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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 23

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla's husband and daughter watch the video recording of the missed game on TV while Camilla decides what to do the next day (with the help of her dog), and enlists her husband's help.

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Caption 51 [it]: Ma perché così poco?
Caption 51 [en]: But why so little?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 13

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The previous lesson ended with the verb essere (to be) plus adjectives. Now, Daniela goes on to tell us about the verb essere plus adverbs and then teaches us about a great shortcut for avoiding the subjunctive when using the word basta [it's enough, just]. Normally, basta signals the need for the subjunctive, but Daniela offers up some examples where the infinitive verb works best.

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Caption 21 [it]: perché stai male ed è meglio che tu riposi".
Caption 21 [en]: because you're ill and it's best that you rest.”

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In this episode, we have the straw that breaks the camel's back as far as Lara is concerned. Toscani has a good moment.

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Caption 56 [it]: No, no, aspetta. Perché torni a casa da tua zia?
Caption 56 [en]: No, no, wait. Why are you going back to your aunt's house?

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Marika spiega - Gli avverbi - Avverbi di luogo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika begins a five-part series on the five different types of adverbs in Italian. Location adverbs, which would be termed more “prepositions” in English, are the focus of this segment. In Italian, the difference between adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions is often blurry.

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Caption 51 [it]: Posso dire: là sopra non ci arrivo perché sono troppo bassa,
Caption 51 [en]: I can say: I can't reach up there because I'm too short,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla goes to the police station to identify the two thugs who had attacked her, and who sold the drugs to Marta. She also confronts Marta who has been brought in for questioning, and who is wondering who on earth Camilla is, and what she wants from her.

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Caption 25 [it]: Ma perché li proteggi?
Caption 25 [en]: But why are you protecting them?

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We can see that the battle against using "Lei," the common, formal, second-person form of address, was taken very seriously by the fascists. In fact they went too far when it came to a popular women's magazine called "Lei" (she, her).

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Caption 23 [it]: "io lo chiamo il morto che parla, perché vede,
Caption 23 [en]: "I call it the talking dead, because you see,

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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 6 [it]: Questo è molto importante perché ci potrebbe portare all'arma del delitto.
Caption 6 [en]: This is very important because it could lead us to the murder weapon.

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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 48 [it]: perché sennò Sardi me [romanesco: mi] sgozza mentre dormo, quella, eh.
Caption 48 [en]: because otherwise Sardi will slit my throat while I'm sleeping, huh.

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Adriano - Messaggio di Madre Teresa di Calcutta sugli animali

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Together with his dog Zara, Adriano commemorates Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her teachings on animals. Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché si celebra l'anniversario della beatificazione di Maria [sic: Madre] Teresa di Calcutta.
Caption 4 [en]: because we celebrate the anniversary of the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

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Italiano commerciale - Difficoltà con colleghi e contratti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Arianna has been made the head of a new marketing team. Too bad the woman reporting to her let things go sideways.

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Caption 58 [it]: perché sono responsabile di questa campagna di marketing.
Caption 58 [en]: because I'm the head of this marketing campaign.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sara, an attractive girl from the province of Perugia, is up next. In the pairing game, she has to determine whether a traditional dish is cooked or raw.

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Caption 20 [it]: Perché? -Penso che siamo l'unica coppia...
Caption 20 [en]: Why? -I think we're the only couple....

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla gets her husband to help with the case by invoking her dead father and concocting a story about playing Lotto.

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Caption 12 [it]: Perché non c'è? Ah, già!
Caption 12 [en]: Why isn't it here? Oh yeah!

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The case is discussed at the dinner table among Lara, Luca and Aunt Caterina. As usual, Caterina knows a lot about the people involved. She also gives Lara some advice.

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Caption 34 [it]: No, perché mentire su una cosa così importante è un reato grave.
Caption 34 [en]: No, because lying about something so important is a serious offense.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 11

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela talks about a special case scenario in which a verb in the infinitive may replace the subjunctive form in the subordinate clause. Learning this rule can make using certain verbs easier. She goes on to talk about impersonal forms of verbs where we need the subjunctive. This scenario is quite different from English, so we need to pay close attention.

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Caption 13 [it]: Perché dopo il "credere" abbiamo imparato che ci vuole "che",
Caption 13 [en]: Because after “credere“ [to believe] we learned that you need “che” [that],

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Commissioner Berardi shows up at the gallery opening, and Camilla exchanges a few words with him. This doesn't go unnoticed by the gallery owner, who is very curious. Meanwhile, Camilla's husband has a bizarre conversation with the artist.

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Caption 38 [it]: Boh, mi domando perché fosse fuggito a Roma per fare il panettiere
Caption 38 [en]: Well, I ask myself why he went to Rome to be a baker,

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