🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Filomena
Nonna's oldest friend finds her at the fountain, seventy-four years late, with sei proprio tu, mi avevi promesso and siamo due vecchie ormai.
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THE STORY
The fountain of Fontelupo, the crowd gone quiet, a small old woman coming through it with a stick.
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Teresa... sei tu? Sei proprio tu?teh-REH-zah, say too, say PROH-pryoh tooTeresa... is it you? Is it really you? To a friend.
Filomena! Dopo tutto questo tempo!fee-loh-MEH-nah, DOH-poh TOOT-toh KWEHS-toh TEHM-pohFilomena! After all this time!
Settantaquattro anni, Teresa. Settantaquattro.seht-tahn-tah-KWAHT-troh AHN-nee, teh-REH-zah, seht-tahn-tah-KWAHT-trohSeventy-four years, Teresa. Seventy-four.
Lo so. Li ho contati tutti.loh soh, lee oh kohn-TAH-tee TOOT-teeI know. I counted them all.
Mi avevi promesso che tornavi presto.mee ah-VEH-vee proh-MEHS-soh keh tor-NAH-vee PREHS-tohYou had promised me you were coming back soon. To a friend.
E sono tornata. Un po' tardi, ma sono tornata.eh SOH-noh tor-NAH-tah, oon poh TAHR-dee, mah SOH-noh tor-NAH-tahAnd I came back. A bit late, but I came back. A woman speaking.
Tardi! Siamo due vecchie, ormai.TAHR-dee, SYAH-moh DOO-eh VEHK-kyeh, or-MAH-eeLate! We're two old women by now. A woman speaking.
Vecchie, sì. Ma siamo qui, tutte e due.VEHK-kyeh, see, mah SYAH-moh kwee, TOOT-teh eh DOO-ehOld, yes. But we're here, both of us. A woman speaking.