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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela gives us some more examples of how the particle ci is used. Lots of times it's superfluous and could technically be omitted but hardly ever is.

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Caption 50 [it]: cioè un "ci" che è solo per rafforzare.
Caption 50 [en]: that is, a "ci" that is just for reinforcing.

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We move from the lower basilica to the upper one, which has an entirely different feel to it. Here, we are surrounded by a show of light and color in colorful frescoes and stained-glass windows.

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Caption 17 [it]: ha un solo scopo: appunto il trionfo della luce e dei colori.
Caption 17 [en]: has just one purpose: precisely the triumph of light and color.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E2 - Un amore pericoloso - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

There's some drama in the classroom, but Camilla puts her investigative skills to work to get things back on track. Vanda gets put to the test once again by Mazzeo.

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Caption 58 [it]: So solo che sono l'uomo più felice del mondo.
Caption 58 [en]: I only know I am the happiest man in the world.

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La Ladra - EP. 9 - L'amico sconosciuto - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo is still pretty mad at his Mom. And Eva is still mad at Dante.

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Caption 32 [it]: È solo quello che tu hai voluto vedere,
Caption 32 [en]: That's just what you wanted to see,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela talks about an unusual but common way we use the particle ci. In this segment she discusses volerci (to need, to take) and metterci (to employ, to put in). In English we use "it takes" and "it takes me/you/us/him/her/them" with an impersonal "it," so translating might very well create more problems than it solves. To help you understand how these particular verbs work, we have attempted, where possible, to use alternate translations to illustrate the grammatical structure of the sentences Daniela uses as examples.

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Caption 11 [it]: Si usa solo alla terza persona singolare o plurale.
Caption 11 [en]: It's used only in the third person singular or plural.

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Adriano - Matrimonio con Anita - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

It's a very special day for Adriano and Anita. We hear Adriano's mother read a famous passage on love from First Corinthians 13 (New Testament of the Bible).

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Caption 7 [it]: E solo per voi vorrò,
Caption 7 [en]: And just for you, I want to,

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Aunt Clo calls to make sure things are OK with Nora and Ugo, but has a favor to ask. A future bride comes to try on her dress and it looks like she might be getting cold feet.

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Caption 69 [it]: Ma non è niente, è solo che...
Caption 69 [en]: But it's nothing, it's just that...

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

People often wonder how the Basilica of St. Francis could be as imposing and rich as it is, when the saint to whom it is dedicated had taken an oath of poverty. Alberto Angela explains this and other contradictions.

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Caption 18 [it]: Solo l'intuizione e la genialità di un semplice frate,
Caption 18 [en]: Just the intuition and genius of a simple friar,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E2 - Un amore pericoloso - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla chooses the wrong moment to visit the Body Oasis. She also chose the wrong moment to leave the ad about the place on the sofa at home.

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Caption 50 [it]: Parlo solo in presenza del mio avvocato
Caption 50 [en]: I only talk in the presence of my attorney

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guia is having trouble doing chores on the farm and tries to enlist Renzo's help. Later, she meets Mara at the bank. Mara is the woman who was climbing out of a window one night.

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Caption 61 [it]: Che poi di inguaribile c'hanno solo l'alopecia,
Caption 61 [en]: Who turn out to have only incurable hair loss,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Particella Ci e Ne - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Ci is such a tiny word, but it has a lot of power. It can replace a direct object pronoun or an indirect pronoun + preposition, and means other things as well. You won't want to miss this lesson.

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Caption 43 [it]: "Sono andato a Venezia, ma ci sono rimasto solo due giorni".
Caption 43 [en]: "I went to Venice, but I stayed there only two days."

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nora is having trouble forgetting what Ugo did to her but gets down to work, or tries to. Uno comes back.

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Caption 12 [it]: Questo è solo il modello di raso, eh.
Caption 12 [en]: This is just the satin model, huh.

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Samuele Bersani - Lato Proibito

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Samuele Bersani relives the past when he was still a pre-teen, starting to have secret thoughts. The video contains plenty of illustrations of the words he is singing.

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Caption 34 [it]: Me ne bastava solo un goccio che sparivano
Caption 34 [en]: One drop was enough for me to make disappear

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

It's hard to be in two places at once. Guia has work commitments in Milan, but things are coming apart at the farmstead, too, so she has to make another trip.

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Caption 79 [it]: perché tu qui non puoi stare da solo.
Caption 79 [en]: because you can't stay here on your own.

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Aunt Clo shows Ugo and Nora around the shop and house and leaves after giving them a few rules to follow. They run off to the attorney to make sure they can go ahead with their separation.

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Caption 3 [it]: Solo che ha il brutto vizio di rispondere male.
Caption 3 [en]: But she has the bad habit of talking back.

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