🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 2
PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Count
The count of the ballots at the polling station, where Gino keeps score, the mayor asks for silence, and the last ballots decide.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The polling station in Fontelupo at midnight, the ballots in piles on the table and the whole village at the door.
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È cominciato lo spoglio. Siamo avanti!eh koh-meen-CHAH-toh loh SPOH-lyoh, SYAH-moh ah-VAHN-teeThe count has started. We are ahead!
Di quanto siamo avanti?dee KWAHN-toh SYAH-moh ah-VAHN-teeBy how much are we ahead?
Di dodici voti. Mancano venti schede.dee DOH-dee-chee VOH-tee, MAHN-kah-noh VEHN-tee SKEH-dehBy twelve votes. Twenty ballots are missing.
Manca una scheda.MAHN-kah OO-nah SKEH-dahOne ballot is missing.
Venti? Allora non è finita.VEHN-tee, ahl-LOH-rah nohn eh fee-NEE-tahTwenty? Then it's not over.
Silenzio, per favore. Si contano le ultime.see-LEHN-tsyoh, pehr fah-VOH-reh, see KOHN-tah-noh leh OOL-tee-mehSilence, please. The last ones are being counted.
Non respiro più.nohn rehs-PEE-roh PYOOI can't breathe any more.
Ne mancano cinque. Quattro no, uno sì.neh MAHN-kah-noh CHEEN-kweh, KWAHT-troh noh, OO-noh seeFive left. Four no, one yes.
Allora abbiamo vinto?ahl-LOH-rah ahb-BYAH-moh VEEN-tohThen have we won?