Italian

Hear from the notary what restoring the house takes, every heir's signature presented within six months, with va presentata, the passive of documents.

Count the heirs of the house with Zio Antonio, the great-grandfather's four children, a sister who died, a brother gone to Argentina in fifty-two.

Draw the family tree with Zia Rosa, three children of whom two live in Rome, the eldest who died, the youngest with two daughters, with di cui.

Request a family certificate at the Comune's counter, the revenue stamp it takes, and when it will arrive, with lo ricevera, the future of procedure.

Write to the notary with Giulia's help, Egregio Notaio to open, La prego di trovare in allegato for the documents, cordiali saluti to close.

Open an account and ask about a mortgage at the bank, the tax code, a fixed rate, the monthly instalments, with si paga, the impersonal si.

Ask Nonna on the phone about her brother Vincenzo, his name, the year he left, two letters and then nothing more, with non piu niente, the double negative.

Search the passenger lists with Giulia, the Italians who arrived in fifty-two, a Vincenzo born in Fontelupo, with potrebbe essere lui, the guess.

Read the first message from Marcela in Buenos Aires, her grandfather's name, where he was from, and answer it, with Le scrivo, Lei in writing.

Meet cousin Marcela on a video call, can you see me, do you speak Italian, a little, my grandfather always spoke it, from Lei to tu, with lo parlava.

Explain the house to cousin Marcela by video call, we would like to restore it, we'd need your signature, nobody would lose anything, with the condizionale of noi.

Hear Marcela ask for time, I have to think about it, I'll talk about it with my mother, how does it work, with the little words ci and ne.

Hear the surveyor's verdict on the house, the structure is solid, the roof was redone, the systems must be redone, with the Italian passive.

Read the surveyor's estimate, how much does it come to, VAT included, how long will the work take, as soon as we have the permit, with the future of procedure.

Submit the file for the work at the Comune, the required documents, everything in two copies, the time frame is sixty days, with the impersonal si of every counter.

Read the bank's contract with Pietro, it says that the rate is fixed, pursuant to the law, in the event of a delay, with the connectors of documents.

Send a registered letter to the notary, with return receipt, fill in this form, the addressee and the sender, don't lose the receipt, with the Lei imperative of counters.

Take a call from the notary, I'm calling you regarding the file, your document has been received, one signature is still missing, with the formality of an office call.

Hear Marcela's decision, I've decided, I'll sign, one day I'll come to see it, the house will be ready next year, with the future as a promise.

Hear the notary explain the power of attorney, you will sign in your cousin's place, it will have to be authenticated at the consulate, with andare in the future.

Hold your ground in a family discussion about money, with a mio avviso, tuttavia and in ogni caso, the connectors of a formal argument.

Win over a doubter with the formal imperative, mi permetta, consideri che, and the promise that it won't cost him anything.

Guide Nonna through signing the notary's papers at her kitchen table, with che joining two sentences into one.

Hear that the mortgage is approved and ask about the money and the instalments, with the passive made with venire for what the bank will do.

Ask what a house policy covers, fire, water, earthquake, and what the excess is, with coperto, the passive in the present.

Sit through the reading of the deed at the notary's and sign one at a time, with si procede and si fa, the impersonal si of procedure.

Tell your cousin in Argentina that everything went well and ask when she's coming, with appena, as soon as.

Talk over the start of the building work with Pietro, the workers, the foreman and the site, with the present for a fixed date.

Tell Nonna on the phone how the house looks with the works under way, and promise to show it to her, with fare vedere, to show.

Hear at Gino's bar what the whole village is saying about you and answer it lightly, with si dice, the impersonal si of rumour.