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Corso di italiano con Daniela - La forma passiva - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

After summing up about the passive voice, Daniela goes on to talk about some other related constructions. It's important to remember that the passive is formed with transitive verbs only. But when we don't have a named subject or agent, we have a few other ways to make a sentence passive-like. One way uses the famous particella (particle) si. Si is used for so many things in Italian that it is bound to create confusion for learners, even advanced learners. Don't worry, part 3 of the lesson will explain further. Another way uses the verb andare (to go) to indicate something that must be done. Here too, the stress is on the action, not the subject or agent.

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Caption 59 [it]: Io posso usare sia il verbo "essere" che il verbo "venire",
Caption 59 [en]: I can use either the verb "to be" or the verb "to come,"

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In Sicily, at one time, horses would work in the sulfur mines and slowly become blind. The story is told through a Sicilian ballad, sung by Domenico Modugno. Mimì's mother sits with him as he prepared his bags, but she struggles to understand why he would want to leave. See complete lyrics (in Sicilian) here.

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Caption 43 [it]: sia chiaro, eh, cinema.
Caption 43 [en]: to be clear, uh, the movies.

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico tells his story to the audience, and to us, as he takes us back to when he was a youth. There was one movie theater in town, and he was always there.

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Caption 9 [it]: Grazie. Ma io voglio che sia speciale.
Caption 9 [en]: Thanks. But I want it to be special.

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The stickers Nora placed all around the arena paid off, at least from her point of view. Ugo isn't so sure. There's a new job for them, but Ugo is conflicted because he still has something to tell Nora.

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Caption 50 [it]: che sia in grado di andare sui pattini. -Ecco,
Caption 50 [en]: who is able to get around on skates. -Yeah,

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The Taviani brothers talk about how their movie Under the Sign of Scorpio was received at the Venice film festival, and about their location scouting for the film.

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Caption 22 [it]: Io credo che, che nei Taviani ci sia come
Caption 22 [en]: I believe that, that with the Tavianis, there's a sort of

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

With a look at one of the greatest Etruscan masterpieces in the Villa Giulia museum, we take our leave of Rome to journey to the Umbrian city of Assisi, or, as it was called in Roman times, Assisium.

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Caption 43 [it]: prima di Cristo, sia in Grecia che in Etruria.
Caption 43 [en]: before Christ, both in Greece and in Etruria.

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

This biopic about Domenico Modugno, one of the most beloved Italian pop singers of all time, best known for his hit song, Volare, begins with a hymn to life. Enjoy!

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Caption 14 [it]: Di quanto il mondo sia
Caption 14 [en]: How much the world is

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E4 - La mia compagna di banco - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla discovers something pretty bizarre going on in her class. Later, she is thinking of backing out of the class reunion but her friend gives her a good reason for going.

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Caption 63 [it]: sia volata a Cambridge con uno che era decisamente più bello,
Caption 63 [en]: she flew off to Cambridge with someone who was decidedly handsomer,

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Eleonora - Prendersi cura dei cavalli

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Horses are large animals, but they are delicate, too. Keeping them healthy and in good condition requires a series of essential measures of different kinds. Eleonora takes us through some of them.

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Caption 32 [it]: devo assicurarmi che il cavallo sia molto pulito, per cui
Caption 32 [en]: I have to make sure that the horse is very clean, so

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were influenced by other ethnic groups, particularly the Greeks. On display in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, we find evidence of this in the terracotta objects and fine gold jewelry and precious objects dating from the period.

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Caption 36 [it]: quindi non conosciamo neanche dove sia stata trovata esattamente.
Caption 36 [en]: so we don't even know exactly where it was found.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Lettera formale - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

What do we call the people we are writing to if they are professionals? Daniela gives us some answers. And she gives us some practical examples about how to actually begin writing the body of the letter.

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Caption 19 [it]: non nel caso in cui sia solo laureato,
Caption 19 [en]: not in the case that he is just a college graduate,

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Eleonora - I miei cavalli

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eleonora tells us about how she combines her love for animals, especially horses, with a path to a career.

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Caption 47 [it]: il cavallo sia stato [sic: stata] una mia decisione,
Caption 47 [en]: horses were my decision,

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

It's not easy convincing donna Olimpia who is no longer of sound mind, but Nora gets an idea. Meanwhile, just about everything is ready for Azzurra's wedding.

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Caption 7 [it]: Sia chiaro che io non mi faccio complice di rapine o rapimenti.
Caption 7 [en]: To be clear, I'm not going to be an accessory to robberies or kidnappings.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Lettera formale - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Knowing how to write a formal letter is very important, especially if we are looking for a job, making a complaint, or even just trying to get some information. Daniela shows us how.

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Caption 7 [it]: che possono essere sia persone fisiche,
Caption 7 [en]: who can be either individual people,

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Un Figlio a tutti i costi - film - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The pranotherapist assumes Anna is the one in need of therapy. After clarifying, she tries to tell the pranotherapist how to do his job.

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Caption 28 [it]: No, per... mi eviti questo strazio. Sia bravo, dai.
Caption 28 [en]: No, ple'... spare me this torment. Be good, come on.

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