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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 54 [it]: sapere, cominciare a, stare per,
Caption 54 [en]: to know, to begin to, to be about to,

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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 34 [it]: Non devo stare attenta se la parola termina per "i", quindi è maschile plurale,
Caption 34 [en]: I don't have to pay attention to whether the word ends in "i," therefore being masculine plural,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP7 - Sogni di Vetro - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Here we go with a new episode! Lara's enjoying some time off with Massimo, but do we really think it can last? Because, naturalmente, there's a new case to solve.

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Caption 13 [it]: Ho voglia di stare un po' con te, da solo.
Caption 13 [en]: I feel like being with you a bit, alone.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP6 - Reazione a Catena - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

At the beach party there's a chain reaction (as the title of this episode implies), but this time no dead bodies are involved.

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Caption 26 [it]: Sì, ma magari li disturbiamo. Lasciamoli stare.
Caption 26 [en]: Yes, but maybe we'd be bothering them. Let's leave them alone.

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Lorenzo Jovanotti - Sabato

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Jovanotti sings about an eternal Saturday night, where people dance and have fun. When you think it's over, it starts up again... What he's really trying to say is open to interpretation.

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Caption 2 [it]: Troviamo un posto dove stare solo io solo tu
Caption 2 [en]: Let's find a place where we can be just me, just you

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Marika spiega - Il presente progressivo

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Can you answer the question, cosa stai facendo (What are you doing)? If not, take a look at this video where Marika explains the presente progressivo (present continuous tense).

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Caption 21 [it]: Il presente progressivo si forma con il presente del verbo stare
Caption 21 [en]: The present continuous is formed with the present of the verb "stare" (to be)

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Alex Britti - Oggi sono io

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alex Britti is a very well-known Italian guitarist and singer. Here, he sings a very personal song, Oggi sono io (Today I'm me). The lyrics are straightforward and easy to grasp.

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Caption 43 [it]: Preferisco stare qui da solo
Caption 43 [en]: I'd rather be here by myself

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Marika spiega - Le parole alterate

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

It's a very Italian thing to alter a word to make it mean something bigger, smaller, or worse. You just need to know the right suffix to add to the word. Marika shows you how.

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Caption 39 [it]: Sì, sì, quindi bisogna stare attenti.
Caption 39 [en]: Oh yes, so you have to be careful.

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Laura Pausini - Non ho mai smesso

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Laura presents her single Non ho mai smesso (I never stopped) in the middle of the Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square) in Milan.

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Caption 10 [it]: Stare lontani è stata una esperienza, comunque sia
Caption 10 [en]: Being far away was an experience in any case

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Marika spiega - I verbi riflessivi e reciproci

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika introduces us to an area where Italian and English have some important differences: reflexive and reciprocal verbs. For extra help, see: Reflections on the Reflexive and Ci Gets Around: Part 1

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Caption 43 [it]: cominciare a, stare per, stare più geriundio [sic. gerundio], finire di,
Caption 43 [en]: to begin to, to be just about to, to be plus a gerund, to finish,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP6 - Reazione a Catena - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

At police headquarters, a suspect gets questioned, but Manara isn't totally convinced. When conversation between Luca and Lara starts getting personal, Toscani walks in...

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Caption 75 [it]: ed è una persona che mi fa stare bene.
Caption 75 [en]: and he's a person who makes me feel good.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP6 - Reazione a Catena - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca and Lara go to question the tanner. He's not as forthcoming as they would have liked, but Luca, true to his nature, breaks the rules once again.

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Caption 64 [it]: Può stare anche comodo. -Grazie. -Tranquillo.
Caption 64 [en]: But you take it easy, too. -Thank you. -Relax.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP6 - Reazione a Catena - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara is all excited about going home to Catania for a week of vacation, but do we really believe that he'll be allowed to leave?

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Caption 7 [it]: però io... io non ci so stare lontano dal mare. [Emanuele Barresi]
Caption 7 [en]: but I... I don't know how to be far from the sea. [Emanuele Barresi]

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Gualtiero's friends continue telling the story of the 1970s, when he finally opened his restaurant, on the via Bonvesin de la Riva in Milan. It was rough.

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Caption 36 [it]: Fare cucina non significa isolarsi e stare alla finestra,
Caption 36 [en]: Cooking doesn't mean isolating oneself and standing at the window,

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Marika spiega - I segni dello Zodiaco - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

This time Marika talks about Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius. There's lots of good vocabulary having to do with personality!

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Caption 7 [it]: sei nato per stare con gli amici,
Caption 7 [en]: you were born for being with friends,

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