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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Business Plan

Sit down with Franco over the numbers of the bakery and trattoria, fixed costs, turnover, and what you should earn with dovremmo, the conditional of dovere.

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Lesson 1 · The Business Plan

Italian · 30 minutes

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Nonna's kitchen table in Fontelupo, Franco down from Rome with his notebook, Laura across from him.

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Allora, Laura, parliamo di numeri.ahl-LOH-rah, LOW-rah, par-LYAH-moh dee NOO-meh-reeSo, Laura, let's talk numbers.
Quanto costa aprire la trattoria?KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah ah-PREE-reh lah traht-toh-REE-ahHow much does it cost to open the trattoria?
Quanto costa al mese?KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah ahl MEH-zehHow much does it cost a month?
I costi fissi sono duemila euro al mese.ee KOHS-tee FEES-see SOH-noh doo-eh-MEE-lah EH-oo-roh ahl MEH-zehThe fixed costs are two thousand euros a month.
Duemila? E il fatturato?doo-eh-MEE-lah, eh eel faht-too-RAH-tohTwo thousand? And the turnover?
Dovremmo guadagnare almeno quattromila al mese.doh-VREHM-moh gwah-dah-NYAH-reh ahl-MEH-noh kwaht-troh-MEE-lah ahl MEH-zehWe should earn at least four thousand a month.
Quattromila al mese? Ce la facciamo?kwaht-troh-MEE-lah ahl MEH-zeh, cheh lah fah-CHAH-mohFour thousand a month? Can we manage it?
Ce la fai, se vendi pane ogni giorno.cheh lah FYE, seh VEHN-dee PAH-neh OH-nyee JOR-nohYou can manage it, if you sell bread every day. To a friend.
Bene. Allora il pane prima di tutto.BEH-neh, ahl-LOH-rah eel PAH-neh PREE-mah dee TOOT-tohGood. Then bread first of all.