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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Salvo's Family

Lunch at Salvo's family home in Palermo, where a guest is introduced, fed and kept for the night: ti presento, mangia che sei magra, resta a dormire.

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THE STORY

Salvo's family home in Palermo, the table laid for lunch, his mother in the kitchen doorway.

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Laura, ti presento mia madre.LOW-rah, tee preh-ZEHN-toh MEE-ah MAH-drehLaura, let me introduce my mother. To a friend.
Piacere, signora. Che bella casa!pyah-CHEH-reh, see-NYOH-rah, keh BEHL-lah KAH-zahPleased to meet you, madam. What a lovely house!
Siediti. E mangia, che sei magra.SYEH-dee-tee, eh MAHN-jah, keh say MAH-grahSit down. And eat, you're thin. To a woman, a friend.
Magra io? Ho mangiato tutto il giorno!MAH-grah EE-oh, oh mahn-JAH-toh TOOT-toh eel JOR-nohThin, me? I've been eating all day! A woman speaking.
Qui non si dice di no. Stasera dormi qui.kwee nohn see DEE-cheh dee noh, stah-SEH-rah DOR-mee kweeHere you don't say no. Tonight you sleep here. To a friend.
Dormo qui? Ma non voglio disturbare.DOR-moh kwee, mah nohn VOH-lyoh dees-toor-BAH-rehSleep here? But I don't want to be a bother.
Disturbare? Figurati. Resta a dormire, sei di casa.dees-toor-BAH-reh, fee-GOO-rah-tee, REHS-tah ah dor-MEE-reh, say dee KAH-zahA bother? Don't mention it. Stay the night, you're family. To a friend.
Va bene, resto. Ma domani cucino io.vah BEH-neh, REHS-toh, mah doh-MAH-nee koo-CHEE-noh EE-ohAll right, I'll stay. But tomorrow I cook.