🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Terrible Review
Hear the critic's review from Giulia on the phone, repeat what he wrote with ha scritto che, and refuse it with non posso accettare che and the subjunctive.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The bakery in Fontelupo at closing time, Laura's phone on the counter, Giulia calling from Rome with the paper open.
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Laura, hai letto la recensione?LOW-rah, eye LEHT-toh lah reh-chehn-SYOH-nehLaura, have you read the review? To a friend.
No. Cosa ha scritto?noh, KOH-zah ah SKREET-tohNo. What did he write?
Ha scritto che il pane era crudo.ah SKREET-toh keh eel PAH-neh EH-rah KROO-dohHe wrote that the bread was raw.
Crudo? Il mio pane? Non è possibile.KROO-doh, eel MEE-oh PAH-neh, nohn eh pohs-SEE-bee-lehRaw? My bread? It's not possible.
Non lo posso accettare.nohn loh POHS-soh aht-cheht-TAH-rehI can't accept it.
E che il servizio era lento. Due stelle.eh keh eel sehr-VEE-tsyoh EH-rah LEHN-toh, DOO-eh STEHL-lehAnd that the service was slow. Two stars.
Non posso accettare che dica questo.nohn POHS-soh aht-cheht-TAH-reh keh DEE-kah KWEHS-tohI can't accept that he says this.
Calma. Una recensione non è la fine.KAHL-mah, OO-nah reh-chehn-SYOH-neh nohn eh lah FEE-nehCalm down. A review is not the end.
Lo so. Ma brucia, Giulia. Brucia tanto.loh soh, mah BROO-chah, JOO-lyah, BROO-chah TAHN-tohI know. But it stings, Giulia. It stings a lot.