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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Village Notices

Hear at Gino's bar what the whole village is saying about you and answer it lightly, with si dice, the impersonal si of rumour.

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THE STORY

Gino's bar in Fontelupo, the works under way up the street and the regulars pretending not to listen.

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Laura, tutto il paese ne parla.LOW-rah, TOOT-toh eel pah-EH-zeh neh PAR-lahLaura, the whole village is talking about it.
Di cosa? Della casa?dee KOH-zah, DEHL-lah KAH-zahAbout what? About the house?
Non si sa mai.nohn see sah myYou never know.
Si dice che apri un ristorante.see DEE-cheh keh AH-pree oon rees-toh-RAHN-tehThey say you're opening a restaurant. To a friend.
Un ristorante? Chi lo dice?oon rees-toh-RAHN-teh, kee loh DEE-chehA restaurant? Who says so?
Si sa, in paese si parla.see sah, een pah-EH-zeh see PAR-lahYou know how it is, in the village people talk.
Si parla troppo. Per ora, solo la casa.see PAR-lah TROHP-poh, pehr OH-rah, SOH-loh lah KAH-zahPeople talk too much. For now, just the house.
Per ora! Allora è vero?pehr OH-rah, ahl-LOH-rah eh VEH-rohFor now! So it's true?
Si vedrà, Gino. Si vedrà.see veh-DRAH, JEE-noh, see veh-DRAHWe'll see, Gino. We'll see.