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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 14 [it]: quindi penso che sia il mio paese preferito.
Caption 14 [en]: so I think it's my favorite country.

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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 30 [it]: E di arrendersi prima che sia
Caption 30 [en]: And to give up before it is

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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 12 [it]: è importante che sia profumato.
Caption 12 [en]: it's important that it smells good.

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Antonio - e l'Isola di Dino

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Antonio tells us about the two islands off Calabria. The Isola di Dino is the larger of the two and he tells us the legend of how the island was named. Isola della Cirella is the other island.

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Caption 15 [it]: con la presenza sia della palma nana,
Caption 15 [en]: including the presence of both the dwarf palm

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Trailer - Il figlio più piccolo

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Roman

The Youngest Son, written and directed by the director Pupi Avati, was released in 2010. The main character, Luciano Baietti (Christian De Sica), is an entrepreneur without scruples. In order to succeed, he will stop at nothing, and this includes using his youngest son Baldo (Nicola Nocella).

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Caption 23 [it]: In fondo, è come se non ci sia mai stato.
Caption 23 [en]: In the end, it's as if it had never happened.

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Pilar - Attesa - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Premio d’Aponte 2008 – Pilar sings “Attesa” [Waiting], a song that speaks of silence, the night and her solitude.

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Caption 14 [it]: Non voglio sapere dove sia meglio andare
Caption 14 [en]: I don't want to know where it's better to go

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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 14 [it]: Eh, ci sta una costa fatta sia di sabbia,
Caption 14 [en]: Uh, there's a coast that's either made of either sand,

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Professioni e mestieri - Cipriano Moneta - Country Manager - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Milanese

An interview with Cipriano Moneta, the national manager of Xing Italy, a social network for professionals. He tells us why Xing is much more useful than Facebook or Twitter.

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Caption 5 [it]: sia in Italia che all'estero,
Caption 5 [en]: both in Italy and abroad,

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A Marsala - Salvo Agria

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy Sicilian

Salvo Agria is a painter and according to him, art is the most liberating way of expressing oneself. He believes that a person doesn’t choose art, but that art chooses the person. He shows a painting that depicts three generations: a little girl, an adult woman, and an old woman.

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Caption 3 [it]: è [sia] l'unica cosa che rende un uomo libero.
Caption 3 [en]: is the only thing that makes a man free.

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Serena Scafarto - Se è vero

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Serena Scafarto sings “Se è vero” (If It’s True), a song about a girl who is ready to take her life into her own hands and is not afraid to walk alone. Video provided by PA 74 Music.

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Caption 9 [it]: Ma spero sia quello che ho
Caption 9 [en]: But I hope it is what I

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Milena e Mattia - L'incontro - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

Mattia and Milena meet at a Maratea bar and introduce themselves. Milena is a language student, and Mattia plays in a rock band.

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Caption 27 [it]: Oh mannaggia, credo proprio che sia ora di andare.
Caption 27 [en]: Oh darn, I think it's time I go.

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Antonio - al Santuario - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Antonio is in Praia a Mare and talks to us about the cult of the Madonna della Grotta (Madonna of the Cave), patron saint of the city. The cult began in 1900, and every year in August the statue of the Madonna is carried in a procession, where many of the faithful take part.

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Caption 23 [it]: a [sic]... sia da un punto di vista religioso che emotivo.
Caption 23 [en]: uh... both from a religious as well as an emotional point of view.

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Milena - Il volo dell’angelo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Lucano

In this video we hear about the flight of the angel, an extreme sport, and one of the most important tourist attractions of Basilicata. This flight, which takes place about four hundred meters above ground, is one of the highest in Europe.

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Caption 17 [it]: sia per poter utilizzare questo volo dell'angelo e sia per
Caption 17 [en]: both to be able to partake in the flight of the angel and

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Manuel Ricco - L'Eredità - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Manuel is on the phone, being dunned, and he doesn’t know how repay his debts. Video provided by pa74music.

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Caption 20 [it]: Sia l'affitto che le utenze...
Caption 20 [en]: The rent as well as the utilities...

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A Marsala - Ezio Lottieri - Via dell'Inferno - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Ezio Lottieri, a lover of music and especially the Rolling Stones, always carries his harmonica with him. In this video he tells about his experience at the Dedalo Festival 2009, where he met the well-known artists Davide Ravera and Patrizia Ferrarini. Ezio performed various songs with these two artists at the Festival in Caltabellotta.

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Caption 14 [it]: e è l'autore delle canzoni, sia del testo che della musica.
Caption 14 [en]: and is the author of the songs, of both the lyrics and the music.

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