, Lara's aunt has to help out once again.

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Caption 36 [it]: ci devo parlare.
Caption 36 [en]: I have to speak with her.

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Marika spiega - La divisione in sillabe - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika has more tips on how to divide syllables and some fun practice words, too.

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Caption 32 [it]: Hai visto quante cose che ci sono da imparare?
Caption 32 [en]: Have you seen how many things that there are to learn?

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Ti racconto una fiaba - Il brutto anatroccolo - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The Ugly Duckling realizes that he isn't so ugly after all.

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Caption 20 [it]: Ci credeva fermamente.
Caption 20 [en]: He firmly believed it.

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 12

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

Some things get better, some things stay the same, and some things get worse.

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Caption 38 [it]: ci sono molti altri ragazzi, atleti bravissimi.
Caption 38 [en]: there are many other kids, really great athletes.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

The dinner for four is having trouble getting off the ground, and not everyone is thrilled with the situation.

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Caption 39 [it]: firmano un modulo, e se non ci sono problemi, ma gravi, eh,
Caption 39 [en]: they sign a form, and if there are no problems, but serious huh,

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

A great coach has to support his athletes through victories and losses. Sports are a mirror of life itself, where when you lose, you have to get back up. Two of the most popular words in this segment are dai, which literally means "give," but signifies "come on," "go on," "go for it," and vai, which means "go," "go for it."

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Caption 1 [it]: Ci siamo.
Caption 1 [en]: Here we go.

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Dixiland - Luna di traverso

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

La luna di traverso (the moon on its side) is a way of saying "bad mood." Dixi got up on the wrong side of the bed, but being a magical little elephant, he has the actual sidelong moon on his hands. What to do?

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Caption 44 [it]: ci si attaccò anche lui
Caption 44 [en]: and he, too, held on

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicily

The red soil found in Contini's clothes is looking more and more important. Sergio ends up being helpful to the investigation.

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Caption 21 [it]: Ci sono diverse impronte di cavalli, però.
Caption 21 [en]: There are several hoof prints from horses, though.

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Dixiland - La magia di Tribo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dixi needs to tinkle and Tribo works some fun magic to give Dixi the space and time he needs.

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Caption 24 [it]: Possibile che non ci fosse un posticino nascosto tutto per lui?
Caption 24 [en]: Could it be that there wasn't a little hidden place all for him?

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