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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 27

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Mara is bummed out, for sure. Felice too! Delfo, on the other hand, shows a side of himself no one has seen before.

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Caption 6 [it]: E perché?
Caption 6 [en]: And why?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ada and Pio go dancing, but when they get back to her place, they get an unexpected interruption. A bit later, Ada innocently reveals some new elements to the case, and Luca comes back to life from his doldrums.

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Caption 68 [it]: Perché non ci ha detto della lite tra suo marito e suo figlio?
Caption 68 [en]: Why didn't you tell us about the fight between your husband and your son?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Fino a e Finché - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In English, the difference between "until" and "as long as" is quite distinct, but in Italian, it's a little blurry because the presence of the negative word non (not) might change the meaning of a phrase or it might not. When the meaning is not altered by its presence, the word, in this case non (not), is "pleonastic." We're talking about finché and finche non.

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Caption 22 [it]: perché può essere anche omesso.
Caption 22 [en]: because it can also be omitted.

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The fresco depicting the Last Judgement is almost like a photograph of the Middle Ages. Alberto Angela shows us where the sinners ended up and what happened to them in Hell.

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Caption 2 [it]: È perché da questa grande apertura,
Caption 2 [en]: It's because from this large opening [hellmouth]

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

They go to dinner with Francesco and Matì and gently encourage the couple to think hard about what they want. It's natural for memories to come bubbling up from when they were courting.

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Caption 1 [it]: Perché proprio quella?
Caption 1 [en]: Why that one in particular?

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In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The best way to get around Lucca is by bike. Arianna rents one and enjoys riding along the amazing walls of the city, still intact after centuries.

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Caption 2 [it]: Si chiama così perché, una volta, era veramente un anfiteatro.
Caption 2 [en]: It's named that way because, once, it actually was an amphitheater.

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La Ladra - EP. 10 - Un ignobile ricatto - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This new episode begins with a botched order at the restaurant and a curious conversation between two customers, which Andreina is overhearing, or rather, eavesdropping on.

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Caption 6 [it]: perché il cliente ha detto "risotto senza cipolla",
Caption 6 [en]: because the client said, "risotto with no onion"

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Fino a e Finché - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

A student asked Daniela to explain the difference between finché and the adverb fino. In fact, these words are tricky for English speakers to grasp. We're talking about "until" and "as long as," and in questions, "how far" and "how long."

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Caption 5 [it]: perché alcuni studenti me lo hanno chiesto.
Caption 5 [en]: because some students asked me about it.

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Marika spiega - Conversazione - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Daniela continue their conversation about making conversation in Italian. They even talk a little bit about baby talk, Italian style, including the vezzeggiativo (affectionate) form of adjectives.

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Caption 29 [it]: sì. -Perché si rifà alla parola "bambino"
Caption 29 [en]: yes. -Because it imitates the word "bambino" [child]

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

As we might have imagined, the tensions between the parents have been transferred onto the future bride and groom. Choosing the location, the favors, and the music has become a battle. Who knows if they can get over these hurdles.

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Caption 5 [it]: Perché dite così? Voi non siete stati sempre felici?
Caption 5 [en]: Why do you say that? Haven't you always been happy?

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 25

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guia gives Mara some advice. Meanwhile, there are three very unhappy men in the piazza. Pino finds something he had been looking for and Toni turns out to be pretty mature for his age, at least compared to his dad.

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Caption 3 [it]: Ma tu perché te ne vai?
Caption 3 [en]: But you, why are you leaving?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Manara's team goes to the hunters' bar to find Nino La Martina and have some lunch at the same time, perhaps. There was perhaps a bit more action than they were prepared for, but, of course, that goes with the job.

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Caption 47 [it]: Occhio vivo, perché è violento.
Caption 47 [en]: Eyes wide open because he is violent.

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La Ladra - EP. 9 - L'amico sconosciuto - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva and Lorenzo have a civil conversation at breakfast. Later on, we find the commissioner dining at the restaurant and Gina thinks he might be the mysterious Catullus. The subject gets changed by an important phone call for the commissioner (in French) about counterfeit money from across the French border!

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Caption 63 [it]: Ecco perché, dalla Francia, hanno chiamato me.
Caption 63 [en]: That's why, from France, they called me.

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Toto Cutugno - L'italiano

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

L'Italiano (The Italian) was recorded by Toto Cutugno in 1983 and presented at the 33rd Sanremo Festival, where it didn't win. That didn't stop it from becoming a top hit and one of Italy's best-loved songs.

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Caption 19 [it]: Lasciatemi cantare perché ne sono fiero
Caption 19 [en]: Let me sing because I'm proud of it

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela gives us some more examples of gerunds used in subordinate clauses. Asking ourselves what questions the gerund answers can help us understand its role in a sentence.

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Caption 35 [it]: "Perché ho capito che ti amo?"
Caption 35 [en]: "How did I figure out that I love you?"

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