🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 1
PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Aperitivo
Fight over the bill at a Milanese aperitivo with Chiara, with ti offro, pago io, nemmeno per sogno, and the spoken no-way, ma va'.
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THE STORY
A bar on the Navigli in Milan on Friday at seven, Chiara and Laura at a table by the water, the buffet behind them.
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Allora, signora televisione! Ti offro uno spritz.ah-LOH-rah, see-NYOH-rah teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-neh, tee OHF-froh OO-noh spreetsSo, Lady Television! I'm buying you a spritz. To a friend.
Ma va'! Pago io, oggi.mah vah, PAH-goh EE-oh, OHD-jeeCome off it! I'm paying today.
Offro io.OHF-froh EE-ohIt's on me.
Nemmeno per sogno. L'aperitivo lo offro io.nehm-MEH-noh pehr SOH-nyoh, lah-peh-ree-TEE-voh loh OHF-froh EE-ohNot on your life. The aperitivo is on me.
Va bene, ma la cena la pago io.vah BEH-neh, mah lah CHEH-nah lah PAH-goh EE-ohAll right, but dinner's on me.
Cena? Qui l'aperitivo è già una cena.CHEH-nah, kwee lah-peh-ree-TEE-voh eh jah OO-nah CHEH-nahDinner? Here the aperitivo is already a dinner.
Ma va'! Con due patatine?mah vah, kohn DOO-eh pah-tah-TEE-nehNo way! With a couple of crisps?
Aspetta e vedrai. C'è tutto, pure la pasta.ahs-PEHT-tah eh veh-DRYE, cheh TOOT-toh, POO-reh lah PAHS-tahWait and see. There's everything, even pasta. To a friend.
Allora due spritz. E tanto pane, spero.ah-LOH-rah DOO-eh spreets, eh TAHN-toh PAH-neh, SPEH-rohThen two spritz. And lots of bread, I hope.