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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Missing the Sea

Hear Salvo say he misses the sea, ask how long it has been, and say what you used to do as a child, with da piccolo andavo.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A quiet afternoon in the kitchen of the Hotel Hilde, between two services, in February.

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Salvo, cosa c'è? Sei triste oggi.SAHL-voh, KOH-zah cheh, say TREES-teh OHJ-jeeSalvo, what's wrong? You're sad today. To a friend.
Sono triste.SOH-noh TREES-tehI'm sad.
Mi manca il mare.mee MAHN-kah eel MAH-rehI miss the sea.
Il mare.eel MAH-rehThe sea.
Da quanto tempo non torni?dah KWAHN-toh TEHM-poh nohn TOR-neeHow long since you went back? To a friend.
Da settembre. Troppo tempo!dah seht-TEHM-breh, TROHP-poh TEHM-pohSince September. Too long!
Cosa facevi, da piccolo?KOH-zah fah-CHEH-vee, dah PEEK-koh-lohWhat did you use to do, as a boy? To a man, a friend.
Andavo al mare ogni giorno. Anche d'inverno.ahn-DAH-voh ahl MAH-reh OH-nyee JOR-noh, AHN-keh deen-VEHR-nohI went to the sea every day. Even in winter.
Ogni giorno.OH-nyee JOR-nohEvery day.
D'inverno.deen-VEHR-nohIn winter.

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