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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Parish Priest

Take the parish priest's order of three hundred loaves for the procession of San Pietro, and learn vanno benedetti, andare with the participle for what must be done.

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THE STORY

The counter of the bakery in Fontelupo, a weekday afternoon, the parish priest in his black coat with the feast a few days away.

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Vengo per la processione di San Pietro.VEHN-goh pehr lah proh-chehs-SYOH-neh dee sahn PYEH-trohI come for the procession of San Pietro.
Mi dica, Don Michele. Come posso aiutare?mee DEE-kah, dohn mee-KEH-leh, KOH-meh POHS-soh ah-yoo-TAH-rehTell me, Don Michele. How can I help? Politely.
Ci servirebbero trecento pani per la festa.chee sehr-vee-REHB-beh-roh treh-CHEHN-toh PAH-nee pehr lah FEHS-tahWe would need three hundred loaves for the feast.
Trecento? Per quando?treh-CHEHN-toh, pehr KWAHN-dohThree hundred? For when?
Vanno benedetti prima della processione.VAHN-noh beh-neh-DEHT-tee PREE-mah DEHL-lah proh-chehs-SYOH-nehThey must be blessed before the procession.
In tre giorni? Ce la faremo.een treh JOR-nee, cheh lah fah-REH-mohIn three days? We'll manage.
Dopo la messa li distribuiamo in piazza.DOH-poh lah MEHS-sah lee dees-tree-BWYAH-moh een PYAHT-tsahAfter the mass we hand them out in the square.
Saranno pronti per le sette.sah-RAHN-noh PROHN-tee pehr leh SEHT-tehThey'll be ready by seven.