Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Proverbs at Gino's

Trade proverbs at the bar, chi dorme non piglia pesci, meglio tardi che mai, and ask how they say it where you are from.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

Gino's bar on the square of Fontelupo at seven in the morning, the old man at the counter with his coffee.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
Laura! Chi dorme non piglia pesci.LOW-rah, kee DOR-meh nohn PEE-lyah PEH-sheeLaura! Who sleeps catches no fish.
Gino, sono le sette. Meglio tardi che mai.JEE-noh, SOH-noh leh SEHT-teh, MEH-lyoh TAR-dee keh myGino, it's seven. Better late than never.
Brava. E da voi, come si dice?BRAH-vah, eh dah voy, KOH-meh see DEE-chehWell done. And where you're from, how do you say it? To a woman.
Da noi: l'uccello del mattino prende il verme.dah noy, loot-CHEHL-loh dehl maht-TEE-noh PREHN-deh eel VEHR-mehWhere I'm from: the morning bird catches the worm.
Il verme! Noi almeno pigliamo pesci.eel VEHR-meh, noy ahl-MEH-noh pee-LYAH-moh PEH-sheeThe worm! We at least catch fish.
Ogni paese ha i suoi proverbi.OH-nyee pah-EH-zeh ah ee SWOY proh-VEHR-beeEvery village has its proverbs.
Me li dice tutti? Per il libro.meh lee DEE-cheh TOOT-tee, pehr eel LEE-brohWill you tell me them all? For the book. Politely.
Volentieri. Un caffè, e cominciamo.voh-lehn-TYEH-ree, oon kahf-FEH, eh koh-meen-CHAH-mohGladly. A coffee, and we begin.