🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1
PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Nonna Asks About the House
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.
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THE STORY
A phone call to Boston, Nonna Teresa at her kitchen table and Laura in the dusty hall of the house.
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Tesoro, com'è adesso la casa?teh-ZOH-roh, koh-MEH ah-DEHS-soh lah KAH-zahSweetheart, what's the house like now?
Piena di operai e di polvere.PYEH-nah dee oh-peh-RYE eh dee POHL-veh-rehFull of workers and dust.
Fammi vedere il tetto.FAHM-mee veh-DEH-reh eel TEHT-tohShow me the roof. To a friend.
Il tetto? L'hanno già rifatto?eel TEHT-toh, LAHN-noh jah ree-FAHT-tohThe roof? Have they already redone it?
Quasi. Finiscono la settimana prossima.KWAH-zee, fee-NEES-koh-noh lah seht-tee-MAH-nah PROHS-see-mahAlmost. They finish next week.
E la mia cucina? L'hanno toccata?eh lah MEE-ah koo-CHEE-nah, LAHN-noh tohk-KAH-tahAnd my kitchen? Have they touched it?
No. La cucina resta com'era.noh, lah koo-CHEE-nah REHS-tah koh-MEH-rahNo. The kitchen stays as it was.
Brava. Me la farai vedere, a maggio?BRAH-vah, meh lah fah-RYE veh-DEH-reh, ah MAHD-johGood girl. Will you show it to me, in May? To a friend.
Te la faccio vedere stasera, al telefono.teh lah FAHT-choh veh-DEH-reh stah-SEH-rah, ahl teh-LEH-foh-nohI'll show it to you tonight, on the phone. To a friend.