🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Girl on the Ship
Nonna asks Laura what she would say to the girl of twenty-one on the ship, with se potessi parlarle, le direi, the if of things that cannot be.
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THE STORY
Nonna's old kitchen in Fontelupo late at night, the photograph of the ship on the table between Nonna and Laura.
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Pensa a quella ragazza sulla nave.PEHN-sah ah KWEHL-lah rah-GAHT-tsah SOOL-lah NAH-vehThink of that girl on the ship. To a friend.
Ci penso spesso, Nonna.chee PEHN-soh SPEHS-soh, NOHN-nahI think of her often, Nonna.
Se potessi parlarle, cosa le diresti?seh poh-TEHS-see pahr-LAHR-leh, KOH-zah leh dee-REHS-teeIf you could speak to her, what would you tell her? To a friend.
Le direi: non avere paura.leh dee-RAY, nohn ah-VEH-reh pah-OO-rahI'd tell her: don't be afraid.
Se potessi parlarle.seh poh-TEHS-see pahr-LAHR-lehIf I could speak to her.
E poi? Cos'altro le diresti?eh poy, koh-ZAHL-troh leh dee-REHS-teeAnd then? What else would you tell her? To a friend.
Le direi: scrivi a tua madre.leh dee-RAY, SKREE-vee ah TOO-ah MAH-drehI'd tell her: write to your mother.
E l'ultima cosa, prima di salutarla?eh LOOL-tee-mah KOH-zah, PREE-mah dee sah-loo-TAHR-lahAnd the last thing, before saying goodbye to her?
Torna. Prima o poi, torna.TOR-nah, PREE-mah oh poy, TOR-nahCome back. Sooner or later, come back. To a friend.