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Susanna Cutini - Dolci delle tradizioni di Pasqua

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In Italy, there are some very special desserts made especially for Easter. Gastronomical expert Susanna Cutini recounts their origins, their points in common, their symbolism. Whether you celebrate Easter or not, spring is a time of rebirth and fertility, and so there's plenty to celebrate!

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Caption 94 [it]: però non credo che sia di carne e ossa, sia...
Caption 94 [en]: but I don't think it is in flesh and bones, that it's...

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Massimo Montanari, an expert in historical food studies, discusses the role of women in the development of regional cooking.

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Caption 26 [it]: è importante sia in casa che al ristorante.
Caption 26 [en]: was important, both in the home as well as in restaurants.

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L'olio extravergine di oliva - Spremuto o franto?

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Tuscan

Lisetta and Alessio show us how they like to taste their new, freshly pressed olive oil. Since oil can be used uncooked to dress salads, or used as cooking oil, they call the uncooked oil olio crudo (raw oil).

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Caption 4 [it]: Non perché l'altro olio non sia buono, ma
Caption 4 [en]: Not because the other oil isn't good, but,

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Marika spiega - La cucina

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika shows us around her kitchen, the heart of the household. We can bet it's her favorite room of all!

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Caption 31 [it]: o qualsiasi cosa sia commestibile.
Caption 31 [en]: or anything that's edible.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP7 - Sogni di Vetro - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara's aunt shows up at headquarters with some bizarre news, and also makes some very simple but crucial observations about the famous wedding dress. Luca and Lara leap into action!

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Caption 13 [it]: Eppure io sono convinto che questo vestito da sposa sia la chiave di tutto!
Caption 13 [en]: And yet, I'm convinced that this wedding dress is the key to it all!

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

There are some special additions to the judo class today.

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Caption 64 [it]: Che te pienz' ca so' fesso [Credi che sia un fesso]?
Caption 64 [en]: Do you think I'm stupid?

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Artist Nanda Vigo, a friend of Gualtiero Marchesi's, tells us what it was like to be an artist back in those days, and how Marchesi was involved.

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Caption 36 [it]: sia un... una, una realtà antichissima, primordiale.
Caption 36 [en]: is a... a, a very ancient truth, primordial.

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Marika spiega - La camera dei bambini

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shows us her children's cozy bedroom. You may notice that there is an emphasis on drawing and coloring. Italian students are graded on their drawings.

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Caption 39 [it]: sia lui che il più piccolo sanno che devono mettere tutto in ordine.
Caption 39 [en]: both he and the younger one know that they must tidy everything up.

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 14

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Marchesi's friends provide details about their long-term relationships with the celebrated chef.

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Caption 7 [it]: sia uno dei più importanti, oggi, monumenti, monumenti
Caption 7 [en]: is one of today's most important monuments, monuments

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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti con participio passato

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shows us the rules about using direct object pronouns. Don't be discouraged if you don't absorb it all at once. It takes plenty of practice, and plenty of trial and error. See first part: Marika spiega - Pronomi diretti

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Caption 2 [it]: Spero tanto che tu stia bene e che sia pronto per una nuova lezione.
Caption 2 [en]: I very much hope you're well, and that you're ready for a new lesson.

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 8

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Marchesi had plenty of artist friends, and that meant late nights, while having a restaurant meant getting up at the crack of dawn to go to the market. How did he do it?

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Caption 24 [it]: capito... la buona borghesia, o l'alta anche che sia,
Caption 24 [en]: you get it... the genteel middle class, or even high as it may be,

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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika gives us an overview on how to use direct object pronouns, which take the place of direct objects when the object has already been referred to. Here's an example of this in English: "Do you know the answer [direct object noun]?" "Yes I know it [direct object pronoun]."

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Caption 73 [it]: che questa lezione ti sia servita.
Caption 73 [en]: that this lesson was useful to you.

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Marika spiega - La forma impersonale

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

The third person "impersonal" has mostly gone out of fashion in English, but in Italian it's used all the time. Although in English it's common to use "you" or the passive voice, we've used the impersonal "one" here, in order to understand better how it works.

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Caption 50 [it]: Io spero che ti sia tutto chiaro,
Caption 50 [en]: I hope that everything's clear to you,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi positivi e neutri - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela continues explaining how to use adjectives in Italian. This time she focuses on so-called neutral adjectives.

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Caption 19 [it]: sia con le parole femminili che con le parole maschili.
Caption 19 [en]: with feminine words as well as masculine words.

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L'arte della cucina - La Prima Identitá - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Giovanni Ballarini talks about what the kitchens of Italian restaurants were like in the fifties and sixties. To make sense of how he describes them, see Yabla lesson Parole Alterate - Modifying Words to Create New Ones, as well as video lesson Marika spiega: Parole alterate. Gianni Mura talks about some of the trends found on restaurant menus today.

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Caption 10 [it]: sia contemporaneamente all'avanguardia o conservatrice.
Caption 10 [en]: is at the same time state of the art or conservative.

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