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🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Nonna Tells the Children

Nonna tells the village children how life was when she was eight, with non c'era, there was no, the imperfect for how things used to be.

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THE STORY

The steps of the church in Fontelupo on a warm evening, Nonna on a chair, the village children around her and Laura at the back.

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Ascoltate, bambini. Vi racconto di quando ero piccola.ahs-kohl-TAH-teh, bahm-BEE-nee, vee rahk-KOHN-toh dee KWAHN-doh EH-roh PEEK-koh-lahListen, children. I'll tell you about when I was little. To children.
Quando avevo la vostra età.KWAHN-doh ah-VEH-voh lah VOHS-trah eh-TAHWhen I was your age. To children.
Quanti anni avevi, Nonna Teresa?KWAHN-tee AHN-nee ah-VEH-vee, NOHN-nah teh-REH-zahHow old were you, Nonna Teresa? To a friend.
Otto, come te. E non c'era la luce.OHT-toh, KOH-meh teh, eh nohn CHEH-rah lah LOO-chehEight, like you. And there was no electricity. To a child.
Non c'era la luce? E la televisione?nohn CHEH-rah lah LOO-cheh, eh lah teh-leh-vee-ZYOH-nehNo electricity? And television?
Nemmeno. La sera si raccontavano storie.nehm-MEH-noh, lah SEH-rah see rahk-kohn-TAH-vah-noh STOH-ryehNot even that. In the evening, stories were told.
Storie di lupi?STOH-ryeh dee LOO-peeStories about wolves?
Di lupi, di briganti, di santi.dee LOO-pee, dee bree-GAHN-tee, dee SAHN-teeAbout wolves, about brigands, about saints.
Zitti tutti. Adesso comincia la storia.TSEET-tee TOOT-tee, ah-DEHS-soh koh-MEEN-chah lah STOH-ryahEveryone quiet. Now the story begins. To children.