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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

How Many Heirs

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.

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Lesson 2 · How Many Heirs

Italian · 30 minutes

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Zio Antonio's kitchen in Fontelupo, a coffee pot on the stove.

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Zio, quanti eredi siamo?TSEE-oh, KWAHN-tee eh-REH-dee SYAH-mohZio, how many heirs are we? To a friend.
Dipende. Tuo bisnonno aveva quattro figli.dee-PEHN-deh, TOO-oh beez-NOHN-noh ah-VEH-vah KWAHT-troh FEE-lyeeIt depends. Your great-grandfather had four children. To a friend.
Il bisnonno.eel beez-NOHN-nohThe great-grandfather.
Quattro? Nonna, tu, e poi?KWAHT-troh, NOHN-nah, too, eh poyFour? Nonna, you, and then? To a friend.
Mia sorella Pina è morta. Restano i suoi figli.MEE-ah soh-REHL-lah PEE-nah eh MOR-tah, REHS-tah-noh ee SWOY FEE-lyeeMy sister Pina died. Her children remain.
E il quarto?eh eel KWAHR-tohAnd the fourth?
Vincenzo. È partito per l'Argentina nel cinquantadue.veen-CHEHN-tsoh, eh par-TEE-toh pehr lar-jehn-TEE-nah nehl cheen-kwahn-tah-DOO-ehVincenzo. He left for Argentina in fifty-two.
E i nipoti di Vincenzo?eh ee nee-POH-tee dee veen-CHEHN-tsohAnd Vincenzo's grandchildren?
Nessuno lo sa. Forse sono laggiù.nehs-SOO-noh loh sah, FOR-seh SOH-noh lahd-JOONobody knows. Maybe they're down there.