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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Interview

Give a television interview about the three days of snow, answer how you lived through them, and close with concludo dicendo, the gerund after a verb.

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THE STORY

Gino's bar in Fontelupo, the camera set up by the window, the reporter across the table from Laura.

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Come ha vissuto questi giorni?KOH-meh ah vees-SOO-toh KWEHS-tee JOR-neeHow did you live through these days? Politely.
Con paura, all'inizio. Poi con orgoglio.kohn pah-OO-rah, ahl-lee-NEE-tsyoh, poy kohn or-GOH-lyohWith fear, at first. Then with pride.
All'inizio avevo paura.ahl-lee-NEE-tsyoh ah-VEH-voh pah-OO-rahAt first I was afraid.
E la gente del paese?eh lah JEHN-teh dehl pah-EH-zehAnd the village people?
Benissimo. Nessuno si è lamentato.beh-NEES-see-moh, nehs-SOO-noh see eh lah-mehn-TAH-tohVery well. Nobody complained.
Qual è il messaggio per chi ci guarda?kwahl eh eel mehs-SAHD-joh pehr kee chee GWAR-dahWhat's the message for those watching us?
Che un paese vive se la gente resta.keh oon pah-EH-zeh VEE-veh seh lah JEHN-teh REHS-tahThat a village lives if the people stay.
Vuole aggiungere qualcosa?VWOH-leh ahd-JOON-jeh-reh kwahl-KOH-zahDo you want to add something? Politely.
Concludo dicendo grazie a tutti.kohn-KLOO-doh dee-CHEHN-doh GRAH-tsyeh ah TOOT-teeI conclude by saying thanks to everyone.