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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Door to Door

Take the leaflet door to door and win over an old man who never votes, with perche dovrei, why should I, and the because that answers it.

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THE STORY

A doorstep at the top of Fontelupo, an old man in the doorway and Laura with a bundle of leaflets.

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Posso lasciarle un volantino?POHS-soh lah-SHAR-leh oon voh-lahn-TEE-nohMay I leave you a leaflet? Politely.
Io non vado a votare.EE-oh nohn VAH-doh ah voh-TAH-rehI'm not going to vote.
Perché conta.pehr-KEH KOHN-tahBecause it counts.
Come mai, signore? È importante.KOH-meh my, see-NYOH-reh, eh eem-por-TAHN-tehHow come, sir? It's important.
Perché dovrei? Tanto decidono loro.pehr-KEH doh-VRAY, TAHN-toh deh-CHEE-doh-noh LOH-rohWhy should I? They decide anyway.
Questa volta conta il suo voto.KWEHS-tah VOHL-tah KOHN-tah eel SOO-oh VOH-tohThis time your vote counts. Politely.
Conta? Ho ottant'anni, signorina.KOHN-tah, oh oht-TAHN-tahn-nee, see-nyoh-REE-nahCounts? I'm eighty, young lady.
Lei conosce Fontelupo meglio di tutti.lay koh-NOH-sheh fohn-teh-LOO-poh MEH-lyoh dee TOOT-teeYou know Fontelupo better than anyone. Politely.
Va bene. Mi dia il volantino.vah BEH-neh, mee DEE-ah eel voh-lahn-TEE-nohAll right. Give me the leaflet. Politely.