🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
A Busy Sunday
Run a full dining room with Dario on the first Sunday, and say how long someone has been waiting or working with the present and da.
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THE STORY
The kitchen door of the trattoria in Fontelupo at one o'clock on a Sunday, every table taken.
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Siamo pieni. Non c'è più un tavolo.SYAH-moh PYEH-nee, nohn cheh pyoo oon TAH-voh-lohWe're full. There isn't a table left.
Il tavolo cinque aspetta da quanto?eel TAH-voh-loh CHEEN-kweh ahs-PEHT-tah dah KWAHN-tohTable five has been waiting how long?
Da venti minuti. E il forno è pieno.dah VEHN-tee mee-NOO-tee, eh eel FOR-noh eh PYEH-nohFor twenty minutes. And the oven is full.
Respira. Prima i primi, poi il pane.rehs-PEE-rah, PREE-mah ee PREE-mee, poy eel PAH-nehBreathe. First the first courses, then the bread. To a friend.
È la prima domenica. Sono agitato.eh lah PREE-mah doh-MEH-nee-kah, SOH-noh ah-jee-TAH-tohIt's the first Sunday. I'm nervous. As a man.
Lavori qui da due settimane.lah-VOH-ree kwee dah DOO-eh seht-tee-MAH-nehYou've been working here two weeks. To a friend.
Porto io la zuppa al cinque?POR-toh EE-oh lah TSOOP-pah ahl CHEEN-kwehShall I take the soup to table five?
Vai. E sorridi, mi raccomando.vye, eh sor-REE-dee, mee rahk-koh-MAHN-dohGo. And smile, I'm counting on you. To a friend.