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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Singing from the Bar

Phone Nonna from Gino's bar on her birthday with the whole village, with ci senti and tanti auguri.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Gino's bar in Fontelupo on the evening of Nonna's eighty-ninth birthday, with the phone on the counter and the village around it.

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Pronto, Nonna? Ci senti?PROHN-toh, NOHN-nah, chee SEHN-teeHello, Nonna? Can you hear us? To a friend.
Ti sento male, tesoro!tee SEHN-toh MAH-leh, teh-ZOH-rohI can hear you badly, sweetheart! To a friend.
Mi senti?mee SEHN-teeCan you hear me? To a friend.
Siamo tutti qui.SYAH-moh TOOT-tee kweeWe're all here.
Laura, alza il volume!LOW-rah, AHL-tsah eel voh-LOO-mehLaura, turn up the volume! To a friend.
Più forte!pyoo FOR-tehLouder!
Ecco. Adesso, Nonna?EHK-koh, ah-DEHS-soh, NOHN-nahThere. Now, Nonna?
Sì, adesso ti sento bene.see, ah-DEHS-soh tee SEHN-toh BEH-nehYes, now I can hear you well. To a friend.
Tutti insieme! Uno, due, tre!TOOT-tee een-SYEH-meh, OO-noh, DOO-eh, trehAll together! One, two, three!
Tanti auguri, Teresa! Cento di questi giorni!TAHN-tee ow-GOO-ree, teh-REH-zah, CHEHN-toh dee KWEHS-tee JOR-neeHappy birthday, Teresa! Many happy returns!

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