🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Nonna and Laura, Alone
Nonna asks Laura the one question that matters, and hears the answer she hoped for, with ho fatto bene a partire, I did right to leave.
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THE STORY
The bench outside Nonna's house in Fontelupo at dusk, the village gone quiet, Nonna with a shawl and Laura beside her.
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Vieni qui, tesoro. Siediti vicino a me.VYEH-nee kwee, teh-ZOH-roh, SYEH-dee-tee vee-CHEE-noh ah mehCome here, sweetheart. Sit next to me. To a friend.
Vicino a me.vee-CHEE-noh ah mehNext to me.
Eccomi, Nonna. Che c'è?EHK-koh-mee, NOHN-nah, keh chehHere I am, Nonna. What is it?
Dimmi la verità. Sei felice qui?DEEM-mee lah veh-ree-TAH, say feh-LEE-cheh kweeTell me the truth. Are you happy here? To a friend.
Sì, Nonna. Felice come non mai.see, NOHN-nah, feh-LEE-cheh KOH-meh nohn myYes, Nonna. Happy as never before.
Allora ho fatto bene a partire.ahl-LOH-rah oh FAHT-toh BEH-neh ah pahr-TEE-rehThen I did right to leave.
A partire? Perché dici così?ah pahr-TEE-reh, pehr-KEH DEE-chee koh-ZEETo leave? Why do you say that? To a friend.
Se non partivo io, non arrivavi tu.seh nohn pahr-TEE-voh EE-oh, nohn ahr-ree-VAH-vee tooIf I hadn't left, you wouldn't have come. To a friend.
Nonna... non ci avevo mai pensato.NOHN-nah, nohn chee ah-VEH-voh my pehn-SAH-tohNonna... I had never thought of that.