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Serena - sistema universitario italiano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Get the inside story on going to university in Italy! Serena and Elena talk about how the school year is broken up, where you register, taking exams and how the grading works, what grade point average you need to pass, and much more.

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Caption 7 [it]: Eh, sì, perché... anche se mi sono già laureata,
Caption 7 [en]: Uh, yes, because... even though I already got my degree,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara and Luca go to interrogate a suspect whose only alibi for the night of the murder depends on Marcuccio, who is still missing. Meanwhile, Giulia intercepts a cryptic phone call.

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Caption 35 [it]: perché è l'unico, in questo momento, che può confermare il Suo alibi.
Caption 35 [en]: because he's the only one, right now, who can confirm your alibi.

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Linea Blu - Sicilia - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Messina was completely destroyed in a terrible earthquake and then completely rebuilt. But there's lots to see there. Don't miss the largest organ in Italy, and an incredible mechanical clock with a crowing rooster and roaring lion!

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Caption 9 [it]: È così chiamata perché si dice avesse donato ai messinesi una lettera,
Caption 9 [en]: She's called that because it's said that she had given the Messina people a letter,

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Serena - sistema scolastico italiano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Serena and Elena talk about the school system in Italy, which is quite different from that of other countries. Terminology is different and can be deceptive, so be prepared for some false cognates. Where Americans talk about going away to school (college, university), Italians talk about the university. Find out what "scuola" means to these two young Italian women.

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Caption 24 [it]: perché le professoresse di ruolo erano sempre malate.
Caption 24 [en]: because the tenured teachers were always sick.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Mi piace

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's important to know how to talk about what you like and what you don't like. Daniela explains how in this lesson, and if you remember that when you like something, it pleases you, you'll get it!

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Caption 14 [it]: perché ho più oggetti.
Caption 14 [en]: because I have more than one object.

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Art critic Gillo Dorfles talks about Milan in the fifties, sixties and seventies, and how, thanks to the war and to fascism, it developed as it did. Gualtiero Marchesi talks about the high standards of his cuisine, and some of the personalities who frequented his restaurant.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché dopo la lunga parentesi negativa del fascismo
Caption 4 [en]: because after the long, negative interval of fascism,

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Marika e Daniela - Colosseo, interno - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika and Daniela tell us about the horrors that went on inside the Colosseum in Roman times, but also about the special, more peace-loving role the Colosseum has today. Discover, among other things, where the the gesture of thumbs down comes from!

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Caption 3 [it]: Perché hai detto le "venationes" giusto? -Sì.
Caption 3 [en]: Because you mentioned the "venationes," right? -Yes.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 21

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

This is the last segment of a series of interviews focused on one of the greatest film directors of all time. Fellini, in saying he doesn't have much to say, says it all.

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Caption 37 [it]: Ma purtroppo non trovo una risposta perchè non, non...
Caption 37 [en]: But unfortunately I don't find an answer because I don't, I don't...

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Anna e Marika - in Il Barbiere di Siviglia di Gioacchino Rossini - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika tell us the story of Rosina, who in the midst of deception and intrigue, ends up getting married. But to whom? The one she loves, or the one who wants her at all costs?

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Caption 4 [it]: perché Don Basilio non sta tanto bene.
Caption 4 [en]: because Don Basilio isn't feeling well.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Verbi che finiscono in "ere"

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela takes us through the conjugation of verbs ending in "ere," and explains how easy it can be if we remember some simple rules.

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Caption 13 [it]: Questo è semplice perché è come i verbi in -are:
Caption 13 [en]: This is simple because it's like the verbs in "-are:"

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 20

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini talks about Rimini, his hometown, and how his memories, dreams and fantasies of that place are connected to his films.

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Caption 10 [it]: È una città che è completamente cambiata, anche, dico, perché...
Caption 10 [en]: It's a city that has changed completely, even though, I mean, because...

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara and Giulia have some catching up to do, but how candid are they being with each other? Do we detect a bit of jealousy? Meanwhile Commissioner Manara has to deal with both Romei, the chicken guy, and his buxom, brassy wife, who keeps trying to catch Luca's eye.

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Caption 36 [it]: Oh, questo diceva lui, perché io non so 'na [una] sega!
Caption 36 [en]: Oh, this is what he said, because I don't know shit!

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessio discovers why Tonino was so upset. The beach club is in danger of being demolished.

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Caption 11 [it]: Ecco perché ce l'aveva tanto con Rimini. -Eh.
Caption 11 [en]: That's why he was so angry with Rimini. -Yeah.

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Pino Daniele - Quando

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Pino Daniele with his unmistakable, magical voice, performs his hit song "Quando" (When) from 1991. It's featured on the album Sott' o sole and was part of the soundtrack of Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse (I thought it was love, but it was a barouche), a 1991 film directed by and starring Massimo Troisi. In this live performance, the audience sings along on the refrain, and so can you!

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Caption 12 [it]: Perché penso al futuro
Caption 12 [en]: Because I'm thinking of the future

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Domande

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

When you're getting to know someone, you ask them their name and where they're from. Join Daniela's class as her students ask their first questions in Italian.

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Caption 8 [it]: perché prima dovete chiedere "di dove sei?",
Caption 8 [en]: because before that, you have to ask "where are you from?",

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