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Marika spiega - Gli avverbi di modo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It may come as a relief to see that Italian adverbs of manner are similar to English ones. But when Marika starts giving us some [very useful] idiomatic adverbial phrases using adjectives, it's slightly more complicated.

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Caption 15 [it]: "Sono abbastanza soddisfatta del quadro che ho dipinto".
Caption 15 [en]: "I'm fairly satisfied with the picture that I painted."

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Gian Filippo - Palazzo Speciale Raffadali - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Vittorio Umiltà Anzen was a lawyer who passed away in 2012. He loved Palermo and was proud of his house, which he shows us complete with private chapel and rooftop garden.

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Caption 6 [it]: qui vedete, qui, la... il quadro,
Caption 6 [en]: here you see, here, the... the painting,

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Sylia - Il Mio Canto Libero - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Noemi Bossolo, known professionally as Sylia, sings the song that Lucio Battisti made famous. The lyrics to the song were written by Mogol, a frequent collaborator of Battisti, Celentano, and other artists.

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Caption 26 [it]: Cadendo lascia il quadro immacolato
Caption 26 [en]: Falling off, they leave an immaculate picture

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La Ladra - EP. 2 - Viva le spose - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Here we go again with another episode of La Ladra. Her new assistant chef is openly flirting with her, and she is keeping up with him. But when they go to the market, they witness an unusual incident.

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Caption 15 [it]: Turandot, atto terzo, quadro primo.
Caption 15 [en]: Turandot, third act, scene one.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP10 - Un morto di troppo - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian Tuscan

Everyone is trying to figure out how Giada Mercuri ended up on an air mattress in the swamp. Meanwhile, at the cemetery, new strange things are happening!

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Caption 32 [it]: Ci sono ancora le chiavi attaccate al quadro. -Sì.
Caption 32 [en]: The keys are still in the ignition. -Yes.

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Marika spiega - Il verbo fare

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The verb fare (to do, to make) is used in lots of expressions. Marika talks about some of the most common ones.

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Caption 63 [it]: mentre fare il quadro della situazione,
Caption 63 [en]: whereas "to make the picture" of a situation,

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Dixiland - Coppa di cioccolato

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dixi and his friends compete in an art competition using the colors of the rainbow. The prize is a mouth-watering Chocolate Trophy.

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Caption 31 [it]: "Ce la faccio!" -...un angolo del suo quadro.
Caption 31 [en]: "I can do it!" -...a corner of his painting.

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Marika spiega - Le preposizioni di luogo - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika explains when to use the prepositions: in (to), da (from), di (of, from), and per (for, to, by). There's no need to learn them all at once!

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Caption 31 [it]: questo quadro viene da Parigi.
Caption 31 [en]: This painting comes from Paris.

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Laura Pausini - Vivimi

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Biagio Antonacci wrote the song "Vivimi" for Laura Pausini in 2004. "Vivimi" is tricky to translate, as it can mean "share life with me" or "experience me" or "live me."

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Caption 26 [it]: Così diventi un grande quadro
Caption 26 [en]: That way you become a large painting

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Gualtiero Marchesi's restaurant was more akin to an art exhibit, than a place where you can get something to eat.

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Caption 10 [it]: l'indicazione che il quadro fosse ispirato a... c'era.
Caption 10 [en]: the indication that the painting was inspired by... was there.

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Marika spiega - L'alfabeto

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

You can't learn a language without knowing its alphabet. Here's Marika to teach you the Italian one. Pay special attention when she gets to J! It's one of the letters that wasn't in the original alphabet of 21 letters.

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Caption 31 [it]: Q come quadro.
Caption 31 [en]: Q as in painting.

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La Ladra - EP. 1 - Le cose cambiano - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A very exacting client and a very special dessert are the stars of this segment. Don't miss it!

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Caption 32 [it]: C'è una spezia che confonde il quadro di insieme, non so, non riesco a percepirla.
Caption 32 [en]: There's a spice that muddles the whole picture, I don't know, I'm not able to perceive it.

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Lorenzo Jovanotti - Penso Positivo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Jovanotti's message couldn't be clearer in this video of "Penso Positivo" (I think positive).

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Caption 29 [it]: Uscire dal metro quadro dove ogni cosa sembra dovuta
Caption 29 [en]: Leaving the square meter where everything seems due

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Some artists, including Gualtiero Marchesi, talk about the past: horse-drawn carts for delivering produce, artists exchanging news from abroad before the widespread use of telephones, tripe for breakfast, still-life paintings reflecting the food of the times and its preparation. There's even talk of the desire to eat paintings! Buon appetito!

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Caption 51 [it]: cioè, si desidera mangiare un quadro.
Caption 51 [en]: I mean, one desires to eat a painting.

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, cooking is seen as an art form, starting with a white plate as the artist's canvas...

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Caption 25 [it]: Cioè, il piatto va letto come un quadro.
Caption 25 [en]: That is, the dish should be read as a painting.

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