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Dottor Pitrè - e le sue storie - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

The segment concentrates on the richness of the Sicilian dialect, a dialect which is less and less spoken. The narrator interviews two poets who recite their works in Sicilian, providing insights into the language.

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Caption 43 [it]: Pensu, "picchì, se sugnu sicilianu [Penso, perché se sono siciliano]
Caption 43 [en]: I think, "why, if I'm Sicilian

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il condizionale - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Daniela continues with conditional verbs. This time she focuses on the key verbs: essere [to be], avere [to have], stare [to stay], rimanere [to remain], and dare [to give].

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Caption 6 [it]: abbiamo visto una lista di verbi che fanno eccezione, perché perdevano la "e"
Caption 6 [en]: we've seen a list of verbs that make an exception because they dropped the "e,"

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP12 - Le verità nascoste - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, we see a flashback to Iolanda's murder. She was an honest woman through and through. And it looks like Manara confirms his resignation, now that the case has been solved.

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Caption 36 [it]: Perché? È cambiato qualcosa?
Caption 36 [en]: Why? Has something changed?

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PsicoVip - Super Minivip - Ep 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip in a dream has superhero powers, while his brother Supervip is powerless. However, it isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

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Caption 19 [it]: E come no? Perché voi pedoni volete sempre avere ragione
Caption 19 [en]: Of course. Because you pedestrians always have to have your way

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La Tempesta - film - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

All at once, Paolo has a whole lot on his plate. If he thought he already had problems, the worst is yet to come.

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Caption 18 [it]: E perché c'è la crisi la gente non ha più bisogno di piatti?
Caption 18 [en]: And because there's a recession people don't need plates anymore?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP12 - Le verità nascoste - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

What would the police do without Lara's aunt Caterina? She knows just where to look to get precious information about the case.

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Caption 43 [it]: M'arrestate perché mi garban [piacciono] i calamari.
Caption 43 [en]: You arrest me because I like squid.

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Anna presenta - Cura del neonato

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna shows the baby changing area that she's set up in her apartment. She talks about many baby care products, and the segment provides a great lesson in diminutives.

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Caption 17 [it]: che servono appunto ad accorciare le unghiette, perché altrimenti
Caption 17 [en]: which are, indeed, for shortening the little nails because otherwise

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Dottor Pitrè - e le sue storie - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), recognized by her crown of roses, is Palermo's patron saint. The video shows the July 14 parade in honor of the saint, and a young man who credits his cure from a grave illness to Saint Rosalia.

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Caption 19 [it]: perché mezzo lato di faccia mi [sic: si] gonfiò quanto un pallone.
Caption 19 [en]: because the side of my face puffed up like a soccer ball.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il condizionale - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Daniela's fourth segment on the present conditional tense covers the important, and irregular, verbs: dovere, potere, sapere, vedere, & avere.

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Caption 6 [it]: -er che viene aggiunto perché è un verbo in -ere,
Caption 6 [en]: "er," which is added as it's an "-ere" verb,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP12 - Le verità nascoste - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca's mind is going full speed ahead, and this leads him to invite Lara and her aunt to the movies. The outing ends up revealing an extremely delicate and awkward situation, but an important one for the case.

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Caption 50 [it]: Mi sembra di sì, perché?
Caption 50 [en]: Yes, I think so, why?

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PsicoVip - Il cane - Ep 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip is none too happy when he meets his namesake, a dog.

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Caption 3 [it]: Lei non mi può vedere perché sono invisibile.
Caption 3 [en]: You can't see me because I'm invisible.

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La Tempesta - film - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Events have awakened a true transformation on Paolo's part, but even with all his good intentions, he's running up against some brick walls regarding Natoli.

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Caption 6 [it]: e chissà perché non eravamo curiosi di saperne di più.
Caption 6 [en]: And who knows why we weren't curious about knowing more about one another.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP12 - Le verità nascoste - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Interrogating the wife of one's boss might be cause for some nervousness, but Manara seems to enjoy it. And Luca also has some news, which slips out very casually.

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Caption 45 [it]: Me le metti da parte, perché ci voglio pensare un attimo, va bene?
Caption 45 [en]: Put it aside for me because I want to think about it for a moment, all right?

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Marika spiega - Il verbo chiudere

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Marika relates some expressions using the verb chiudere [to close, to shut]. A number of these are very close to English expressions.

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Caption 7 [it]: Oppure: chiudo l'ombrello, perché ha smesso di piovere.
Caption 7 [en]: Or else, “I close the umbrella because it has stopped raining.”

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Veronica Pivetti plays a highschool teacher whose hobby is being a sleuth. The series starts with a "normal" morning, getting ready for school and work.

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Caption 61 [it]: Perché? -Perché sono più allegre.
Caption 61 [en]: Why? -Because they're merrier.

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