PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Payday and the Roof

Tell Pietro on the phone that you have put money aside for the roof, how much is still missing, and that you will manage, with ne ho messi da parte.

Audio instruction: English

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Laura's little room at the Hotel Hilde, on the phone with Pietro, the evening of payday.

Say what you put aside with ne ho messi da parte mille, ne ho presi due
Ask and say how much is still missing with quanto ti manca, mi mancano cinquecento euro
Say that you will manage with ce la fai, ce la faccio, ce la facciamo

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Allora, hai preso lo stipendio?ahl-LOH-rah, eye PREH-zoh loh stee-PEHN-dyohSo, did you get your pay? To a friend.

Ho preso lo stipendio ieri.oh PREH-zoh loh stee-PEHN-dyoh YEH-reeI got my pay yesterday.

Sì. Ne ho messi da parte mille.see, neh oh MEHS-see dah PAR-teh MEEL-lehYes. I've put a thousand of it aside.

Ne ho presi due.neh oh PREH-zee DOO-ehI took two of them.

Brava! Quanto ti manca?BRAH-vah, KWAHN-toh tee MAHN-kahWell done! How much are you short? To a woman, a friend.

Mi mancano cinquecento euro.mee MAHN-kah-noh cheen-kweh-CHEHN-toh EH-oo-rohI'm five hundred euros short.

Mi manca poco.mee MAHN-kah POH-kohI'm nearly there.

Solo cinquecento? Ce la fai!SOH-loh cheen-kweh-CHEHN-toh, cheh lah fyeOnly five hundred? You'll manage! To a friend.

Ce la faccio!cheh lah FAHCH-chohI'll manage!

Sì! A marzo pago tutto.see, ah MAR-tsoh PAH-goh TOOT-tohYes! In March I'll pay everything.

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