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Lingua e cultura italiana: avanzata
Enhance your knowledge of the Italian language and learn about Italy’s culture and history including theater, opera and the poet Dante.
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163 Flashcards I Recorded in this Course:
we believe
crediamo
we order
ordiniamo
until now
finora
the certainty
la certezza
Let's see some examples
Vediamo degli esempi
I know he's an American
So che lui è americano
in the indicative
all'indicativo
While
Mentre
always
sempre
of the dependent proposition
della proposizione dipendente
different
diverso
yet
ancora
This is our introduction
Questa è la nostra introduzione
We will see more concrete examples later
E vedremo degli esempi più concreti, più tardi
our comparison between
il nostro confronto fra
We said
Abbiamo detto
Then
Quindi
a point of view
un punto di vista
with verbs of the head
con i cosiddetti verbi della testa
What do I do with my head
Cosa faccio con la testa
We'll see soon
Vedremo prossimamente
now
ora
which are the verbs and expressions
quali sono tutti i verbi e le espressioni
It seems to me that
Mi pare che
You have to
Bisogna che
it is right that
è giusto che
For example
Ad esempio
I order that
ordino che
I demand that
esigo che
What are the verbs that
Quali sono i verbi che
I want that
Voglio che
a thought
un pensiero
Then, let's review them together
Quindi, rivediamoli insieme
very, very common
molto molto comune
it is right, that
è giusto che
the opposite
il contrario
the most common verb used
il verbo più comune usato
Hey
Ehi
We knew you'd be here
Sapevamo di trovarti qui
girls
ragazze
It doesn't seem to me that
Non mi sembra che
so busy
così impegnata
But look who's talking
Ma senti chi parla
primarily
innanzitutto
nougat
torrone
But you think it's authentic
Ma credi che sia autentico
you did not read the label
non hai letto l’'tichetta
Hopefully it is
Speriamo che lo sia
this shop
questo negozio
I would like to die working here
mi piacerebbe da morire lavorare qui
Why do you not ask here
Perché non fate domanda qui
They're always looking for someone
Sempre cercano qualcuno
outside of campus
fuori dal campus
It seems to me that you guys always find an excuse
Mi sembra che troviate sempre una scusa
Now
Adesso
/my dear
cara mia
whether you like it or not
che ti piaccia o meno
However, I have already asked for
Comunque io ho già fatto domanda per
hopefully they'll call me
Speriamo che mi chiamino
I hope at least that they give you
Speriamo almeno che ti diano
No favoritism
Niente favoritismi
American boys
ragazzi americani
that it's not worth trying
che non valga neanche la pena provarci
Well, girls
Vabbè, ragazze
as a good friend
da buona amica
Not even a penny
Nemmeno un centesimo
Pay and go
Pagate e andate
keep the rest
tieni il resto
See you next time
Alla prossima
depending on the type of verb
in base al tipo di verbo
the public transport strike
lo sciopero dei mezzi pubblici
for young people to find work
per i giovani trovare lavoro
in more than one company
in più di un'azienda
the souther cities
le città del sud
your brothers
i tuoi fratelli
the workers
gli operai
they ask for a salary increase
chiedono un aumento di stipendio
So let's review these phrases together
Quindi rivediamo queste frasi insieme
strike
sciopero
something I do with my head
qualcosa che faccio con la testa
a verb of certainty
un verbo di certezza
and it's a fact
è un dato di fatto
the rule
la regola
we will have a way to follow a certain system
avremo modo di seguire un certo sistema
then
allora
Go out
Uscire
And so on
E così via
Therefore
Quindi
in verbs
nei verbi
the similarity between
la somiglianza tra
as we have already said
come abbiamo già detto
identical
identiche
equal
uguali
We've already seen
Abbiamo già visto
already
già
this applies to all verbs
questo vale per tutti i verbi
revision
ripasso
so we can compare it with
così lo possiamo confrontare con
You all remember
Vi ricordate
Double
Doppia
now
adesso
You all see the similarities with
Vedete le somiglianze con
And we'll see each other soon
E ci vediamo presto
a short talk about Italy
una breve chiacchierata sull'Italia
looking at what happened after the war
guardando a quello che è successo dopo il dopoguerra
a very fast development
sviluppo molto veloce
which was called
che è stato chiamato
among the top ten
fra le prime dieci
very strong development
sviluppo veramente molto
I think everybody knows that
e credo che tutti sappiano che
there are areas in which
ci sono dei settori in cui
the machine industry
il settore delle macchine
which are everywhere in the world
che sono dappertutto nel mondo
the furniture industry
il settore dei mobili
has also developed tourism
ha sviluppato anche il turismo
as Italy is also a country of obvious beauty
essendo l'Italia anche un paese di ovvia bellezza
without mining reserves
senza riserve minerarie
companies that are quite small
aziende che sono piuttosto piccole
certain specializations
certe specializzazioni
some sectors
alcuni settori
This has led to a characteristic
Questo ha portato una caratteristica
family businesses
aziende familiari
On the negative side however
Sul lato negativo però
often these companies remain small
spesso queste aziende rimangono piccole
necessary for research
necessari per la ricerca
difficulty attracting highly qualified executives
difficoltà ad attrarre dei dirigenti molto qualificati
since the 80s
Dagli anni '80
unfortunately
purtroppo
And this has led to
E questo ha portato a
will pay off
andrà ripagato
entails a large expense
comporta un grosso dispendio
Unfortunately
Purtroppo
growth
la crescita
which was so important
che era stata così importante
economic growth has stopped
la crescita economica si è fermata
therefore
quindi
are related to the fact that
sono legati al fatto che
which also has many advantages
che pure ha tantissimi vantaggi
it definitely has the disadvantage
ha sicuramente lo svantaggio
which no longer allows competitive devaluation
che non consente più di fare svalutazioni competitive
lower the prices
abbassare i prezzi
so Italy has found itself without a level
per cui l'Italia si è ritrovata senza una leva
of some companies
di alcune aziende
even though there is
anche se c'è
development
sviluppo
in the last few years
negli ultimi anni
unfortunately
purtroppo
furthermore
inoltre
fairly strong tax evasion
abbastanza forte evasione fiscale
hard to handle
difficile da gestire
has turned out to be rather corrupt
si è rivelata piuttosto corrotta
that was already fragile
che era già fragile
especially
soprattutto
that gives
che dà
can be adopted by the government
può essere adottata dal governo
That said
Detto questo
very high
molto alta
still
ancora
is full of flexible people
è piena di gente flessibile
But this recovery
Ma questa ripresa
increasingly global
sempre più globale
engaging
agganciandosi
which is my opinion
che è secondo me