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so I am trying to understand Ma no, quando ci vuole ci vuole bisogna dire quello che si pensa. it translates to But no, when it's needed, you have to say what you think. or When it's necessary, it's necessary but vuole is to want to in the lui/lei form ....
Volerci is a pronominal verb, made up by the verb volere plus the particle ci, and it takes up a new meaning: it’s needed, it’s necessary. Ci vuole un ‘ora di treno per andare a Milano (it takes an hour to go to Milan by train). Ci vuole del coraggio per fare la dieta: It takes courage to go on a diet/ one needs to be brave to go on a diet. The lui/lei form shows that it is an impersonal sentence.
Imperfect (imperfetto) is a past tense, you might find this video useful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mlxrcjvGqUo.html. Convo tevo: I guess you meant congiuntivo, which is a mood, in English it is called subjunctive.
Volere is a modal verb that means to want, and it's usually followed by another verb in the infinitive: Voglio andare a casa - I want to go home. It can also be followed by a direct object: Voglio quella torta! - I want that cake.
Thanks for letting me know - I see that subtitles are missing for some episodes of this playlist, I will look into it. Please note that our listening practice videos only have subtitles for Anna's questions and answers - otherwise it wouldn't be listening practice. But for each video there's a PDF with the full transcript and the complete English translation, which you might find useful!
