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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Night the Baby Comes

Get Giulia to the hospital in the night: the waters have broken, breathe, call Pietro, let's go, slowly, it's not a race.

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THE STORY

Giulia's kitchen in Fontelupo late one September night, the hospital bag by the door, Pietro's car in the lane.

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Laura! Si sono rotte le acque.LOW-rah, see SOH-noh ROHT-teh leh AHK-kwehLaura! My waters have broken.
Calma. Respira. Chiamo Pietro.KAHL-mah, rehs-PEE-rah, KYAH-moh PYEH-trohCalm. Breathe. I'll call Pietro. To a friend.
Fai presto, per favore.fye PREHS-toh, pehr fah-VOH-rehBe quick, please. To a friend.
Pietro, vieni subito con la macchina.PYEH-troh, VYEH-nee SOO-bee-toh kohn lah MAHK-kee-nahPietro, come right away with the car. To a friend.
Arrivo. Due minuti. Avete la borsa?ahr-REE-voh, DOO-eh mee-NOO-tee, ah-VEH-teh lah BOR-sahComing. Two minutes. Have you got the bag?
Sì, è pronta da una settimana.see, eh PROHN-tah dah OO-nah seht-tee-MAH-nahYes, it's been ready for a week.
Andiamo. Giulia, dietro, con Laura.ahn-DYAH-moh, JOO-lyah, DYEH-troh, kohn LOW-rahLet's go. Giulia, in the back, with Laura.
Piano, Pietro. Non è una gara.PYAH-noh, PYEH-troh, nohn eh OO-nah GAH-rahSlowly, Pietro. It's not a race. To a friend.
Respira, Giulia. Ci siamo quasi.rehs-PEE-rah, JOO-lyah, chee SYAH-moh KWAH-zeeBreathe, Giulia. We're almost there. To a friend.