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L'arte della cucina - Terre d'Acqua - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Terre d'acqua means water-lands. We are talking about the once marshy area which has now become the fertile Po valley. Gualtiero Marchesi is considered to be the founder of the new Italian cuisine, and is perhaps the best known Italian chef in the world. He begins telling us his story.

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Caption 4 [it]: Così mi spiego perché in tanti secoli
Caption 4 [en]: That's how I explain why for so many centuries

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Adriano - la sua ragazza

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

Adriano introduces us to his girlfriend, Vladi. She is pretty, sociable and speaks five languages. He talks about their common interests and hopes their relationship will last forever.

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Caption 25 [it]: Questo, perché ha un carattere molto socievole
Caption 25 [en]: That's because she has a very sociable personality

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP1 - Un delitto perfetto - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Commisioner Manara and Lara continue their investigation, interviewing Dr. Di Censi, whose answers enable them to make an important connection with a note they'd found of the late Professor Lenni's. They go to Dr. Masini's office and find him just about to leave.

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Caption 22 [it]: Sì, ma perché di colpo tanto interesse
Caption 22 [en]: Yes, but why all of a sudden so much interest

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Acqua in bocca - La pizza Margherita - Ep 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Chris doesn't want to talk about his flunked math test, only about his date with Margherita at the pizzeria. Chris's infatuation makes Palla remember his own love affair with Sardy. Pizza Margherita is named after an Italian queen, who loved her pizza with just tomato sauce and mozzarella.

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Caption 36 [it]: Chi? Cosa? Quando? Perché?
Caption 36 [en]: Who? What? When? Why?

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That's Italy - Episode 1 - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The Naples soccer team is the most popular team in Southern Italy, having won a very high number of games. They have an estimated four million fans worldwide, many of whom come to this shop to buy jerseys.

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Caption 20 [it]: perché sono un grande tifoso.
Caption 20 [en]: because I'm a huge fan.

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PsicoVip - Il supermarket - Ep 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip talks with the doctor about a crushing defeat at the supermarket, where his brother Supervip, again, rescues the day.

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Caption 18 [it]: Uff, perché li mettono così in alto? Mh.
Caption 18 [en]: Argh, why do they put them up so high? Hmph.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP1 - Un delitto perfetto - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

It turns out Lenni's will contains some surprises. Someone important is excluded completely and another person, quite unexpectedly, is included. Meanwhile, Caterina is puzzled by Doctor Masini's behaviour the day of Lenni's death.

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Caption 5 [it]: perché citati nell'atto testamentario.
Caption 5 [en]: because they're mentioned in the testamentary document.

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Eleonora suona il - Tamburello

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Eleanora explains how tambourines are made and plays a few notes from the Pizzica and Tarantella dances. The Pizzica was used in the past for exorcising the possessed.

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Caption 8 [it]: E questo perché, eh, viene applicate... vengono applicati i sonagli, o cimbali, detti,
Caption 8 [en]: And that's because, uh, jingles, or so-called cymbals are attached,

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Adriano - balla il Tango Argentino

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

Learn Italian and how to tango at the same time! Adriano, with the help of his girlfriend, Vladi, a professional dancer, explains the basic steps of this dance, which has its origins in the ghettos of Buenos Aires.

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Caption 9 [it]: come un ballo dello scandalo, del peccato. Perché?
Caption 9 [en]: to be a scandalous dance, sinful. Why?

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP1 - Un delitto perfetto - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara visits the dead professor's daughter and it becomes ever clearer to Manara that the mother's alibi won't hold.

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Caption 8 [it]: Ehm, perché mi hai mentito, Veronica?
Caption 8 [en]: Um, why did you lie to me Veronica?

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Adriano - Le stagioni dell'anno

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

The seasons divide up the solar year. In astronomical terms, a season is the interval of time between an equinox and a solstice, which is why there are four seasons, each of which lasts three months independently of geographical location. Adriano describes the seasons in Sicily, where he lives.

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Caption 13 [it]: Ecco perché bisogna vestirsi pesanti, proprio come me.
Caption 13 [en]: That's why we need to dress in heavy clothing, just like me.

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Tiromancino - L'essenziale

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tiromancino is a famous pop band from Rome, and this is a song from their self-titled album. Federico Zampaglione, the lead singer, vocalizes about remorse and how it’s best avoided.

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Caption 12 [it]: Perché a dare il peggio c'è sempre tempo
Caption 12 [en]: Because to give your worst there's always time

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PsicoVip - Cappuccetto Rosso - Ep 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Minivip is on the couch telling his doctor about trying to save an ungrateful princess in the forest, when his brother swoops in to save the day.

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Caption 3 [it]: Perché mi guarda?
Caption 3 [en]: Why are you staring at me?

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Marika spiega - Le forme geometriche con Nicolas

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Do you already know the names of geometric figures in Italian? Review now with Marika and her very helpful little assistant, Nicolas.

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Caption 54 [it]: Perché ha più dimensioni e invece questo ha una sola dimensione.
Caption 54 [en]: Because it has more than one dimension whereas this one has only one dimension.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP1 - Un delitto perfetto - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara Rubino visits Lenni's villa and finds that his wife has broken in. Manara uses his considerable charm on a vet.

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Caption 9 [it]: Ma se mi dice perché l'ha fatto.
Caption 9 [en]: But, if you tell me why you did it.

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