🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Ciro's Neighbour
Ciro's neighbour catches Laura on the landing in Naples and feeds her a second dinner: ue, vieni qua, hai mangiato?, jamme, un assaggio.
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THE STORY
The landing outside Ciro's family flat in Naples, New Year's Eve, a neighbour's door open and a pot on the stove behind her.
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Uè, bella! Vieni qua. Sei l'amica di Ciro?weh, BEHL-lah, VYEH-nee kwah, say lah-MEE-kah dee CHEE-rohHey, beautiful! Come here. Are you Ciro's friend? To a woman.
Sì, sono Laura. Buonasera, signora.see, SOH-noh LOW-rah, bwoh-nah-SEH-rah, see-NYOH-rahYes, I'm Laura. Good evening, madam.
Signora? Chiamami Carmela. Hai mangiato?see-NYOH-rah, KYAH-mah-mee kar-MEH-lah, eye mahn-JAH-tohMadam? Call me Carmela. Have you eaten? To a friend.
Ho mangiato tantissimo, grazie.oh mahn-JAH-toh tahn-TEES-see-moh, GRAH-tsyehI've eaten a huge amount, thanks.
Tantissimo? Solo un piatto di pasta, ora.tahn-TEES-see-moh, SOH-loh oon PYAHT-toh dee PAHS-tah, OH-rahA huge amount? Just one plate of pasta, now.
Un altro piatto? Carmela, scoppio!oon AHL-troh PYAHT-toh, kar-MEH-lah, SKOHP-pyohAnother plate? Carmela, I'll burst!
Jamme, un assaggio. Poi saliamo sul tetto.YAHM-meh, oon ahs-SAHD-joh, poy sah-LYAH-moh sool TEHT-tohCome on, a taste. Then we go up on the roof.
Va bene, un assaggio. Ma poi basta, eh!vah BEH-neh, oon ahs-SAHD-joh, mah poy BAHS-tah, ehAll right, a taste. But then that's enough, OK!