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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Letter from the Bank

Deal with a letter from the bank that says you have not paid, with avevo gia pagato, the Italian for I had already paid.

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THE STORY

The reception desk of the Hotel Hilde, one morning in January, Marta with the post.

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Laura, una lettera per te, dalla banca.LOW-rah, OO-nah LEHT-teh-rah pehr teh, DAHL-lah BAHN-kahLaura, a letter for you, from the bank. To a friend.
Dalla banca? Fammi vedere.DAHL-lah BAHN-kah, FAHM-mee veh-DEH-rehFrom the bank? Let me see. To a friend.
Cosa dicono?KOH-zah DEE-koh-nohWhat do they say?
Che non ho pagato il tetto!keh nohn oh pah-GAH-toh eel TEHT-tohThat I haven't paid for the roof!
Ma tu hai pagato?mah too eye pah-GAH-tohBut have you paid? To a friend.
Certo! Avevo già pagato tutto a dicembre.CHEHR-toh, ah-VEH-voh jah pah-GAH-toh TOOT-toh ah dee-CHEHM-brehOf course! I had already paid everything in December.
Non avevo capito.nohn ah-VEH-voh kah-PEE-tohI hadn't understood.
Allora è un errore. Chiama la banca.ahl-LOH-rah eh oon ehr-ROH-reh, KYAH-mah lah BAHN-kahThen it's a mistake. Call the bank. To a friend.
Ho chiamato. Non avevano capito. Tutto a posto.oh kyah-MAH-toh, nohn ah-VEH-vah-noh kah-PEE-toh, TOOT-toh ah POHS-tohI called. They hadn't understood. All sorted.
Tutto a posto?TOOT-toh ah POHS-tohEverything all right?