🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
A Venetian Evening
Go to a bacaro with the mask maker and learn the Venetian words for a drink and a snack: un'ombra de vin, cicchetti, bacaro.
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THE STORY
A bacaro near the Rialto in Venice, early evening, the counter full of small plates.
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Stasera ti porto in un bacaro.stah-SEH-rah tee POR-toh een oon BAH-kah-rohTonight I'm taking you to a bacaro. To a friend.
Un bacaro? Cos'è, un bar?oon BAH-kah-roh, koh-ZEH, oon barA bacaro? What is it, a bar?
Quasi. Si beve un'ombra de vin.KWAH-zee, see BEH-veh oo-NOHM-brah deh veenAlmost. You drink an ombra de vin.
Un'ombra? Fa freddo per l'ombra.oo-NOHM-brah, fah FREHD-doh pehr LOHM-brahA shadow? It's cold for shade.
Qui l'ombra è un bicchiere di vino.kwee LOHM-brah eh oon beek-KYEH-reh dee VEE-nohHere the ombra is a glass of wine.
Ah! Allora un'ombra, volentieri.ah, ahl-LOH-rah oo-NOHM-brah, voh-lehn-TYEH-reeAh! Then an ombra, gladly.
E due cicchetti con il baccalà.eh DOO-eh cheek-KEHT-tee kohn eel bahk-kah-LAHAnd two cicchetti with salt cod.
Cicchetti e ombra. Sto imparando il veneziano.cheek-KEHT-tee eh OHM-brah, stoh eem-pah-RAHN-doh eel veh-neh-TSYAH-nohCicchetti and ombra. I'm learning Venetian.