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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Back in Fontelupo

Take your first coffee back at Gino's bar and take his teasing with a smile: la star, sei tornata tra i mortali, offro io.

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THE STORY

Gino's bar in Fontelupo, eight in the morning, the day after Laura comes home from Venice.

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Oh! È tornata la star!oh, eh tor-NAH-tah lah starOh! The star is back!
Gino, smettila. Un caffè, per favore.JEE-noh, SMEHT-tee-lah, oon kahf-FEH, pehr fah-VOH-rehGino, stop it. A coffee, please. To a friend.
Smettila, dai.SMEHT-tee-lah, dyeStop it, come on. To a friend.
Sei tornata tra i mortali, allora.say tor-NAH-tah trah ee mor-TAH-lee, ahl-LOH-rahSo you're back among the mortals. To a woman, a friend.
I mortali fanno il caffè migliore.ee mor-TAH-lee FAHN-noh eel kahf-FEH mee-LYOH-rehMortals make the best coffee.
Ti abbiamo vista in televisione. Tutto il paese.tee ahb-BYAH-moh VEES-tah een teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-neh, TOOT-toh eel pah-EH-zehWe saw you on television. The whole village. To a woman, a friend.
Oddio. E com'ero?ohd-DEE-oh, eh koh-MEH-rohOh God. And how was I?
Bravissima. Il caffè lo offro io.brah-VEES-see-mah, eel kahf-FEH loh OHF-froh EE-ohVery good. The coffee is on me. To a woman.
Grazie. Si sta bene tra i mortali.GRAH-tsyeh, see stah BEH-neh trah ee mor-TAH-leeThanks. It's nice among the mortals.