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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

We've come to the moment of truth for Luca and Lara. Neither of them is happy, but they both know, deep down, that it's the right thing to do.

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Caption 4 [it]: Sei sicura che, che non sia meglio andare a dormire a casa mia?
Caption 4 [en]: Are you sure it's not better to go and sleep at my house?

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Professioni e mestieri - Belle Arti - La pasta modellabile

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tamara uses a synthetic modeling clay in her shop to make necklaces, personalized plaques, and much more. She uses a special kind of glue for this material.

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Caption 3 [it]: c'è sia quella che asciuga all'aria e quella che va nel forno.
Caption 3 [en]: there's the kind that air-dries, and the kind that goes in the oven.

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Lorenzo Baglioni - Il Congiuntivo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo Baglioni, a Tuscan pop star, sings a tune on il congiuntivo (the subjunctive). He remarks that the subjunctive is particularly useful for lovers. Note that the Italian subjunctive, out of context, can have various different solutions in English, and sometimes doesn't correspond at all.

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Caption 1 [it]: Che io sia
Caption 1 [en]: That I am

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 13

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The previous lesson ended with the verb essere (to be) plus adjectives. Now, Daniela goes on to tell us about the verb essere plus adverbs and then teaches us about a great shortcut for avoiding the subjunctive when using the word basta [it's enough, just]. Normally, basta signals the need for the subjunctive, but Daniela offers up some examples where the infinitive verb works best.

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Caption 10 [it]: e dico: "È bello che tu sia qui".
Caption 10 [en]: and I say, “It's great that you are here.”

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Marika spiega - Gli avverbi - Avverbi di luogo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika begins a five-part series on the five different types of adverbs in Italian. Location adverbs, which would be termed more “prepositions” in English, are the focus of this segment. In Italian, the difference between adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions is often blurry.

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Caption 45 [it]: indicano un luogo lontano sia da chi parla che da chi ascolta.
Caption 45 [en]: indicate a distant location, whether for the speaker or for the listener.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP2 - L'addio di Lara - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Toscani knows he's doing a good job, but is frustrated because Manara doesn't ever acknowledge it. Meanwhile, Luca must have an idea since he goes prancing around the office. In fact, he knows exactly what he's doing.

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Caption 36 [it]: Un momento solo, però, e sia delicato.
Caption 36 [en]: Just for a moment, however, and be delicate.

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Italiano commerciale - Difficoltà con colleghi e contratti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Arianna has been made the head of a new marketing team. Too bad the woman reporting to her let things go sideways.

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Caption 33 [it]: Non credo che in realtà sia stata mai inviata.
Caption 33 [en]: I don't think that it was ever actually sent.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Francescopaolo, the contestant, is presented with a long list of Italian winners of either a Nobel Prize or an Academy Award Oscar, and has to choose which prize they were awarded.

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Caption 24 [it]: sia come Francesco che come Paolo. -Ecco.
Caption 24 [en]: both as Francesco and as Paolo. -There you go.

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Italiano commerciale - Cominciare un nuovo lavoro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Arianna starts work at Phones and More. Her first task is to call a list of publications to find out about ad space. When she gives her email address, she uses the word chiocciola [snail] for the @ sign. Koreans also say "snail shell" when they see an @ sign, while the Dutch see a monkey's tail, and the Norwegians see a pig's tail.

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Caption 74 [it]: e credo che sia andata bene.
Caption 74 [en]: and I think it went well.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E1 - Il regalo di Babbo Natale - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This evening Camilla's mother will take care of Livia, who is complaining about the dog again. Camilla and her husband go to the opening of an art gallery, where they have a hard time finding the appropriate words when meeting the artist.

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Caption 4 [it]: Pare che il pittore sia anche interessante.
Caption 4 [en]: It seems that the painter is even very interesting.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

L'Eredità [Inheritance] is an immensely popular daily quiz show on the RAI [pronounced rye], the Italian public TV and radio network. This episode benefits the Telethon Foundation, which provides funds for research into genetic diseases, and is based on Jerry Lewis's Telethon. To understand the play on words they use at a certain point, see the various meanings of macchina here. Learn more about this Italian game show here.

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Caption 15 [it]: Questi per le vostre offerte, sia dal telefono fisso che con SMS.
Caption 15 [en]: These for your donations, whether by land line or by text [SMS, Short Message Service].

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Professioni e mestieri - Belle Arti -Tecniche di decorazione - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tamara and Tania show some of the items that can be bought either unfinished or decorated in their shop. They demonstrate the use of glass paints and outline the steps used in decoupage.

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Caption 10 [it]: che si possono mettere sia a spray che a goccia,
Caption 10 [en]: which can be put on either by spraying or drop by drop,

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Italiano commerciale - Cominciare un nuovo lavoro - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Arianna is on tenterhooks waiting for the phone call that could change the course of her life. When she can't bear it any longer, the phone rings. No caller ID.

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Caption 42 [it]: Devo fare in modo che il mio telefono sia completamente carico,
Caption 42 [en]: I have to make sure that my phone is completely charged

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Italiano commerciale - Colloquio di lavoro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Arianna goes to her job interview. How did she do? Should she have answered any questions differently? Are there some important questions she neglected to ask? Do you think she will get the job?

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Caption 20 [it]: No, no, sono molto sicura che questa sia la mia carriera.
Caption 20 [en]: No, no, I'm very sure that this is my career.

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Adriano - La tarantella

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano tells us about the famous southern Italian folk dance, la tarantella. He also tries dancing it himself.

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Caption 41 [it]: Ma non importa che la tarantella sia siciliana o sarda, napoletana o calabrese.
Caption 41 [en]: But it doesn't matter if the tarantella is Sicilian or Sardinian, Neapolitan, or Calabrian.

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