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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Opening Day

Open the doors on the first morning, tell the village you are open, and say the first coffee is on the house with offre la casa.

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THE STORY

The door of the bakery in Fontelupo, seven in the morning, Gino and Assunta the first ones in.

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Laura! Finalmente! Siete aperti?LOW-rah, fee-nahl-MEHN-teh, SYEH-teh ah-PEHR-teeLaura! At last! Are you open? To friends, several people.
Siamo aperti da stamattina alle sette.SYAH-moh ah-PEHR-tee dah stah-maht-TEE-nah AHL-leh SEHT-tehWe've been open since seven this morning.
Il primo caffè lo pago io.eel PREE-moh kahf-FEH loh PAH-goh EE-ohThe first coffee, I'm paying for it.
No, Gino. Oggi offre la casa.noh, JEE-noh, OHD-jee OHF-freh lah KAH-zahNo, Gino. Today it's on the house.
Il pane profuma come quello di Teresa.eel PAH-neh proh-FOO-mah KOH-meh KWEHL-loh dee teh-REH-zahThe bread smells like Teresa's.
Non ci credo. Dici davvero?nohn chee KREH-doh, DEE-chee dahv-VEH-rohI don't believe it. Do you mean it? To a friend.
Davvero. C'è già la fila fuori.dahv-VEH-roh, cheh jah lah FEE-lah FWOH-reeReally. There's already a queue outside.
Allora torno al forno. Grazie di cuore.ah-LOH-rah TOR-noh ahl FOR-noh, GRAH-tsyeh dee KWOH-rehThen back to the oven. Thank you from the heart.