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🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Speaking at the Feast

Give a short speech to the whole village on the church steps, thank those who helped with grazie a chi, say where the bread comes from, and dedicate it to your grandmother.

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THE STORY

The church steps of Fontelupo on the evening of the feast, Laura with a microphone, the whole village in the square below.

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Buonasera a tutti. Sarò breve.bwoh-nah-SEH-rah ah TOOT-tee, sah-ROH BREH-vehGood evening, everyone. I'll be brief.
Grazie a chi ha lavorato con me.GRAH-tsyeh ah kee ah lah-voh-RAH-toh kohn mehThanks to those who worked with me.
Grazie a tutti voi.GRAH-tsyeh ah TOOT-tee voyThanks to all of you.
Grazie a chi ha creduto in questo forno.GRAH-tsyeh ah kee ah kreh-DOO-toh een KWEHS-toh FOR-nohThanks to those who believed in this oven.
Questo pane viene dal grano di Pietro.KWEHS-toh PAH-neh VYEH-neh dahl GRAH-noh dee PYEH-trohThis bread comes from Pietro's wheat.
E dalla farina di questa terra.eh DAHL-lah fah-REE-nah dee KWEHS-tah TEHR-rahAnd from the flour of this land.
Ma viene soprattutto da una donna.mah VYEH-neh soh-praht-TOOT-toh dah OO-nah DOHN-nahBut it comes above all from one woman.
Mia nonna, nata in questa casa.MEE-ah NOHN-nah, NAH-tah een KWEHS-tah KAH-zahMy grandmother, born in this house.
A mia nonna, e a tutti voi. Grazie.ah MEE-ah NOHN-nah, eh ah TOOT-tee voy, GRAH-tsyehTo my grandmother, and to all of you. Thank you.