🇮🇹 Italian · Advanced Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Accounts After Six Months
Go over six months of accounts with Franco, say the business breaks even with siamo in pari, defend your prices, and leave the rest to next year.
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THE STORY
The dining room of Laura's trattoria in Fontelupo after closing, Franco with the account books open on a table, a coffee each.
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Dopo sei mesi, come vanno i conti?DOH-poh say MEH-zee, KOH-meh VAHN-noh ee KOHN-teeAfter six months, how are the accounts going?
Bene. Siamo in pari.BEH-neh, SYAH-moh een PAH-reeWell. We break even.
In pari? Già? Brava. E il margine?een PAH-ree, jah, BRAH-vah, eh eel MAR-jee-nehBreak even? Already? Well done. And the margin? To a woman, a friend.
Il margine è basso. Il dieci per cento.eel MAR-jee-neh eh BAHS-soh, eel DYEH-chee pehr CHEHN-tohThe margin is low. Ten per cent.
Il venti per cento.eel VEHN-tee pehr CHEHN-tohTwenty per cent.
È poco. Bisogna alzare i prezzi.eh POH-koh, bee-ZOH-nyah ahl-TSAH-reh ee PREHT-tseeThat's little. You need to raise the prices.
Non qui. Qui la gente non può.nohn kwee, kwee lah JEHN-teh nohn pwohNot here. Here people can't.
Allora più clienti. Apri la domenica.ahl-LOH-rah pyoo klee-EHN-tee, AH-pree lah doh-MEH-nee-kahThen more customers. Open on Sundays. To a friend.
L'anno prossimo vedremo. Per ora siamo in pari.LAHN-noh PROHS-see-moh veh-DREH-moh, pehr OH-rah SYAH-moh een PAH-reeNext year we'll see. For now we break even.