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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Zia Rosa Arrives

Welcome Zia Rosa out of the cold and tell her what the house was like before, with era and c'era, the Italian past for how things were.

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THE STORY

Nonna's house in Fontelupo, the afternoon the family arrives from Rome for Christmas.

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Laura! Che freddo!LOW-rah, keh FREHD-dohLaura! It's so cold!
Che freddo!keh FREHD-dohIt's so cold!
Zia Rosa! Benvenuta! Entra, fa caldo in casa.TSEE-ah ROH-zah, behn-veh-NOO-tah, EHN-trah, fah KAHL-doh een KAH-zahZia Rosa! Welcome! Come in, it's warm in the house. To a woman, a friend.
Entra!EHN-trahCome in! To a friend.
Che bella casa! Com'era prima?keh BEHL-lah KAH-zah, koh-MEH-rah PREE-mahWhat a beautiful house! What was it like before?
Era vuota. C'era tanta polvere.EH-rah VWOH-tah, CHEH-rah TAHN-tah POHL-veh-rehIt was empty. There was a lot of dust.
Era vuota.EH-rah VWOH-tahIt was empty.
Adesso è pulita.ah-DEHS-soh eh poo-LEE-tahNow it's clean.
E adesso è piena di luce!eh ah-DEHS-soh eh PYEH-nah dee LOO-chehAnd now it's full of light!
Ho pulito tutto io.oh poo-LEE-toh TOOT-toh EE-ohI cleaned it all myself.

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