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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Night

Nonna cannot sleep in her old room and asks Laura to stay, with non riesco a dormire, troppi ricordi and resta un po' qui con me.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Nonna's old room in Fontelupo, past midnight, the window open on the quiet square.

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Laura, sei sveglia?LAH-oo-rah, say ZVEH-lyahLaura, are you awake? To a woman, a friend.
Sì, Nonna. Non dormi?see, NOHN-nah, nohn DOR-meeYes, Nonna. Aren't you sleeping? To a friend.
Non riesco a dormire. Troppi ricordi.nohn RYEHS-koh ah dor-MEE-reh, TROHP-pee ree-KOR-deeI can't sleep. Too many memories.
Vuoi un po' d'acqua? O del latte caldo?VWOY oon poh DAHK-kwah, oh dehl LAHT-teh KAHL-dohDo you want a little water? Or some warm milk? To a friend.
No. Resta un po' qui con me.noh, REHS-tah oon poh kwee kohn mehNo. Stay here with me a bit. To a friend.
Resto. Raccontami un ricordo, uno solo.REHS-toh, rahk-KOHN-tah-mee oon ree-KOR-doh, OO-noh SOH-lohI'll stay. Tell me a memory, just one. To a friend.
In questa camera, mia madre cantava la sera.een KWEHS-tah KAH-meh-rah, MEE-ah MAH-dreh kahn-TAH-vah lah SEH-rahIn this room, my mother sang in the evening.
Allora canta tu, Nonna. Piano. Io ascolto.ahl-LOH-rah KAHN-tah too, NOHN-nah, PYAH-noh, EE-oh ahs-KOHL-tohThen you sing, Nonna. Softly. I'm listening. To a friend.