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Dixiland - E gli amici scomparsi

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dixi and his friends play hide-and-seek. To decide whose turn it is, Tribo recites the Italian equivalent to "eenie, meenie, miny, moe."

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Caption 75 [it]: perché ora sapeva che gli amici,
Caption 75 [en]: because now he knew that friends,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Lara finally makes a decision and acts on it. That doesn't make it any easier, though.

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Caption 60 [it]: Perché non lo tieni tu? Eh?
Caption 60 [en]: Why don't you keep it, huh?

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 16

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Being a man of culture as well as an expert chef, Gualtiero Marchesi has found himself being inspired by artists. He talks of dripping food onto a platter, much as Jackson Pollock would drip paint onto a canvas.

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Caption 2 [it]: perché, sempre ispirandomi a degli artisti, è nato il dripping di pesce,
Caption 2 [en]: still being inspired by artists, the fish dripping was born,

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Marika spiega - Il verbo dire

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

There are plenty of idiomatic expressions connected with certain verbs. Marika tells us about expressions with dire (to say).

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Caption 20 [it]: è perché questa persona
Caption 20 [en]: It's because this person

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

There's a new girl in the judo class. And Enzo is looking for yet another job!

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Caption 52 [it]: Pecché [perché] fai tutto questo pe' [per] me?
Caption 52 [en]: Why are you doing all this for me?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Belleggia is a tough nut to crack in the interrogation room, and Toscani has a rough time. As usual, Caterina is friendly with people involved in the murder, this time making friends with the widow of the victim.

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Caption 12 [it]: Perché mi farà piacere, sono sempre sola e adesso...
Caption 12 [en]: Because it would please me, I'm always alone, and now...

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 15

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Italian cuisine in the fifties reflected both the economic prospering, and the cultural growth of a population that had also begun opening up to new horizons through the birth of tourism.

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Caption 14 [it]: perché alla sera invece arrivavano i signori, quelli per bene, ecco
Caption 14 [en]: because in the evening, on the other hand, the gentlemen would arrive, the respectable ones, I mean,

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Corso di Italiano con Michela - Nazionalità - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Michela's lesson on nationality also concerns intonation, which is so important in signaling a question.

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Caption 16 [it]: Italiana perché sono femminile [sic. sono femmina].
Caption 16 [en]: "Italiana" (Italian) because I'm a female.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con animali

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In many languages, animals are used to describe human characteristics, but not every language uses the same animal for the same characteristic! Marika shares with us the Italian point of view.

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Caption 22 [it]: perché sappiamo che c'è bel tempo,
Caption 22 [en]: because we know it's nice weather,

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Dixiland - In bicicletta

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dixi, with a little help from his friends, learns how to ride his bicycle without using the training wheels.

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Caption 9 [it]: perché andava veloce come un fulmine.
Caption 9 [en]: because it went fast like lightning.

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 14

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Various experts talk about their memories of Milan back in the fifties: Sunday morning rituals of getting pastries from the "best," bars, eating big meals twice a day, the cathedral square with its tram and neon lights, and so forth.

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Caption 31 [it]: perché alle dodici e mezza ci sono troppi uomini,
Caption 31 [en]: because at half past twelve there are too many men,

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 8

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

Enzo's judo club has been noticed by the local bosses, and Officer Russo tries to help the girl whose wallet had been stolen.

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Caption 8 [it]: E cinque, perché Lello ne ha presa un'altra.
Caption 8 [en]: And five, because Lello took another one.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Lara confesses her doubts about Massimo to Sardi, while Manara, who is in a foul mood, gives some advice to his commissioner friend about how to behave with Ginevra on their upcoming date.

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Caption 30 [it]: Non la mettere giù in chiacchiera perché ti fa nero, ecco.
Caption 30 [en]: Don't get involved in small talk, because she'll beat you up, that's it.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi oggetto diretto - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela concludes this very important lesson about direct object pronouns. This time she explains about the feminine singular, and the plurals of both genders: Did you eat the apples? Yes, I ate them.

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Caption 39 [it]: perché gli articoli e i pronomi oggetto diretto sono uguali.
Caption 39 [en]: Because the articles and the direct object pronouns are the same.

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Anna e Marika - Il verbo avere - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika finish explaining the tenses of the verb "avere" (to have). They give examples of present and past participles, present and past gerunds, as well as the simple future and future perfect.

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Caption 13 [it]: Sono un po' nervosa, perché domani avrò un colloquio.
Caption 13 [en]: I'm a bit nervous, because tomorrow I will have an oral exam.

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