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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Kitchen Brigade

Meet Chef Walter, Salvo and Ciro in the hotel kitchen and ask how long they have worked there, with da and the present: da quanto tempo lavori qui, da tre anni.

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Lesson 2 · The Kitchen Brigade

Italian · 30 minutes

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The kitchen of the Hotel Hilde before the first service, Chef Walter, Salvo from Palermo and Ciro from Naples meeting the new cook.

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Benvenuta, Laura. Qui ci diamo del tu.behn-veh-NOO-tah, LOW-rah, kwee chee DYAH-moh dehl tooWelcome, Laura. Here we say tu. To a woman.
Volentieri! Da quanto tempo lavori qui?voh-lehn-TYEH-ree, dah KWAHN-toh TEHM-poh lah-VOH-ree kweeGladly! How long have you worked here? To a friend.
Da quanto tempo?dah KWAHN-toh TEHM-pohSince when? How long?
Da dieci anni. Prima lavoravo a Bolzano.dah DYEH-chee AHN-nee, PREE-mah lah-voh-RAH-voh ah bohl-TSAH-nohFor ten years. Before, I worked in Bolzano.
Prima lavoravo a Roma.PREE-mah lah-voh-RAH-voh ah ROH-mahBefore, I worked in Rome.
Io sono Salvo. Sono qui da tre anni.EE-oh SOH-noh SAHL-voh, SOH-noh kwee dah treh AHN-neeI'm Salvo. I've been here for three years.
Piacere, Salvo! E tu, Ciro?pyah-CHEH-reh, SAHL-voh, eh too, CHEE-rohNice to meet you, Salvo! And you, Ciro? To a friend.
Sono arrivato a dicembre, da Napoli.SOH-noh ahr-ree-VAH-toh ah dee-CHEHM-breh, dah NAH-poh-leeI arrived in December, from Naples. As a man.
Ho lavorato dieci anni a Boston.oh lah-voh-RAH-toh DYEH-chee AHN-nee ah BOHS-tohnI worked ten years in Boston.
Bene. Allora, al lavoro!BEH-neh, ahl-LOH-rah, ahl lah-VOH-rohGood. So, to work!