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Ricette pesce - Calamari croccanti con verdure - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Angelo Piras, chef of the restaurant San Domenico, in Chieri, in the Turin Province, prepares some delicious and quick dishes that you’ll be enthusiastic about! This one shows the preparation of fried squid, with a surprising presentation at the end. Copyright uChefPuntoit.

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Caption 68 [it]: perché mi da molta croc'... più croccantezza al fritto.
Caption 68 [en]: because it gives things a lot of cri... more crispiness to the fried food.

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Grammatica per principianti - Aggettivi e preferenze

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy Lucano

The three friends, Serena, Milena and Flavia tell us about themselves, employing some useful comparatives. The girls talk about their favorite places and invite everybody to visit Italy. Review your comparatives with them!

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Caption 22 [it]: Il mio Paese preferito è il Belgio, perché lì si mangia molta cioccolata buona
Caption 22 [en]: My favorite country is Belgium, because you eat a lot of good chocolate there

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Gioia Marconi - Vado avanti

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The dramatic song "Vado Avanti" [I go on] by Gioia Marconi describes a girl who's deluded by love and who doesn't see any future. Her hopelessness is overcome, though, by the will to go on. Video provided by PA 74 Music.

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Caption 13 [it]: Perché sento così freddo?
Caption 13 [en]: Why am I so cold?

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Giuditta e Marino presentano - La nostra famiglia

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Do you know the Italian words for family members? Listen and watch as Giuditta and Marino talk about how large their family has become since they got married and had a child.

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Caption 13 [it]: perché le mie sorelle hanno dei figli e anche mio fratello.
Caption 13 [en]: because my sisters have children and my brother, too.

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Milena - al porto di Maratea

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Milena is at the port of Maratea and she tells us about the beauty of that evocative place. The people of Maratea happily come here, even to just have a walk in the winter.

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Caption 3 [it]: perché è possibile goderne la bellezza, il mare, il suono.
Caption 3 [en]: because it's possible to enjoy the beauty, the sea, the sound.

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Yabla-Intro - Marika - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

What in the world is Yabla? Marika explains it to you, and all in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Italian, it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language molto velocemente! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!

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Caption 19 [it]: Se non mi capisci bene, perché parlo troppo velocemente,
Caption 19 [en]: If you don't understand me, because I'm talking too fast,

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Passeggiando per Roma - per Roma - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this video we get a peek at the streets of Rome, accompanied by the nostalgic melody of "Romagna mia" (a song dedicated to the Region of Emilia Romagna, played here by a street musician in Rome). Come and discover the eternal city!

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Caption 9 [it]: perché ospita tantissime mostre.
Caption 9 [en]: because it hosts many exhibitions.

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Marino - La maccaronara

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marino shows us how to make "maccaronara" or "spaghetti alla chitarra" (guitar spaghetti), from scratch. This special kind of pasta is from Avellino, near Naples.

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Caption 22 [it]: perché altrimenti la pasta viene, ehm... troppo legata
Caption 22 [en]: because otherwise the pasta gets, um... too sticky

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Radio Smile - Voglio una donna - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

“Voglio una donna” [I Want a Woman], first sung by Roberto Vecchioni, is presented here in a rock version by Radio Smile, a band from Como. It was a big summer hit in 2010. It's about a guy wanting a woman in a skirt, not a big brain.

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Caption 39 [it]: Quella che va al briefing, perché lei è del ramo
Caption 39 [en]: The one who goes to briefings, because she's an expert

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Serena - si presenta

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy Lucano

Serena is near one of the beaches of her town, Maratea, where she lives with her family and she tells us a few things about herself.

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Caption 8 [it]: perché in questa città ci sono molti turisti.
Caption 8 [en]: because in this town there are many tourists.

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Tartufo bianco d'Alba - Come sceglierlo e come gustarlo

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Mario Aprile, president of the Trifolao Association in Piedmont, gives us some tips about the characteristics of white truffles: their growth, the ideal way of storing them and of course some excellent recipes.

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Caption 50 [it]: perché così si gusta molto meglio il... il gusto e il profumo del tartufo.
Caption 50 [en]: because that way you enjoy far better the... the taste and the scent of the truffle.

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Milena - al supermercato

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Milena is at the supermarket and she shows us some products that are commonly eaten by Italians, such as wine, cheese, milk, eggs and bread. Have fun practicing with Milena!

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Caption 29 [it]: perché sono fatti con l'olio... e sono molto, molto morbidi,
Caption 29 [en]: because they are made with oil... and they are very, very soft,

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Antonio - racconta Praia a Mare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Antonio tells us about the origins of Praia and its appeal to tourists. Praia is a very special and attractive little town, where tourists can do and see many things.

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Caption 12 [it]: perché Praia è una costa molto, molto bella.
Caption 12 [en]: because Praia has a very, very nice coast.

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Amiche - È tempo di cantare

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Our Maratea friends sing two very famous songs, by two equally famous singers, which continue to be sung by successive generations. We're talking about "Azzurro" [Blue] by Adriano Celentano and "L'italiano" [The Italian] by Toto Cutugno. Have fun listening!

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Caption 13 [it]: Lasciatemi cantare, perché ne sono fiero
Caption 13 [en]: Let me sing, because I'm proud of it

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Lorenzo Jovanotti - Viva l'Italia unita! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Ligurian Song

Lorenzo Jovanotti, famous Italian singer-songwriter, celebrates the 150th anniversary of Italy’s Unification, on March 17th, 2011. He delivers best wishes to all Italians, and sings "Fratelli d’Italia" [Brothers of Italy], the Italian national anthem, otherwise known as the "Inno di Mameli" [Hymn of Mameli].

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Caption 6 [it]: Perché nell'era digitale l'Italia non è più soltanto uno spazio,
Caption 6 [en]: Because in the digital era Italy isn't just a space,

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