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Enel intervista - Tiziano Ferro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tiziano Ferro talks about his relationship with pen and paper. Familiarize yourself with sonno and sogno, both of which have to do with the night.

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Caption 2 [it]: perché io scrivo sempre preso dall'istinto del momento, anche di notte,
Caption 2 [en]: because I always write, taken by the instinct of the moment, even at night,

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Gualtiero's mind was working on his new cuisine, creating new dishes, but first he had to find a suitable place for a restaurant. Not an easy task!

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Caption 9 [it]: ed era soprattutto molto bello perché era allora una città aperta a chiunque.
Caption 9 [en]: and it was beautiful, above all, because at that time it was a city open to anyone.

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Maurizio - Mi presento

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Abruzzese

Maurizio is a young student from the province of Pescara, going to school (university) in Rome. He tells us a little bit about himself, and his life in Rome. This is an excellent opportunity to compare how Italian treats tenses with respect to English, especially the English present perfect, and present continuous.

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Caption 10 [it]: perché a marzo mi laureerò.
Caption 10 [en]: because in March I'll get my degree.

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Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Another little journey back in time. This time Anna and Marika discover what pigeons have to do with dead people!

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Caption 28 [it]: Ah, va bene. -E io sono Marika, non Le do la mano perché... -OK.
Caption 28 [en]: Ah, all right. -And I'm Marika, I won't shake your hand because... -OK.

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

The great chef, Gualtiero Marchesi, invites us to keep on dreaming, and to believe in our dreams. He takes us into his own dream, which has to do with cuisine as art. Consequently, the way in which food is presented takes on special importance.

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Caption 20 [it]: Allora perché non recuperare la gestualità?
Caption 20 [en]: So why not recover gesturing?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca and Lara manage to get a boat from Massimo to chase down the fishing boat they want a paint sample from. But of course things are never so simple. Luca loves the danger, and feels like Steve McQueen, but Lara is scared out of her wits, and sparks fly between them.

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Caption 45 [it]: No perché forse... -No!
Caption 45 [en]: No, because maybe... -No!

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Verbi che finiscono in are - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela explains some very important rules about conjugating verbs. There are three types of endings. "are," "ire," and "ere."

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Caption 10 [it]: Però, spero che non siete [siate] stanchi perché oggi dobbiamo imparare l'italiano.
Caption 10 [en]: Nonetheless, I hope that you're not tired because today we have to learn Italian.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara and Luca go to the boat to verify Ms. Brumelt's change of alibi, and they come across Massimo who works there. You can easily imagine Manara's expression... but he then gets a call about some rotten fish in a van, and a surprise.

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Caption 14 [it]: perché, perché lei non sa che io e Valentina ci vediamo.
Caption 14 [en]: because, because she doesn't know that Valentina and I see each other.

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Alessandra Mastronardi - Non smettere di sognare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

After the huge success of the television series, I Cesaroni, Alessandra Mastronardi is the star of Don’t Stop Dreaming, where she plays the part of an aspiring dancer. In an interview for starlit.tv! she talks about the very different personalities of the two characters, as well as her own.

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Caption 13 [it]: è sempre stata un po' più repressa, perché St' [sic], Eva è una persona terribilmente riflessiva,
Caption 13 [en]: has always been a bit more repressed, because St' [sic] Eva is a terribly reflective person,

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Serena - Gli strumenti musicali - strumenti a corda e a fiato

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Serena finishes showing us the music store by guiding us through the guitar section, as well as the section dedicated to the instruments of the orchestra. She closes by a quick visit to the sheet music department.

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Caption 17 [it]: il trombone a tiro, perché si suona tirando un pezzo,
Caption 17 [en]: the slide trombone, because you play it by pulling a piece,

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Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The journey into the past continues, and this time Paolo, the proprietor even tells an anecdote concerning American history. If you're wondering what American History has to do with ancient Rome, tune in!

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Caption 43 [it]: perché insomma gli americani, so' [fanno] parte della nostra cultura.
Caption 43 [en]: because after all, the Americans, are part of our culture.

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Linea Blu - Sicilia - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This fascinating segment is about rivers, aqueducts, caves, and perhaps the dwellings of the earliest prehistoric man.

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Caption 19 [it]: Il fiume si chiama Anapo perché così i Greci lo ribattezzarono.
Caption 19 [en]: The river is called Anapo because that's how the Greeks re-named it.

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Animali domestici - Oscar

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano introduces us to his best friend, Oscar.

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Caption 40 [it]: perché non gli faccio mai mancare niente.
Caption 40 [en]: because I never have him want for anything.

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Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

What did people eat in Ancient Rome? Paolo, the owner of the restaurant, tells us about the history of the place and talks about the most popular dishes on the menu based on actual recipes from Roman times.

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Caption 31 [it]: perché fino al millecinquecentoquaranta pomodoro in Europa non c'era.
Caption 31 [en]: because until fifteen hundred forty, there were no tomatoes in Europe.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

New suspects and witnesses start turning up in one of the cases being investigated, thanks to Lara's aunt.

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Caption 4 [it]: Io non mi sono preoccupata, perché non era il tipo che chiama per tranquillizzarti.
Caption 4 [en]: I wasn't worried, because he wasn't the type who called so you wouldn't worry.

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