🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1
PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Surveyor's Report
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.
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THE STORY
The surveyor in the kitchen of the house in Fontelupo, his notebook open, Laura across the table.
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Signora, ho visto la casa. La struttura è solida.see-NYOH-rah, oh VEES-toh lah KAH-zah, lah stroot-TOO-rah eh SOH-lee-dahMadam, I've seen the house. The structure is solid. Politely.
Meno male. E il tetto?MEH-noh MAH-leh, eh eel TEHT-tohThank goodness. And the roof?
Il tetto è stato rifatto negli anni novanta.eel TEHT-toh eh STAH-toh ree-FAHT-toh NEH-lyee AHN-nee noh-VAHN-tahThe roof was redone in the nineties.
È stato fatto bene.eh STAH-toh FAHT-toh BEH-nehIt was done well.
Quindi il tetto va bene?KWEEN-dee eel TEHT-toh vah BEH-nehSo the roof is okay?
Sì. Ma vanno rifatti gli impianti.see, mah VAHN-noh ree-FAHT-tee lyee eem-PYAHN-teeYes. But the systems must be redone.
Tutti? Luce e acqua?TOOT-tee, LOO-cheh eh AHK-kwahAll of them? Electricity and water?
Tutti. L'impianto elettrico è pericoloso.TOOT-tee, leem-PYAHN-toh eh-LEHT-tree-koh eh peh-ree-koh-LOH-zohAll of them. The electrical system is dangerous.
Capisco. Mi manda la relazione scritta?kah-PEES-koh, mee MAHN-dah lah reh-lah-TSYOH-neh SKREET-tahI see. Will you send me the written report? Politely.