🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Venice, the Vaporetto
At the vaporetto stop by Venice station, a mask maker tells Laura which boat to take, in Italian with two Venetian words: la linea uno, ocio, da sta parte.
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THE STORY
The vaporetto stop outside Venice railway station, Carnival week, a boat coming in.
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Scusi, per San Marco quale linea prendo?SKOO-zee, pehr sahn MAR-koh KWAH-leh LEE-neh-ah PREHN-dohExcuse me, which line do I take for San Marco? Politely.
La linea uno. Ferma dappertutto, ma è bella.lah LEE-neh-ah OO-noh, FEHR-mah dahp-pehr-TOOT-toh, mah eh BEHL-lahLine one. It stops everywhere, but it's beautiful.
E quanto tempo ci vuole?eh KWAHN-toh TEHM-poh chee VWOH-lehAnd how long does it take?
Tre quarti d'ora. Ocio, il vaporetto arriva.treh KWAR-tee DOH-rah, OH-choh, eel vah-poh-REHT-toh ahr-REE-vahThree quarters of an hour. Watch out, the vaporetto's coming.
Ocio? Cosa vuol dire?OH-choh, KOH-zah vwohl DEE-rehOcio? What does it mean?
Attenzione, in veneziano. Da sta parte, signora.aht-tehn-TSYOH-neh, een veh-neh-TSYAH-noh, dah stah PAR-teh, see-NYOH-rahWatch out, in Venetian. This way, madam. Politely.
Grazie! Lei è veneziano?GRAH-tsyeh, lay eh veh-neh-TSYAH-nohThank you! Are you Venetian? To a man, politely.
Veneziano da sette generazioni. Faccio maschere.veh-neh-TSYAH-noh dah SEHT-teh jeh-neh-rah-TSYOH-nee, FAHT-choh MAHS-keh-rehVenetian for seven generations. I make masks. As a man.