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Marika spiega - Gli accenti - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika's opening segment on accents and accentuation in Italian.

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Caption 4 [it]: Lo sai che oggi parliamo di un argomento molto interessante?
Caption 4 [en]: You know that today we'll going to talk about a very interesting topic?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Progress is being made on all fronts!

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Caption 11 [it]: Lo vedi?
Caption 11 [en]: You see?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il futuro - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The first of Daniela's four segments on the future tense. She explains when it's used and how the present tense is sometimes used in its place. For more on using the future tense for probability, see this lesson.

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Caption 23 [it]: soprattutto quando il soggetto della frase è sempre lo stesso.
Caption 23 [en]: above all, when the subject of the phrase remains the same.

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Fiorella Mannoia - Quello che le donne non dicono

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Fiorella Mannoia sings her 1987 hit song about women. It's a recent live performance and the audience sings along with Mannoia.

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Caption 7 [it]: Lo sentiremo poi
Caption 7 [en]: We'll feel it later

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Ti racconto una fiaba - Biancaneve - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The classic Brothers Grimm fairytale with some fun changes in Italian. The wicked queen's rhyme for the mirror is different, and when one of the dwarfs beholds Snow White, he exclaims, "Mamma mia." The vocabulary review is dedicated to passato remoto verbs in the third person singular!

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Caption 21 [it]: Vostra maestà, lo chiedete pure?
Caption 21 [en]: "Your majesty, do you even ask this?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca finally gets to talk to Ridolfi, but the bank director is quite adept at dodging questions. Lara's aunt has been a bit more successful in getting information.

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Caption 32 [it]: Non lo so, ha testimoni, Lei?
Caption 32 [en]: I don't know, do you have witnesses?

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Trentino Alto Adige - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The first of a six-part series on the Trentino-Alto Adige area of Italy, also known as South Tyrol, reveals majestic alpine landscapes and masterpieces of medieval art.

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Caption 6 [it]: e spinge di nuovo lo sguardo verso la montagna più alta.
Caption 6 [en]: and pushes one's gaze, once again, towards the highest mountain.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The "murderer" comes in for questioning, and Manara asks him some questions point-blank. Meanwhile Lara's aunt goes to the bank for a new ATM card (called Bancomat in Italian), and learns something interesting pertinent to the case.

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Caption 4 [it]: Me lo merito tutto!
Caption 4 [en]: I deserve it all!

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Finally there's a bit of action.

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Caption 48 [it]: Perché non me lo hai detto?
Caption 48 [en]: Why didn't you tell me?

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Ti racconto una fiaba - La Bella e la Bestia - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Kindness triumphs over looks in this tale of love. The Beast does, however, turn into a handsome Prince. Practice some passato remoto verbs in the vocabulary review!

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Caption 51 [it]: In questo momento le fu chiaro che lo amava realmente.
Caption 51 [en]: At that moment it became clear to her that she truly loved him.

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika outlines exceptions to the rules governing truncation, and provides many useful examples.

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Caption 32 [it]: Lo possiamo fare?
Caption 32 [en]: Can we do it?

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Corso di Italiano con Michela - L'imperfetto. - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In the last part of this miniseries, Michela works on verbs ending in ire with her class. She also spends time on the all-important irregular verb essere (to be).

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Caption 56 [it]: Quindi lo uso sempre con gli aggettivi. -OK.
Caption 56 [en]: So, I always use it with adjectives. -OK.

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Basilicata Turistica - Non me ne voglio andare - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The tour of Basilicata closes with verses of Isabella Morra and British travel writer, Norman Douglas. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Ionian coastline, the young traveler gives some tips on mastering the Lucan dialect.

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Caption 17 [it]: che l'onde fenda o che la gonfi il vento. [che il vento lo trafigga o che lo gonfi il vento]
Caption 17 [en]: that the waves cut through or that the wind swells.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

A left-handed suspect turns up, and has a bad temper to boot. Luca offers Lara a ride home on his motorcycle...

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Caption 34 [it]: Lo conosce questo qui, Lei?
Caption 34 [en]: Do you know this guy?

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Ti racconto una fiaba - La Bella e la Bestia - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Beauty and the Beast is a French 18th century fairy tale. It was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Her tale, which is as long as a novel, has been adapted numerous times. This nice retelling of the tale is more dependent on the Walt Disney Company.

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Caption 11 [it]: Le sue due figlie più grandi lo spinsero a tornare
Caption 11 [en]: His two elder daughters pressed him to come back

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