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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 31 MINUTES

My Cousin

Laura's train reaches Rome twenty minutes late, and on the platform, a young woman with a helmet under her arm says her name. A ride on a Vespa across Rome brings her to the family bakery, and to an aunt at the window. Ask and tell the time, say you're someone's cousin, say sorry and that you're late, get on and hold on, ask how long it takes, and say it's ready.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It's Saturday, the first of May. Laura's train comes into Rome twenty minutes late, and someone from her grandmother's family is waiting on the platform. Then a ride across Rome, and a window over a bakery. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Sei tu?say tooIs that you? The friendly way.
cuginakoo-JEE-naha cousin, a woman
Sono tua cugina!SOH-noh TOO-ah koo-JEE-nahI'm your cousin! Said by a woman, the friendly way.
tuo cuginoTOO-oh koo-JEE-nohyour cousin, a man
scusaSKOO-sahsorry, the friendly way
Scusa, sono in ritardo!SKOO-sah SOH-noh een ree-TAHR-dohSorry, I'm late! The friendly way.
Che ore sono?keh OH-reh SOH-nohWhat time is it?
è l'unaeh LOO-nahit's one o'clock
È l'una e dieci.eh LOO-nah eh DYEH-cheeIt's ten past one.
Sali!SAH-leeGet on! The friendly way.

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