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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Snow

Watch the first snow with Assunta and ask what the village was like long ago, with the imperfetto: com'era, era cosi, faceva freddo, c'era.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Nonna's house in Fontelupo, one morning in late November, as the first snow falls on the village.

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Laura! Nevica! Vieni a vedere!LOW-rah, NEH-vee-kah, VYEH-nee ah veh-DEH-rehLaura! It's snowing! Come and see! To a friend.
Che bello! La prima neve!keh BEHL-loh, lah PREE-mah NEH-vehHow lovely! The first snow!
Sì, la prima neve dell'anno.see, lah PREE-mah NEH-veh dehl-LAHN-nohYes, the first snow of the year.
Com'era?koh-MEH-rahWhat was it like?
Com'era Fontelupo quando eri piccola?koh-MEH-rah fohn-teh-LOO-poh KWAHN-doh EH-ree PEEK-koh-lahWhat was Fontelupo like when you were little? To a woman, a friend.
Quando ero piccola.KWAHN-doh EH-roh PEEK-koh-lahWhen I was little. As a woman.
Era così anche allora.EH-rah koh-ZEE AHN-keh ahl-LOH-rahIt was like this then too.
Tanta neve.TAHN-tah NEH-vehA lot of snow.
E faceva freddo in casa?eh fah-CHEH-vah FREHD-doh een KAH-zahAnd was it cold in the house?
Freddissimo! C'era solo il camino.frehd-DEES-see-moh, CHEH-rah SOH-loh eel kah-MEE-nohVery cold! There was only the fireplace.

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