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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Saying No, Lightly

Turn down the television's offer without closing the door: grazie ma no, il forno non aspetta, magari ogni tanto.

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THE STORY

The trattoria in Fontelupo, the morning after the offer, Laura calling Milan before the bread goes in.

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Buongiorno. Ho pensato alla rubrica.bwohn-JOR-noh, oh pehn-SAH-toh AHL-lah ROO-bree-kahGood morning. I've thought about the slot.
Benissimo. Allora, quando iniziamo?beh-NEES-see-moh, ahl-LOH-rah, KWAHN-doh ee-nee-TSYAH-mohGreat. So, when do we start?
Grazie, ma no. Il forno non aspetta.GRAH-tsyeh, mah noh, eel FOR-noh nohn ahs-PEHT-tahThanks, but no. The oven doesn't wait.
Il forno. Peccato. Nemmeno una volta al mese?eel FOR-noh, pehk-KAH-toh, nehm-MEH-noh OO-nah VOHL-tah ahl MEH-zehThe oven. Pity. Not even once a month?
Magari ogni tanto, quando c'è una festa.mah-GAH-ree OH-nyee TAHN-toh, KWAHN-doh cheh OO-nah FEHS-tahMaybe now and then, when there's a feast.
Ogni tanto mi va benissimo.OH-nyee TAHN-toh mee vah beh-NEES-see-mohNow and then suits me fine.
Ma senza farina addosso, promesso?mah SEHN-tsah fah-REE-nah ahd-DOHS-soh, proh-MEHS-sohBut with no flour on me, promise?
Non prometto niente. Il pubblico la vuole.nohn proh-MEHT-toh NYEHN-teh, eel POOB-blee-koh lah VWOH-lehI promise nothing. The audience wants it.