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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Preparing the Speech

Prepare your first public speech with Giulia, who suggests where to start and what to cut with the conditional: comincerei, direi, toglierei.

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THE STORY

Nonna's kitchen table in Fontelupo, two pages of notes between Laura and Giulia.

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Giulia, mi aiuti con il discorso?JOO-lyah, mee ah-YOO-tee kohn eel dees-KOR-sohGiulia, will you help me with the speech? To a friend.
Certo. Fammi sentire.CHEHR-toh, FAHM-mee sehn-TEE-rehOf course. Let me hear. To a friend.
Comincerei con la storia della casa.koh-meen-cheh-REH-ee kohn lah STOH-ryah DEHL-lah KAH-zahI'd start with the story of the house.
No, è troppo lungo. Comincerei con la neve.noh, eh TROHP-poh LOON-goh, koh-meen-cheh-REH-ee kohn lah NEH-vehNo, that's too long. I'd start with the snow.
Toglierei questa frase.toh-lyeh-REH-ee KWEHS-tah FRAH-zehI'd take out this sentence.
Con la neve? E poi?kohn lah NEH-veh, eh poyWith the snow? And then?
Poi direi perché restiamo. In due frasi.poy dee-REH-ee pehr-KEH rehs-TYAH-moh, een DOO-eh FRAH-zeeThen I'd say why we're staying. In two sentences.
E alla fine, cosa direi?eh AHL-lah FEE-neh, KOH-zah dee-REH-eeAnd at the end, what would I say?
Grazie, e basta. Il resto lo tagliamo.GRAH-tsyeh, eh BAHS-tah, eel REHS-toh loh tah-LYAH-mohThanks, and that's all. The rest we cut.