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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Le parole: bello, buono e bene - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

This lesson is about bene (well, fine). An important difference between bene and bello (beautiful) and buono (good) is that it's an adverb, and therefore doesn't have to agree with nouns. It always stays the same.

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Caption 7 [it]: Quindi "bene" lo uso solo come avverbio.
Caption 7 [en]: So, "bene" I use only as an adverb.

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Nina Zilli - 50 mila

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

You'll want to sing along with Nina Zulli as she cries her heart out in "Cinquantamila lacrime" ("Fifty-Thousand Tears"), a hit song from 2009, made even more famous as the theme song from a 2010 film by Ferzan Özpetek, Mine vaganti (English title, Loose Cannons). Great lyrics, great melody, great rhythm!

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Caption 8 [it]: Che se sbaglio è lo stesso -Se sbaglio è lo stesso
Caption 8 [en]: That if I'm wrong, it's all the same -If I'm wrong, it's all the same

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gualtiero Marchesi talks about the chef as an artist, and how different chefs can be recognized by their distinctive artistic styles. In defending the choice of simple, genuine food, he goes on to talk about the art of slicing, and how it used to be "performed" right in the dining room.

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Caption 8 [it]: Lo sguardo artistico è quello di una persona sensibile,
Caption 8 [en]: The artist's view is that of a sensitive person,

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Serena - in un negozio di abbigliamento - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Go clothes shopping with Serena, who's looking for something nice for a festa, as well as some everyday wear.

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Caption 16 [it]: È lo stesso colore del mio maglione, del maglione che indosso adesso.
Caption 16 [en]: It's the same color as my heavy sweater, as the heavy sweater I'm wearing now.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Le parole: bello, buono e bene - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela goes into more detail about the difference between bello (beautiful) and buono (good) and clears up any doubts you may have.

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Caption 4 [it]: "Buono" lo uso solo per il cibo, le bevande,
Caption 4 [en]: "Buono" (good) I only use for food, drinks,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Murder in the library. The curator of the town library was found dead by his secretary, and the assistant librarian hasn't shown up for work. Some valuable correspondence is missing, and there are some suspicious shoe prints on the floor. Manara and his team have gotten busy trying to figure it all out.

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Caption 20 [it]: Se ci sono altre cose lo scopriremo dopo l'autopsia.
Caption 20 [en]: If there are other things, we'll find out after the autopsy.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Encouraged by the woman who took him home with her, Alessio phones his mother and leaves a message. He then relaxes, and even falls asleep, but gets a rude awakening!

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Caption 14 [it]: Ora lo so che mi odierete per quello che ho fatto,
Caption 14 [en]: Now I know that you'll hate me for what I did,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Articoli ed eccezioni

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

If you know the rules regarding masculine and feminine articles, word endings, and plurals in Italian, you'll get it right most of the time. But there are some important exceptions which Daniela addresses in this lesson. They just have to get memorized!

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Caption 39 [it]: Se ci sono domande e difficoltà, me lo dite, OK?
Caption 39 [en]: If there are questions and difficulties, tell me, OK?

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Serena - in un negozio di sanitaria

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Serena and Martina take you to a shop that sells both home health care products and beauty aids. This kind of shop is called a sanitaria, coming from the word, sanità (health). If you ever (heaven forbid!) need a wheelchair, ace bandage, neck brace, or even orthopedic shoes, this is the place to go. Today, Serena and Martina are shopping for more glamorous items.

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Caption 31 [it]: E questo è lo smalto, si mette sulle unghie.
Caption 31 [en]: And this is nail polish, you put it on the nails.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Le parole: bello, buono e bene - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

It can be challenging for non-native Italian speakers to really understand the difference between these three common words: bello (beautiful, nice, pretty), buono (good) and bene (well, fine). In this first part of three, Daniela explains the difference between bello and buono.

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Caption 43 [it]: Il libro è bello, io guardo, ma non lo mangio.
Caption 43 [en]: The book is nice, I look at it, but I don't eat it.

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Marika spiega - Le pulizie di primavera - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

More spring cleaning! Marika shows us how to dust, and what materials to use. She goes on to wash the windows, and then the dishes.

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Caption 5 [it]: perché poi dopo lo posso buttare e non conservo la polvere.
Caption 5 [en]: because then afterwards I can throw it away and not retain the dust.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

At the train station where Alessio had been kicked off the train, the police officer tells Alessio to call home to get picked up. Alessio does make a phone call, and he does get picked up, but not by his parents!

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Caption 1 [it]: Tu lo sai se c'avessi un figlio come te, che cosa ci farei?
Caption 1 [en]: Do you know, if I had a son like you, what I'd do?

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Some artists, including Gualtiero Marchesi, talk about the past: horse-drawn carts for delivering produce, artists exchanging news from abroad before the widespread use of telephones, tripe for breakfast, still-life paintings reflecting the food of the times and its preparation. There's even talk of the desire to eat paintings! Buon appetito!

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Caption 13 [it]: Questo, eh, alle mie spalle era lo stallazzo,
Caption 13 [en]: This, uh, behind me was the stable yard,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Commissioner Manara is back with a new episode, which opens, not only with the usual murder, this time in a library, but also with a care package from Manara's mother, full of Sicilian specialties such as melanzane sottolio or sott'olio, (eggplant in oil). Sottolio is a traditional and well-loved way of preserving many foods, and can be distinguished from sottaceto (in vinegar), or in salamoia (in water and salt). Of course, everyone at headquarters is more interested in the Sicilian pastries!

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Caption 10 [it]: Va be', lo tenga qua che lo prendo dopo, grazie.
Caption 10 [en]: OK, keep it here and I'll get it later, thanks.

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Cettina - La primavera

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Spring is here and Cettina is enjoying the outdoors. Flowers are starting to bloom, trees are getting leaves, and the sunshine is warm enough to go without a jacket.

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Caption 2 [it]: Le giornate si allungano, si può tornare a praticare lo sport all'aperto.
Caption 2 [en]: The days get longer; one can go back to doing sports outdoors.

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