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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Sardegna

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna is quizzed on Sardinia and can easily identify the capital and its major cities, its nuraghes (characteristic low towers), its cantu a tenore (traditional singing), but comes up short on providing the name of a typical Sardinian dish.

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Caption 40 [it]: Mi dica un'espressione tipica in Sardo.
Caption 40 [en]: Tell me a typical Sardinian expression.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP3 - Delitto tra le lenzuola - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca Manara and Marta Rivera are both curious about each other. But Marta has better luck. Manara and Toscani go to see the victim's husband, who learns some things about his wife he hadn't been aware of.

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Caption 13 [it]: Sì, dica.
Caption 13 [en]: Yes, go ahead.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Sicilia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna gets grilled on Sicily by Marika. Oral quizzes are very frequently used in Italian schools. Grading is done on a scale from 1-10 for primary and secondary schools, and from 1-30 at the university level.

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Caption 29 [it]: Mi dica un'espressione tipica in siciliano.
Caption 29 [en]: Please tell me a typical Sicilian expression.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Toscani knows he's doing a good job, but is frustrated because Manara doesn't ever acknowledge it. Meanwhile, Luca must have an idea since he goes prancing around the office. In fact, he knows exactly what he's doing.

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Caption 10 [it]: E che vuoi che ti dica, bravo?
Caption 10 [en]: And what, do you want me to say "good for you"?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca finds out some important information from the housekeeper, and he also finds out, quite by accident, about Lara's course in Milan.

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Caption 16 [it]: Si fidi. Piano piano mi dica tutto.
Caption 16 [en]: You can trust me. Little by little, tell me everything.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Puglia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here we go with a new series with Anna and Marika. Each video will feature an oral quiz — just like in actual Italian schools — about a region of Italy. A separate cooking video will feature a recipe from that region. We start in the "heel of the boot": Puglia.

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Caption 77 [it]: anzi, mi dica, perché Le do del Lei,
Caption 77 [en]: or rather, tell me, because I'm addressing you formally,

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara is doing some thinking, and confides in Sardi. Meanwhile, there is a definite lead in the case about the burglarized villas.

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Caption 34 [it]: Quattroni qui, Quattroni là e mai nessuno che mi dica quello che cavolo succede.
Caption 34 [en]: Quattroni, here, Quattroni there, and no one who ever tells me what the heck is going on.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Not much information is cropping up from the investigation, but Lara has an unusual meeting with Casadio.

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Caption 27 [it]: Mi dica.
Caption 27 [en]: Tell me.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP1 - Matrimonio con delitto - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

As expected Manara's boss doesn't give him permission to infiltrate the race. Do you think that will stop him?

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Caption 27 [it]: Invece di guardare il cellulare, mi dica quand'è fissata la gara!
Caption 27 [en]: Instead of looking at your cell phone, tell me when the race is scheduled for!

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP1 - Matrimonio con delitto - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca questions Lupo, and figures out how to find out for sure who murdered Gabriele, but as usual, he's immune to warnings about how dangerous it will be.

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Caption 1 [it]: Mi dica che ci faceva ieri alla vecchia fabbrica
Caption 1 [en]: Will you tell me what you were doing yesterday at the old factory

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela covers the present subjunctive of these three verbs: rimanere [to remain, to stay], venire [to come], and dire [to say].

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Caption 23 [it]: Io dica, tu dica, lui/lei dica,
Caption 23 [en]: I say, you say, he/she say,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Our professoressa finds herself involved in trying to solve the case. She seems to be enjoying it, too.

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Caption 3 [it]: Lo dica a mio padre.
Caption 3 [en]: Tell my father that.

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PsicoVip - Il topo - Ep 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip is called in by a lady in distress over a mouse. He also masters the doctor's line on eighty euros.

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Caption 12 [it]: E allora mi dica!
Caption 12 [en]: So then, tell me.

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PsicoVip - Rapina a mano armata - Ep 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip's session involves his being present at a bank holdup, and his crushed fantasy of saving the day.

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Caption 11 [it]: Dica pure.
Caption 11 [en]: Go ahead.

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PsicoVip - L'ascensore - Ep 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip tells his doctor of getting stuck in an elevator, a fear many of us share. It is surprising that Italy, about the size of Arizona, has as many elevators as the US.

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Caption 60 [it]: Mi dica dottore, cosa ne pensa?
Caption 60 [en]: Tell me doctor, would do you think of it?

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