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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Filomena's Kitchen

Nonna makes pasta again in Filomena's kitchen, seventy years on, and finds that the hands remember, with come si fa, how it is done.

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THE STORY

Filomena's kitchen in Fontelupo, flour on the board, Nonna at it with her oldest friend and Laura watching.

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Teresa, ti ricordi come si fa la pasta?teh-REH-zah, tee ree-KOR-dee KOH-meh see fah lah PAHS-tahTeresa, do you remember how pasta is made? To a friend.
Come si fa?KOH-meh see fahHow is it done?
Sono settant'anni che non la faccio.SOH-noh seht-TAHN-tahn-nee keh nohn lah FAHT-chohIt's seventy years since I made it.
Le mani si ricordano. Prova.leh MAH-nee see ree-KOR-dah-noh, PROH-vahThe hands remember. Try. To a friend.
Dammi la farina. E le uova.DAHM-mee lah fah-REE-nah, eh leh WOH-vahGive me the flour. And the eggs. To a friend.
Nonna, guarda come vai veloce!NOHN-nah, GWAR-dah KOH-meh vye veh-LOH-chehNonna, look how fast you're going! To a friend.
Come allora, Filomena. Come allora.KOH-meh ahl-LOH-rah, fee-loh-MEH-nah, KOH-meh ahl-LOH-rahLike then, Filomena. Like then.
Tua madre faceva così, ti ricordi?TOO-ah MAH-dreh fah-CHEH-vah koh-ZEE, tee ree-KOR-deeYour mother did it like this, remember? To a friend.
Me lo ricordo come fosse ieri.meh loh ree-KOR-doh KOH-meh FOHS-seh YEH-reeI remember it as if it were yesterday.