PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Answering the Councillor

Meet the councillor again and answer him properly, conceding a point before you counter it, with non si puo negare che and tuttavia.

Audio instruction: English

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Market day in the square of Fontelupo, the councillor back from the valley and Laura with a bag of vegetables.

Concede with non si puo negare che i soldi siano pochi, siamo d'accordo
Counter with tuttavia, un paese non e un bilancio, sono convinta che sia la sua gente
Close with io parlo di numeri, e io parlo di persone, non sono convinto

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Allora, signora, ci ha pensato?ahl-LOH-rah, see-NYOH-rah, chee ah pehn-SAH-tohSo, madam, have you thought about it? Politely.

Non si può negare che i soldi siano pochi.nohn see pwoh neh-GAH-reh keh ee SOHL-dee SYAH-noh POH-keeOne cannot deny that the money is short.

Non sono convinto.nohn SOH-noh kohn-VEEN-tohI'm not convinced. As a man.

Finalmente siamo d'accordo.fee-nahl-MEHN-teh SYAH-moh dahk-KOR-dohAt last we agree.

Tuttavia, un paese non è un bilancio.toot-tah-VEE-ah, oon pah-EH-zeh nohn eh oon bee-LAHN-chohHowever, a village is not a budget.

E cos'è, allora?eh koh-ZEH, ahl-LOH-rahAnd what is it, then?

Sono convinta che sia la sua gente.SOH-noh kohn-VEEN-tah keh SEE-ah lah SOO-ah JEHN-tehI'm convinced that it's its people. A woman speaking.

Parole, signora. Io parlo di numeri.pah-ROH-leh, see-NYOH-rah, EE-oh PAR-loh dee NOO-meh-reeWords, madam. I'm talking about numbers.

E io parlo di persone.eh EE-oh PAR-loh dee pehr-SOH-nehAnd I'm talking about people.