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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sicilian Time

Salvo plans an evening out in Palermo and Laura learns that eight o'clock means nine: ci vediamo alle otto, cioe alle nove, tranquilla, nessuno e puntuale.

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THE STORY

Salvo's family home in Palermo, late afternoon, friends expected for a night out.

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Stasera usciamo. Ci vediamo alle otto.stah-SEH-rah oo-SHAH-moh, chee veh-DYAH-moh AHL-leh OHT-tohTonight we go out. See you at eight. To a friend.
Alle otto in punto?AHL-leh OHT-toh een POON-tohAt eight sharp?
Alle otto, cioè alle nove. Siamo in Sicilia.AHL-leh OHT-toh, choh-EH AHL-leh NOH-veh, SYAH-moh een see-CHEE-lyahAt eight, that is, at nine. We're in Sicily.
E se arrivo alle otto?eh seh ahr-REE-voh AHL-leh OHT-tohAnd if I arrive at eight?
Aspetti un'ora. Tranquilla, nessuno è puntuale.ahs-PEHT-tee oo-NOH-rah, trahn-KWEEL-lah, nehs-SOO-noh eh poon-TWAH-lehYou wait an hour. Relax, nobody is on time. To a woman, a friend.
Io sono sempre puntuale. È più forte di me.EE-oh SOH-noh SEHM-preh poon-TWAH-leh, eh pyoo FOR-teh dee mehI'm always on time. I can't help it.
Allora porta un libro. Scherzo, dai!ahl-LOH-rah POR-tah oon LEE-broh, SKEHR-tsoh, dyeThen bring a book. Joking, come on! To a friend.
Va bene. Alle nove, ora siciliana.vah BEH-neh, AHL-leh NOH-veh, OH-rah see-chee-LYAH-nahFine. At nine, Sicilian time.