🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2
PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Laura's Speech
Laura's speech to the village, in eight short lines, where Fontelupo is the subject that welcomed her and taught her, and the village asks only to keep its name.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The front of the village hall in Fontelupo, Laura with five minutes and the whole village listening.
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Words and phrases
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Sono arrivata qui due anni fa.SOH-noh ahr-ree-VAH-tah kwee DOO-eh AHN-nee fahI arrived here two years ago. As a woman.
Non parlavo bene e non conoscevo nessuno.nohn par-LAH-voh BEH-neh eh nohn koh-noh-SHEH-voh nehs-SOO-nohI didn't speak well and I knew nobody.
Questo paese mi ha accolta come una figlia.KWEHS-toh pah-EH-zeh mee ah ahk-KOHL-tah KOH-meh OO-nah FEE-lyahThis village welcomed me like a daughter. As a woman.
Mi ha accolto.mee ah ahk-KOHL-tohIt welcomed me. As a man.
Mi ha insegnato a vivere piano.mee ah een-seh-NYAH-toh ah VEE-veh-reh PYAH-nohIt taught me to live slowly.
Non chiediamo soldi.nohn kyeh-DYAH-moh SOHL-deeWe are not asking for money.
Chiediamo solo di restare Fontelupo.kyeh-DYAH-moh SOH-loh dee rehs-TAH-reh fohn-teh-LOO-pohWe only ask to remain Fontelupo.
Un nome non è un numero.oon NOH-meh nohn eh oon NOO-meh-rohA name is not a number.
Votate no, e il paese resta.voh-TAH-teh noh, eh eel pah-EH-zeh REHS-tahVote no, and the village stays. To several people.