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Anna e Marika - Il verbo essere - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Anna go over the future and conditional tenses for the verb essere (to be). The vocabulary review covers the future and the conditional conjugations for this verb.

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Caption 29 [it]: Ah, credo proprio di sì.
Caption 29 [en]: Oh, yes, I really think so.

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Anna e Marika - in La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Violetta writes a letter of farewell to Alfredo. He is miserable, but hears of a party where he is sure to see her. But there, things go from bad to worse. Alfredo ends up having to live abroad, and Violetta's illness gets much worse. Will they ever be able to embrace each other again?

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Caption 24 [it]: perché proprio sono arrabbiatissimo.
Caption 24 [en]: because I'm truly very angry.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP2 - Vendemmia tardiva - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

While they're huddled together in the meat truck, Commissioner Manara tries to wheedle out of Lara the reason she's still angry at him from police academy days.

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Caption 5 [it]: Proprio non te lo ricordi, eh?
Caption 5 [en]: You really don't remember, huh?

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Anna e Marika - Il verbo essere - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika give examples of the past tense of the verb to be.

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Caption 7 [it]: No, era stato proprio il ghiaccio ad attirarmi.
Caption 7 [en]: No, it was the ice itself that attracted me.

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Francesca - sulla spiaggia - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Capocotta is the name of the Latium beach where Francesca is spending the last day of summer. This stretch of shore became a nature preserve in the '80s at the behest of President Sandro Pertini.

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Caption 42 [it]: è Marina Berlusconi... -Scontrini [sic] gli altri due. -proprio lei.
Caption 42 [en]: is Marina Berlusconi... -Receipts, the other two. -really her.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP1 - Casa nuova - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Martini family is getting in the car to leave for their new home in Poggio Fiorito, a residential area outside of Rome. There are some last minute items to pack as well.

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Caption 30 [it]: Sono nata in campagna e proprio per questo non ci voglio tornare.
Caption 30 [en]: I was born in the country and for that very reason, I don't want to go back there.

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Anna e Marika - Il verbo essere - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Anna conjugate the verb to be in the simple present, present perfect, and simple past.

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Caption 32 [it]: Io ero proprio stanca ieri.
Caption 32 [en]: I was really tired yesterday.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini tells how La Dolce Vita scenes were filmed both on the Via Veneto and on a set reconstructing the famous street in Cinecittà. The director also discusses his being a Capricorn.

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Caption 4 [it]: ha la redazione del suo giornale proprio sopra Il Cafè de Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: has the editorial office of his newspaper right above the Café de Paris.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP1 - Casa nuova - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A Doctor in the Family is a television series that has been broadcast on RAI 1 since 1998. Ciccio Martini, a young boy, introduces us to the members of his big family.

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Caption 38 [it]: che non è proprio mio zio, ma è il più caro amico di papà.
Caption 38 [en]: who isn't really my uncle, but is Dad's best friend.

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Giovanna spiega - La passata di pomodori

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giovanna, a resident of Campania, explains how tomato puree is made, and then preserved in glass jars.

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Caption 15 [it]: E, la maggior parte del pomodoro proviene proprio dalle regioni meridionali.
Caption 15 [en]: And, the majority of tomatoes actually come from the southern regions.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Crowds of Romans gather to watch the filming of Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain. Federico Fellini tells of his inspirations for the film La Dolce Vita.

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Caption 24 [it]: adesso non mi ricordo se era proprio a forma di carciofo.
Caption 24 [en]: now I can't remember if it was exactly artichoke shaped.

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Francesca - sulla spiaggia - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's a late September day and Francesca takes advantage of the sun and warm temperatures to spend a day on the beach near Rome.

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Caption 3 [it]: Nonostante non sia ancora estate piena, anzi, direi proprio che l'estate sta finendo.
Caption 3 [en]: Although it isn't still mid summer, indeed, I'd really say that summer is ending.

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Anna e Marika - in Cappuccetto Rosso e la nonnina

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

"Little Red Riding Hood" in a modern interpretation featuring Anna in the title role. Marika, on the other hand, has been miraculously transformed into a classic Italian nonna (grandma).

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Caption 27 [it]: Ma questi stanno impazzendo proprio tutti quanti?
Caption 27 [en]: But is absolutely everyone going crazy?

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Marika spiega - I veicoli

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika takes us to Rome, and talks about all the different ways we can get around--trains, scooters, and even hydrofoils.

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Caption 39 [it]: e per fortuna, proprio quel giorno, si può affittare una mongolfiera.
Caption 39 [en]: and, fortunately, right that day, you can rent a hot air balloon.

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That's Italy - Episode 2 - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

Mario Talarico is a Neapolitan master umbrella maker. He and his finely crafted products have been featured in newspapers around the world.

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Caption 36 [it]: Poi è stato proprio il primo articolo...
Caption 36 [en]: Then it was the very first article...

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