🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Blunder
Laugh off a live blunder with the host, with che figuraccia, the -accia ending that makes a thing worse, ridi, and the kind verdict, e andata benissimo lo stesso.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The corridor behind the studio in Milan, two minutes after the live show, flour still on the floor.
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Ho detto boh. In diretta. Che figuraccia!oh DEHT-toh boh, een dee-REHT-tah, keh fee-goo-RAH-chahI said boh. Live. What a blunder!
Ma dai, l'ho sentito solo io.mah dye, loh sehn-TEE-toh SOH-loh EE-ohCome on, only I heard it.
Che vergogna!keh vehr-GOH-nyahHow embarrassing!
E mi è caduta la farina per terra.eh mee eh kah-DOO-tah lah fah-REE-nah pehr TEHR-rahAnd I dropped the flour on the floor.
E il pubblico ha riso. Ridi anche tu, dai.eh eel POOB-blee-koh ah REE-zoh, REE-dee AHN-keh too, dyeAnd the audience laughed. You laugh too, come on. To a friend.
Rido, rido. Dalla vergogna.REE-doh, REE-doh, DAHL-lah vehr-GOH-nyahI'm laughing, I'm laughing. From shame.
Senti, è andata benissimo lo stesso.SEHN-tee, eh ahn-DAH-tah beh-NEES-see-moh loh STEHS-sohListen, it went great all the same. To a friend.
Benissimo? Dici davvero o sei gentile?beh-NEES-see-moh, DEE-chee dahv-VEH-roh oh say jehn-TEE-lehGreat? Do you mean it or are you being kind? To a friend.
Davvero. Hanno già chiamato in dieci.dahv-VEH-roh, AHN-noh jah kyah-MAH-toh een DYEH-cheeI mean it. Ten people have already called.