🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Pietro's Version of the Wolf
Check the legend with Pietro and report what his grandfather used to say: mio nonno diceva che era un cane, leggenda o no.
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THE STORY
The square of Fontelupo in the late afternoon, Laura and Pietro on the edge of the fountain.
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Pietro, tu conosci il lupo della fontana?PYEH-troh, too koh-NOH-shee eel LOO-poh DEHL-lah fohn-TAH-nahPietro, do you know the wolf of the fountain? To a friend.
Certo. Mio nonno diceva che era un cane.CHEHR-toh, MEE-oh NOHN-noh dee-CHEH-vah keh EH-rah oon KAH-nehOf course. My grandfather used to say it was a dog.
Un cane? Nonna dice un lupo, grande, nero.oon KAH-neh, NOHN-nah DEE-cheh oon LOO-poh, GRAHN-deh, NEH-rohA dog? Nonna says a wolf, big, black.
Un cane da pastore, grosso e nero.oon KAH-neh dah pahs-TOH-reh, GROHS-soh eh NEH-rohA sheepdog, big and black.
E chi aveva ragione, secondo te?eh kee ah-VEH-vah rah-JOH-neh, seh-KOHN-doh tehAnd who was right, in your opinion? To a friend.
Nessuno lo sa. Leggenda o no, è bella.nehs-SOO-noh loh sah, lehd-JEHN-dah oh noh, eh BEHL-lahNobody knows. Legend or not, it's beautiful.
Leggenda o no, nel libro ci va.lehd-JEHN-dah oh noh, nehl LEE-broh chee vahLegend or not, it goes in the book.
Brava. Il lupo, non il cane.BRAH-vah, eel LOO-poh, nohn eel KAH-nehWell done. The wolf, not the dog. To a woman, a friend.