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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 14

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

There are some special conjunctions that take the subjunctive and then che (that). There are several of them but they're quite similar to one another. Little by little, as you hear them used, they'll become part of your vocabulary.

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Caption 3 [it]: perché abbiamo parlato dei verbi impersonali.
Caption 3 [en]: because we talked about impersonal verbs.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This is a great chance to practice bone and muscle vocabulary, since that's what the pairing is about in this episode. The first contestant is named Santo. "Santo" means "saint," so there's some joking about it being just his name, not a description. Carlo, contestant number two is a musician and works in music therapy. He sings a few phrases of an aria from the Puccini opera Tosca.

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Caption 9 [it]: Ah, perché c'è anche... -Case popolari.
Caption 9 [en]: Ah, because there's also... -The project housing.

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Professioni e mestieri - Belle Arti - La pasta modellabile

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tamara uses a synthetic modeling clay in her shop to make necklaces, personalized plaques, and much more. She uses a special kind of glue for this material.

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Caption 4 [it]: Però stiamo un po' attenti, perché metti cose nel forno,
Caption 4 [en]: But we're a bit careful, because you put things in the oven,

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Adriano - Spaghetti pomodoro e aglio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

What's Adriano's favorite dish? Discover this very simple but delicious Italian pasta recipe.

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Caption 30 [it]: Ecco perché ho riempito questa pentola
Caption 30 [en]: That's why I've filled this pot

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Confindustria - Assemblea Confindustria 2017 - Video di apertura

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Confindustria is the main trade association for Italy's manufacturing and service sectors. This inspirational video was produced for its annual meeting, and Italian luminaries from Marco Polo to Renzo Piano are invoked to tell the story of Italian innovation.

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Caption 6 [it]: Perché parlo di pietre, se è solo dell'arco che mi importa?
Caption 6 [en]: Why do I speak of stones, if it's solely the arch that matters to me?

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Arianna e Marika - Il Progetto Erasmus - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika and Arianna discuss the Erasmus Program, a student exchange program that was founded in the late 1980s. It allows European university students to study at other EU country universities. The program is named after the Dutch humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536).

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Caption 49 [it]: perché poi quando vieni, vieni accettata dall'università straniera,
Caption 49 [en]: because when you're, you're accepted by the university abroad,

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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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