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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

New Year in Naples

New Year's Eve at Ciro's family home in Naples, where Laura hears about the dinner, the lentils, the firecrackers and what goes out of the window at midnight.

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THE STORY

Ciro's family home in Naples on the evening of the thirty-first, the table laid and firecrackers going off in the street.

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Benvenuta! Stasera si mangia fino a mezzanotte.behn-veh-NOO-tah, stah-SEH-rah see MAHN-jah FEE-noh ah mehd-dzah-NOHT-tehWelcome! Tonight we eat until midnight. To a woman.
Fino a mezzanotte? E poi?FEE-noh ah mehd-dzah-NOHT-teh, eh poyUntil midnight? And then?
Poi le lenticchie. Portano soldi, dicono.poy leh lehn-TEEK-kyeh, POR-tah-noh SOHL-dee, DEE-koh-nohThen the lentils. They bring money, they say.
E questi rumori? Sembrano bombe!eh KWEHS-tee roo-MOH-ree, SEHM-brah-noh BOHM-behAnd these noises? They sound like bombs!
Sono i botti. A Napoli iniziano a Natale.SOH-noh ee BOHT-tee, ah NAH-poh-lee ee-NEE-tsyah-noh ah nah-TAH-lehThe firecrackers. In Naples they start at Christmas.
Che paura! E a mezzanotte?keh pah-OO-rah, eh ah mehd-dzah-NOHT-tehHow scary! And at midnight?
A mezzanotte si butta la roba vecchia dalla finestra.ah mehd-dzah-NOHT-teh see BOOT-tah lah ROH-bah VEHK-kyah DAHL-lah fee-NEHS-trahAt midnight you throw old stuff out of the window.
Allora stasera resto lontana dalle finestre.ahl-LOH-rah stah-SEH-rah REHS-toh lohn-TAH-nah DAHL-leh fee-NEHS-trehThen tonight I stay away from the windows. A woman speaking.