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Marika spiega - La camera da letto

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika shows us her apartment's master bedroom.

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Caption 1 [it]: Dopo una lunga giornata di lavoro,
Caption 1 [en]: After a long day of work,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP7 - Sogni di Vetro - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

For one reason or another, nobody gets much sleep after the evening at the Tuxedo, but Manara is in his boss's office bright and early to report in person.

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Caption 37 [it]: Buona giornata.
Caption 37 [en]: Have a good day.

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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti con participio passato

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shows us the rules about using direct object pronouns. Don't be discouraged if you don't absorb it all at once. It takes plenty of practice, and plenty of trial and error. See first part: Marika spiega - Pronomi diretti

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Caption 63 [it]: Io ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa e...
Caption 63 [en]: Have a marvelous day, and...

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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika gives us an overview on how to use direct object pronouns, which take the place of direct objects when the object has already been referred to. Here's an example of this in English: "Do you know the answer [direct object noun]?" "Yes I know it [direct object pronoun]."

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Caption 72 [it]: Bene, io ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa e spero tanto
Caption 72 [en]: Good, I hope you have a marvelous day, and I very much hope

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Marika spiega - La forma impersonale

Difficulty: 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 55 [it]: Ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa
Caption 55 [en]: I hope you have a marvelous day,

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Marika spiega - Le preposizioni di luogo - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika explains when to use the prepositions: in (to), da (from), di (of, from), and per (for, to, by). There's no need to learn them all at once!

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Caption 40 [it]: Buona giornata a te e... buon tutto!
Caption 40 [en]: You have a good day, and... good luck in everything!

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Ferrari - Museo Ferrari Maranello

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ferrari fans won't want to miss a stop at the Ferrari museum in Modena. Hear all about it from Antonio Ghini, director of the museum, and get a glimpse of the museum itself.

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Caption 41 [it]: Quindi, in una giornata si possono fare tantissime "location",
Caption 41 [en]: So, in one day you can do very many locations,

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Marika spiega - Le parole alterate

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

It's a very Italian thing to alter a word to make it mean something bigger, smaller, or worse. You just need to know the right suffix to add to the word. Marika shows you how.

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Caption 53 [it]: Bene, io ti auguro una giornata davvero speciale
Caption 53 [en]: Good, I hope you have a truly special day,

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Marika spiega - I verbi riflessivi e reciproci

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika introduces us to an area where Italian and English have some important differences: reflexive and reciprocal verbs. For extra help, see: Reflections on the Reflexive and Ci Gets Around: Part 1

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Caption 1 [it]: Eccoci qua, pronti per una bella lezione fresca, fresca di giornata!
Caption 1 [en]: Here we are, ready for a nice fresh lesson, fresh from today!

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Marika spiega - Expo 2015 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika shares her impressions and her bubbling enthusiasm for the Expo 2015 held in Milan until the October thirty-first of this year. We hope you get the chance to go!

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Caption 51 [it]: però mi sono resa conto che una giornata sola non può bastare,
Caption 51 [en]: but I realized that just one day isn't enough,

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Marika spiega - La formazione degli aggettivi

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika explains how to form adjectives from nouns, by using various suffixes.

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Caption 52 [it]: Ti lascio lavorare e ti auguro una giornata meravigliosa!
Caption 52 [en]: I'll let you work, and I hope you have a marvelous day!

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP6 - Reazione a Catena - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

There are irregularities in this case, and as both Manara and Rubino know, that's where you look!

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Caption 46 [it]: Niente. È la tua giornata sfortunata, Toscani, eh... Oggi è così.
Caption 46 [en]: Nothing! It's your unlucky day, Toscani, and... Today that's the way it is.

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Marika spiega - Expo 2015 - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

2015 is an exciting year for Italy, because this year's Expo is in Milan. Marika was lucky enough to go, and she's eager to share her experience with you. But first she gives you a little background on how the Expo got started as a phenomenon.

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Caption 45 [it]: Per ora vi auguro una giornata meravigliosa
Caption 45 [en]: For now, I hope you have a marvelous day

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Marika spiega - La formazione dei contrari

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

To form the opposite of a word in Italian, there are different kinds of prefixes. Marika explains how they work.

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Caption 56 [it]: Benissimo. Io ti auguro una giornata davvero speciale
Caption 56 [en]: Very good, I hope you have a truly special day

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Marika spiega - Le parole composte - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

There are lots of ways to form compound nouns, and lots of different ways to form their plurals. Marika fills us in.

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Caption 61 [it]: Spero che tu abbia una giornata bellissima, e ti auguro buon lavoro.
Caption 61 [en]: I hope you have a marvelous day and I hope your work goes well.

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