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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The First Cold Morning

Talk about the first cold morning of autumn in the mountains, with fa freddo now and ieri era caldo for how it was.

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Lesson 1 · The First Cold Morning

Italian · 30 minutes

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Gino's bar in Fontelupo, early on the first cold morning of the autumn.

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Laura! Che freddo stamattina!LOW-rah, keh FREHD-doh stah-maht-TEE-nahLaura! How cold it is this morning!
Sì, fa freddo. E c'è la nebbia.see, fah FREHD-doh, eh cheh lah NEHB-byahYes, it's cold. And there's fog.
La nebbia.lah NEHB-byahThe fog.
Ieri era caldo. Oggi è autunno!YEH-ree EH-rah KAHL-doh, OHD-jee eh ah-oo-TOON-nohYesterday it was warm. Today it's autumn!
L'autunno arriva presto qui.lah-oo-TOON-noh ahr-REE-vah PREHS-toh kweeAutumn comes early here.
L'autunno.lah-oo-TOON-nohThe autumn.
In montagna arriva presto. Un caffè caldo?een mohn-TAH-nyah ahr-REE-vah PREHS-toh, oon kahf-FEH KAHL-dohIn the mountains it comes early. A hot coffee?
Ho freddo.oh FREHD-dohI'm cold.
Sì, grazie. Ho le mani fredde.see, GRAH-tsyeh, oh leh MAH-nee FREHD-dehYes, thanks. My hands are cold.
Tieni. Domani fa più freddo.TYEH-nee, doh-MAH-nee fah pyoo FREHD-dohHere. Tomorrow it'll be colder. To a friend.
Mi serve una giacca pesante!mee SEHR-veh OO-nah JAHK-kah peh-ZAHN-tehI need a heavy jacket!
Una giacca pesante.OO-nah JAHK-kah peh-ZAHN-tehA heavy jacket.