🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Milan, the Train
Take a seat on the train to Milan with a stranger, Lei both ways, and meet your first regional word, sciura, the Milanese signora, explained rather than copied.
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THE STORY
A regional train from Bologna to Milan on a Thursday morning, Laura with a bag of bread on her knees.
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Scusi, è libero questo posto?SKOO-zee, eh LEE-beh-roh KWEHS-toh POHS-tohExcuse me, is this seat free? Politely.
Libero, libero. Si accomodi, signora.LEE-beh-roh, LEE-beh-roh, see ahk-KOH-moh-dee, see-NYOH-rahFree, free. Have a seat, madam. Politely.
Si accomodi pure.see ahk-KOH-moh-dee POO-rehDo have a seat. Politely.
Grazie. Va a Milano anche Lei?GRAH-tsyeh, vah ah mee-LAH-noh AHN-keh layThanks. Are you going to Milan too? Politely.
Ci vivo. E Lei, cosa ci va a fare?chee VEE-voh, eh lay, KOH-zah chee vah ah FAH-rehI live there. And you, what are you going there to do? Politely.
Vado in televisione. Con il mio pane.VAH-doh een teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-neh, kohn eel MEE-oh PAH-nehI'm going on television. With my bread.
La sciura del pane! L'ho vista sul giornale.lah SHOO-rah dehl PAH-neh, loh VEES-tah sool jor-NAH-lehThe bread lady! I saw you in the paper. Politely, to a woman.
La sciura? Cosa vuol dire?lah SHOO-rah, KOH-zah vwohl DEE-rehThe sciura? What does it mean?
La signora. A Milano si dice così.lah see-NYOH-rah, ah mee-LAH-noh see DEE-cheh koh-ZEEThe lady. In Milan that's what they say.