🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Laura Writes It Down
Show Giulia the notebook and say what you are in the middle of doing: lo sto scrivendo, parola per parola, and hear the idea of a book.
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THE STORY
The kitchen table of Laura's house in Fontelupo late in the evening, the notebook open, Giulia at the door.
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Laura, cosa scrivi tutte le sere?LOW-rah, KOH-zah SKREE-vee TOOT-teh leh SEH-rehLaura, what do you write every evening? To a friend.
Un quaderno pieno.oon kwah-DEHR-noh PYEH-nohA full notebook.
Il racconto di Nonna. Lo sto scrivendo.eel rahk-KOHN-toh dee NOHN-nah, loh stoh skree-VEHN-dohNonna's story. I'm writing it down.
Tutto? Parola per parola?TOOT-toh, pah-ROH-lah pehr pah-ROH-lahAll of it? Word for word?
Parola per parola. Guarda, venti pagine.pah-ROH-lah pehr pah-ROH-lah, GWAR-dah, VEHN-tee PAH-jee-nehWord for word. Look, twenty pages. To a friend.
Fammi leggere. Laura, è bellissimo.FAHM-mee LEHD-jeh-reh, LOW-rah, eh behl-LEES-see-mohLet me read. Laura, it's beautiful. To a friend.
Dici davvero? Scrivo come parla lei.DEE-chee dahv-VEH-roh, SKREE-voh KOH-meh PAR-lah layDo you mean it? I write the way she speaks.
Bisognerebbe farne un libro.bee-zoh-nyeh-REHB-beh FAR-neh oon LEE-brohIt ought to be made into a book.
Un libro? Prima lo finisco, poi vediamo.oon LEE-broh, PREE-mah loh fee-NEES-koh, poy veh-DYAH-mohA book? First I finish it, then we'll see.