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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Nonna Remembers Autumn

Listen to Nonna remember the autumns of her childhood, with the Italian past for how things were: ero, c'era, andavamo.

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Lesson 2 · Nonna Remembers Autumn

Italian · 30 minutes

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Nonna's house in Fontelupo, one cold evening in October, with Nonna on the phone from Boston.

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Pronto, tesoro! Fa freddo lassù?PROHN-toh, teh-ZOH-roh, fah FREHD-doh lahs-SOOHello, sweetheart! Is it cold up there?
Sì, Nonna. Stamattina c'era la nebbia.see, NOHN-nah, stah-maht-TEE-nah CHEH-rah lah NEHB-byahYes, Nonna. This morning there was fog.
C'era la neve.CHEH-rah lah NEH-vehThere was snow.
Quando ero piccola, a ottobre c'era già la neve.KWAHN-doh EH-roh PEEK-koh-lah, ah oht-TOH-breh CHEH-rah jah lah NEH-vehWhen I was little, in October there was already snow. As a woman.
Quando ero piccola.KWAHN-doh EH-roh PEEK-koh-lahWhen I was little. As a woman.
Già a ottobre?jah ah oht-TOH-brehAlready in October?
Sì! E andavamo a scuola a piedi.see, eh ahn-dah-VAH-moh ah SKWOH-lah ah PYEH-deeYes! And we went to school on foot.
A piedi.ah PYEH-deeOn foot.
A piedi, con la neve?ah PYEH-dee, kohn lah NEH-vehOn foot, in the snow?
Certo. Non c'era l'autobus.CHEHR-toh, nohn CHEH-rah LOW-toh-boosOf course. There was no bus.
Era un'altra vita, Nonna.EH-rah oo-NAHL-trah VEE-tah, NOHN-nahIt was another life, Nonna.