🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Decision to Stay
Nonna tells Rosa and Laura that she is not going back to Boston, with e qui che voglio vivere, e and che to put the weight on one word.
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THE STORY
Nonna's kitchen in Fontelupo on a Sunday after lunch, Zia Rosa up from Rome, Laura clearing the table, Nonna at the head of it.
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Ho una cosa da dirvi. Sedetevi.oh OO-nah KOH-zah dah DEER-vee, seh-DEH-teh-veeI have something to tell you both. Sit down. To more than one person.
Zia, ci fai paura. Cosa c'è?TSEE-ah, chee fye pah-OO-rah, KOH-zah chehAuntie, you're scaring us. What is it? To a friend.
Non torno a Boston. Resto qui.nohn TOR-noh ah BOHS-tohn, REHS-toh kweeI'm not going back to Boston. I'm staying here.
Resti qui? Per sempre?REHS-tee kwee, pehr SEHM-prehYou're staying here? For ever? To a friend.
Per sempre. È qui che voglio vivere.pehr SEHM-preh, eh kwee keh VOH-lyoh VEE-veh-rehFor ever. It's here that I want to live.
E la casa di Boston? E il dottore?eh lah KAH-zah dee BOHS-tohn, eh eel doht-TOH-rehAnd the house in Boston? And the doctor?
Antonio vende la casa. E il dottore c'è.ahn-TOH-nyoh VEHN-deh lah KAH-zah, eh eel doht-TOH-reh chehAntonio is selling the house. And there is a doctor.
Allora ti preparo la camera di tua madre.ahl-LOH-rah tee preh-PAH-roh lah KAH-meh-rah dee TOO-ah MAH-drehThen I'll get your mother's room ready for you. To a friend.