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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What She Found in America

Nonna tells her first years in America, the factory, the English learned from the other women and the nights, with the remote past in ai.

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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E in America, Nonna? Cosa trovasti?eh een ah-MEH-ree-kah, NOHN-nah, KOH-zah troh-VAHS-teeAnd in America, Nonna? What did you find? To a friend.
Lavoro. Lavorai dieci anni in una fabbrica.lah-VOH-roh, lah-voh-RYE DYEH-chee AHN-nee een OO-nah FAHB-bree-kahWork. I worked ten years in a factory.
In fabbrica.een FAHB-bree-kahIn the factory.
Dieci anni! E l'inglese?DYEH-chee AHN-nee, eh leen-GLEH-zehTen years! And English?
Lo imparai in fabbrica, dalle altre donne.loh eem-pah-RYE een FAHB-bree-kah, DAHL-leh AHL-treh DOHN-nehI learned it in the factory, from the other women.
E la sera, dopo il lavoro?eh lah SEH-rah, DOH-poh eel lah-VOH-rohAnd in the evening, after work?
La sera cucinavo. E la notte piangevo.lah SEH-rah koo-chee-NAH-voh, eh lah NOHT-teh pyahn-JEH-vohIn the evening I cooked. And at night I cried.
Ogni notte, Nonna?OH-nyee NOHT-teh, NOHN-nahEvery night, Nonna?
Per un anno. Poi conobbi tuo nonno.pehr oon AHN-noh, poy koh-NOHB-bee TOO-oh NOHN-nohFor a year. Then I met your grandfather. To a friend.