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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Watching the News

Watch the evening news at Gino's with friends who saw you on television, and hear the past participle agree with you: ti hanno fatta vedere.

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THE STORY

Gino's bar in Fontelupo in the evening, the television on the wall, Gino and Giulia waiting for Laura.

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Laura, ti hanno fatta vedere al telegiornale!LOW-rah, tee AHN-noh FAHT-tah veh-DEH-reh ahl teh-leh-jor-NAH-lehLaura, they showed you on the news! To a woman, a friend.
L'abbiamo vista tutti.lahb-BYAH-moh VEES-tah TOOT-teeWe all saw it.
Hai parlato benissimo. Eri molto calma.eye par-LAH-toh beh-NEES-see-moh, EH-ree MOHL-toh KAHL-mahYou spoke very well. You were very calm. To a woman, a friend.
Davvero? Io avevo tanta paura.dahv-VEH-roh, EE-oh ah-VEH-voh TAHN-tah pah-OO-rahReally? I was so afraid.
Non si vedeva. Ma hanno tagliato una parte.nohn see veh-DEH-vah, mah AHN-noh tah-LYAH-toh OO-nah PAR-tehIt didn't show. But they cut a part.
Quale parte hanno tagliato?KWAH-leh PAR-teh AHN-noh tah-LYAH-tohWhich part did they cut?
La fine. L'hanno tagliata tutta.lah FEE-neh, LAHN-noh tah-LYAH-tah TOOT-tahThe end. They cut it all.
Peccato! Era la parte più bella.pehk-KAH-toh, EH-rah lah PAR-teh pyoo BEHL-lahPity! It was the best part.
Non importa. Ti hanno sentita in tutta Italia.nohn eem-POR-tah, tee AHN-noh sehn-TEE-tah een TOOT-tah ee-TAH-lyahIt doesn't matter. They heard you across Italy. To a woman, a friend.