🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Nonna's Speech
Nonna speaks to the whole village at the fountain, eight lines of her own, with sono partita che avevo ventun anni, che for when, the way people speak.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The square of Fontelupo at the long table by the fountain, the whole village seated, Nonna standing with a glass in her hand.
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Cari compaesani, non so da dove cominciare.KAH-ree kohm-pah-eh-ZAH-nee, nohn soh dah DOH-veh koh-meen-CHAH-rehDear fellow villagers, I don't know where to begin. To more than one person.
Sono partita che avevo ventun anni.SOH-noh pahr-TEE-tah keh ah-VEH-voh vehn-TOON AHN-neeI left when I was twenty-one. As a woman.
Torno che ne ho novantatré.TOR-noh keh neh oh noh-vahn-tah-TREHI come back now that I'm ninety-three.
In mezzo, una vita intera in America.een MEHD-dzoh, OO-nah VEE-tah een-TEH-rah een ah-MEH-ree-kahIn between, a whole life in America.
Ma il cuore è rimasto qui.mah eel KWOH-reh eh ree-MAHS-toh kweeBut my heart stayed here.
Vi chiedo scusa per le lettere mai scritte.vee KYEH-doh SKOO-zah pehr leh LEHT-teh-reh my SKREET-tehI ask your forgiveness for the letters never written. To more than one person.
Grazie di avermi aspettata.GRAH-tsyeh dee ah-VEHR-mee ahs-peht-TAH-tahThank you for waiting for me. As a woman.
E adesso basta parlare. Si mangia!eh ah-DEHS-soh BAHS-tah pahr-LAH-reh, see MAHN-jahAnd now, enough talking. Let's eat!