Mushrooms with Pietro

Pick mushrooms with Pietro and ask which ones can be eaten, with si mangia, the Italian for what people do in general.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The woods above Fontelupo, one morning in October, as Pietro shows Laura where the porcini grow.

Ask whether a mushroom is good to eat with questo si mangia, and answer si mangia, non si mangia
Name what you find in the woods with i funghi, un porcino, e velenoso, nel bosco
Ask a friend what he found with quanti funghi hai trovato, and offer to cook with li cucino io

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Laura, guarda! Ci sono i funghi.LOW-rah, GWAR-dah, chee SOH-noh ee FOON-gheeLaura, look! There are mushrooms. To a friend.

I funghi.ee FOON-gheeThe mushrooms.

Nel bosco.nehl BOHS-kohIn the woods.

Che belli!keh BEHL-leeHow lovely! About several things.

Che belli! Questo si mangia?keh BEHL-lee, KWEHS-toh see MAHN-jahHow lovely! Can you eat this one?

Sì, è un porcino. Si mangia.see, eh oon por-CHEE-noh, see MAHN-jahYes, it's a porcino. You can eat it.

Un porcino.oon por-CHEE-nohA porcino.

E questo?eh KWEHS-tohAnd this one?

Questo no! Non si mangia.KWEHS-toh noh, nohn see MAHN-jahNot this one! You can't eat it.

È velenoso.eh veh-leh-NOH-zohIt's poisonous.

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