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Anna e Marika - Il verbo essere - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika take us through the imperative, the subjunctive and the gerund forms of the verb, essere (to be). The subjunctive is used less and less in modern English, so it can be tricky to learn in Italian, but little by little even these forms will become part of your Italian language skills.

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Caption 7 [it]: Se è questo che vuoi, così sia.
Caption 7 [en]: If that is what you want, may it be so.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP1 - Casa nuova - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lele rearranges his schedule to go home and have lunch with his kids, but they're with the in-laws. Instead, he meets his new next door neighbor.

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Caption 33 [it]: Intanto questa baracca ha un responsabile e si dà il caso che sia io.
Caption 33 [en]: In any case this shack has a person in charge and it happens to be me.

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Marika spiega - Pettegolezzi in ufficio con Anna

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Office gossip, the Italian way. Marika and Anna dish about the boss, the boss's nephew, the boss's nephew with the wife of the old boss, a temp--all while pretending to work.

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Caption 24 [it]: Eh, e, e pare che sia stato licenziato dal capo precedente,
Caption 24 [en]: Yeah, and, and they say that he was fired by the previous boss,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Federico Fellini discusses Marcello Mastroianni's role as "everyman" in La Dolce Vita. He encourages viewers to see Mastroianni's "passions, hopes, fears and cowardice, and anguish and sleaziness" as similar to their own.

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Caption 17 [it]: Io non credo affatto che sia un film terrificante.
Caption 17 [en]: By no means do I think that it's a terrifying film.

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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 52 [it]: Ma è chiaro, quello ha ucciso sia il barbone che il Conte.
Caption 52 [en]: But it's clear, that one killed both the hobo and the Count.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP1 - Casa nuova - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Grandpa, Lele and his three kids arrive at their new house. Everyone is excited about it--everyone, that is, except Maria who would have preferred to have stayed in Rome near her friends.

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Caption 25 [it]: Beh, altro che casa mia per piccina che tu sia, bella grande!
Caption 25 [en]: Well, anything but "be it ever so humble, there's no place like home," nice and big!

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Adriano - Jive

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

Adriano and his girlfriend Vladi demonstrate Jive dancing, a dance that in Italy goes by the name "Boogie Woogie".

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Caption 36 [it]: Spero che questa video [sic] vi sia piaciuto,
Caption 36 [en]: I hope you liked this video,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP2 - Vendemmia tardiva - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Ferocious bull terriers force Manara and Rubino into a refrigerated meat truck.

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Caption 60 [it]: Speriamo la prossima consegna di questo disgraziato sia qui vicino.
Caption 60 [en]: Let's hope the poor bastard's next delivery is near here.

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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 6 [it]: sia romano che quello cosmopolita che si dona, appunto,
Caption 6 [en]: be it Roman or cosmopolitan, that offers itself,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP2 - Vendemmia tardiva - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

"We have a missing Count, a cellar full of blood, a mysterious Frenchman..." is how Commissioner Manara sums up the investigation to this point.

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Caption 37 [it]: Infatti manca la targa, sia davanti che dietro.
Caption 37 [en]: In fact, the license plate is missing, both in front and in back.

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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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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP2 - Vendemmia tardiva - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The Commissioner and Lara question Count Lapo's oenologist, one of the last people to have seen the Count.

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Caption 7 [it]: Però, non è detto che sia il sangue di suo padre.
Caption 7 [en]: However, it's not certain that it's the blood of your father.

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Adriano - Forza Palermo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

Adriano, a big Palermo soccer fan, highlights important dates and the many name changes for Palermo's beloved stadium.

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Caption 30 [it]: Si assiste ad uno spettacolo incredibile sia dentro che fuori il campo.
Caption 30 [en]: One watches an incredible show, both on and off the field.

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Claudio Capotondi - Scultore - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Claudio Capotondi discusses his marble and travertine sculpture entitled PortaRoma, created in 2000.

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Caption 15 [it]: Bisogna stare attenti che non ci sia il pelo furbo.
Caption 15 [en]: One has to be careful that there isn't a deceitful surface.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

An exclusive interview with the world-famous Italian film director and screenwriter, Federico Fellini.

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Caption 13 [it]: Perché vedi, e spero proprio nessun produttore sia in ascolto,
Caption 13 [en]: Because, you see, and I really hope no other directors are listening,

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