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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 31 MINUTES

A Phone in the Pot

On Wednesday, in class, Laura's phone slides into a pot of boiling water, and Signora Ada has a rule about phones in her kitchen. After class, Matteo takes her to a phone shop, and that night, her grandmother can't reach her. Say something doesn't work, say what you need, count from eleven to twenty, ask for someone's number and give yours, and answer the phone.

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THE STORY

It's Wednesday morning, in class. Laura's phone slides into a pot of boiling water, and Signora Ada has something to say about phones in her kitchen. After class, Matteo takes Laura to a phone shop. At nine, her grandmother calls the old number. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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nella pentolaNEHL-lah PEHN-toh-lahin the pot
in cucinaeen koo-CHEE-nahin the kitchen
Il telefono in cucina? Mai!eel teh-LEH-foh-noh een koo-CHEE-nah myA phone in the kitchen? Never!
funzionafoon-TSYOH-nahit works
Non funziona.nohn foon-TSYOH-nahIt doesn't work.
mi servemee SEHR-vehI need
Mi serve un telefono.mee SEHR-veh oon teh-LEH-foh-nohI need a phone.
un documentooon doh-koo-MEHN-tohan ID, a document
Ha un documento?ah oon doh-koo-MEHN-tohDo you have an ID? The polite way.
il passaportoeel pahs-sah-POHR-tohthe passport

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