🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Old Words
On the bench in the piazza, the old man explains the words of Nonna's stories, la conca and il pagliaio, that nobody says any more.
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THE STORY
The bench in the piazza of Fontelupo on a warm afternoon, Laura's notebook open on her knee.
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Nonna dice sempre la conca. Cos'è?NOHN-nah DEE-cheh SEHM-preh lah KOHN-kah, koh-ZEHNonna always says la conca. What is it?
La conca! Il vaso dell'acqua, di rame.lah KOHN-kah, eel VAH-zoh dehl-LAHK-kwah, dee RAH-mehThe conca! The water pot, made of copper.
Le parole di una volta.leh pah-ROH-leh dee OO-nah VOHL-tahThe words of the old days.
Per l'acqua della fontana?pehr LAHK-kwah DEHL-lah fohn-TAH-nahFor the water from the fountain?
Eh. Le donne la portavano in testa.eh, leh DOHN-neh lah por-TAH-vah-noh een TEHS-tahYes. The women carried it on their heads.
E il pagliaio? Lo dice spesso.eh eel pah-LYAH-yoh, loh DEE-cheh SPEHS-sohAnd the pagliaio? She says it often.
Il pagliaio, dove si teneva la paglia.eel pah-LYAH-yoh, DOH-veh see teh-NEH-vah lah PAH-lyahThe pagliaio, where you kept the straw.
Queste parole non le sento mai.KWEHS-teh pah-ROH-leh nohn leh SEHN-toh myThese words, I never hear them.
Oggi non si dice più. Le scriva, signora.OHD-jee nohn see DEE-cheh pyoo, leh SKREE-vah, see-NYOH-rahNowadays nobody says them any more. Write them down, madam. Politely.