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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Family Tree

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.

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THE STORY

Zia Rosa's kitchen in Rome, a sheet of paper and a pencil on the table.

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Zia, aiutami con l'albero di famiglia.TSEE-ah, ah-YOO-tah-mee kohn LAHL-beh-roh dee fah-MEE-lyahZia, help me with the family tree. To a friend.
Certo. Da chi iniziamo?CHEHR-toh, dah kee ee-NEE-tsyah-mohOf course. Who do we start with?
Da Pina. Quanti figli aveva?dah PEE-nah, KWAHN-tee FEE-lyee ah-VEH-vahWith Pina. How many children did she have?
Tre figli, di cui due vivono a Roma.treh FEE-lyee, dee KOO-ee DOO-eh VEE-voh-noh ah ROH-mahThree children, of whom two live in Rome.
Il maggiore e la minore.eel mahd-JOH-reh eh lah mee-NOH-rehThe eldest and the youngest.
E il terzo?eh eel TEHR-tsohAnd the third?
Il maggiore, Carlo, è morto l'anno scorso.eel mahd-JOH-reh, KAR-loh, eh MOR-toh LAHN-noh SKOR-sohThe eldest, Carlo, died last year.
Quindi i suoi figli sono eredi.KWEEN-dee ee SWOY FEE-lyee SOH-noh eh-REH-deeSo his children are heirs.
Esatto. E la minore, Anna, ha due figlie.eh-ZAHT-toh, eh lah mee-NOH-reh, AHN-nah, ah DOO-eh FEE-lyehExactly. And the youngest, Anna, has two daughters.