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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 72 [it]: perché ci ricorda la parola troncata e quindi "poco."
Caption 72 [en]: because it reminds us of the truncated word, that is, poco [little, bit].

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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 60 [it]: Il più importante è "essere", perché si usa molto.
Caption 60 [en]: The most important is "essere" (to be) because it's used a lot.

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Stai lontana da me - Rai Cinema - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The morning has only just begun, but the day is already a huge challenge for both Sara and Jacopo, in different ways.

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Caption 9 [it]: Io devo andare in ufficio perché adesso arrivano quelli di Verona.
Caption 9 [en]: I have to go to the office because the people from Verona are coming now.

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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 20 [it]: come sola cagion del mio tormento [perché è la sola ragione del mio tormento].
Caption 20 [en]: as the sole reason of my torment."

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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 7 [it]: Ma perché ha litigato con il dottor Bianciardi?
Caption 7 [en]: But why did you fight with Doctor Bianciardi?

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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 8 [it]: perché lei era bella sotto ogni aspetto.
Caption 8 [en]: because she was beautiful in every respect.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Some left-handed patients have been found, and the questioning begins. *To understand captions 40 and 41 more fully, see this vocabulary insight.

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Caption 6 [it]: perché qualcosa c'è, ah?
Caption 6 [en]: because there's something, huh?

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Niccolò Fabi - Lontano da me

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Niccolò Fabi's road song, Lontano da me ["Far from Myself"] came out in 2012.

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Caption 38 [it]: Perché alla giusta distanza
Caption 38 [en]: Because at the right distance

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Stai lontana da me - Rai Cinema - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Jacopo has quite a challenge at work today, and he tries to remind himself of the first rule for being a good couples' therapist.

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Caption 11 [it]: No, ripeti -E sì, va be'. -Perché non ho capito bene quello che hai detto.
Caption 11 [en]: No, repeat it. -And yes, OK. -Because I didn't understand very well what you said.

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Basilicata Turistica - Non me ne voglio andare - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Our guides bring us to the very old and picturesque Rabatana quarter of Tursi, and to Craco, where the ghost of Isabella Morra, a 16th century poet, is said to roam about the ruins.

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Caption 33 [it]: Perché hai freddo?
Caption 33 [en]: Why, because you're cold?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca, as usual, has a run-in with his boss about the case, and then has a run-in with the bank director whose answers are anything but helpful.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché la mano è quella sbagliata.
Caption 4 [en]: because the hand is the wrong one.

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Neapolitan

Toni and Sasà have an important conversation. This makes what happens next all the more poignant.

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Caption 24 [it]: Che te l'ha lasciata in pace perché sei simpatico?
Caption 24 [en]: That he left it in peace for you because you're nice?

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Stai lontana da me - Rai Cinema - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We get to see Jacopo in action, at work as a marriage counselor. And who do you think shows up at his office?

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Caption 22 [it]: Perché voleva sempre avere ragione lui.
Caption 22 [en]: Because he always wanted to be right.

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Basilicata Turistica - Non me ne voglio andare - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The southern Italian region of Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is shown to us by a woman who was born there, and her young son. The Sanctuary of the Madonna in Anglona is where they start off.

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Caption 2 [it]: che ti rimangono addosso perché sono la tua identità.
Caption 2 [en]: that stay with you because they are your identity.

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Ti racconto una fiaba - I tre porcellini - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this telling of the late 19th century British fairy tale, the wolf is bad but not big.

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Caption 38 [it]: perché il lupo si aggirava nelle vicinanze.
Caption 38 [en]: because the wolf was circling nearby.

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