🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Midnight on the Roof
Midnight on the roof of Ciro's building in Naples, with Chiara, the firecrackers and the deadpan joke that follows them: buon anno, che spettacolo, siamo vivi.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The flat roof of Ciro's building in Naples, a minute before midnight on New Year's Eve, the whole city below.
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Manca un minuto! Tutti sul tetto!MAHN-kah oon mee-NOO-toh, TOOT-tee sool TEHT-tohOne minute to go! Everyone on the roof!
Che freddo! Laura, stai vicino a me.keh FREHD-doh, LOW-rah, sty vee-CHEE-noh ah mehIt's freezing! Laura, stay close to me. To a friend.
Eccomi. Che spettacolo, tutta la città!EHK-koh-mee, keh speht-TAH-koh-loh, TOOT-tah lah cheet-TAHHere I am. What a sight, the whole city!
Buon anno! Buon anno a tutti!bwohn AHN-noh, bwohn AHN-noh ah TOOT-teeHappy New Year! Happy New Year to everyone!
Buon anno, amore. Buon anno, Laura!bwohn AHN-noh, ah-MOH-reh, bwohn AHN-noh, LOW-rahHappy New Year, my love. Happy New Year, Laura!
Buon anno! Mamma mia, che botti!bwohn AHN-noh, MAHM-mah MEE-ah, keh BOHT-teeHappy New Year! Good grief, what firecrackers!
Ragazze, siamo vivi! Scendiamo a mangiare?rah-GAHT-tseh, SYAH-moh VEE-vee, shehn-DYAH-moh ah mahn-JAH-rehGirls, we're alive! Shall we go down to eat?
Ancora? A Napoli non si smette mai di mangiare!ahn-KOH-rah, ah NAH-poh-lee nohn see SMEHT-teh my dee mahn-JAH-rehAgain? In Naples you never stop eating!