🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Nonna's Suitcase
Nonna packs for Italy over the phone and Laura tells her what to bring and what to leave, with the pronoun stuck on the command.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
A phone call a week before the flight, Nonna's suitcase open on the bed in Boston and Laura in Fontelupo.
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Tesoro, cosa porto? Una valigia sola?teh-ZOH-roh, KOH-zah POR-toh, OO-nah vah-LEE-jah SOH-lahDarling, what do I bring? Just one suitcase? To a friend.
Una sola, Nonna. Fa caldo a giugno.OO-nah SOH-lah, NOHN-nah, fah KAHL-doh ah JOO-nyohJust one, Nonna. It's hot in June.
Il vestito buono.eel vehs-TEE-toh BWOH-nohThe good dress.
Il vestito buono, lo porto?eel vehs-TEE-toh BWOH-noh, loh POR-tohThe good dress, do I bring it? To a friend.
Portalo. Per la messa della domenica.POR-tah-loh, pehr lah MEHS-sah DEHL-lah doh-MEH-nee-kahBring it. For Sunday Mass. To a friend.
E la foto di mio padre?eh lah FOH-toh dee MEE-oh PAH-drehAnd the photo of my father?
Portala, certo. E il tuo rosario.POR-tah-lah, CHEHR-toh, eh eel TOO-oh roh-ZAH-ryohBring it, of course. And your rosary. To a friend.
E le scarpe nuove? Le ho comprate ieri.eh leh SKAHR-peh NWOH-veh, leh oh kohm-PRAH-teh YEH-reeAnd the new shoes? I bought them yesterday.
Lasciale a casa. Porta quelle comode.LAH-shah-leh ah KAH-zah, POR-tah KWEHL-leh KOH-moh-dehLeave them at home. Bring the comfortable ones. To a friend.