🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Night Before the Feast
Count the loaves with Dario at three in the morning, say you are at two hundred and eighty, and push through the last batch with ce la facciamo.
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THE STORY
Bruna's kitchen in the town below, three in the morning before the feast of San Pietro, the oven roaring, Dario and Laura covered in flour.
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Sono le tre. A quanti siamo?SOH-noh leh treh, ah KWAHN-tee SYAH-mohIt's three o'clock. How many are we at?
Siamo a duecentottanta. Ne mancano venti.SYAH-moh ah doo-eh-chehn-toht-TAHN-tah, neh MAHN-kah-noh VEHN-teeWe're at two hundred and eighty. Twenty to go.
Allora questa è l'ultima infornata.ahl-LOH-rah KWEHS-tah eh LOOL-tee-mah een-for-NAH-tahThen this is the last batch.
Sono stanca morta.SOH-noh STAHN-kah MOR-tahI'm dead tired. As a woman.
Sì, l'ultima. Come stai, Dario?see, LOOL-tee-mah, KOH-meh sty, DAH-ryohYes, the last. How are you, Dario? To a friend.
Stanco morto. Ma ce la facciamo.STAHN-koh MOR-toh, mah cheh lah faht-CHAH-mohDead tired. But we'll make it. As a man.
Ce la facciamo. Ancora un'ora.cheh lah faht-CHAH-moh, ahn-KOH-rah oo-NOH-rahWe'll make it. One more hour.
E poi dormiamo fino a domenica?eh poy dor-MYAH-moh FEE-noh ah doh-MEH-nee-kahAnd then do we sleep until Sunday?
Fino alle otto. Poi c'è la processione.FEE-noh AHL-leh OHT-toh, poy cheh lah proh-chehs-SYOH-nehUntil eight. Then there's the procession.