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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Service

Explain a disaster in the kitchen to Chef Walter, with the two pasts together: mentre portavo i piatti, e caduto tutto.

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THE STORY

The kitchen of the Hotel Hilde in the middle of the first dinner service, plates on the floor and Chef Walter at the pass.

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Laura! Cos'è successo?LOW-rah, koh-ZEH soot-CHEHS-sohLaura! What happened?
Scusa, Walter. Stavo per servire il tavolo quattro.SKOO-zah, VAHL-tehr, STAH-voh pehr sehr-VEE-reh eel TAH-voh-loh KWAHT-trohSorry, Walter. I was about to serve table four. To a friend.
I piatti.ee PYAHT-teeThe plates.
E poi?eh poyAnd then?
Mentre portavo i piatti, è caduto tutto.MEHN-treh por-TAH-voh ee PYAHT-tee, eh kah-DOO-toh TOOT-tohWhile I was carrying the plates, everything fell.
Mentre cucinavo.MEHN-treh koo-chee-NAH-vohWhile I was cooking.
Tutto? Anche la pasta?TOOT-toh, AHN-keh lah PAHS-tahEverything? The pasta too?
Sì, anche la pasta. Mi dispiace tanto.see, AHN-keh lah PAHS-tah, mee dees-PYAH-cheh TAHN-tohYes, the pasta too. I'm so sorry.
Mi dispiace.mee dees-PYAH-chehI'm sorry.
Succede. Rifai tutto, e fai presto!soot-CHEH-deh, ree-FYE TOOT-toh, eh fye PREHS-tohIt happens. Redo everything, and be quick! To a friend.

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