🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Critic
Recognise the food critic as he asks for the bill, and say so with the object pronoun before the past: l'ho riconosciuto, l'ho riconosciuta.
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THE STORY
The trattoria in Fontelupo at the end of lunch, a man alone at table two asking for the bill.
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Il conto, per favore.eel KOHN-toh, pehr fah-VOH-rehThe bill, please.
Lei è il signor Ferri, il critico?lay eh eel see-NYOR FEHR-ree, eel KREE-tee-kohAre you Mr Ferri, the critic? Politely.
Ho prenotato con un altro nome.oh preh-noh-TAH-toh kohn oon AHL-troh NOH-mehI booked under another name.
L'ho riconosciuto dalla foto.loh ree-koh-noh-SHOO-toh DAHL-lah FOH-tohI recognised you from the photo. Politely, to a man.
L'ho riconosciuta subito.loh ree-koh-noh-SHOO-tah SOO-bee-tohI recognised her at once.
Troppo tardi. Ho già assaggiato tutto.TROHP-poh TAR-dee, oh jah ahs-sahd-JAH-toh TOOT-tohToo late. I've already tasted everything.
Mi dica la verità. Com'era?mee DEE-kah lah veh-ree-TAH, koh-MEH-rahTell me the truth. How was it? Politely.
Lo leggerà sul giornale.loh lehd-jeh-RAH sool jor-NAH-lehYou'll read it in the paper. Politely.
Il caffè, però, lo offro io.eel kahf-FEH, peh-ROH, loh OHF-froh EE-ohThe coffee, though, is on me.