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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Articoli singolari maschili - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

There's still more to know about the masculine singular definite article. After IL and L with an apostrophe, there's a third kind, LO. Daniela explains two simple rules to follow.

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Caption 2 [it]: "Lo" ha un caso molto speciale, perché...
Caption 2 [en]: "LO" is a very special case, because...

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L'arte della cucina - Terre d'Acqua - Part 15

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

As a fitting end to this journey into Italian gastronomy, Gualtiero Marchesi shares with us the recipe for one of his most special risottos, using his own innovative techniques while keeping with tradition.

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Caption 27 [it]: in modo che tutto si distenda perché come tutte le cotture
Caption 27 [en]: so that it all relaxes, because like all cooking,

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Don't miss the last part of Marika and Anna's encounter with Signora Giuseppina of the Trattoria al Biondo Tevere. You'll hear about a 56 year-old fridge, five weddings in one day, and sheep who do gardening.

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Caption 3 [it]: Io, qua, c'ho dato l'anima. Perché...
Caption 3 [en]: Me, here, I've given it my soul. Because...

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Commissioner Manara and Inspector Rubino figure out who wrote the love letters and Lara conducts the appropriate interrogation.

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Caption 19 [it]: però ci parli tu perché questo non è un interrogatorio da uomini. -OK.
Caption 19 [en]: but you do the talking because this isn't an interrogation for men. -OK.

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Concorso internazionale di cortometraggio - A corto di idee - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

A group of film artists get together for some brainstorming in order to come up with an idea for the short film competition "Caffè Corto Moak." They're running out of time, and their nerves are in tatters.

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Caption 15 [it]: Già, perché nella vita avere delle idee
Caption 15 [en]: Yeah, because in life having ideas

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Maria's crush on her Biology teacher is getting way out of hand, although she says she's got it under control. Meanwhile, back at the house, Giacinto is in the bathroom once again, trying to fix the leak. Cetinka joins him to see how he's doing, and from their conversation, we make some interesting new discoveries.

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Caption 48 [it]: Maledetto a te, maledetto a te, perché sei capitato nella vita mia!
Caption 48 [en]: Damn you, damn you, why did you have to come into my life!

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Articoli singolari maschili - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela tells her students about the masculine singular definite article in its three forms, "Il, L' and Lo."

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Caption 33 [it]: Amico è una parola maschile perché termina con "o",
Caption 33 [en]: "Amico" is a masculine word because it ends in "o,"

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Professor Antonio - Il presepe, la diffusione e qualche curiosità

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Antonio explains that the Italian tradition of constructing a nativity scene during the Christmas season had it origins in the thirteenth century, when Saint Francis of Assisi organized the first live re-enactment of the birth of Jesus. It soon spread to all of Italy, but above all to the Kingdom of Naples, where everyone got involved, from the poorest family to the King himself.

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Caption 17 [it]: perché anche la corte, il re, partecipava a questa...
Caption 17 [en]: because even the court, the King, participated in this...

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Concorso internazionale di cortometraggio - A corto di idee - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Coffee, in its broadest sense, is the topic of the Caffè Corto Moak, the international short film competition, now in its eighth year, promoted by Caffè Moak.

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Caption 50 [it]: E questo sarà il primo di una lunga serie, perché oggi si fa nottata.
Caption 50 [en]: And this is the first in a long series, because today we're going to pull an all-nighter.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 15

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini gives us his personal views on tempo libero, (free-time). Whatever you do, don't show up if you have an appuntamento (appointment) with him!

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Caption 19 [it]: proprio perché questa attesa costituisce intanto una specie di alibi,
Caption 19 [en]: precisely because this wait constitutes, meantime, a kind of alibi,

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Anna e Marika - in TG Yabla Italia e Meteo - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This newscast is completely dedicated to Christmas and the holidays... no news of the world or politics. Be careful, though, there's an unexpected guest!

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Caption 13 [it]: è "di Natale" perché rosso è simbolo del Natale.
Caption 13 [en]: it's Christmassy because red is the symbol of Christmas.

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Tiziano Ferro - Il regalo più grande

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

With its soft-toned accompaniment and gentle lyrics, "Il regalo più grande" ("The Greatest Gift") sung by Tiziano Ferro, creates a special mood. It was released as a single in 2009 and in that year became fifth on the list of best-selling songs.

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Caption 9 [it]: Ti dedicherò il regalo mio più grande -Vorrei donare il tuo sorriso alla luna perché
Caption 9 [en]: I'll dedicate to you my greatest gift -I'd like to give your smile to the moon so that

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Back in the days when people traveled on horseback, Al Biondo Tevere was a convenient rest stop just outside the walls of the city. People would feed and water their horses, and trade what was in their bundles of food with their fellow travelers. Later, it became a proper restaurant and many famous people became regulars, including filmmakers, Pasolini and Bertolucci. Signora Giuseppina shares the story.

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Caption 1 [it]: E ce se [ci si] fermavano i cavalli, perché era l'ultima casa
Caption 1 [en]: And the horses would stop here, because it was the last house

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

An important new element in the investigation comes into play: some romantic letters found at the victim's house. Lara is comparing the handwriting to that of the note found next to his dead body.

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Caption 31 [it]: Eh no, Teresa! Perché se volevi fare colpo,
Caption 31 [en]: Oh no, Teresa! Because if you wanted to make a splash,

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Cettina - Addobbare l'albero di Natale

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Cettina and Alex show us how they decorate their Christmas tree.

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Caption 5 [it]: perché la prima cosa importante...
Caption 5 [en]: because the first important thing...

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