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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Opening the House

Say what you did this morning in Nonna's house, with the Italian past: I opened, I cleaned, I slept.

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Lesson 1 · Opening the House

Italian · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

Assunta at the door, the morning after Laura's first night in Nonna's house in Fontelupo.

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Allora, hai aperto la casa?ah-LOH-rah, eye ah-PEHR-toh lah KAH-zahSo, have you opened the house? To a friend.
Sì, ho aperto le finestre. C'è tanta polvere.see, oh ah-PEHR-toh leh fee-NEHS-treh, cheh TAHN-tah POHL-veh-rehYes, I opened the windows. There's a lot of dust.
Le finestre.leh fee-NEHS-trehThe windows.
Bisogna pulire tutto. Hai pulito la cucina?bee-ZOH-nyah poo-LEE-reh TOOT-toh, eye poo-LEE-toh lah koo-CHEE-nahEverything needs cleaning. Have you cleaned the kitchen? To a friend.
Ho pulito la cucina e le scale.oh poo-LEE-toh lah koo-CHEE-nah eh leh SKAH-lehI cleaned the kitchen and the stairs.
Ho pulito tutto.oh poo-LEE-toh TOOT-tohI cleaned everything.
Brava. E hai dormito bene?BRAH-vah, eh eye dor-MEE-toh BEH-nehWell done. And did you sleep well? To a woman, a friend.
Ho dormito poco. La casa è fredda.oh dor-MEE-toh POH-koh, lah KAH-zah eh FREHD-dahI slept little. The house is cold.
Stasera ti porto una coperta.stah-SEH-rah tee POR-toh OO-nah koh-PEHR-tahTonight I'll bring you a blanket. To a friend.
Una coperta.OO-nah koh-PEHR-tahA blanket.
Grazie, Assunta. Sei gentile.GRAH-tsyeh, ahs-SOON-tah, say jehn-TEE-lehThank you, Assunta. You're kind. To a friend.