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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 3 - S3 EP2 - Un nuovo medico in famiglia - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guido goes to see an old widow, who isn't a willing patient. Maria shows up at the Health Center as planned.

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Caption 30 [it]: Allora, siccome io la sento tossi' [romanesco: tossire]
Caption 30 [en]: So, since I heard her coughing

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Meraviglie - S2EP1 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela tells us how these caves and their internal structures were created. The key is something very simple. Water.

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Caption 29 [it]: E siccome gli strati continuavano a salire,
Caption 29 [en]: And since the layers continued to rise up,

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Che tempo che fa - Raffaella Carrà - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Fabio Fazio gives Raffaella Carrà a great sendoff, replete with majorettes and a legendary marching band from a Milan district.

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Caption 15 [it]: Siccome non son capace, proprio per niente...
Caption 15 [en]: Seeing as I'm incapable, totally...

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Che tempo che fa - Raffaella Carrà - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Raffaella tells some anecdotes about some big stars she had encountered during her career. She also gives us some details about a famous "telephone number" song, and the famous dance number, "Tuca tuca" that created a bit of scandal in the early seventies.

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Caption 86 [it]: Siccome Nino Ferrer non parlava perfettamente l'italiano,
Caption 86 [en]: Since Nino Ferrer didn't speak Italian perfectly,

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Che tempo che fa - Raffaella Carrà - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In this part of the interview, Raffaella Carrà tells about how her grandmother helped her become the queen of Italian television.

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Caption 49 [it]: la mamma di Sofia, siccome le è stato negato di andare...
Caption 49 [en]: Sofia's mom, since she wasn't able to go...

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Che tempo che fa - Raffaella Carrà - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Raffaella Carrà, one of Italian television's most beloved entertainers, and known as the Queen of Italian TV, has died at the age of 78. Here she is in an interview with Fabio Fazio on Rai 3. Her blonde hair was her signature, as you will see when you watch the video. She was a legend. She sang, she danced, she hosted, and she interviewed. For many years, Italian families would watch her talk show Pronto Raffaella (Hello, Raffaella) at the noon hour, when school got out.

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Caption 44 [it]: Allora, siccome c'è un ottimo direttore
Caption 44 [en]: So, since there's an excellent director,

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico can't wait to tell Franca about doing the show, but she won't take his calls, so he goes to see her in person.

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Caption 73 [it]: e siccome ha capito che io e te siamo innamorati,
Caption 73 [en]: and since he figured out that you and I are in love,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - 2) Proposizioni subordinate causali - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In a sentence, the main clause can stand on its own, but there can also be a subordinate or dependent clause. Today's lesson addresses the causal subordinate clause, which gives the reason for the action in the main clause. Conjunctions such as perché (because) dato che (given that) are used to join the two clauses.

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Caption 14 [it]: "perché", "siccome", "giacché", "come", "che",
Caption 14 [en]: "because," "since," "since," "how," "that,"

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Saverio Marconi talks about the job of an actor. Nanni Moretti tells of an embarrassing moment on the set of a movie he was making with the Taviani brothers. Vittorio and Paolo Taviani talk about why they shot Caesar Must Die in black and white.

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Caption 11 [it]: e mi ricordo una cosa molto imbarazzante. Siccome io...
Caption 11 [en]: and I remember something very embarrassing. Since I...

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

While the hopeful actors are waiting at the gates of Cinecittà for a bit part, a famous actor drives out and causes a stir. Back at the convent, Domenico sings a song about a cricket in love with the moon. If you want to hear the whole song sung by Modugno, check it out here.

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Caption 65 [it]: Lo so, lo so. -Comunque, siccome ti ha sentito cantare più volte,
Caption 65 [en]: I know, I know. -Anyway, since she has heard you sing a number of times,

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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 10 [it]: E siccome non lo faccio mai,
Caption 10 [en]: And since I never do this,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 26

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla and Gaetano recap the crime and discuss which one of them was right about what occurred. The Levrone family comes to say goodbye and announce their plans.

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Caption 18 [it]: e siccome io delle tue promesse mi fido poco,
Caption 18 [en]: and since I don't trust your promises very much,

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Marika spiega - Adottare dei gatti - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika shares some of her childhood with us, specifically, her experience of having a puppy grow up beside her as part of the family. Now she has children of her own, and wants to give them that same special experience.

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Caption 55 [it]: Siccome per me avere un animale domestico
Caption 55 [en]: Since for me, having a pet

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ugo seems to have a mysterious mission. Nora sees to Matì, whose dress is done and gorgeous. Ugo takes Francesco to choose an engagement ring.

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Caption 68 [it]: ma siccome di questo viaggio nessuno sa niente...
Caption 68 [en]: but since nobody knows about this trip...

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Marika spiega - Conversazione - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Daniela continue their conversation about making conversation in Italian. They even talk a little bit about baby talk, Italian style, including the vezzeggiativo (affectionate) form of adjectives.

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Caption 75 [it]: E siccome, Daniela, loro sono nostri grandi amici,
Caption 75 [en]: And since, Daniela, they are our good friends,

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