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Marika spiega - Espressioni con animali

Difficulty: Adv 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: Adv 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: Adv 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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Marika spiega - Il salone

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika gives us a tour of her living room, where the family is entertained, and where she has lunch and dinner parties for guests.

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Caption 11 [it]: perché è un divano letto.
Caption 11 [en]: because it's a sofabed.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Lara is in quite a quandary about the roses. She's got some tough decisions to make! Meanwhile Toscani and Manara get up to speed on the investigation.

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Caption 13 [it]: Quindi, stai tranquilla, perché lui è... lui è comprensivo, eh!
Caption 13 [en]: So, don't worry, because he is... he's understanding, huh!

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 13

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Milan, as it became an important center for gastronomy and publishing, relinquished, at the same time, part of its regional identity.

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Caption 3 [it]: perché avemo [avevamo] scoperto che c'era un paté che si chiamava Mousse Alexandra,
Caption 3 [en]: because we had discovered that there was a paté called "Mousse Alexandra,"

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

To reach a goal, you need to know how to deal with adversity. To walk on without fear. That's one thing you learn at Enzo's gym.

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Caption 2 [it]: E perché, non lo vedi? -Uè, aspétt´!
Caption 2 [en]: And why, can't you see? -Hey, wait!

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP8 - Morte di un buttero - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Things don't add up regarding the buttero, and Brigadiere, Lara's aunt's dog, has gone missing.

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Caption 76 [it]: Scusa, ma perché usi il plurale?
Caption 76 [en]: Sorry, but why do you use the plural?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi oggetto diretto - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

You won't want to miss this lesson, where Daniela introduces direct object pronouns, as in: I buy the book - I buy it.

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Caption 7 [it]: perché ci aiutano ad evitare ripetizioni.
Caption 7 [en]: because they help us avoid repetitions.

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 12

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Marchesi talks about how much he learned from just being around great chefs who happened to be relatives, but also how much he learned from books. There are also some interesting opinions about why most great chefs are male!

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Caption 4 [it]: non è un fatto recente, perché anche nel Medioevo accadeva così.
Caption 4 [en]: it's not a recent fact, because also in the Middle Ages it happened like that.

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Marika spiega - La camera da letto

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shows us her apartment's master bedroom.

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Caption 7 [it]: Si chiama stanza matrimoniale perché ha un letto matrimoniale.
Caption 7 [en]: It's called a double bedroom because it has a double bed.

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