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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Tiles and Wood

Choose between tiles and wood with the roofer, with piu caro, meno caro and preferisco.

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THE STORY

Nonna's house in Fontelupo, with Carmine the roofer showing Laura a tile and a piece of wood.

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Signora, guardi. Queste sono le tegole.see-NYOH-rah, GWAHR-dee, KWEHS-teh SOH-noh leh TEH-goh-lehMadam, look. These are the tiles. Politely.
Le tegole.leh TEH-goh-lehThe tiles.
Sono belle. E questo?SOH-noh BEHL-leh, eh KWEHS-tohThey're nice. And this?
Questo è il legno, per dentro.KWEHS-toh eh eel LEH-nyoh, pehr DEHN-trohThis is the wood, for inside.
Il legno.eel LEH-nyohThe wood.
Il legno è più caro?eel LEH-nyoh eh pyoo KAH-rohIs the wood more expensive?
Sì, più caro. Le tegole sono meno care.see, pyoo KAH-roh, leh TEH-goh-leh SOH-noh MEH-noh KAH-rehYes, more expensive. The tiles are less expensive.
È caro.eh KAH-rohIt's expensive.
Quali preferisce Lei?KWAH-lee preh-feh-REE-sheh layWhich do you prefer? Politely.
Io preferisco il legno. Dura cento anni.EE-oh preh-feh-REES-koh eel LEH-nyoh, DOO-rah CHEHN-toh AHN-neeI prefer the wood. It lasts a hundred years.

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