🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Not My Name
On the evening call, Nonna refuses to have her name on the book, with chi vuoi che legga and fai come credi.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Evening in Nonna's old kitchen in Fontelupo, the phone on the table, Nonna's voice from America.
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L'editrice vuole il tuo nome sulla copertina.leh-dee-TREE-cheh VWOH-leh eel TOO-oh NOH-meh SOOL-lah koh-pehr-TEE-nahThe publisher wants your name on the cover. To a friend.
No. Non mettere il mio nome.noh, nohn MEHT-teh-reh eel MEE-oh NOH-mehNo. Don't put my name. To a friend.
Ma sono le tue storie, Nonna.mah SOH-noh leh TOO-eh STOH-ryeh, NOHN-nahBut they're your stories, Nonna. To a friend.
Chi vuoi che legga le storie di una vecchia?kee VWOY keh LEHG-gah leh STOH-ryeh dee OO-nah VEHK-kyahWho do you expect to read an old woman's stories? To a friend.
Tanta gente. Anche in America.TAHN-tah JEHN-teh, AHN-keh een ah-MEH-ree-kahLots of people. Even in America.
Mettici il tuo nome. L'hai scritto tu.MEHT-tee-chee eel TOO-oh NOH-meh, lye SKREET-toh tooPut your name on it. You wrote it. To a friend.
Io l'ho solo scritto. Tu l'hai vissuto.EE-oh loh SOH-loh SKREET-toh, too lye vees-SOO-tohI only wrote it. You lived it. To a friend.
Fai come credi. Ma il mio nome, piccolo.fye KOH-meh KREH-dee, mah eel MEE-oh NOH-meh, PEEK-koh-lohDo as you think best. But my name, small. To a friend.