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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP10 - Un morto di troppo - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian Tuscan

Putting the victim's picture in the newspaper has borne fruit. We start matching faces with names.

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Caption 69 [it]: non erano solo i barbiturici il problema.
Caption 69 [en]: the barbiturates were not the only problem.

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Marika spiega - Gli accenti - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika's last segment on accents covers some fun homographs. She also provides advice on learning the correct pronunciation of words.

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Caption 6 [it]: mentre quello fonico solo le vocali "e" ed "o".
Caption 6 [en]: while the phonic accent is only for the vowels, "e" and "o."

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP10 - Un morto di troppo - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian Tuscan

A very strangely arranged dead body has been found, and meanwhile Luca's sister, Teresa, has been busy in Luca's office. And did anyone remember Barbagalli's scooter? Hm.

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Caption 21 [it]: Finché non faccio l'autopsia posso dirti solo che è morta.
Caption 21 [en]: Until I do the autopsy, I can only tell you that she's dead.

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La Tempesta - film - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Paolo is a professional photographer, and quite popular with the ladies, but he gets himself into trouble, too.

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Caption 80 [it]: anche solo per finta, non ti farebbe male.
Caption 80 [en]: even just faking it, it wouldn't do you any harm.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il futuro - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela moves on to some naughty irregular verbs that are also very common, verbs such as andare (to go) and avere (to have).

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Caption 33 [it]: cambiano solo nella forma perché perdono la "e",
Caption 33 [en]: they only change in form because they drop the "e";

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP10 - Un morto di troppo - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

And we're off and running with a new episode. This time Manara's sister shows up with a nickname for him he'd rather forget...

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Caption 32 [it]: Grazie, fratellino. Un secondo solo, eh.
Caption 32 [en]: Thanks, little brother. Just a second, hey.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP9 - Morte in paradiso - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara has an interesting conversation with his boss, another, a bit embarrassing, with his colleagues, and still another (even more embarrassing) with Lara, which brings us to the end of this episode.

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Caption 24 [it]: Mi muovo solo con la massima discrezione
Caption 24 [en]: I will act only with the greatest discretion

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il futuro - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela's lesson on future tense verbs ending in: -are, -ere, and -ire.

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Caption 36 [it]: Si forma [sic: formano] allo stesso modo, solo che abbiamo la vocale "i".
Caption 36 [en]: They're formed in the same way, it's just that we have the vowel, "i."

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Ti racconto una fiaba - Biancaneve - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The vain queen's wickedness has its limits.

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Caption 5 [it]: Voglio dire, naturalmente, naturalmente solo se vuoi.
Caption 5 [en]: "I mean, naturally, naturally, only if you wish."

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Stai lontana da me - Rai Cinema - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Getting the words out is a bit of a problem for Jacopo. Meanwhile, he and Sara go to the country for a "rest."

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Caption 18 [it]: E non, e non lo dico solo...
Caption 18 [en]: And I'm not just saying it...

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Marika spiega - Gli accenti - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika's opening segment on accents and accentuation in Italian.

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Caption 58 [it]: cade solo ed esclusivamente sulle vocali "e" ed "o."
Caption 58 [en]: falls solely and exclusively on the vowels "e" and "o."

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L'oro di Scampia - film - Part 20

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Neapolitan

There are celebrations for Toni in Scampia, but unfortunately, not everyone is sharing in the joy.

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Caption 9 [it]: No, posso solo dire che è bellissimo tutto questo.
Caption 9 [en]: No, I can only say that all this is fantastic.

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika outlines exceptions to the rules governing truncation, and provides many useful examples.

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Caption 15 [it]: si può usare solo il troncamento.
Caption 15 [en]: one can only use truncation.

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Basilicata Turistica - Non me ne voglio andare - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The tour of Basilicata closes with verses of Isabella Morra and British travel writer, Norman Douglas. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Ionian coastline, the young traveler gives some tips on mastering the Lucan dialect.

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Caption 13 [it]: ma, di pietà rubella [ma solo pietà nemica],
Caption 13 [en]: but, hostile pity only

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Marika spiega - Il troncamento - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika's first of three lessons on truncation, where she compares elision to truncation. There are many useful examples, such as: mar, san, buon, ben, and signor.

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Caption 73 [it]: si può solo usare il troncamento e mai l'elisione.
Caption 73 [en]: one can only use truncation and never elision.

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