🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1
PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Zio Antonio's Objection
Hold your ground in a family discussion about money, with a mio avviso, tuttavia and in ogni caso, the connectors of a formal argument.
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THE STORY
Zia Rosa's kitchen in Rome, the papers for the house on the table and Zio Antonio with his arms folded.
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Non sono d'accordo. Ve lo dico subito.nohn SOH-noh dahk-KOR-doh, veh loh DEE-koh SOO-bee-tohI don't agree. I'm telling you straight away. To two people.
Su cosa non sei d'accordo, zio?soo KOH-zah nohn say dahk-KOR-doh, TSEE-ohWhat don't you agree on, uncle? To a friend.
Sono d'accordo con te.SOH-noh dahk-KOR-doh kohn tehI agree with you. To a friend.
A mio avviso, il mutuo è un rischio.ah MEE-oh ahv-VEE-zoh, eel MOO-too-oh eh oon REES-kyohIn my view, the mortgage is a risk.
Tuttavia, la casa cade a pezzi.toot-tah-VEE-ah, lah KAH-zah KAH-deh ah PEHT-tseeHowever, the house is falling to pieces.
Lo so. Ma chi paga le rate?loh soh, mah kee PAH-gah leh RAH-tehI know. But who pays the instalments?
Le pago io. Ne discutiamo con calma?leh PAH-goh EE-oh, neh dees-koo-TYAH-moh kohn KAHL-mahI'll pay them. Shall we discuss it calmly?
Va bene. Ne discutiamo, ma senza fretta.vah BEH-neh, neh dees-koo-TYAH-moh, mah SEHN-tsah FREHT-tahAll right. We'll discuss it, but without rushing.
In ogni caso, decidiamo insieme.een OH-nyee KAH-zoh, deh-chee-DYAH-moh een-SYEH-mehIn any case, we decide together.