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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The News at Gino's

Hear from Gino that a merger has been announced for Fontelupo and react to it, with hanno annunciato, the they of the news.

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Lesson 1 · The News at Gino's

Italian · 30 minutes

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Gino's bar in Fontelupo on a weekday morning, the radio on behind the counter.

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Laura, hai sentito la notizia?LOW-rah, eye sehn-TEE-toh lah noh-TEE-tsyahLaura, have you heard the news? To a friend.
No. Cos'è successo?noh, koh-ZEH soot-CHEHS-sohNo. What happened?
La notizia.lah noh-TEE-tsyahThe news.
Hanno annunciato la fusione con il paese di sotto.AHN-noh ahn-noon-CHAH-toh lah foo-ZYOH-neh kohn eel pah-EH-zeh dee SOHT-tohThey've announced the merger with the town below.
La fusione? Non è possibile!lah foo-ZYOH-neh, nohn eh pohs-SEE-bee-lehThe merger? It's not possible!
Fontelupo perderebbe il nome.fohn-teh-LOO-poh pehr-deh-REHB-beh eel NOH-mehFontelupo would lose its name.
E chi l'ha deciso?eh kee lah deh-CHEE-zohAnd who decided it?
La Regione, dicono. Si vota in primavera.lah reh-JOH-neh, DEE-koh-noh, see VOH-tah een pree-mah-VEH-rahThe Region, they say. There's a vote in spring.
Allora dobbiamo fare qualcosa.ahl-LOH-rah dohb-BYAH-moh FAH-reh kwahl-KOH-zahThen we have to do something.